202. Ba anh em

Một người có ba con trai, cả cơ nghiệp có một cái nhà. Người con nào cũng muốn sau này, khi bố mất, nhà sẽ về mình. Ông bố thì con nào cũng quí, thành ra rất phân vân, không biết tính sao cho các con vừa lòng. Bán nhà đi thì có tiền chia cho chúng, nhưng là của hương hỏa nên ông không muốn bán. Sau ông nghĩ được một kế, bảo các con:

- Chúng mày hãy đi chu du thiên hạ, thử gan thử sức một phen. Mỗi đứa học lấy một nghề. Đứa nào giỏi nhất, bố cho cái nhà.
Ba người con lấy làm thích lắm. Người con cả muốn trở thành thợ đóng móng ngựa, người thứ hai muốn làm thợ cạo, còn người em út muốn làm thầy dạy võ Ba anh em hẹn nhau ngay về, rồi chia tay ra đi.
Cả ba người đều gặp được thầy giỏi truyền cho biết hết bí quyết nhà nghề. Người đóng móng ngựa được làm việc cho nhà vua và nghĩ bụng:
"Phen này, chắc nhà không thoát khỏi tay mình". Người thợ cạo được sửa tóc cho những nhà quyền quí nên chắc mẩm là được nhà. Anh học võ bị đấm nhiều miếng nhưng vẫn cắn răng chịu, nghĩ bụng:
"Nếu sợ bị đấm thì bao giờ được nhà?".
Đến hẹn, ba anh em trở về nhà. Nhưng chẳng ai biết làm thế nào để thi thố tài nghệ của mình, bèn ngồi bàn với nhau. Đương lúc ấy chợt có một chú thỏ băng qua cánh đồng. Anh thợ cạo reo lên:
"May quá, thật là vừa đúng dịp". Anh liền cầm đĩa xà phòng, đánh bọt, đợi thỏ ta đến gần, anh vừa chạy theo vừa quét xà phòng, cạo râu thỏ mà không hề làm thỏ xầy da chút nào.
Người bố khen:
"Khá lắm! Nếu hai thằng kia không làm được trò gì hay hơn thế thì cho mày cái nhà".
Một lát sau có một cỗ xe ngựa chạy qua như bay.
Anh đóng móng ngựa nói:
"Bố xem tài con nhé!".
Anh liền chạy đuổi theo cỗ xe, tháo bốn móng sắt của một con ngựa và thay luôn bốn móng mới trong khi ngựa vẫn phi đều.
Người bố lại khen:
"Mày giỏi lắm! Mày chẳng kém gì em mày.
Không biết cho đứa nào cái nhà đây!".
Lúc bấy giờ người con út mới nói:
- Thưa bố, bây giờ đến lượt con, bố cho con thử tài.
Vừa lúc ấy trời bắt đầu mưa. Anh ta rút ngay gươm múa kín trên đầu, người không dính một giọt nước nào. Trời mưa ngày càng to, anh ta múa càng hăng, áo quần vẫn khô như đứng nơi kín đáo.
Người bố ngạc nhiên quá reo lên:
- Con thật là tài nhất! Thôi con được cái nhà rồi.
Hai anh cũng phục người em út lắm và đồng ý với cha.
Ba anh em rất mực thương nhau nên ở cùng một nhà, mỗi người làm nghề của mình. Họ tài khéo nên kiếm được nhiều tiền.
Họ sống sung sướng như vậy mãi cho đến lúc tuổi già, một người ốm chết, hai người kia buồn rầu cũng chết theo. Cả ba anh em vừa khéo vừa giỏi, lại vừa quí mến lẫn nhau, đều được chôn chung một mộ.

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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!

So dua - Coconut boy

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Wishing pearl

De was a young boy. His parent was servants of a landlord. Every morning, De led landlord’s cattle to meadow and brought them back at nightfall. De used to be excited in playing with his fellows and when he was in his game he didn’t care anything. Many times the cattle he herded ate rice on field and the owners used to beat him pained but he still left cattle and joined in his fellows. One normal day, he and his fellows had a swimming competition. An award was given to the winner that he couldn’t refuse. Therefore, he participated in the competition and left his cattle on a wild hill. They swam and dived in water until noon and when they walked on ground, a cow had disappeared. The cow belonged to no one but his master. Children separated to find the cow but the cow seemed to vanish they couldn’t find it. Sun was going to down, children made their ways to home they left De staying at there. Day stayed at there alone crying. After that, he fell in sleep. Latter, he was woken up b...

The tale of watermelon

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Thanh Giong

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Tu Thuc and wonderland

A boy, named Tu Thuc, lived in Tran dynasty. He was offspring of a mandarin and was taught carefully. When he was 20 years old, he got passed all contests the king organized. So, he was appointed to be district mandarin. Not like other mandarins he liked freedom, hated rules. He also didn’t like to swarm others. He liked to drink, do poetry and go sightseeing. A large temple stood in the area he managed. Peonies were grown in temple’s garden and they bloomed in every January that was also the time the temple had a Buddhist festival. Many people from anywhere gathered at there as the festival started. Tu Thuc had heard about the festival and wanted to go to there one time. He put on normal clothes that helped him not to be realized by others. He went alone to the temple. That time, Buddhism was national religion of the country so monks were people who had high positions. Monks set a rule that anyone who picked up flowers or broke boughs would be paid for that and if they ha...

Danh sách truyện cổ tích việt nam

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My Chau and Trong Thuy

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The tale of tiger

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