The story of Rapunzel

There was a long waterfall on the waist of the steep mountain, like a woman lying on a cliff, hanging her long, white hair down the mountain. Locals call this waterfall White Hair Water. There's a story of a rapunzel here!

Long ago, there was no water near the steep mountains. The water that people eat here and the water used in the fields depends on the rain falling from the sky; if it does not rain, they have to go to a small river seven miles away to fetch water. The water here is as precious as oil.

There was a girl in a village near the steep mountain, her hair was blue and dull, dragging from the top of her head to her heels.

Everyone called this girl rapunzel.

The long-haired sister has only one paralyzed mother in the family, lying on the bed and unable to move. The family depends on rapunzel to raise pigs alone to survive.

Rapunzel goes to the small river seven miles away every day to fetch water, and then to the steep mountain to pull pig vegetables and come back to feed the pigs, from morning to night.

One day, the long-haired girl carried a bamboo basket to the steep mountain to pull pig vegetables. She climbed up the mountainside, climbed over a large cliff, and saw a radish vegetable growing on a large stone wall, and the leaves were emerald green and very cute. She thought: This radish is pulled home to be boiled and eaten, it must be sweet and delicious.

With a hard pull of her hands, she pulled out a round carrot the size of a teacup. A round hole appeared on the stone wall, and a clear spring water flowed from the hole. After a while, with the sound of "brushing", the radish flew out of her hand; and with another "Bu" sound, the radish was stuffed in the hole in the stone wall, and the water could not flow out.

The long-haired girl was thirsty and wanted to drink water. She pulled out the radish again, and the spring water flowed out of the hole. She approached the hole with her mouth and took a few sips of water. This water is cool and sweet, like Sydney juice. Her mouth had just left the stone cave eye, and with a "brush" sound, the radish flew out of her hand; and with another "Bu" sound, the radish was still stuffed in the hole in the stone wall, blocking the water.

The long-haired girl stared blankly at the cliff, and suddenly, a strong wind blew in, scraping the long-haired girl into a cave.

On the stone pier of the cave sat a man covered in yellow hair. He said to the rapunzel in a vicious voice, "I have discovered the secret of this mountain spring for you." You can't tell anyone, but if you tell someone that they're here to get water, I'll kill you. I am a mountain god, you remember! ”

A big fresh scrape scraped the long-haired girl to the bottom of the mountain.

The long-haired girl walked home with a sullen head. She did not dare to tell her mother about the spring water, let alone to the people in the village.

She saw the dry patches of soil in the fields, and the men and women of the village, young and old, carrying buckets of water to the small river seven miles away every day to fetch water, sweating profusely and panting. She wanted to tell the people in the village that there was a spring on the steep mountain, and as long as the radish was ripped off, the radish was chopped, and the hole was chiseled, and the spring water rushed down the mountain. But at the thought of the fierce yellow haired man, her words were swallowed into her stomach.

She was in so much pain! She couldn't eat, she couldn't sleep, she was like a mute, she was like a nerd. Her eyes were no longer watery, but gloomy. Her face was no longer red and crimson, but yellow waxy. Her long hair was no longer blue, but scorched.

The mother grabbed the long-haired girl's thin hand and said, "Son, what is wrong with you?" The long-haired girl bit her lip and did not speak.

Day by day, January and January passed. The eldest sister's hair changed from blue to snow white. She didn't have the spirit to comb through, nor did she have the spirit to pull up and let her long hair fall loosely on her body.

"Ah, how strange! Young girl, full of snow-white hair! "People are talking about it secretly.

The long-haired girl leaned dazedly at the gate, looking at the people coming and going. She murmured, "There are steep mountains..." She said this, and then she clenched her lips with her teeth and bit out blood marks one by one.

One day, the long-haired girl leaned against the door and saw an old man with a white beard pick up a load of water from a small river seven miles away, trembling and walking majestically on the road. Without paying attention, he touched a stone and fell to the ground. The water was spilled, the bucket was broken, the old man's leg was broken, and blood kept flowing.

Rapunzel ran over to help the old man. She tore off a piece of clothing on her body and squatted down to tie the wound for the old man. She listened to the old man groan. She looked at the old man's closed eyes, the wrinkles on his face twitching.

Rapunzel said to herself, "Rapunzel, you're so scared of death!" Because you are afraid of death, the mud in the field is dry! Because you are afraid of death, the crops in the field have withered! Because you are afraid of death, the whole village is sweating and panting! Because you are afraid of death, Daddy broke his leg! You, you, you..."

She couldn't bear it any longer, and suddenly said loudly to the old man, "Daddy, there is a spring on the steep mountain!" As long as the radish is pulled out, the radish is chopped, and the big stone hole is chiseled, and the spring water will flow down the mountain. Really, really! I've seen it with my own eyes! ”

Without waiting for the old man to answer, she stood up, draped in long white hair, and ran back and forth across the village, shouting loudly:

"There are springs in the steep mountains!" Let's go! ”

Then, she told the story of the spring water she had found, but she didn't say the words of the mountain god.

