一一中文网

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

鹦鹉（第3页）

姑娘这才跑去打开门，紧紧抱住远道归来的爸爸。

商人说：“我的女儿真乖，一步也没跨出家门。

那只鹦鹉呢？”

他们走回房间里找鹦鹉，却找不到鹦鹉了，看到的是一个英俊的小伙子，小伙子说：“请原谅，先生，我是一个乔装成鹦鹉的国王，我爱上了您的女儿。

我了解到我的情敌――另一个国王――想要拐骗您的女儿，就披上鹦鹉皮，诚心诚意地跟她交谈，阻止她陷进我的情敌设下的圈套。

我相信我成功了，现在我可以向您的女儿求婚了。”

商人答应了他们的婚事，于是姑娘嫁给了那个给他讲过童话的国王，而另一个国王被气死了。

（蒙费拉托地区）TheParrotOnceuponatimetherewasamerchantwhowassupposedtogoawayonbusiness，buthewasafraidtoleavehisdaughterathomebyherself，asacertainkinghaddesignsonher."

Deardaughter，"

hesaid，"

Imleaving，butyoumustpromisenottostickyourheadoutofthedoororletanyoneinuntilIgetback."

Nowthatverymorningthedaughterhadseenahandsomeparrotinthetreeoutsideherwindow.Hewasawell-bredparrot，andthemaidenhaddelightedintalkingwithhim."

Father，"

shereplied，"

itjustbreaksmyhearttohavetostayhomeallbymyself.CouldntIatleasthaveaparrottokeepmecompany?"

Themerchant，wholivedonlyforhisdaughter，wentoutatoncetogetheraparrot.Hefoundanoldmanwhosoldhimoneforasong.Hetookthebirdtohisdaughter，andaftermuchlast-minuteadvicetoher，hesetoutonhistrip.Nosoonerwasthemerchantoutofsightthanthekingbegandevisingawaytojointhemaiden.Heenlistedanoldwomaninhisschemeandsenthertothegirlwithaletter.Inthemeantimethemaidengotintoconversationwiththeparrot."

Talktome，parrot."

"

Iwilltellyouagoodstory.Onceuponatimetherewasakingwhohadadaughter.Shewasanonlychild，withnobrothersorsisters，nordidshehaveanyplaymates.Sotheymadeheradollthesamesizeasherself，withafaceandclothesexactlylikeherown.Everywhereshewentthedollwenttoo，andnoonecouldtellthemapart.Onedayasking，daughter，anddolldrovethroughthewoodsintheircarriage，theywereattackedbyenemieswhokilledthekingandcarriedoffhisdaughter，leavingthedollbehindintheabandonedcarriage.Themaidenscreamedandcriedso，theenemieslethergo，andshewanderedoffintothewoodsbyherself.Sheeventuallyreachedthecourtofacertainqueenandbecameaservant.Shewassuchaclevergirlthatthequeenlikedherbetterallthetime.Theotherservantsgrewjealousandplottedherdownfall.Youareaware，ofcourse，theysaid，thatthequeenlikesyouverymuchandtellsyoueverything.Buttheresonethingwhichweknowandyoudont.Shehadasonwhodied.Atthat，themaidenwenttothequeenandasked，Majesty，isittruethatyouhadasonwhodied?Uponhearingthosewords，thequeenalmostfainted.Heavenhelpanyonewhorecalledthatfact!Thepenaltyformentioningthatdeadsonwasnolessthandeath.Themaidentoowascondemnedtodie，butthequeentookpityonherandhadhershutupinadungeoninstead.Therethegirlgavewaytodespair，refusingallfoodandpassinghernightsweeping.Atmidnight，asshesatthereweeping，sheheardthedoorboltsslideback，andinwalkedfivemen:fourofthemweresorcerersandthefifthwasthequeensson，theirprisoner，whomtheyweretakingoutforexercise."

Atthatmoment，theparrotwasinterruptedbyaservantbearingaletterforthemerchantsdaughter.Itwasfromtheking，whohadfinallymanagedtogetittoher.Butthegirlwaseagertohearwhathappenednextinthetale，whichhadreachedthemostexcitingpart，soshesaid，"

Iwillreceivenolettersuntilmyfatherreturns.Parrot，goonwithyourstory."

Theservanttooktheletteraway，andtheparrotcontinued."

Inthemorningthejailersnoticedtheprisonerhadnoteatenathingandtheytoldthequeen.Thequeensentforher，andthemaidentoldherthathersonwasaliveandinthedungeonaprisoneroffoursorcerers，whotookhimouteverynightatmidnightforexercise.Thequeendispatchedtwelvesoldiersarmedwithcrowbars，whokilledthesorcerersandfreedherson.Thenshegavehimasahusbandtothemaidenwhohadsavedhim."

Theserantknockedagain，insistingthattheyoungladyreadthekingsletter."

Verywell.Nowthatthestoryisover，Icanreadtheletter，"

saidthemerchantsdaughter."

Butitsnotfinishedyet，theresstillsomemoretocome，"

theparrothastenedtosay."

Justlistentothis:themaidenwasnotinterestedinmarryingthequeensson.Shesettledforapurseofmoneyandamansoutfitandmovedontoanothercity.Thesonofthiscityskingwasill，andnodoctorknewhowtocurehim.Frommidnighttodawnheravedlikeonepossessed.Themaidenshowedupinmansattire，claimingtobeaforeigndoctorandaskingtobeleftwiththeyouthforonenight.Thefirstthingshedidwaslookunderthebedandfindatrapdoor.Sheopeneditandwentdownintoalongcorridor，attheendofwhichalampwasburning."

Atthatmomenttheservantknockedandannouncedtherewasanoldwomantoseetheyounglady，whoseauntsheclaimedtobe.（Itwasnotanaunt，buttheoldwomansentbytheking.）Butthemerchantsdaughterwasdyingtoknowtheoutcomeofthetale，soshesaidshewasreceivingnoone."

Goon，parrot，goonwithyourstory."

Thustheparrotcontinued."

Themaidenwalkeddowntothatlightandfoundanoldwomanboilingtheheartofthekingssoninakettle，inrevengeforthekingsexecutionofherson.Themaidenremovedtheheartfromthekettle，carrieditbacktothekingssontoeat，andhegotwell.Thekingsaid，Ipromisedhalfofmykingdomtothedoctorwhocuredmyson.Sinceyouareawoman，youwillmarrymysonandbecomequeen."

"

Itsafinestory，"

saidthemerchantsdaughter."