Grimm's Fairy Tale The Virgin's Child

Grimm's Fairy Tales is a German folk literature work collected, arranged and processed by German linguists jacob green and william green. The following is my collection of Grimm's fairy tale "The Virgin's Child" for reference only. Let's have a look.

There lived a woodcutter and his wife next to the big forest. They only have one child, a three-year-old girl. But they are so poor that they don't even eat bread every day, and they don't know what to feed their children. One morning, the woodcutter sadly went to the forest to cut wood. Suddenly, a tall and beautiful woman appeared in front of him, wearing a crown decorated with twinkling stars on her head. She said to the woodcutter, "I am the mother of Jesus, the virgin Mary." "You are poor and need help. Give me your baby. I am willing to take her away, be her mother and take good care of her. " The woodcutter listened to her words and brought the child to the virgin Mary. The virgin Mary took her children to heaven. The child lived comfortably in heaven, eating candy cakes, drinking sweet milk, wearing golden clothes and playing with the little angels. When she was fourteen years old, the Virgin Mary called her to her one day and said to her, "Dear child, I'm going on a long trip. This is the key to the thirteen doors of the kingdom of heaven, and you keep it. You can open twelve of them and see the beautiful scenery inside. This little key can open the thirteenth door, but you must never open that door, or you will be very unfortunate. " The little girl promised to listen to the virgin Mary. After the Virgin Mary left, she began to visit the houses in heaven. She opens one door every day until twelve doors are opened by her. She saw a disciple of Jesus sitting at every door, surrounded by light. This splendid sight makes her extremely happy, and also makes the little angels who accompany her day and night extremely happy. Now there are only doors that are forbidden to open. She wanted to know what was hidden behind this door, so she said to the angels, "I won't open all the doors and I won't go in." I just want to open a crack so that we can all see what's inside. "Oh, no," said the little angels, "that's a sin. The Virgin Mary forbids you to open it. If you don't obey, you may suffer misfortune. " Hearing this, she was silent, but the desire in her heart did not disappear, but kept torturing her and making her restless for a moment. Once, all the angels went out, and she thought, "I'm alone now, so I can go in and have a look." "I don't think anyone will know." She found the key, held it in her hand and inserted it into the lock hole. As soon as she inserted it into the keyhole, she turned it and the door opened at once. She saw the Trinity sitting in fire and light. She stood there, looking at everything in surprise, and then touched the fire with her finger, which immediately turned golden. She was so scared that she slammed the door and ran away. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't dispel her fears. Her heart is always pounding, she can't calm down, and she can't get the gold off her finger. Whether it is wiped or washed, it is still there.

The virgin Mary will return from her trip soon. She called the little girl to her side and asked her for the key to heaven. When she handed in the key, the virgin Mary looked her in the eye and asked, "You didn't open the thirteenth door, did you?" "No." The little girl replied. The virgin put her hand on the little girl's heart and felt her heart beating badly. She knew at once that she had not obeyed, and she opened the door. Then the virgin asked, "have you really never opened that door?" "No." The little girl answered for the second time. At this time, the virgin saw that the little girl's finger turned into gold because she touched skyfire. Knowing that she had committed a crime, she asked her for the third time, "Are you sure?" "No." The little girl said for the third time. The virgin Mary said, "you don't listen to me, you lie." You don't deserve to live in heaven anymore. "

The little girl fell asleep in a daze. When she woke up, she found herself lying in a wilderness on the earth. She wanted to shout, but she couldn't make a sound. She stood up and tried to escape, only to find that no matter which direction she went, there were always many thorns blocking her way and she couldn't get through. On the wasteland around her stood a hollow old tree, which became her home. When night fell, she climbed into the tree hole and slept in it. When it's windy and rainy, she also hides in it. This kind of life is miserable. Whenever she thinks of the happy life in heaven and the scene of playing with the little angels, she will cry bitterly. Grass roots and wild fruits are her only food, and she still has to work hard to find them. Autumn is coming. At this time, she picked up the walnuts and leaves that fell to the ground and moved to the hole. These walnuts are her food in winter. On snowy and freezing days, she can only climb into the leaves like a poor little animal to avoid freezing to death. Soon, her clothes were torn and fell off one by one. When the sun shone warmly on the earth again, she climbed out and sat in front of the tree. Her long hair is like a cloak, covering her whole body tightly. She just sat there year after year, feeling the bitterness and misfortune of the world.

