Once upon a time there was a king who had a son who wanted to propose to the princess of another powerful country. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info The princess's name is Marlene, and she is beautiful and charming, because the princess's father is going to marry her to someone else, so he does not agree to the prince's proposal. But he and the princess have long been heart-to-heart and unwilling to part with each other. Miss Marlene also said to her father, "In this life and this life, I will not marry him." When the king heard this, he was furious and ordered the construction of a high tower, which was pitch black and had no light. When the tower was built, he said to his daughter, "You have to stay in the tower, and I will come back in seven years to see if your stubborn thoughts are dispelled." "Seven years of food and water were brought into the tower, and the princess and her maids were brought into the tower, and the walls were sealed, and they were cut off from the outside world. She sat quietly facing the dark tower wall, not knowing day or night. The prince often walked around the outside of the tower, calling the princess's name, but how could he hear a sound from within the thick walls? What else can they do but grieve and complain?

Time passed, food and water dwindled day by day, and the princess and the maids knew that the seven-year period was near, and they thought that their day was near, but they could not hear the hammer or the stones falling on the wall, and it seemed that her father had forgotten her. The rest of the food was only for a few days, and seeing that they were left to die, Miss Marlene said, "We must try one last time to see if we can get through the wall." She took out the knife with which she cut the bread, and dug and drilled in the mud between the cracks in the stones, and when she was tired, she let the maid continue to do it. It took a great deal of effort for them to come up with a stone, followed by a second, and then a third. Three days later, the first rays of sunlight shone in and shone in the darkness where they were; At last the opening was wide, and they could see the outside world: the sky was blue, and the breeze caressed their faces, but how bleak everything was around them! Her father's palace was in ruins, the cities and villages as far as the eye could see were scorched, and a great deal of land had long since been deserted, and there were no people in sight near and far. The gap widened again, and the maid jumped down first, and Princess Marlene followed, but where were they going now? The entire kingdom had been sacked by the enemy, who expelled the king and slaughtered all his subjects. The princess and the maid had no choice but to go on in search of another country. But they couldn't find a place to rest wherever they went, and no one was willing to give them half a meal along the way, so they had to rely on nettles to satisfy their hunger. After a long journey, they finally came to another country, and they began to look for work everywhere, but they knocked on many doors, but they were all refused, and no one sympathized with them. At last they came to a big city, and they went straight to the palace, but they were told to go away, and finally the cook took them in and asked them to help clean them.

Now the prince of this country happens to be the one who wants to propose to Miss Marlene. The prince's father chose another bride for him, who was not only ugly, but also ruthless. The wedding date must have arrived, and the bride has arrived, but because she was so ugly, she locked herself in the house and did not want to see anyone. The young girl Marlene brought her food from the kitchen. When the time finally came for the bride and groom to go to church, the bride was remorseful because she was ugly, and feared that if she appeared on the street, she would be ridiculed and ridiculed by the crowd, so she said to the maiden Marlene, "You are a great blessing! My foot is twisted and I can't walk on the street, so you can put on my wedding dress and take it for me! This should be a great honor and a great honor for you. But Miss Marlene disagreed, and said, "I don't want any honor that doesn't belong to me." The bride tried to seduce her with money, but it was in vain. Finally the bride became angry and said, "If you don't listen to me, I will kill you." All I have to say is one word, and your head will fall to the ground. The maiden Marlene had no choice but to obey, so she put on the bride's gorgeous wedding dress and put on jewelry. When she stepped into the halls of the palace, everyone present was amazed by her beauty. But the king said to the prince, "This is the bride I have chosen for you, and take her to church." The bridegroom was stunned and thought, "She resembles my Marlene so much, that I think she is Marlene; But now she was still imprisoned in a high tower, perhaps dead. So he took the girl by the hand and led her to church. When she saw a clump of nettles, she said:

"Oh, nettle, nettle,

Tiny nettles,

Why did you grow up here alone?

