author: Grimm brothers
Ages: From 8 years
Values: cunning, fear
There was once a father who had two sons. The oldest of them was smart and awake, while the little one was a bit awkward. But there was one thing in which the little one, whose name was John, outnumbered his brother: John was never afraid. But the boy was not proud of that and was always saying that he would like to learn to be afraid.
One day the father was angry to have a son like John and told him to leave:
- Take fifty florins and go travel the world. Learn something to earn a living with.
- Sure father, you're right. I will learn to be afraid.
- Do what you want, but that will not earn a living - replied the father
On his way John came to an inn where the innkeeper, tired of hearing the desire I had to know what was the fear told him that Went to see the King, for he had announced that he would deliver all kinds of riches and the hand of his beautiful daughter to the young man without fear that he would be able to spend three nights in the enchanted castle.
Juan appeared the next day before the King, whom he liked, and left him to choose three things to take to the castle.
- Three things? Mmmm I know fire, a lathe and a carpenter bench with his blade.
When the young man without fear came to the castle he lit a fire. At once there appeared large black cats looking at him fiercely.
- Come near the fire if you are cold and stop wasting time meowing - Juan said
- Why do not we play a game before cards? - Said one of the cats
At that moment the animals took their sharp nails.
- What longer nails! I'll cut them to you and quickly grabbed them by the neck and fastened them to the carpenter's bench.
Deprived of their claws the pussies felt helpless and ran out of that place.
When the dream began to take its toll on the young Juan without fear I suddenly saw a large bed. He lay down on it and the bed began to roam the castle. The boy was delighted to be able to walk all over it, but he got tired of so much turning and went to sleep by the fire, where he remained all night.
The next day the King appeared there convinced that the young man would not have survived, and when he saw him there he was very surprised.
On the second night, the boy was by the fire when men began to fall one after the other. Between them all, they brought nine tibias and two skulls with which they began to play the bowling.
"One moment," Juan said, "you can not play. Those bowls are not round. Leave me the skulls for a moment.
The young man formed them in his lathe and was playing all night with them at the bowling alley.
The next morning the King appeared there again.
"How was your night?" Do you already know what fear is?
- I had a great time playing bowling, but that goes ... I wish I knew what fear is!
During the third night, the young man was contemplating the fire, thinking about why he could not feel fear when six men appeared carrying a coffin. They laid him on the ground and the boy approached the deceased.
- But he has a cold face!
And he pulled it out and tried to warm it to the fire. Suddenly the dead man began to move and stood up very grumpily.
- So, on top of that, I make you warm up, you get along with me? Well, now you will see!
And John put him back into the coffin, and the six men took him away.
- I do not know if I'll ever know what fear is. It seems I will not get it even if it happens here all my life - said the boy while he looked at the fire again.
Then came an ogre with a long white beard. He challenged him to prove who of the two was stronger and Juan accepted.
Juan without fearThe old man took an ax and struck it with an ax in a nearby anvil. But then the boy took the ax and repeated the feat by imprisoning the ogre's beard.
The ogre accepted that he had lost and told him that he would give him great wealth if he let him go. He led him to one of the palace cellars and showed him three gold coffers.
But at that moment twelve o'clock, all disappeared and the poor boy could only lie down to sleep by the fire.
The King appeared by the castle the next morning and asked if he already knew what fear was.
- No way! Many people have passed by here but no one has explained it to me yet.
- Does not matter. You have fulfilled our covenant so you will marry my daughter.
After a while, the princess began to get tired of constantly hearing her husband say she wanted to know what fear was.
"I know what I'm going to do," said the princess. "She went to the river and picked up a bowl of cold water with much little fish.
At night while her husband slept, he picked up the basin and threw it over him, awakening him with a fright.
- Ahh, that scary! How scary my mother! Now I know what fear is!
Ages: From 8 years
Values: cunning, fear
There was once a father who had two sons. The oldest of them was smart and awake, while the little one was a bit awkward. But there was one thing in which the little one, whose name was John, outnumbered his brother: John was never afraid. But the boy was not proud of that and was always saying that he would like to learn to be afraid.
One day the father was angry to have a son like John and told him to leave:
- Take fifty florins and go travel the world. Learn something to earn a living with.
- Sure father, you're right. I will learn to be afraid.
- Do what you want, but that will not earn a living - replied the father
On his way John came to an inn where the innkeeper, tired of hearing the desire I had to know what was the fear told him that Went to see the King, for he had announced that he would deliver all kinds of riches and the hand of his beautiful daughter to the young man without fear that he would be able to spend three nights in the enchanted castle.
Juan appeared the next day before the King, whom he liked, and left him to choose three things to take to the castle.
- Three things? Mmmm I know fire, a lathe and a carpenter bench with his blade.
When the young man without fear came to the castle he lit a fire. At once there appeared large black cats looking at him fiercely.
- Come near the fire if you are cold and stop wasting time meowing - Juan said
- Why do not we play a game before cards? - Said one of the cats
At that moment the animals took their sharp nails.
- What longer nails! I'll cut them to you and quickly grabbed them by the neck and fastened them to the carpenter's bench.
Deprived of their claws the pussies felt helpless and ran out of that place.
When the dream began to take its toll on the young Juan without fear I suddenly saw a large bed. He lay down on it and the bed began to roam the castle. The boy was delighted to be able to walk all over it, but he got tired of so much turning and went to sleep by the fire, where he remained all night.
The next day the King appeared there convinced that the young man would not have survived, and when he saw him there he was very surprised.
On the second night, the boy was by the fire when men began to fall one after the other. Between them all, they brought nine tibias and two skulls with which they began to play the bowling.
"One moment," Juan said, "you can not play. Those bowls are not round. Leave me the skulls for a moment.
The young man formed them in his lathe and was playing all night with them at the bowling alley.
The next morning the King appeared there again.
"How was your night?" Do you already know what fear is?
- I had a great time playing bowling, but that goes ... I wish I knew what fear is!
During the third night, the young man was contemplating the fire, thinking about why he could not feel fear when six men appeared carrying a coffin. They laid him on the ground and the boy approached the deceased.
- But he has a cold face!
And he pulled it out and tried to warm it to the fire. Suddenly the dead man began to move and stood up very grumpily.
- So, on top of that, I make you warm up, you get along with me? Well, now you will see!
And John put him back into the coffin, and the six men took him away.
- I do not know if I'll ever know what fear is. It seems I will not get it even if it happens here all my life - said the boy while he looked at the fire again.
Then came an ogre with a long white beard. He challenged him to prove who of the two was stronger and Juan accepted.
Juan without fearThe old man took an ax and struck it with an ax in a nearby anvil. But then the boy took the ax and repeated the feat by imprisoning the ogre's beard.
The ogre accepted that he had lost and told him that he would give him great wealth if he let him go. He led him to one of the palace cellars and showed him three gold coffers.
But at that moment twelve o'clock, all disappeared and the poor boy could only lie down to sleep by the fire.
The King appeared by the castle the next morning and asked if he already knew what fear was.
- No way! Many people have passed by here but no one has explained it to me yet.
- Does not matter. You have fulfilled our covenant so you will marry my daughter.
After a while, the princess began to get tired of constantly hearing her husband say she wanted to know what fear was.
"I know what I'm going to do," said the princess. "She went to the river and picked up a bowl of cold water with much little fish.
At night while her husband slept, he picked up the basin and threw it over him, awakening him with a fright.
- Ahh, that scary! How scary my mother! Now I know what fear is!
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