Once upon a time, there had a boy who was poor, had no field. Therefore, he found the way to work for a landlord. He was healthy, worked hard and great in working so the landlord wanted him to work for him long time without any pay. One day, he called the boy to come.
"You are honest and healthy. If you agree to work for me in three years without pay, I will let you marry with my only daughter after that."
The boy agreed. He believed completely. He worked very hard, help the landlord turn richer that he could build more houses, buy more fields and cattles. Then, time passed. Three years nearly crossed, the boy always remembered his master's promise while his master, the landlord didn't want to do his promise. He in secret had found another boy for his daughter, a son of another landlord in that area. Therefore, what he need was a reason to refuse the boy.
One day, he called the boy to come.
"You have worked very hard for three years, waken early, slept late." said the landlord, "You help me and my family very much. My wealth now is also because of your effort. Now, I don't lack any thing but a one-hundred-knot bamboo tree. The day you bring it to me, it will be the day you marry with my daughter."
one hundred knot bamboo tree
It's another promise and the landlord knew exactly that there had no one-hundred-knot bamboo tree on the world. However, the boy didn't know he believed that somewhere outside had the bamboo tree his master wanted. He brought a knife and set off while two landlords stayed home, prepared for a wedding.
"The idiot now is finding an one-hundred-knot bamboo tree." laughed the landlord, "He will never find the bamboo tree. Then,beasts will kill him as he go in deep forest."
The wedding was happening while the boy was seeking for an one-hundred-knot bamboo tree. He counted carefully each bamboo tree to make sure it had enough knots. He had looked around for hours but there had no tree enough knots in the forest. The highest bamboo trees only had forty or fifty knots. His heart sunk into bad mood as he realized that will never had any one-hundred-knot bamboo tree on the world. Too tired and disapointed, he sat down and broke in tears.
“Why do you cry?" A old man with silver long hair and beard appeared besides him.
The boy stopped crying. He looked at the old man, politely told him his story.
"If you manage to have one hundred knots, I will help you have an one-hundred bamboo tree." said the man.
It didn't take much time for the boy to have one hundred knots. He brought them to the man.
"Put them in a line." said the man.
"COaLESce! COaLESce!" he spelled after the boy put the knots in line.
As soon as he yelled, one hundred knots stuck together. They turned into an one-hundred-knot bamboo tree. The old man disappeared right after that. The boy was happy he turned to thank the man but he had vanished so he managed to bring it to landlord's house. He shouldered it but he couldn't take it out forest. It's too long. He dropped it down and burst into tears again.
"Why do you cry? You had the bamboo tree you want." the old man appeared again.
"I can bring it out here." he said, "It's too long."
"deHISce! deHISce!" the old man spelled.
The one-hundred knot bamboo tree was apart into one hundred knots. The old man disappeared after he told the boy two spells.
The boy tied the separate the knots, shouldered them back. When he went back, the wedding was holding. He knew that he was tricked but he didn't say any word. He put the knots in line, along the landlord's large yard.
"What is he doing?" said the landlord curiously. He approached to take a look. As soon as he came near, the boy screamed the spell.
"COaLESce! COaLESce!"
One hundred knots stuck together. The landlord who was stood near that also sucked in and stuck in the bamboo tree. Groom's father and the groom ran to help him but as the time they touch on him, the boy spelled again
"COaLESce! COaLESce!"
They both immediately were stuck in the bamboo tree. The sight was so odd. The landlord had his neck stuck in the bamboo tree while the others were his arm and his leg. It's so pained for them when three of them moved. They cried, begged.
"I swear I will let you marry with my daughter. Please free me!" the landlord prayed. That's all the thing the boy needed.
"deHISce! deHISce!" he spelled.
The bamboo tree and people were arpart.
The wedding still happened but the groom was the boy who had happy live with landlord's daughter after that.
The end
"You are honest and healthy. If you agree to work for me in three years without pay, I will let you marry with my only daughter after that."
The boy agreed. He believed completely. He worked very hard, help the landlord turn richer that he could build more houses, buy more fields and cattles. Then, time passed. Three years nearly crossed, the boy always remembered his master's promise while his master, the landlord didn't want to do his promise. He in secret had found another boy for his daughter, a son of another landlord in that area. Therefore, what he need was a reason to refuse the boy.
One day, he called the boy to come.
"You have worked very hard for three years, waken early, slept late." said the landlord, "You help me and my family very much. My wealth now is also because of your effort. Now, I don't lack any thing but a one-hundred-knot bamboo tree. The day you bring it to me, it will be the day you marry with my daughter."
one hundred knot bamboo tree
It's another promise and the landlord knew exactly that there had no one-hundred-knot bamboo tree on the world. However, the boy didn't know he believed that somewhere outside had the bamboo tree his master wanted. He brought a knife and set off while two landlords stayed home, prepared for a wedding.
"The idiot now is finding an one-hundred-knot bamboo tree." laughed the landlord, "He will never find the bamboo tree. Then,beasts will kill him as he go in deep forest."
The wedding was happening while the boy was seeking for an one-hundred-knot bamboo tree. He counted carefully each bamboo tree to make sure it had enough knots. He had looked around for hours but there had no tree enough knots in the forest. The highest bamboo trees only had forty or fifty knots. His heart sunk into bad mood as he realized that will never had any one-hundred-knot bamboo tree on the world. Too tired and disapointed, he sat down and broke in tears.
“Why do you cry?" A old man with silver long hair and beard appeared besides him.
The boy stopped crying. He looked at the old man, politely told him his story.
"If you manage to have one hundred knots, I will help you have an one-hundred bamboo tree." said the man.
It didn't take much time for the boy to have one hundred knots. He brought them to the man.
"Put them in a line." said the man.
"COaLESce! COaLESce!" he spelled after the boy put the knots in line.
As soon as he yelled, one hundred knots stuck together. They turned into an one-hundred-knot bamboo tree. The old man disappeared right after that. The boy was happy he turned to thank the man but he had vanished so he managed to bring it to landlord's house. He shouldered it but he couldn't take it out forest. It's too long. He dropped it down and burst into tears again.
"Why do you cry? You had the bamboo tree you want." the old man appeared again.
"I can bring it out here." he said, "It's too long."
"deHISce! deHISce!" the old man spelled.
The one-hundred knot bamboo tree was apart into one hundred knots. The old man disappeared after he told the boy two spells.
The boy tied the separate the knots, shouldered them back. When he went back, the wedding was holding. He knew that he was tricked but he didn't say any word. He put the knots in line, along the landlord's large yard.
"What is he doing?" said the landlord curiously. He approached to take a look. As soon as he came near, the boy screamed the spell.
"COaLESce! COaLESce!"
One hundred knots stuck together. The landlord who was stood near that also sucked in and stuck in the bamboo tree. Groom's father and the groom ran to help him but as the time they touch on him, the boy spelled again
"COaLESce! COaLESce!"
They both immediately were stuck in the bamboo tree. The sight was so odd. The landlord had his neck stuck in the bamboo tree while the others were his arm and his leg. It's so pained for them when three of them moved. They cried, begged.
"I swear I will let you marry with my daughter. Please free me!" the landlord prayed. That's all the thing the boy needed.
"deHISce! deHISce!" he spelled.
The bamboo tree and people were arpart.
The wedding still happened but the groom was the boy who had happy live with landlord's daughter after that.
The end
"Translated by Hung Nguyen"
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