Italian fairy tale The Little Shepherd, the Little Shepherd Fairy Tale

Once upon a time there was a little shepherd, who was very small and mischievous. One day, as he was driving his sheep to the meadow, he saw a basket of eggs passing by a vendor with a basket of eggs on his head, and he threw a stone into the basket and smashed all the eggs. The poor egg-selling woman was angry, and cursed in a sharp voice

You don't want to grow up again in your life, unless you find the lovely Bagrina, who has three singing apples. ”

From then on, the lambherd became thin and small. The more his mother loved him, the thinner he became. Finally, his mom asked

What the hell happened to you? Have you done something bad and people have cursed you? So he told the prank he had played on the egg seller, and repeated the words that the woman had cursed him

You don't want to grow up again in your life, unless you find the lovely Bagrina, who has three singing apples. ”

In that case," said the mother, "you have no choice but to look for the lovely Bargerina." ”

The little shepherd left home. He came to a bridge and saw a little woman sitting in a hazelnut shell rocking back and forth.

Who's over there? The little woman asked.

A friend. ”

Flick my eyelids upwards so I can take a look at you. ”

I'm looking for three singing apples、Cute'Bagrina, do you know a little bit about her? ”

I don't know. But you can take this stone with you, it will be useful sooner or later. ”

The shepherd went to another place and saw a little woman bathing in an eggshell.

Who's over there? The little woman asked.

A friend. ”

Flick my eyelids upwards so I can take a look at you. ”

I'm looking for the cute Bargrina with three singing apples, have you heard about her? ”

No. But you can take this ivory comb, it will be useful sooner or later. ”

The shepherd put the comb in his pocket and continued on his way, until he came to a stream and saw a man in a bag of fog. When the little shepherd asked the man if he knew about the lovely Bagluina, he said that he didn't know anything, but gave the little shepherd a bag of fog and said that it would always be useful.

Then he walked to a mill, the owner of which was a talking fox. It said, "I know who the lovely Bagrina is, but it is very difficult for you to find her.

You keep walking forward to a house with an open door. Walk in and you'll see a crystal birdcage with many small bells hanging from it. In the cage is a singing apple.

You have to take this birdcage, but you have to watch out for the old woman who is watching over it. If her eyes are open, she is asleep; If her eyes were closed, she would definitely be awake. ”

The shepherd continued on his way. When he got there, he found the old woman's eyes closed, and knew that she was not sleeping.

"The young man," said the old woman, "looked down at my hair for lice. ”

When the shepherd lowered her head to catch lice for her, the old woman opened her eyes, and he knew that she was asleep.