When winter goes and spring comes, the trees turn green again. One day, the king hunted in the forest and chased a roe deer, but the roe deer got into the bushes around the forest. The king got off his horse, brushed aside the bushes and cut a path for himself with his sword. When he finally passed through the bushes, he saw a very beautiful girl sitting under the tree. I saw her sitting there, her long blond hair hanging down to her heels, covering her whole body. The king just stood there, looked at her in great surprise, and then asked her, "Who are you?" ? Why are you sitting in this wilderness? "But she can't talk, because she can't open her mouth. The king asked again, "Would you like to go back to the palace with me?" She just nodded slightly. The king picked her up, put her on horseback and rode her back to the palace. When he arrived at the palace, he dressed her in the most beautiful clothes and gave her all kinds of things. Although she can't speak, she is beautiful and gentle. The king fell in love with her sincerely and married her soon.

About a year later, the queen gave birth to a son. That night, when she was lying alone in bed, the virgin Mary appeared in front of her and said to her, "If you tell the truth and admit that you opened the forbidden door, I will open your mouth and let you talk;" But if you insist on denying your sins, I will take your newborn baby. " The virgin allowed the queen to speak at this moment, but the queen stubbornly said, "no, I didn't open the forbidden door." "The virgin Mary snatched the newborn baby from her arms and disappeared with him. The next morning, when they saw that the child was gone, people whispered that the queen was a man-eating demon and killed her own child. She heard all these words, but she couldn't say anything. Fortunately, the king loved her so much that he didn't believe what everyone said.

A year later, the queen gave birth to another son. In the evening, the Virgin Mary came to her again and said, "If you admit that you opened the forbidden door, I will give you your child back and let you talk." But if you continue to deny it, I will take your newborn child away. The queen still replied, "No, I didn't open that door." "The virgin had to take the child away from her arms again and take him back to heaven. The next morning, when people saw that the child was gone again, they openly said that the child must have been swallowed by the queen. The king's ministers demanded that she be tried, but because the king loved the queen deeply, he not only refused to believe what others said, but also prohibited the ministers from talking about it, and all offenders were put to death.

Another year passed and the queen gave birth to a very beautiful daughter. In the evening, the Virgin Mary appeared in front of her for the third time and said to her, "Come with me." She took the queen by the hand and took her to heaven to show her two sons. The two brothers smiled at her and played with the globe. This scene made the queen very happy. The Virgin Mary said, "Haven't your heart softened yet?" If you admit that you opened the forbidden door, I will return your two sons to you. But the queen answered for the third time, "No, I didn't open that door." "So the Virgin let her return to the ground and took her third child away.

The next morning, the news of the child's disappearance spread, and everyone shouted: "The queen is a demon who eats people! We must judge her! " This time, even the king could not stop the ministers. She was put on trial. Because she could not speak and defend herself, she was sentenced to the stake. Firewood piled up, she was tied tightly to the stake, and the fire began to burn around her. At this time, the ice of pride began to melt, and her heart was full of regret. She thought, "if only I could admit that I opened that door before I died!" " Suddenly, her voice recovered and she shouted, "Yes, Mom, I opened that door!" " ""Just as the voice fell, heavy rain fell from the sky and put out the flame. There was a light above her head, and the virgin Mary held the newborn princess and landed beside her with two princes. She kindly said to the queen, "As long as a person admits his sins and repents for them, he will be forgiven." She gave her three children to the queen, let her speak again, and make her happy all her life.