【正文】 Dear Thumbelina, e with me to the flower country where there is nothing but sun and flowers.She agreed and rode on the back of the swallow to the flower land, where the Prince of the country greeted her saying, Wele, Thumbelina! I was waiting for you. There began a great party to wele the happy girl. The Prince said, Dear Thumbelina, would you please marry me and bee the Queen of the flower country?She said, Yes, I will! The Prince then gave his royal crown and wings to Thumbelina. To her bird panion she said, Dear swallow, please deliver this news to my mother. Thereafter, the Prince and Thumbelina led a very happy life in the flower country.009 The Terrible KingA long time ago, there lived a terrible king. The terrible king39。s wish was that all the people would shake in fear at the sound of his name. The terrible king made the lives of the people in the neighbor land horrible. Here! Take everything!The Terrible KingThe terrible king viciously took away all the belongings of the neighbor land. He even scared the poor women and children. The king was not even sorry to the children and women. The terrible king bothered the people of the neighbor land worse and worse everyday. The palace became more and more magnificent.Put up a statue in the church! Now the terrible king was ordering the church to place a statue of himself there. However, the ministers could not do that. Your majesty may be great, but God is even greater.The terrible king was being angry. It was because he thought that he was the greatest in the whole world. Then the king was angry. What! He is greater? Then I will defeat God.In a loud voice, the terrible king said that he would win against God. That39。s why he ordered that a magnificent ship be built in order to go to the heaven. He said he would ride the ship to go and defeat God. The terrible king rode the ship up to heaven.From the sky, an angel was sent. However, the terrible king shot over a thousand bullets at the angel. Ahhhhhh Being shot, the angel was bleeding. The blood dropped unto the terrible king39。s ship. The angel39。s blood was so heavy that the king39。s ship sank.
The terrible king became angry, again. Build a more stronger ship. The terrible king wanted a better ship, so he ordered all the workers in his kingdom to build it. I will defeat God for sure!The terrible king went up to heaven, once more. God sent mosquitoes to the terrible king. The terrible king just laughed at the mosquitoes. Go and bring me the best carpet.The king made another mand. He thought that if he wrapped the carpet around his body the mosquitoes would not be able to bite him. But one mosquito went inside of the carpet. Because of that one mosquito, the terrible king was rolling around screaming. The terrible king that couldn39。t even catch one mosquito was a laughingstock for his troops.010 Last Dream for an Old Oak TreeOnce upon a time, there was a large oak tree in the forest. This oak tree was very old. One day during the hot summer, a mayfly flew by and alighted on a leaf of the oak tree.Mayfly, you must be so sad. Why? You get to live only one day. The oak tree felt sorry for the mayfly. Mayfly asked, Don39。t you live for one day? No. I live much longer than you do.The mayfly nodded and asked, Really? Then, are you happy now? Yes, I am very happy, replied the oak tree.Then the mayfly smiled and said, I am very happy, too. Although I get to live only one day, it doesn39。t matter. You get to live much longer than I do, but we are both happy, aren39。t we? The oak tree and the mayfly kept on talking to each other.Eventually, the mayfly leaned on the oak tree and fell asleep. Mayfly! The oak tree called the mayfly, but the mayfly did not respond.It had died. Mayfly, have a happy dream. The oak tree blessed the mayfly for the last time.Many weeks then passed. Spring, summer and fall went by, and winter came. Finally, the longawaited day of Christmas came. The oak tree wanted to rest now.The oak tree had a dream on Christmas day. In it, pretty flowers were abundant and butterflies were flying in a green forest. In this dream, the oak tree met the mayfly. The mayfly said, Come play here. It is such a happy place. The oak tree was very pleased indeed to see the mayfly.While the oak tree was sleeping, its roots were cut. It was time for the oak tree to die. The oak tree went to a happy world, dreaming.011 The Happy CoupleA long time ago, there was a happy prince and princess in a country. They took care of and loved each other very much, and their country was happy, too. Therefore they didn39。t envy anything else. There was one thing they worried about. They wanted to make sure they could live happily forever like thisOne day, one of the subjects found out the couple39。s worry and told them, Prince, I heard that there is a magic charm, and it can protect you from any unfortunate event. If you always carry the magic charm with you, your fear and worry will disappear.Is it true? Where can I find that charm? The prince asked him joyfully. There is an old man in the forest, and he knows about everything. You can ask him.The couple visited the old man, and asked for help with their worries and fears. The old man nodded his head as if he knew everything and said, Travel all around the world. Then, when you meet a very happy couple, ask them to cut a piece of their underwear. If you keep the piece of the underwear, your fear and worry will go away.The couple appreciated the old man39。s kindness and set out on the journey. The couple wandered around everywhere and heard about a happy knight and his wife of one town. They went to visit the knight. Are you really happy like the rumor? Then the knight answered. Of course, we are, Prince. But our only worry and problem is that we didn39。t have any children.They had to find an absolutely happy couple, so they continued their journey. They visited a happy coup