In the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty", it is said that the king should celebrate the newborn princess with a feast (the king's feast, which is a national celebration)...
Whenever I say this, I always have a wave of excitement in my heart, like a monkey in a hurry, anxious to give this great king a big thumbs up. The king's celebration of the birth of a daughter, not with the common people, but with the king of a nation, expressing to the people of the world the joy of his heart for the newborn daughter, is already worthy of praise. However, the surprise of this man has not stopped, and the story also says that he invited fairies from all over the country to bless his daughter, which is not something that ordinary people can do. That's a fairy! For us mortals, we have always admired, but we have never had the privilege of meeting, let alone thirteen fairies. From this incident, we can summarize a lot of feelings. Let's see:
First of all, the king must not be a man who prefers sons to daughters, and such a grand celebration of the newborn princess daughter and a feast show that this man loves the new princess very much.
Secondly, the king must have had many daughters, otherwise it would not be said that a "new princess" was born.
It can be seen that the king not only does not mind that the queen gives him a daughter, but the more the better, the more the merrier.
I just want my daughter. I just love my daughter. What can you do?
Then there's the source of this story. It was first published by Charles Bellow in 1697 as Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, commonly known as Sleeping Beauty, and in Grimm's Fairy Tales as Princess Rose. It is also said that it dates back to the earlier Middle Ages. Oh my God, unthinkable. It has a history of three or four hundred years since 1697. But I don't want to explore how long the story is, but to remind you that as early as three or four hundred years ago, European society has abandoned the concept of male superiority and female inferiority, inheritance and so on. However, in our modern society, such ideas are still looming. It is impossible not to mention the word "sad" without mentioning unhappiness.
The story goes on to say that the king was going to invite thirteen fairies to bless his daughter. The invitations are all written, the rose petals are inlaid, the workmanship is exquisite, and it is rare in the world (this sentence is my blind guess, huh). But the minister in charge of this banquet was a little anxious to ask the king to say that there was one less set of tableware, only twelve sets, and there was a fairy who might have to grasp it with her hands when the king feasted (every time I talk about this, I will be anxious or embarrassed for the fairy who has no chopsticks or knives and forks, but when I think about it, I will think of the famous Chinese hand pilaf, and I think that the fairy eats without chopsticks and knives and forks. I don't think I'm in a hurry to get on fire when I think of it.)
The minister said not hurriedly, slightly urgently, but the language was fluent, the tone was gentle, and he did not feel that this was a big thing, no is not, then what can be done?
It's too late to do it now! Royal tableware, to be done is of a very high standard. It's not just a matter of doing it. Like our big-eared people, folded branches are clamped and dragged in the arm socket, which can be used as chopsticks for emergency.
How the Minister reacted and how it was done remained aforementioned. The king's attitude deserves our attention and consideration. Is the king's brain at this moment completely immersed in the New Jubilee? Other reasons are really unthinkable and unthinkable. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made such hasty decisions. Did he not know, or did he not expect that the fairy, as a fairy and a member of the immortal class, would actually do this to his precious princess daughter for a good meal?
If that were the case, the king would really be a confused king, a stupid father.
The fairy is also a fairy who loves faces, with a narrow heart and a hungry mouth. It can be seen that the confused father is not shallow in harming the daughter.
Or there are good and bad fairies in the fairy world, just like our mortal world, the king has not studied it deeply, if he has studied deeply and is very clear about the reasoning, then the decision to tell the minister that chopsticks and knives are not enough to invite a fairy will make people wonder.
There are several sets of dishes and chopsticks, just invite a few people, is this not a common thing, is it counterintuitive? Do you know that there are not enough tableware, do you have to hire one more? How do people eat when they come? Hand-picked vegetables? What about the hot soup, how to drink it? Also holding it in your hand? Think of it this way, there is nothing wrong with the king's approach. Normal. The king thought, please one less, please one less. He thought it was simple, but he had never thought about the magic of the fairies, the foreknowledge of the future, and the superb ability of clairvoyance and tailwind ears.
To be continued...