Skip to main content

Mr. Nam Cuong

Long time ago nobody couldn’t remember when. In Quan anh village lived a powerful wizard. Whenever he slept he only woke up after three day and three night passed. As he woke up he went out at one but nobody knew where he went.
That time, rebels appeared in many place. They made armies had no time to rest. Though his actions were secret, at last people found out the wizard lead ghost soldiers to practice. They hung a flag which had two words “Nam Cuong” in it (Nam Cuong means Nam is a strong country). People called him Nam Cuong after that.
Vietnamese fairy tales
vietnamesefairytales.blogspot.com
Nam Cuong liked gambling and always won. Whenever he gambled, he used to win all money of others. But, man Cuong had never brought to home the money, he always divided to the poor. Due to that, the poor used to round him.
One day, he went to district market. When he went in a restaurant, many beggars had rounded him. But, that time, he didn’t bring money. He observed and found out a local official. The local official just had collected taxes. Now, his pocket was filled full of coins. Nam Cuong stood up, called the restaurant owner and asked him to give him husks.
The owner went to the kitchen with Nam Cuong’s pocket and a little time, he brought out the pocket with full of husks in that. Nam Cuong took the pocket and moved and pushed it in to table few times. A short time later, people heard a tinkle of coins. He chuckled then waved his hand to hint beggars coming. He opened the pocket, took out coins and gave them.
When the last coin was divided, he left the restaurant. The local official, after finishing his meal, he opened his pocket to take out coins but his pocket, now, had no coins with out husks. He was very surprised. Then he also found out that Nam Cuong, a wizard had done the thing. He immediately sprinted to find Nam Cuong. But, Nam Cuong had disappeared.
The name of Nam Cuong spread largely. While beggars hoped to meet him to have his help, mandarins wanted to catch him whenever they could.
One day, when he was gambling, he was rounded by soldiers. Soldiers put their swords on his neck. Besides, bullies also came to and rounded him. He had no choice but let them catch him. Soldiers knew about his magic, they knew that he could escape easily. Therefore, the forced him into a coffin and shut. They made a hole to let him have air to breathe. But, when they opened the coffin they didn’t see him in that. He had disappeared.
Mandarins were angry. They invited a wizard coming and asked him to help them catch Nam Cuong. Mandarins asked spies to spy around his house. Months later, the spies sent a letter that Nam Cuong had come home. Immediately, mandarins grouped soldiers came to his house and rounded it. But, when they broke in his house, it was empty. At last, they heard snore which was from the field behind his house. After long time observing, they found out a rice tree which was bigger several times than the normal. They knew that was place where Nam Cuong hid so they used servant-color-clew tied the tree carefully and carried it to office. Mandarins were satisfied as they heard Nam Cuong was caught. But when they untied, Nam Cuong appeared and scolded them for while then he disappeared.
Two times they missed him. That time, they had a plan. They would catch his wife and he would find the way to come. Spies, another time, sent a letter. Soldiers immediately were grouped and rounded his home. They were forced to catch him though they had to pay any price. Nam Cuong had known about their plan so he transformed his wife to be big as a finger. He set his wife in a bamboo tube behind the house. Then he sprinted to the river near his house.
Soldiers searched any where they could. That time, the wizard they had invited helped them find out the wife. They pulled the wife out and immediately the wife transformed into her normal size. They asked:
“Where is your husband?”
The wife chose not to reply but she couldn’t close her mouth more time when soldiers started to torture her. The poor wife had to talk them where his husband was.
“My husband now was into the river. He hides himself in a snail”.
Soldiers with the wizard’s help dried the river and found out a biggest snail they had ever seen. They broke the snail and course, they saw Nam Cuong. That time, Nam Cuong was caught.
THE END
"Translated by Hung Nguyen"

Book Introductions

1. Complete Collection of Vietnamese Fairy Tales - A Treasury of Legends and Folklore

Discover over 240 enchanting Vietnamese fairy tales, translated into English and beautifully illustrated. This collection is a treasure trove of legends and folklore that reflect Vietnam's rich cultural heritage. Available as an ebook on: Kobo, Apple Books

2. Vietnamese Fairy Tales - Stories in English and Vietnamese

This bilingual collection features 162 Vietnamese fairy tales in both English and Vietnamese, with stunning illustrations. Ideal for language learners and cultural enthusiasts. Available as an ebook on: Kobo, Apple Books

3. The Treasury of Fables

An enchanting collection of timeless fables, written in English and beautifully illustrated. Perfect for all ages, these stories offer valuable moral lessons. Available as an ebook on: Kobo, Apple Books

