Vietnamese fairy tales

Once  upon a time, a poor boy who lost his parent as he was a child. He was innocent so people called him innocent boy. Innocent boy worked for a landlord. He worked very hard. Therefore, after five years as innocent boy asked the landlord for his wage, the landlord insisted him to work for him another five years. After hearing sweet words, innocent boy was please to continue working. Other five years passed, innocent boy one more time asked the landlord for his wage. The landlord another time insisted him. vietnamesefairytales.blogspot.com “We have known the other for long time that makes us familiar. Therefore, you stay with me another five years and as you leave, I will give you three golden bars. You will be rich at the moment”. Innocent boy felt interested so he agreed. Five years passed that time innocent boy asked for his wage and showed his idea that he wanted to leave. Though the landlord gave him other promises, he didn’t change his mind. At last, the landlor...

Once  upon a time, a boy had no both father and mother or any relatives. He was laid on road. A landlord brought him to home and fed him. Because he was dirty as the landlord brought him to home, people called him Pig. Though others derided, was not respected, Pig didn’t fell uncomfortable. Pig grew up and passed famine years. When Pig was fifteen years old, Pig worked for a mandarin. One day, the mandarin asked him to bring a pot of water and bathed his feet. The mandarin showed him moles and threatened: “I have three red moles here. Carefully. If you make any scratch, you and, all of your family also can not indemnify. Understand!”  Pig thought: “He was arrogant because of three red moles”. Then Pig pulled his shirt up to showed the mandarin his moles. He said: “You think your three moles are valuable. You see I have nine red moles here”. The mandarin felt surprise as he see nine red moles in Pig’back. He thought: “God, how can he get them? It is very valua...

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 ...

Once  upon a time, the country had a mandarin, named Khoa Dang Nguyen who was known by ability solving cases and his kindness. He used to be assigned to go other districts and managed the area. One day, he was assigned to a district and there had a case. A person had destroyed all cucumber trees of his neighbour in field because they had hatred. The next morning when the neighbor went to the field and found out that all trees had died. He saw cucumbers which would harvest in few days withered, that made him painful. He creamed and cried and found the way to find the mandarin and asked him to punish who had done the thing. Mr. Dang went to the field and observed. All marks pointed that accused had used a spade. The accused had used the blade to cut top of tree and used handle to crushed roots. But the accused was wise that he or she had cleaned footprints. Mr. Dang turned to the neighbor, the plaintiff and asked: “Do you think about anyone?”    ...

Once  upon a time that was the time the country was reigned by Minh Mang king. A poor boy but had great health. He worked as a ferryman at Thien ta port. When he was born he had three red moles on his stomach, people said that was rare signal. The rumor about his red moles spread to mandarins who thought that the boy would be an insurgent when he grew up. Therefore, they planned to arrest. The boy was informed, he escaped to a highland, Cao Bang province. He urged others to join with him and fought against the royal. Huu Khoi Nguyen was one of his fellows. He was young but had great health and bravery. vietnamesefairytales.blogspot.com Their power grew up so fast. In the short time, they had occupied whole Cao Bang province and opened out surroundings. The recent king feared, he ordered Van Duyet Le a powerful general to pacify. Though soldiers fought bravely, they repeatedly lost the battle. At last, they were forced to defend in the capital. Van Duyet Le feared that he co...