Once upon a time, there was a very young and beautiful girl. She lost her mother when she was a child. Her stepmother tried every means to torture her and make her live a miserable life. Whenever her stepmother asked her to do something, she always did everything she could without complaining. But this still can't touch the heart of this vicious woman, and her greed will never be satisfied. The harder the girl works, the more work her stepmother gives her. That woman is.

One day, the woman said to the girl, "Here are twelve pounds of feathers. You have to unplug them. If you don't take them off at night, you will be beaten. Do you think you can fool around all day? " The poor girl began to work, and tears ran down her cheeks, because she knew she couldn't finish the work in one day. Whenever there is a small pile of feathers in front of her, she always rubs her hands with a sigh or distress, and those feathers fly away, so she has to pick them up and continue her work. After a while, she heard a deep voice say, "Don't worry, my child, I will help you." Kindly took the girl's hand and said, "Tell me what's bothering you." Because she spoke kindly, the girl told the old woman how her painful life weighed on her, and she would never finish the work given to her by her stepmother. "If I haven't finished this pile of feathers by this evening, my stepmother will hit me. She threatened me and I knew she would do it. " But the kind old woman said, "Don't be afraid, my child, have a rest. Now let me do your work." The girl lay in bed and soon fell asleep. The old woman sat at the table full of feathers, and her old hands hardly touched them, so the feathers magically flew away from the feather stalk. These twelve pounds of feathers were picked up in a short time. When the little girl woke up, she found a pile of white feathers in front of her. But the old woman has gone. The girl thanked God and sat there quietly until evening. When her stepmother came in, she was surprised to see that all the work had been finished. "Look, you stupid thing," she snapped. "If you are diligent, you can finish everything, so you just sit there and do nothing else?" The woman came out and thought, "This guy is much more capable. I must make her do more difficult work. "

The next morning, she said to the girl, "Give you a spoon and use it to drain the water in the big pond near the garden." If it's not finished by evening, just wait and see! " The girl took the spoon and found that it was full of small holes. Even if there is no small hole, she can't finish scooping up the water in the pool. She started to work at once, but tears ran down and dripped into the pool. But the kind wife appeared again. When she knew why the little girl was sad, she said, "Cheer up, my child, and have a good sleep in the bushes. I will finish your work at once." It rose to the sky, mixed with colorful clouds. Slowly, the water in the pond dried up. The little girl woke up at sunset and looked at the pool. She saw the fish struggling in the mud. She ran to her stepmother and told her that the work had been finished. "You should have finished it a long time ago." The stepmother turned pale with anger when she said this, so she came up with a new trick.

The next morning, she said to the girl, "You must build me a city on that flat land before dark." The girl was surprised and argued, "How can I finish such a heavy job?" "Don't talk back!" The stepmother screamed, "Since you can drain the pool with a perforated spoon, you have the ability to build a castle for me. I want this castle today. If something is missing from the kitchen or basement of the castle, you will suffer! " With that, he kicked the girl out. The girl came to the valley, where there were many stones. Even the smallest stone, she couldn't move it with all her strength. So she sat there crying sadly, hoping that the old woman could help her again. Soon after, the old woman really came. She comforted the little girl and said, "Lie in the shade and rest. I will build a castle for you soon.". As long as you are happy, you can live by yourself. " The old woman gently touched the gray rocks with her hand, and the pile of rocks immediately flew, moved together and stopped, as if a giant were building a wall. On this pile of stones, the house gradually rose, as if there were many invisible hands covered with stones on the upper side. A muffled sound came from the ground, the columns rose in turn, and the tiles on the roof were arranged neatly. At noon, a huge weathervane stands at the top of the tower. Like a girl in a silk dress. When night fell, the castle was decorated just right. We don't know how the old woman did all this. I saw the walls of the room covered with silk and velvet. Five-color embroidered chair covers and finely carved surrounding chairs are placed beside the marble table; Crystal chandeliers hung on the ceiling, shining on the bare floor below; There are green parrots and unknown birds in the gilded cage. All these are so gorgeous, just like a palace. When the sun sets, the little girl wakes up and thousands of lights shine on her face. She hurried to the castle, and when she got in, she found that the steps were covered with red carpets and the railings were full of blooming flowers. Seeing such a gorgeous room, the little girl was shocked for an instant and stood there like a stone. The girl thought, "If she finally meets me this time, I won't have to live a miserable life again, that's good." So the girl went to tell her stepmother that the castle had been built. "I'm moving in." She stood up from her chair and said. When they entered the castle, the stepmother had to cover her eyes with her hands, because all the beautiful things made her dizzy. "Look!" She said to the girl, "You did it easily. I have to give you something heavier." She checked all the rooms and looked at all the corners to see if there was anything missing or missing, but she didn't find any problems. "Now let's go down and have a look," she said to the little girl. "We have to check the kitchen and the cellar. If you miss anything, I will punish you. " She cried, "If the barrel is not full of wine, you will have something to look at." Then she opened the cellar door and went down, but before she took two steps, the door tilted back heavily. The girl heard a scream and immediately rushed to lift the door to save her. But she had fallen, and the girl found her lying on the ground, dead.