I still remember that time

I didn't cook you,

I'll take you and eat it raw. ”

"What are you talking about?" The prince asked. "Nothing," replied the maiden Marlene, "I just thought of the maiden Marlene. The prince was amazed that she knew the maiden Marlene, but he said nothing. When they came to the single-plank bridge leading to the church, she said:

"You can't break the single-plank bridge,

I'm not a real bride. ”

"What are you talking about?" The prince asked again. "Nothing," she replied, "I just think of the maiden Marlene." "Do you know the girl Marlene?" "Oh, no," she replied, "how could I have known her?" I've just heard of her. When they came to the door of the church, she once said:

"The door of the church cannot be broken,

My bride is an impostor. ”

"What are you talking about?" The prince asked again. "Oh," she replied, "I just think of the young girl Marlene. The prince took out a precious necklace, put it around her neck, fastened the links for her, and they both went into the church. In front of the altar, the priest took their hands together and married them. Then the prince led the bride back, but the bride did not say a word all the way. As soon as they arrived at the palace, Marlene hurried into the room of the ugly bride, took off her splendid clothes, removed her jewelry, and put on her gray blouse again, but left the necklace that the groom had given her around her neck.

When night came, the bridegroom led the bride into the new house; But the bride wore a scarf over her head to prevent the groom from discovering the scam. When the crowd had dispersed, the bridegroom said to the bride, "What did you say to the nettles that grow by the wayside?" ”

"To nettles?" The bride asked, "I didn't say anything to nettles!" "If you haven't said anything to Nettle, then you must be a false bride." Said the groom. The bride thought for a moment and said, "I have to go to my maid, she always remembers these things for me." ”

So she went out and found the maiden Marlene. "Little girl, what did you say to Nettles?" "I'm just saying:

"Oh, nettle, nettle,

Tiny nettles,

Why did you grow up here alone?

I still remember that time

I didn't cook you,

I'll take you and eat it raw. ”

Hearing these words, the bride immediately ran back to the new house and said to the bridegroom, "I know what I said to Nettle! So she repeated what she had just heard. But what did you say to the bridge as we crossed it? The prince asked. On the bridge? The bride was surprised and asked, "I didn't say anything to the bridge!" "Then you're not a real bride." The bride hastened to say, "I must go and ask my maid, and she will remember these things for me." After saying that, he ran out and scolded the girl Marlene: "Stinky girl, what did you say to the bridge?" "I'm just saying:

You can't break the single-plank bridge,

I'm not a real bride. ”

"I'm going to kill you!" The bride cried out, but she hurried into the room and said, "Now I know what I have said to the bridge under my feet!" After saying that, he repeated the words of the young girl Marlene. So what did you say about the church door? "To the church door?" The bride was surprised, "I didn't say anything about the church door!" "Then you're a fake bride."

The bride had to go out again and reprimand the maiden Marlene: "What did you say to the church door, stinky girl?" "I'm just saying:

The door of the church cannot be broken,

My bride is an impostor. ”

"That would kill you!" The ugly bride cried out, so angry that she ran back to the new house and said to the prince, "I know what I said to the church door!" After saying that, he repeated the words of the girl Marlene. But where is the necklace I gave you at the church door? "What necklace?" The bride replied, "You didn't give me a necklace!" "I put the necklace on it myself, and I buttoned it for you. If you don't even know this, then you're not a real bride. He lifted the veil from her face, and when he saw her extremely ugly face, he was startled, and said, "Who are you?" How did you get here? "I am your bride! Because I was afraid that people would laugh at me, I asked the girl in the kitchen to put on my clothes and go to church for me. "Where's that girl?" The prince asked, "I want to see her, bring her to me quickly." The ugly bride hastened out and told the servants that the kitchen girl was a liar, and that they should take her to the courtyard and kill her. The servants dragged the maiden Marlene out, and she cried out for help, and the prince heard the call, and hurried out of the room, and he ordered the servants to release Marlene at once. When the lamp was lit, the prince saw the necklace he had given her in front of the church, "You are the true bride," said the prince, "you have entered the church with me, and now go back to the new house with me." When only the two of them were left, the prince said, "On the way to church you mentioned the maiden Marlene, who was my fiancée; If my instincts are correct, she should be standing in front of me, and you are exactly like her. The girl replied, "I am the maiden Marlene." For your sake I have been imprisoned in darkness for seven years; For your sake I have hungered and starved; For you, I struggled for a long time with anticipation and poverty. Now the sun is finally shining on me again. I married you in church; Now, I am your legal wife. So they kissed each other, and from then on they lived happily ever after. The false bride also paid for what she had done and ended up having her head cut off.

The tower where the maiden Marlene was imprisoned still stands, and many years later, whenever the children pass there, they always sing:

"Ding, ding, ding, ding,

The tower is dark,

Miss Marlene's heart is broken,

Her face was out of sight.

The walls are high and can't be broken,

The stone is strong and cannot be pushed down.

Little Hans wears a floral gown,

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