Vietnamese fairy tales

A  person had been born times, lived other lives. Each time being born, the person was always a monk or a nut, lived with strong religious belief. She or he had passed nine lives but still   didn’t reach Nirvana. At the tenth, the person was reborn in the form of a girl. She was daughter of a normal family who lived in Cao Ly and her name was Thi Kinh. Thi Kinh was a calm, kind-hearted girl. She was the person who loved her mother and father, using to help them homework. When she grew up, he parent let her married with a student whose name’s Thien Si. Thien Si was born in normal family, not richer than her family but he was very hard in studying. Therefore, Thi Kinh had nothing more pleased than undertaking all homework for her husband to have time to study. One normal night, Thien Si sat on floor reading book while his wife, Thi Kinh, was staying by sewing. Front their face was only an oil lamp. Later, Thien Si felt tired, he laid down his head was on his wif...

Once upon a time, a boy named Chu Sinh lived in Hung Hoa. He lost parent when he was child and was taken care of by his uncle. As much as his uncle treated him well, his aunt, on other side, treated him as much as badder. His aunt really hated him that she was angry as she had to served a nephew, a student, food and drinks while he did nothing but studying that was useless with her in reality. Therefore, whenever she had chance to going cross him, she was always giving him venomous words. But, the boy knew exactly his position in the house and chose not to reply. Day by day, the aunt seemed not to have more sympathy with him she scolded him all day. One day, his uncle went out and his aunt seemed had her chance scolding him as much as she could and the boy that time couldn’t keep silent anymore he replied few word. But, that seemed to be a reason for his aunt turned angry. She shouted: “Go away -- if that is what you want and remember – don’t come back here”. vietnamesefairyta...

Once upon a time, in a small village lived a woman. She had no husband but was a person who worked very hard. She started working in field from early morning when just sang and only came back home as stars appeared on the sky. One day, when she was working as normal, she suddenly felt uncomfortable. Her throat got burned she felt thirsty. Hurriedly, she found the way to a tent standing at the edge, seeked for water. There had no water. The woman had no choice the thirst forced her to find water and satisfied it. It's lucky she discovered water after a little time wandering. Water drops were falling down from a big rock. She had no time to think much or observed the strange rock what she wanted immediately was satisfying her thirst. She turned face upward then three drops fell in her mouth. Just three drops satisfied completely her thirst, left the feeling of cool and gentle sweet in her mouth for long. The rock had the shape of a giant man who was taking horn, looking at sky. The...

Once upon a time, in a small village a boy was born. The prophet talked that he would get married with a princess when he was sixteen years old. The prophecy fastly came to the king who was traveling incognito. The king who had bad heart didn't want his son-in-law's person having humble origin. He found the way to home of the child, put on in clothes of wealthy trader, brought some slaves with him. He pretended as a kind trader who had no child, and desired to have one. By sweet lies, the king convinced parent of the child. "You are poor." he said, "Give him to me. I will take of him." The couple refused till he gave them glittering golden bars. "It's his luck. His fate will be good." they thought so. Then, they gave their son to the king, thought that their son would grow up in wealth. The king put the child in a case, brought it, rode away. He stood on the edge and threw the case into a strong river. "So, my daughter did get rid ...

Once upon a time, in countryside lived an family. They were a happy family. Everyday, the father went to wood, the mother cooked and their daughter wove. That year, the sun burned their region hardly. Rivers and lakes were dried. Fields chapped. Their village turned wild because people people found the way to leave. The girl and her parent had to left there had mothing for them to eat. Hunger and thirst took the mother's health off. At last, she died. To have money to bury her mother, the girl sold herself to a trader. The trader had a plan he would brought her to city where the slave market was. He could get much money if he sold her there. The father didn't want to be apart from his daughter. He prayed to go with them. "Please! Bring me with you. I'm healthy and will be useful for you." The trader agreed. "Alright! You will take care of slaves and camels." said the trader. That's a long and hard journey. They had gone on many roads, come ...