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201. Bảy con quạ

Ngày xưa, có một người sinh được bảy con trai, nhưng không có con gái, cầu mãi cũng chẳng được. Mãi về sau, vợ có mang, bác ta chứa chan hy vọng; quả nhiên đứa con ra đời là con gái. Hai vợ chồng mừng lắm, nhưng đứa con gái lại bé quá. Vì thấy con yếu ớt, bố mẹ định làm phép rửa tội gấp cho con.
Bố vội sai đứa con trai chạy ra suối lấy nước. Sáu đứa kia cũng đi theo. Bảy đứa tranh nhau múc nước, cái bình lăn xuống nước.
Chúng không biết làm thế nào, không đứa nào dám về nhà. Thấy con mãi không về, bố sột ruột, nói:
- Mấy thằng ranh lại mải chơi quên múc nước rồi.
Bố sợ con gái nhỡ chết không được chịu phép rửa tội, phát cáu, rủa con:
- Ước gì cả bảy thằng hóa ra quạ tất.
Vừa nói buông lời thì nghe thấy tiếng vỗ cánh trên đầu và bảy con quạ đen như than bay liệng.
Bố đã trót rủa rồi, hối lại không kịp nữa. Hai vợ chồng buồn vì mất bảy đứa con trai, nhưng được an ủi vì thấy đứa con gái quí mỗi ngày một khỏe lên và đẹp ra. Mãi sau cô nghe thấy láng giềng xì xào rằng cô đẹp thật, nhưng vì cô mà bảy anh cô phải khổ, thì cô mới biết rằng cô có anh. Cô buồn rầu, hỏi bố mẹ xem là mình có anh không và các anh nay ra sao. Bố mẹ không thể giấu con được nữa, nói tránh ra rằng đó là lòng trời, và cô sinh ra chẳng có tội gì.
Nhưng cô em hàng ngày vẫn bị lương tâm cắn rứt và quyết tâm giải thoát cho các anh khỏi bị phù phép. Cô bứt rứt lắm, trốn nhà ra đi khắp nơi mong tìm ra tung tích các anh để giải thoát các anh bằng mọi cách. Cô chỉ mang theo một chiếc nhẫn nhỏ là vật kỷ niệm của bố mẹ, một cái bánh mì để ăn, một bình nước nhỏ để uống và một chiếc ghế con để ngồi cho đỡ mỏi.
Cô đi mãi đi mãi, đi đến tận cùng thế giới. Cô đi tới mặt trời, nhưng mặt trời nóng quá. Cô vội rời mặt trời và chạy đến mặt trăng, nhưng mặt trăng lạnh lẽo quá. Cô vội quay gót, đi tới các vì sao. Các vì sao tiếp cô niềm nở, vì sao nào cũng ngồi trên một cái ghế con. Sao Mai đứng dậy, cho cô một cái xương nhỏ và bảo cô:
- Không có cái xương nhỏ này thì con không thể mở được núi thủy tinh là chỗ ở của các anh con.
Cô bé cầm lấy cái xương, lấy khăn bọc cẩn thận, rồi đi mãi, đến núi thủy tinh. Cửa núi đóng. Cô cởi khăn tay ra để lấy cái xương, nhưng không thấy nữa. Thế là cô đã đánh mất món quà của vì sao tốt bụng. Làm thế nào bây giờ? Cô muốn cứu các anh mà chìa khóa núi lại mất rồi. Cô bèn rút dao ra, cắt mẩu ngón tay đút vào lỗ khóa. Cô bước vào, thấy một người lùn đi ra, hỏi:
- Con đến tìm gì ở đây?
- Con tìm các anh con là bảy con quạ.
- Bây giờ các ông quạ đi vắng, nhưng nếu con muốn chờ các ông về thì con vào đây.
Người lùn sắp bữa ăn tối cho bảy ông quạ vào bảy cái đĩa nhỏ và bảy cái cốc nhỏ. Cô bé ăn ở mỗi đĩa một miếng và uống ở mỗi cốc một hớp. Cô thả cái nhẫn mang theo vào cốc cuối cùng.
Chợt cô nghe thấy trên không có tiềng vỗ cánh. Người lùn liền nói:
- Các ông quạ đã về đó.
Các ông quạ về thật. Mỗi ông đi tìm cốc đĩa của mình để ăn uống.
Hết ông nọ đến ông kia hỏi:
- Ai đã ăn ở đĩa của tôi? Ai đã uống cốc của tôi? Nhất định có người đụng đến cốc này.
Khi con quạ thứ bảy uống hết cốc, thì nó thấy cái nhẫn. Nó nhìn chằm chằm và nhận ra cái nhẫn của bố mẹ, bèn nói:
- Cầu Chúa cho em chúng ta ở đây thì chúng ta được giải thoát.
Quạ vừa nói xong, cô bé đang đứng nghe sau cửa liền bước vào.
Tức thì đàn quạ hóa ra người. Anh em ôm chặt lấy nhau hôn nhau mãi, rồi vui vẻ cùng nhau lên đường về nhà.
Cô gái trong câu chuyện thật là dũng cảm, tốt bụng. Bằng tình yêu và lòng quyết tâm cô đã giải thoát được cho các anh của mình.

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