Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Literature. Part sixty six.

                                       "The Fisherman and His Wife" by the Brothers Grimm.

There was one upon a time a fisherman and his wife. They were living in a dirty house.

One day the fisherman found a fairy fish. It was an enchanted prince. He let this fish go.

But his wife became angry. She wanted to have a comfortable cottage. 

So, her husband visited the fairy fish again. The fisherman saw his wife in a new house.

Later she wanted to have a castle. The fisherman went to the sea and asked  the enchanted prince about a castle.

The fairy fish fulfilled this wish. Because he saw his wife in a beautiful castle.

Next day the fisherman's wife decided to become a king. She said it.

Her husband said it to a prince. So, she became a king.

One day the king saw a pope. She wanted to become a pope.

The fisherman asked the fairy fish. Husband saw his wife as a pope.

But this role was boring for the stupid woman. So, she wanted to become a lord.

The fisherman went to the seaside and saw dark clouds and worried sea. The prince sent him home.

The fisherman saw his wife in a dirty house.

This fairy tale was translated to different languages. There are many movies and cartoons about this story.

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