Read more:
Tale 91. Co Bu
Tale 92. Le Loi
Tale 93. Van Khoi Le
Tale 88. Luu and Death god
Tale 89. Co Duong
List of Vietnamese fairy tales
-----
Truyện cổ tích Việt nam (For people who can read Vietnamese)
Vietnamese historical stories (For people who love history)
Nhãn:

Comments

Post a Comment

BÀI ĐĂNG ĐƯỢC XEM NHIỀU

List of Vietnamese fairy tales

Vietnamese  fairy tales includes many stories as Tam and Cam; So Dua; Hundred – knot- bamboo tree... which were spread in folk. Each stories has  its own meaning. I think I can not translate exactly each word into english but I will try my best to convey its meaning to you. Hope you like them!
1 comment
Read more

GIỠ HAO JRANG chapter 4

Their fighting was very noisy. When their knives hit against the others or hit again shields it rumbled as thunders. The place between sky and ground where they fought was covered by dusts. They wrestled, punched and kicked other by their feet. They burked others by their huge hands. Daytime as like nighttime they fought without resting. Sometime, GiỡTuKrong and his fellows got advantage but sometime, they lost. Long time had passed but they still didn’t find out the winner. BokKiekLaDiaKlaKong clawed on GiỡTuKrong’s face by his pointed hard fingernails but all his fingernails were broken while GiỡTuKrong’s face had no scratch. GiỡTuKrong raised his hexagonal rod which was made of brass and lashed on BokKiekLaDiaKlaKong’s face. BokKiekLaDiaKlaKong dizzied and fell on ground he fainted.
Post a Comment
Read more

Three boys

Once  upon a time, Le family had daughter who was not only beautiful but also great in knowledge and skillful that none could be better than her. When he was old enough to marry, many people had come, mandarins, landlords, students… but her father refused all of them. He said to them: “My daughter doesn’t need to be mandarin’s wife, landlord’s wife. She only wants a husband who had a skill but he has to be great in the skill. If people who don’t have the thing don’t come to my home”. The news the girl need a husband spread largely so many people came and tried but nobody could made the father satisfied. vietnamesefairytales.blogspot.com One day, three boys came to meet him. All of them were young, handsome and healthy. After the father heard them introduce themselves, he knew that they came from three places and just met the others as they arrived to there. One of them was an archer who could shoot any thing though it was far away or close, big or small. The second ...
Post a Comment
Read more

211. Ba điều khó học

Thầy Tăng Tử, nói với Đức Khổng Tử rằng: - Tôi biết thầy có ba điều hay. Tôi học mãi mà chưa làm được! Khổng Tử hỏi: - Ba điều gì? Tăng Tử đáp: - Thứ nhất. Thầy thấy người ta có được một điều phải, mà quên cả trăm điều trái của người ta. Thế là thầy dễ tính. Thứ hai. Thầy thấy người có điều gì phải, thì vui vẻ như là mình có. Thế là thầy không ghen tị. Thứ ba. Thầy nghe thấy điều gì phải. Nhất quyết làm rồi mới nói sau. Thế là thầy chịu khó. Tôi học mãi ba điều ấy của thầy, mà chưa có thể làm được! Khổng Tử nghe nói. Cả cười mà rằng: - Thông minh thánh trí nên giữ bằng cách ngu đần. Công lao to hơn thiên hạ nên giữ bằng cách khiêm cung. Sức khỏe hơn đời nên giữ bằng tính nhút nhát. Giàu có bốn biển nên giữ bằng thói nhún nhường. Tựu trung những gì ngươi muốn học, đều nằm ngay chỗ đó. Chứ thực chẳng có gì lạ lẫm lắm đâu! Khổng Miệt, là cháu của Khổng Tử. Nghe thế, mới hỏi rằng: - Thưa thầy! Có thể vì lòng... nhân từ, mà thầy nói rõ được chăng? Khổng Tử đáp: - Lấy một điều ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Story 5: Ceremony Dong Co

Just  felt in sleep after hours sat next to the bed where his father, the recent king was lying and waiting for his death, Phat Ma prince had a dream that Dong Co came in and said him that other princes would stood up to get the throne after his father died. The god said that he should prepare and he also had the god’s help. Phat Ma felt confused he had never thought that his brothers, Duc Thanh Vuong, Dong Chinh Vuong and Vu Duc Vuong would fight against him. Days later, Thai To Ly died, all things happened as his dream. vietnamesefairytales.blogspot.com Ten year ago from that day, when Phat Ma rode to fight against rebels in the south of the country he rode cross a temple respecting Dong CO in Thanh Hoa and rested at there. That night, he dreamt that Dong Co came in and promised that Dong Co would help him destroy rebels. Of course, the prince had the win. When he came back, he stopped at the temple and held a ceremony to thank to the god. Dong Co, it meant drum made o...
Post a Comment
Read more

