The legend of Edelweiss Flower 1

Edelweiss Flower story

Edelweiss

Long time ago, there was a handsome young man who wanted to climb the Alp Mountain. The mountain was so cold and covered with thick snow. People said that a beautiful fairy lived in that mountain.

The young man wanted to meet the fairy. He also wanted to see the beautiful palace made of ice. Many people tried to climb the mountain but all of them did not succeed. Some of them gave up before they met the fairy and some others could not stand the cold.

This young man was different. He could climb the mountain and did not give up. He climbed and climbed for the whole week. The weather as so cold, but he kept climbing to the fairy’s palace.

He finally met the beautiful fairy, and they fell in love with other immediately. But, the fairy was not happy.

“We can’t live together. My father would not allow me to marry a man,” said the fairy.

“Why not?” asked the young man.

“Because we live in two different worlds. I can’t stay in your world because it is too hot and you can’t stay in my palace because it is too cold. I’m afraid you will die,” explained the fairy.

Therefore, they had to separate. Since that day, the young man promised to himself that he would not marry anyone. The beautiful fairy was so sad that she cried every day. Every time her tears flowed down on the mountain, it became a beautiful white flower called edelweiss.

The Magic Candle

The magic candle story

The magic candle

One day, a young wanderer got lost in the wood. Suddenly, he saw a light from an old hut. He knocked on the door, and old woman opened it. She was crying. She said that a devil had stolen her magic candle. The candle could grant anything she asked. The wanderer asked her where the devil lived. “in a castle not far from here,” said the old woman.

The wanderer went to the castle. There he found the devil, but he was old and weak. Therefore, when the wanderer grabbed the magic candle from the devil’s table and ran away, he couldn’t chase him.

However, the wanderer was not a kind man. He didn’t return the candle to the old woman, but kept it for himself. He lit the candle and made a wish, “I want to go far away from here.”

Suddenly, a genie appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. The wanderer wanted to make some money. So, he lit the candle again and wished for some jewelry. He sold them to the guests and was soon making a lot of money. Then, a princess came to buy some jewelry, but there was nothing left. The wanderer fell in love with her and asked her to marry him. The kind princess said yes, and they got married the next day.

In his happiness, the wanderer told the princess about his adventure and the magic candle. Hearing that, the princess got very angry. At night, she lit the candle and wished the wanderer disappeared.

In the morning the wanderer awoke and found himself back in his ugly house un the village.

The legend of female mosquitoes

Why Female mosquitoes bite

Many years ago in Vietnam, a poor fisherman lived with his beautiful wife. The fisherman was happy, but his wife was not. She wanted to be rich.

One day, when the fisherman was working, his wife became sick and died. The fisherman came home and found his wife dead. He sat near her and prayed.

While he was praying he heard a voice. The voice told him how to bring his wife back to life. The voice said, :Cut your finger and let three drops of blood fall on your wife.” The man did what he was told. When the third drop of blood fell on his wife, she came back to life. The fisherman was very happy to have his wife back.

One day soon after that, the wife went to the beach to wait for her husband to come back from fishing. While she was waiting, she met a rich man with a big boat. The rich man told the woman, “You are very beautiful. Come with me on my big boat. I can make you very wealthy.” The woman wanted to be rich, so she went with him.

When her husband came back, he saw two other fisherman. They told him that his wife had left with the rich man. The husband went to find his wife. When hi found her, he was very angry. He asked her to come back home, but she refused him. Then, he told her that he wanted back his three drops of blood.

He cut her finger with a knife, and three drops of blood fell. Then, the woman changed. She became very small and grew wings. She flew around her husband’s head angrily saying, “Give me back the three drops of blood!”

To this day, female mosquitoes still fly around trying to get back those three drops of blood.

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a folktale from Kalimantan

Princess Laiamon and Crocodile

(a folktale from Kalimantan)

Laiamon was the daughter of Dayak chief. One day, she went to the river to take a bath. She was swimming when a crocodile held her leg.

 a folktale from Kalimantan

“Oh, please don’t eat me!” cried Laiamon.

“Hohoho!” laughed the crocodile. “I won’t let you go. I like eating pretty girls very much.”

Laiamon was aclever girl. She then said, “My father is a chief. He is a rich man. He will give you anything you want if you set me free.”

 a folktale from Kalimantan 

“Is it?” asked the crocodile.

“Yes,” replied princess Laiamon.

“OK,” said the crocodile, “tell your father to give me a baby to eat every day.”

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The crocodile let Laiamon go. Quickly, Laiamon swam to the river bank and went home. She told what she had experienced to her father. Her father then called his people to discuss what the crocodile had asked.

 a folktale from Kalimantan 

The next day, the chief and his people went to the river. They bought a pig for the crocodile.

“Good morning, Crocodile,” said the chief.

“Do you bring a baby for me?” asked the crocodile.

“We have no babies in the village,” said the chief, “we can only give you a pig this time.”

“Don’t lie to me!” the crocodile shanted.

a folktale from Kalimantan

“Of course not. If there is a baby in the village, we will bring it to you. Now, please take this pig.”

“All right,” said the crocodile.

The chief threw the pig into the river. The crocodile quickly ate the pig.

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“Hmmm, it’s very delicious!” said the crocodile. Not long after that, this creature’s stomach ached. It moaned and groaned. Then it died.

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“Father, how did you kill the crocodile?” asked Laiamon.

“We have filled the pig with poison,” said the chief. “This creature had killed many people. I’m proud of you, Laiamon. You could get away from the crocodile. Remember my daughter, if you are brave, you can beat evil things.”

 a folktale from Kalimantan 

The lady in the moon

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The lady in the moon

(Favourite stories from Chinese)

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One day, one of Hous I’s friends told him about the “Pill of Everlasting Life” Hou I at once sent his servant to get it for him from the Queen Mother of the West.

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The Queen Mother lived by herself on top of a high mountain. She was very ugly. Her teeth were as long and sharp as a tiger’s. she also had nine tails. She spent her time making medicine from grass, leaves and flowers. At first, she did not want to give the pill to Hou I’s servant. When he told her who his master was, she became afraid. She quickly handed it over to him.

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“Tell your master that the pill is very strong?” she said. "He must not take it when there’s a full moon. If he does, he will fly straight up to the moon.”

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Hou I was very pleased to get the pill. His wife kept it for him in a cupboard in her room.

One night, while she was gazing at the full moon, she suddenly decided to taste the pill. Her body immediately became lighter and her feet left the ground. She began to float up in the sky towards the moon.

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When her husband saw her, he tried to shoot her down with his bow and arrow. But she was already too far away. In a short time, she landed on the moon. She felt very cold and lonely. She thought of her husband. Every day and wanted to return to him. But there was no way for her to do so. At last, she built a small house for herself in which she lived all alone.

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