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A selection of foreign fairy tales

Myth is based on real life, and its various interpretations and descriptions are the reflection of objective reality and life struggle

By murp9085Published 2 years ago 12 min read
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1. Foreign mythology: The King of Fangs

Once upon a time there was a country called Jeddah. The ruler of this country had a particularly large canine, so people called him the King of Canine. He is very young and doesn't know how to govern the country. He always does as he pleases and never listens to his advisers.

All Jeddah is mad at the King of the Fangs. Every day people were arrested for disrespecting the king. The Fangs ordered them tortured and put in prison, regardless of whether they had done anything wrong.

For a while, the King loved spinach very much. He ate it every day. One day, he found that the spinach cooked by the cook was more delicious than before, so he called the woman cook and asked her what was in the spinach. He was a gruff man, and when he was happy he spoke very abruptly.

The cook was too frightened to answer at first. The King pulled out his sword and said, "If you don't tell me, I'll kill you."

The cook said timidly, "Forgive me, Your Majesty. I cut my finger cutting spinach today..."

"What happened?" The King of the Fangs interrupted her impatiently.

"Blood from my finger dripped into the spinach," she said. "I was in a hurry and didn't have time to wash it again."

"Well, no wonder spinach is so good." "Said the King with satisfaction. When the cook had retired, he nodded triumphantly, with a cruel smile on his face.

The next day the King of the Fangs sat down in the hall of audience. All his ministers were present, including his four counsellors, and his civil and military officers. The Toothed King called his steward and said, "From this day forward, execute a prisoner every day."

Trembling with fear, the chamberlain knelt down before his throne, and trembled: "Your Majesty, may I ask the purpose of putting to death a prisoner every day?"

"Don't ask," said the Fangs majestically. "Kill a prisoner every day and give his blood to the cook. She knows what to do. Now you can go."

The chamberlain had to rise and carry out the king's orders. Then four counsellors stopped him. "Wait a minute," they said. "Don't be so busy killing people. Some prisoners may be completely innocent. Killing innocent people is a crime."

"But it's the king's order." The manager said.

"We know." 'said the counsellor.' But you can't in good conscience do that. '

2. Foreign Mythology: The Horse of Prophecy

In the time of polytheism, there were four temples in that part of Warina. Each of these four temples was dedicated to a god with three heads, the Triad. The walls of the temple, inside and outside, were decorated with artistic portraits, both of people and of birds and animals, painted to life, very true to life. And the color of the portrait has not faded, the erosion of rain and snow can not make it tarnish.

There were tables and benches in the middle of the temple, where grand meetings were held to discuss matters of great importance to all the citizens. And in the most prominent place is displayed the statue of the three-headed god, taller than a man, with three heads and three faces.

One of the four temples had a special annex where a horse was kept. This horse should be a prophet. For such an important job a horse named Shifka was chosen. He was powerful and almost perfect, with a fine, floppy mane and nimble eyes. It was an old priest who was appointed to look after it. The old priest loved the horse, which was in his charge, and took good care of it. Under the good care of the old priest, the horse fattened up, its fur shone silver, and its eyes looked bright and happy.

In the time of special ceremony, Shifka will play its important and special role. On the ground in front of the horse lay nine spears, side by side, a foot and a half apart. Then the old priest led Shivka over the spears. If the horse passes without touching a spear, it is considered a good sign; If even a spear is touched, it is considered a bad omen.

At first, according to the chief priest of the temple, Shifka was called out to foretell good or bad luck only in important events that upset the entire population. It predicted, for example, whether the winter would be cold or warm, whether the next harvest would be good or bad and whether it would be better to start a war or postpone it... Later, however, the custom changed, and the old priest, for a sack of oats, brought out the horse to foretell the future of ordinary families, and even to tell the fortune of individual people. Shifka had to make decisions about whether a craftsman's daughter should marry or whether a businessman should go out in business.

In other words, Shifka is now answering every question put to it. Among those who waited patiently to see its four hooves pass among the nine spears were fathers who were ready to marry their daughters, merchants who were ready to go to sea, and municipal representatives who were ready to wage war. The priest who took care of the horse realized its importance and was very proud of himself for taking care of the horse.

Shivka is a what? He was sent by the three-headed gods himself. Whether it says so or not is according to God's instruction. Through which the three-headed gods personally foretell good or bad.

Shifka became more and more skilled as time went by, for he traversed nine spears several times a week. He learned to walk very carefully, so that his four hooves touched the shaft less and less. The Horse became a benevolent foreseeer, unfortunate predictions became rare, and Shivka gained greater respect from the inhabitants of Warina. So he ate all right, for everyone tried to bring him some good food.

However, one day, some Kirui missionaries appeared in the city. Relying on the strength of their numbers, they set to work confidently and boldly. Even the priests were made to turn their backs on their gods. To prove that the triad was nothing more than a wooden idol, the priests knocked it down and cut off all three of its heads, as proof that the new religion had prevailed in this part of Pomoria. Most of the priests agreed to be baptized, thinking that if the three heads had tolerated the insult to our temple, then the reign of the three heads had come to an end.