Now, this beautiful castle belongs only to this girl. With such good luck, she couldn't adapt at first. There are beautiful clothes in the wardrobe and gold and silver jewelry in the drawer, so she won't feel anything missing. Soon, the girl's beauty and wealth spread all over the world, and there were endless suitors, but none of them could please her. Finally, a prince came to her side. He knows how to touch a girl's heart, so I'll be back in a few hours. "The girl kissed his left cheek and said," You must keep your word and never let anyone kiss your left cheek. I will wait for you here until you come back. "

The girl stayed under the tree until the sun set, but he didn't come back. For three days in a row, she waited for him from morning till night, but nothing came. On the fourth day, he still didn't come back, so she thought, "Something must have happened to him. I'm going to find him until I bring him back. " She wrapped three beautiful clothes, one embroidered with shining stars and the other embroidered with a silver moon. She set off. She asked about her sweetheart everywhere, but no one had seen him or knew him. Although she traveled all over the world, she still couldn't find him. Finally, she went to a farm to be a cowherd girl and buried her clothes and jewels under a stone.

Now she is a shepherdess, guarding the cattle. She is full of sadness and always misses her beloved. She feeds a calf by herself, and the calf is very close to her. Every time she says:

"Mavericks, Mavericks, get down on your knees,

Don't forget your cowherd girl

When the prince forgot his vows of eternal love bride,

Who is waiting under the bodhi tree? "

The calf obediently knelt beside her and let her touch it.

In this way, she lived alone and sadly for several years. One day, it was reported that the king's daughter was going to have a wedding. The road to the city just passes through the village entrance. The girl was driving the cow out when she happened to meet the groom passing by. He rode proudly on a horse and didn't care about others at all, but she recognized this as her sweetheart at a glance, and her heart ached. "alas!" She thought, "I thought he would keep his promise, but he has forgotten me."

The next day, the prince passed this road again. When he approached, the girl said to the calf:

"Mavericks, Mavericks, get down on your knees,

Don't forget your cowherd girl

When the prince forgot his vows of eternal love bride,

Who is waiting under the bodhi tree? "

Hearing the familiar voice, the prince stopped his horse and looked down. He stared at the girl's face for a long time, touching his forehead, trying to remember something, but he quickly walked on and disappeared. "hey!" She thought, "He won't recognize me anymore." Thought of here, she is even more sad.

Shortly thereafter, a three-day banquet was held in the court, to which all the people were invited. "Now I'm finally going to try my luck." The girl thought. As night fell, she took out the clothes and jewelry buried under the stone, put on a dress full of golden sunshine, put on jewelry, untied the handkerchief wrapped around her head and let her hair hang down to her shoulders. So she went into the city, and no one noticed her in the dark. The crowd looked at her in surprise, but no one knew who she was. The prince came to meet her himself, but he didn't recognize her either. He danced with her and was fascinated by her beauty, almost forgetting another bride. After the party, she disappeared into the crowd. Before dawn, she hurried back to the village and put on the clothes of the shepherd girl again.

The next night, she put on a dress inlaid with silver moon and pinned a half-moon jewel on her head. Everyone looked at her when she appeared at the dance. The prince rushed to meet her and was full of love for her. She danced with her all night without looking at anything else. Before she left, she promised the prince to attend the dance on the last day.

When she appeared for the third time, she was wearing a skirt studded with stars. Her skirt sparkles with every step she takes. Her hair band and belt are inlaid with jewels. The prince has been waiting for her for a long time. When he saw her, he hurried to her side. "Tell me who you are," he said. "I feel that I have known you for a long time." "Don't you know I was there when you left?" Then she went to the prince and kissed the left side of his face. At this moment, the prince suddenly woke up and recognized the real bride. "Come on, I won't stay here any longer." As he spoke, he took the girl's hand and led her into the carriage. The carriage drove to the castle like a gust of wind, and the bright windows were not far away. When their carriage passed the bodhi tree, countless fireflies were circling the tree, and the branches were swaying and shining.

The story is over, please don't be sad.