Murakami has always thought that Rapunzel is a kind child, and everyone believes her words. Some people took kitchen knives, some took steel chisels, and followed the long-haired girl up steep mountains and climbed over large cliffs. The long-haired girl pulled the radish from the stone wall with both hands, threw it on the stone, and said, "Everyone chop this radish, quick!" Chop it up, quick! ”

A few kitchen knives cut the carrots into crumbs. The spring water of the stone cave eye brushed out. However, the stone cave eye is only the size of a teacup, and the spring water does not flow much.

The long-haired girl said, "Let's chisel it with steel!" Chisel the stone hole big, quick chisel! Hurry up! ”

A few chisels chiseled and chiseled, and the stone hole was the size of a large bowl for a while! After a while, the stone cave was the size of a bucket! After a while, the stone cave eye was the size of a large water tank!

The spring water rushed down the mountain. The people of Murakami laughed.

Just then, a strong wind blew and the rapunzel was gone.

Everyone looked at the spring and smiled, not realizing that the rapunzel was not around.

Later, a man asked, "What about Rapunzel?" As someone replied, "About she went home first." Go home first and report the good news to your sick mother in bed! ”

Everyone climbed the cliff with joy and walked down the mountain.

But the long-haired sister did not go home first, but let the mountain god catch it. The mountain god shouted in rebuke:

"Tell you not to tell anyone, but you bring up a large number of people to chop up carrots and drill big stone holes." Now I'm going to kill you! ”

The long-haired girl, wearing white hair, said coldly, "I am willing to die for everyone!" ”

The mountain god gritted his teeth and said, "I won't let you die well!" I will make you lie on the cliff, let the spring water rush on you from the heights, and make you suffer for a long time! ”

The long-haired girl said coldly, "For everyone," I am willing to be flushed by the water." However, I beg you to give me a turn home and entrust someone to take care of my sick mother and a few piglets. ”

The mountain god thought for a moment and said, "Give you a turn home." If you don't come, I'll seal the mouth and kill the whole village!" When you come, lie on the cliff and get swept away by the water, don't bother me again! ”

The rapunzel nodded, and a strong wind blew her down the hole.

The long-haired girl looked at the spring water on the mountain and rushed down the mountain, looked at the watery fields, looked at the green crops, and she laughed!

When she got home, she couldn't tell the truth to her mother! She only said, "Mom, there is water flowing down the steep mountain, and we don't have to worry about the water in the village." Then he said, "Mom, the little sisters in the neighboring village invited me to play for a few days, and I told the aunt next door to take care of you and the little pig." ”

Mom smiled and agreed, "Okay! ”

Rapunzel went to the next door to confess to her aunt, turned home and said to her mother, "Mom, I may have to play ten days in the neighboring village!" You..."

Mom said, "Play when you want!" The aunt next door was a nice guy and would take care of me. ”

The long-haired girl touched her mother's face and touched her mother's hand, and her tears dripped down.

The long-haired girl went to the pig pen, touched the pig's head, touched the pig's tail, and her tears dripped down.

She said at the door, "Mom, I'm leaving!" Without waiting for her mother to reply, she walked toward the steep mountain with her long white hair.

Halfway there is a large banyan tree with long branches. The long-haired girl walked over the bottom of the tree, touched the trunk, and said, "Big banyan tree, I can't come under you to cool off again!" ”

Suddenly, behind the big banyan tree came a tall old man, with green hair and a green beard, dressed in a green dress. He said, "Rapunzel, where are you going?" ”

The long-haired girl sighed and bowed her head without making a sound.

The old man said, "I already know about you." You are a good man, and I will save you. I chiseled up a stone man, like you. Come and see it behind the trees! ”

After turning over the tree, the long-haired girl saw a stone girl chiseled from a large stone, very much like herself, but without hair. Rapunzel froze.

The old man said, "The mountain god wants you to lie on the cliff and be swept away by the water, and this pain cannot stand it!" I carry this stone man to the cliff and let the stone suffer for you. But only long white hair is missing. Little girl, bear with the pain! I ripped your white hair off and placed it on the stone man's head. In this way, the mountain god will not be suspicious. ”

Without waiting for an answer, the old man held the head of the long-haired girl and pulled it, pulled it off and placed it on the head of the stone man. Strange to say, Anjo took root.

The long-haired girl's head was bare, but the stone man's head was covered with long snow-white hair.

The old man smiled and said, "Girl, go home, there is water in the fields of this village, so you and the people in the village should work hard to cultivate it!" In the future, the life of The Murakami people will slowly improve! After saying that, he picked up the stone man and ran quickly toward the steep mountain. He placed the stone man on the cliff and let the rapids rush through the spring. The spring water rushed on the stone man, and flowed down the mountain according to the stone man's hair, long and white.

Rapunzel leaned against the roots of the tree and looked stunned. She only felt her head itch, reached out and touched it, ah, the hair grew out again! Ah, the hair is long and hanging down to the ground! She pulled her hand to the front and looked, blue and dull. She loves it and jumps up!

She waited for a long time under the big banyan tree, and did not see the old man in green return. Suddenly, the breeze blew, and the branches of the big banyan tree shook their leaves and made a sound: "Long-haired sister, mountain god this guy is hidden." Go home! ”

The long-haired girl looked at the long white-haired water on the steep mountain, looked at the green crops at the foot of the mountain, looked at the happy crowd at the end of the field, looked at the big green banyan tree, and threw her long green hair, jumping and jumping home.