Only the horse priests remain loyal to the three-headed gods. He never listened to what the preachers said. When the priests, who had betrayed their polytheistic gods, came to persuade him, he would not listen. He answered them, I have served the three-headed God all my life, and I will be faithful to him even if I die.

At last the old man got up his courage and went to the missionaries and asked: What are you going to do with the Mahifka of the prophecy?

"We're going to sell it." "They answered.

The old man shook at these words. He loved his god, and he loved Shifka. From this time on, the old priest was restless and uneasy. He was thinking of the three-headed God and worried about Shifka's situation.

One night, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep, the past kept drifting past his eyes, and he could see Shivka as clearly as if it were standing beside his bed. He also recalled that when the colt was led into the temple, it was timid and inflexible, often touching the spears with its hooves as it moved back and forth among the nine spears. Then he got used to it and learned to walk around the tip of the spear. It seemed to know what was expected of it, and tried to play its part to the satisfaction of those who came to inquire.

But now this wonderful, wise horse, what of the three-headed gods, was to be sold like a common animal? The old priest's heart wrenched at the thought of this. The next morning, the old man was found dead.

Shivka was actually sold, to a farmer in a village. The horse, which had been a prophet, became a good helper to the husbandman, and obediently pulled the plough and the rake, to the delight of its new master. He has retained one habit: he always walks very carefully and carefully, never using his foot to step on a stick or branch across the road.

3. Foreign Fairy Tales: Pandora's Box

For the light of mankind, Prometheus once again smuggled the fire of heaven. But unfortunately fell into the trap of Apollo, was punished to the stone mountain. Prometheus told Epimetheus to remember that on no account should he accept gifts from Zeus. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create a human woman in order to fulfill his plan of human self-destruction. This woman is lovable, intelligent, beautiful and capable of bringing disaster to mankind. Zeus presented the woman, named Pandora, to Epimetheus, who had forgotten the warning of Prometheus. Deucalion, the son of Prometheus, had been warned by his father to build a great ship, so he took his wife Pyrrha and sailed away, and later created a new people, which had been destroyed.

4. Foreign Fairy Tales: Athena and Alcmene

Athena and Poseidon quarreled over a village, and the gods agreed that the village belonged to the one who could give gifts to the villagers. As a result, the olive tree Athena sent was welcomed by the villagers, and the village belonged to Athena. Alcmene, the weaving expert in the village, was proud and confident, and she thought her skills were better than Athena. Athena, hearing the news, had a tense weaving competition with her.

5. Foreign Fairy Tales: The Dove Maiden

A long time ago, the Euphrates River was flooded. The surging water washed many fish onto the bank. On the rough water, huge white eggs float in the waves. Sometimes thrown into the air by the waves, and sometimes swept under the water by the current, the crisp, thin egg can be broken at any moment. Two big fish found the eggs, and they spent all their lives trying to get them safely to the shore. After reaching the shore safely, a white dove flew over, and it grabbed the egg to a safe guinea pig. There, the white dove squatted down to incubate the egg, a few days later, the shell cracked, from the cast of rice a book girl, the girl with the body of a fish, she is Dicriki. Diriki was beautiful and lively, and the gods loved her. As time passes, Diriki has become a symbol of the universe's justice, wisdom and virtue. The gods respected her, and they agreed to grant one wish. Two of the brightest stars in the constellation Diriqui.

At that time, the goddesses of the earth had to conceive without marrying. Deliggy wanted to have a child, so she became pregnant and soon bore eleven children. The girl was different from her mother in that she was completely human, with large bright eyes on her beautiful face.

Although she liked her daughter, she was surprised by her human form. The goddess of the world also suspected this baby girl, they have slandered her? Diliki couldn't stand the pressure of the goddesses, so she left her daughter in the middle of a dark night.

At this time, the chief god of Nineveh, Bavis, was surveying the earth. He caught sight of the little abandoned creature. Bavis felt sorry for the baby girl, so he sent the messenger Jeb to the earth to protect her. At the same time, Bavis sent a flock of white pigeons to nurse the baby girl.

So, during the day, doves use their wings to shade their baby girls from the sun; At night the pigeons shielded her from the wind and cold with their wings. And the doves took turns to come into the shepherd's house and take a few drops of milk. Into the baby girl's mouth to quench her hunger and thirst.

Years passed before I knew it. As she grew older, the pigeons began to steal cheese for her. One day, the herdsman found pigeons' tracks on his cheese. So the shepherd followed the dove and found the girl.

The shepherd was so surprised by the girl's beauty that he carried her home without a word. The herdsman had a plan to bring up the girl. Then he took her to the marriage market in Nineveh and sold her. The shepherds named the girl Semirameth, which means little white dove.

The Semira silk thread lived in the shepherd's house. She grew day by day. She was so beautiful that she was like a dewy flower.

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