The wise swineherd prince

There was a prince who wanted to marry the princess of a neighboring country, but his country was too small to come up with a decent gift.

　　So he had to go to his father's grave and pluck the only rose that only blooms once every five years. The fragrance of this rose is very special, as long as you smell its fragrance, all troubles and sorrows will be eliminated.

　　He also put a nightingale who could sing various wonderful songs in a silver box with flowers and took it to the palace of a neighboring country.

　　The king of the neighboring country ordered his servants to open the gift brought by the prince. When he saw that there was only a nightingale and a rose inside, he refused the prince's request to propose marriage.

　　The prince was not discouraged. After a month, he painted his face brown and black, with the brim of his hat drawn low, and wore very worn clothes, and came back to the neighboring country.

　　After seeing the king, he said that he wanted to find a job. The king thought about it, led him to a large pig farm, and made him a swineherd.

　　The prince, who was a swineherd, lived in a dilapidated little house. During the day, he was busy feeding the pigs. At night, he made a very cute little pot. A small bell was hung on the edge of the pot. As soon as the water in the pot was turned on, the small bell rang crisply, and with this sound played an old and sad tune.

　　What's even more amazing is that as long as you stick your finger into the hot air coming out of the pot, you can know what dish is being cooked in the pot of every family in the city.

　　On this day, when the princess was accompanied by her servant through the pig farm, she was attracted by the sad tune played by the bell, and asked the servant to go in and ask the swineherd how much the instrument sold for.

　　The swineherd told the servant that he would not sell it for money, but only ten kisses from the princess.

　　The servant came out and whispered this to the princess. After hearing this, the princess was very angry, turned around and left.

　　But just after walking a few steps, the crisp and pleasant voice sounded again. The princess was really reluctant, so she asked the maid to kiss her ten times, but the swineherd refused. The princess had no choice but to give the swineherd ten kisses and take away the small pot.

　　The princess took the small pot back to the palace and kept the water on every day. She stayed by the pot with her maid all day long, admiring the delicious food cooked by each family, and she was really happy.

　　The swineherd gave up his little pot after ten kisses from the princess. Now he has made a very strange rattle. As long as he twists it with his hands, it will play waltzes, polkas and other popular dance music.

　　One day, when the swineherd was turning the rattle, she was heard by the passing princess again, and she asked the maid to ask how much the swineherd's instrument cost to sell. The swineherd said no money, just a hundred kisses from the princess.

　　When the maid came back, she told the princess that the swineherd wanted a hundred kisses. When the princess heard this, she thought the swineherd was a lunatic, so she pulled the maid and left.

　　After walking for a while, the princess hesitated again, feeling that this was a kind of disrespect for art. As a princess, you should encourage talents who engage in artistic creation. It is better to only give ten kisses to yourself, and the rest will be given by the maid.

　　The princess asked the maid to tell the swineherd her idea, but she was still rejected by the swineherd. The princess had no choice but to bite the bullet and start kissing the swineherd.

　　At this time, many people felt very curious when they saw the princess kissing the swineherd, and came over to watch. As a result, more and more people gathered around, almost filling the entire pig farm.

　　It happened that the king passed by the city tower and saw so many people gathered in the pig farm. He was very curious and hurriedly called the attendant to find out what happened there.

　　When the attendant came back and told the princess about the swineherd, the king was so angry that he rushed to the pig farm angrily. Since people were watching the princess kiss the swineherd intently, no one noticed that the king had come behind.

　　There was only a loud roar, and the king hit the princess and the swineherd hard on the head with his shoe. At this time, they just kissed eighty-six times. In a fit of rage, the king drove the princess and the swineherd out of the country together.

　　The princess cried sadly, and the swineherd sighed helplessly, but it rained again.

　　The princess bitterly scolded the swineherd for hurting her all her life, otherwise she might have married the prince of a neighboring country with dignity.

　　When the swineherd heard the princess' words, he went behind a big tree, wiped the black ash from his face, took off his dirty clothes, and put on the prince's luxurious clothes.

　　When the princess knew that the swineherd was a handsome prince, she had to curtsy to him.

　　But in the face of the princess, the prince told her coldly that he would not want her, because the prince looked down on her at all, saying that she did not understand roses, nightingales and love at all, and actually kissed her for a small thing. Easily given to the swineherd.

　　After the prince finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving the princess there to grieve alone.

　　Why doesn't the prince want to marry such a princess? Because this princess doesn't understand the preciousness of roses and nightingales, but can let go of her identity for those bizarre gadgets. What she pursues has always been wrong. This story tells us that you have to choose the right direction in life, otherwise you will go wrong every step of the way~