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once upon a time there lived a king who
owned the most special apple tree in the
world the tree bore apples made of gold
every day the gardener would count
apples and hand it over to the king an
apple is missing the king was angry when
the gardener informed him about the
missing apples the thief will not be
spared that night the gardener put his
eldest son on the security of the apple
tree but around midnight the eldest son
fell asleep next morning again one Apple
was missing I will post my second son on
the security duty today night fell and
the second son of the gardener too fell
asleep around midnight next morning
again one Apple was missing the third
and the youngest son of the gardener
offered to guard the tree that night
come on Apple thief show yourself as the
clock struck twelve he heard a rustling
noise in the air and a bird came flying
that was a pure goal and as it was
snapping at one of the apples with its
beak the guard and her son jumped up and
shot an arrow at it but the other did
the bird no harm only it dropped a
golden feather from its tail and then
flew away the golden feather was brought
to the king in the morning and the
council was called everyone agreed that
it was worth more than all the wealth of
the kingdom one feather is of no use to
me I must have the whole bird who is
brave enough to bring me that golden
bird
the gardener's eldest son took upon this
task Bravo and the eldest son set out to
find the golden bird and when he came to
a wood and by the side of the woods he
saw a fox sitting so he took his bow
ready to shoot at it do not shoot me for
I will give you good counsel I know what
your business is and that you want to
find the golden bird so hear me well you
will reach a village in the evening you
will see two Inns opposite to each other
one of which is very pleasant and
beautiful to look at the other one is
very shabby to look at choose the shabby
one to rest for the night but the son
thought to himself what can such a beast
as this know about the matter so he shot
his arrow at the Fox but he missed it
and the Fox ran into the wood then he
went his way and came to the village
where the two ends were and in one of
these were people singing and dancing
and feasting but the other looked very
dirty and poor he thought to himself I
would be very silly if I went to that
shabby house so he went into the smart
house and ate and drank at his ease and
forgot the bird and his country to time
passed on and as the eldest son did not
come back the second son set out and the
same thing happened to him he met the
Fox he gave him the advice but when he
came to the two ends his eldest brother
called to him in the beautiful Inn and
he went in and forgot the golden bird
and his country in the same
manner time passed on again and the
youngest son to wish to seek is a golden
bird please father let me go but his
father was afraid I already lost my two
sons but you won't lose me father trust
me
at last the gardener agreed and as he
came to the wood he met the Fox and
heard the same Good Counsel go to the
poor house if you wish to reach the
golden bird Thank You old white fox sit
upon my tails and you will travel faster
soon they reached the village the son
went to the shabby in and rested there
all night in the morning came the Fox
again with another good advice now go
straight forward till you come to a
castle before which lies a whole troop
of soldiers fast asleep take no notice
of them go into the castle and you will
find a room where the golden bird sits
in a wooden cage close by it stands a
beautiful golden cage but don't try to
change the cage otherwise you will
repent it then the Fox stretched out his
tail again and the young man sat himself
down
and the Sun went in and found the
chamber just as Fox had told him it will
be a very droll thing to bring away such
a fine bird in the shabby cage but as
soon as he opened the door to change the
cage the bird let out a loud scream
alerting the sleeping soldiers he was
taken prisoner the next morning the
courts at to judge him and when all was
heard it sentenced him to die o merciful
King please spare my life
you will be spared on one condition
bring me the golden horse which could
run as swiftly as the wind and I will
spare your life and also give you the
golden bird he set out on his journey
when his friend the Fox met him you see
now what has happened on account of your
not listening to my counsel but you are
a good lad
Henson I will still help you to find the
golden horse you must go straight on
till you come to the castle where the
horse stands in his stall by his side
will lie the groom fast asleep and
snoring take away the horse but be sure
to put the old leathern saddle upon him
and not the golden one that is close by
it all went right no when the Sun looked
at the horse he thought I will give him
the golden saddle I am sure he deserves
it but as he took up the golden saddle
the years are over and cried out loud
that all the guards ran in it's the
prisoner and was sentenced to die but he
pleaded again if you manage to bring the
beautiful princess to me I will spare
your life and you can also have the bird
and the horse then he went his way and
again let the old Fox
if you had listened to me you would have
carried away both the bird and the horse
yet I will help you once more and go
straight on and you will arrive at a
castle go up to her and give her a kiss
at midnight the princess goes to the
bathing house and she will let you lead
her away but take care you do not suffer
her to go and take leave of her father
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as they came to the castle all was as
the Fox had said and midnight the young
man met the princess and gave her the
course and the princess agreed to run
away with him but she begged with many
tears that he would let her take a leave
of her father at last he consented but
the moment she came to her father's
house he was taken prisoner again you
shall never have my daughter unless in
eight days you dig away the hill that
stops the view from my window
now this Hill was so big that the whole
world could not take it away and after
seven days and had done very little he
sat there hopeless when his friend the
Fox comes there to help him again
go to sleep
I will work for you
and in the morning the hill was gone
the happy king gave his daughter to him
and away went the young man and the
princess and again he met the Fox you
can have all three the princess the
horse and the bird
really but how listen carefully go to
the king and give him the princess then
he will be very joyful and you will
mount the golden horse and put out your
hand
to take leave of them and shake hands
with the princess last then lift her
quickly on to the horse and gallop away
as fast as you can then go to the castle
where the bird is I will stay with the
princess at the door show the horse to
the kind horse and he will bring out the
bird and say that you want to look at it
to see whether it is the true golden
bird and when you get it into your hand
everything happened as the Fox said
thank you to your friend for your good
counsel I am indebted to you
if so then pray kill me what I will do
no such thing
you are my friend okay
it is your wish but I will give you good
counsel be aware of two things on your
way back
ransom no one from the gallows and don't
sit down by the side of the river he
rode on with the princess till at last
he came to the village where he had left
his two brothers and there he heard a
great noise and uproar he saw two men
are going to be hanged curious he went
nearer and saw that the two men were his
brothers who had turned into robbers
take away all my money but spare my
brothers after rescuing his brothers
they all came to the woods where the Fox
first met them and the two brothers said
let us sit down by the side of the river
and rest a while to eat and drink
so agreed for getting the fox's counsel
sat down on the side of the river and
while he suspected nothing they came
behind and threw him down the bank took
the princess
though the birth and went home to the
king their master o Great Lord we are
back with the golden bird and more all
this we have won by our labor then there
was great rejoicing made but the horse
would not eat the bird would not sing
and the princess what the youngest son
fell to the bottom of the rivers bed
luckily it was nearly dry but the bank
was so steep that he could find no way
to get out then the old Fox came once
more to his rescue
if you just listened to me no evil would
have befallen him yet you are my friend
I cannot leave you here so lay hold of
my tail and hold fast he pulled him out
of the river
your brothers have set watch to kill you
if they find you in the kingdom so he
dressed himself as a poor man and came
secretly to the king's court and was
scarcely to through the doors when the
horse began to eat and the bird began to
sing and princess left off weeping then
he went to the king and told him all his
brothers roguery they were seized and
punished and he had the princess given
to him again and after the King's death
he was heir to his kingdom a long while
after he went to walk one day in the
woods and the old Fox met him and he
besought him with tears in his eyes to
kill him please my friend I ask you this
one favor please do it and the youngest
son sat degrees as soon as the Fox was
killed it was changed into a man and as
it turned out the Fox was the brother of
the princess who had been lost a great
many years
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