118. Đền Cờn

Đến đời Trần Nhân Tông, đạo Phật ở nước ta đã bước vào giai đoạn cực thịnh. Chùa chiền mọc lên khắp nơi, từ Kinh đô đến thôn xóm, từ đồng bằng đến trung du và các miền ven biển. Ngay bản thân nhà vua, sau hai lần lãnh đạo kháng chiến chống giặc Nguyên thắng lợi, vào các năm 1285 và 1292, cũng nhường ngôi lại cho con, rồi xuống tóc đi tu, trở thành vị Tổ thứ nhất của phái Tu thiền Trúc lâm với pháp danh Điều Ngự. Số người tu hành của thời đó rất đông. Nhiều người xuất gia từ bé, nhưng nhiều người đã từng lập gia đình rồi do trắc trở nhân duyên, nên mới tìm đến cửa Phật. Trong trường hợp ngược lại, nhiều vị tu hành nhưng do những hoàn cảnh đặt biệt nào đó đưa đẩy, đã hoàn tục trở lại, thì điều ấy, xét ra cũng là lẽ thường tình mà nhà sư trụ trì ở ngôi chùa cửa Cờn là một ví dụ. Thuở ấy ở xã Hương Cần thuôïc Quỳnh Lưu (Nghệ An) bây giờ, có một ngôi chùa dựng trên một hòn đảo nhỏ ở cửa Cờn. Tiếng là chùa nhưng kiến trúc còn đơn sơ, chỉ là ngôi nhà lá ba gian ở khuất hướng gió biển và...
Post a Comment
Read more

Wise wife

Once  upon a time, a boy lived wealthy but he was stupid. One day, after he heard that had a ten – day - festival he hurriedly chose nice clothes, beautiful hat and shoes, wore them and mounted on a horse then rode toward the festival. Whenever the met other he asked them. “Do you think I am handsome?” He was pleasant whenever people said that he was handsome. When he arrived to stalls which were stood around the festival he met a swindler who stood aside to dodge his horse. The boy stopped to ask him. “Do you think I am handsome?” “Handsome but this way is not the way how a noble wear”, said the swindler “How, how can I wear as a noble?”, the boy stopped to insist the swindler, “help me, I will pay for that”. vietnamesefairytales.blogspot.com The swindler shouted: “Get down, take off your clothes then I will teach you”. The boy didn’t hesitate to do as the swindler said. He gave the swindler his clothes, hat, shoes and the swindler put on. “This is how a no...
Post a Comment
Read more

157. Chuyện cây táo

Ngày xửa ngày xưa có một cây táo to. Một cậu bé rất thích đến chơi với cây táo mỗi  ngày. Nó leo lên ngọn cây hái táo ăn, ngủ trưa trong bóng râm. Nó yêu cây táo và cây cũng rất yêu nó. Thời gian trôi qua, cậu bé đã lớn và không còn đến chơi với cây táo mỗi ngày. Một ngày nọ, cậu bé trở lại chỗ cây táo với vẻ mặt buồn rầu, cây táo reo to : - Hãy đến chơi với ta. - Cháu không còn là trẻ con, chảu chẳng thích chơi quanh gốc cây nữa. Cháu chỉ thích đồ chơi thôi và cháu đang cần tiền để mua chúng. - Ta rất riếc là không có tiền, nhưng cậu có thể hái tất cả táo của ta và dêm bán. Rồi cậu sẽ có tiền. Cậu bé rất mừng. Nó vặt tất cả táo trên cây và sung sướng bỏ đi, Cây táo lại buồn bã vì cậu bé chẳng quay lại nữa. Một hôm, cậu bé – giờ đã là một chàng trai – trở lại và cây táo vui lắm : - Hãy đến chơi với ta. - Cháu không có thời gian để chơi. Cháu còn phải làm việc nuôi sống gia đình. Gia đình cháu đang cần một mái nhà để trú ngụ. Bác có giúp gì được cháu không ? - Ta ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Thanh Giong

Once  upon a time, a woman was old but she had not given birth a child. One day, when she went to her field, she saw a stranger footsore on the ground. The big footsore made her surprise and said: “omg, this footsore is so big” the she put her foot into the footsore. More 9 months later, she gave birth to a little boy named Giong. The boy was extraordinary that he was over three years old but had not spoken. He only knew lying and smiling. vietnamesefairytales.blogspot.com That year, the enemies they were known An planed to attack the country of the boy. They were merciless. Wherever they had gone, houses were ruined, fields were fired, people were killed. The sight behind them is mess of corpse and blood and ashes.The King was worry he forced his servants to look for person who could fight against the enemies.  One day, a servent went to Giong’s village while the woman was holding the boy in her arms, she said sadly that: “Giong, I wonder that when you hav...
Read more