Grimm's fairy tale "The Poor and the Rich" tells: One day, the wandering God went to the rich and the poor for the night respectively. The rich man refused God's request because he saw that God was in rags and didn't look like a rich man. The poor man and his wife enthusiastically retained God. Although the poor people have few things and ordinary meals, God has received the warmest hospitality. Thus, God granted the poor three wishes: first, to be happy forever; Second, lifelong health, food and clothing are not lacking; The third is to get a new house. When the greedy rich learned about the experience of the poor, they regretted refusing God to spend the night in their home. In order to realize three wishes, the rich man rode after God. After catching up with God, he pretended to please God politely and refused to listen to his advice, insisting that God realize his three wishes. However, because the rich man's last three wishes were: to break his horse's neck, his wife sat in the saddle, left the saddle and returned to the ground. In this way, the rich get nothing but a lot of trouble and pain, being scolded and losing their horses.
Stories of the poor and the rich
In ancient times, at that time, God was used to personally dealing with mortals on earth. Once it was dark and he had not found a hotel. The foggy night made him physically and mentally haggard. At this time, he found two houses standing face to face on both sides of the road: a big and beautiful one, a small and shabby one, the big one belongs to a rich man and the small one belongs to a poor man. God thought, "If I live in a rich man's house, I won't burden him." When the rich man heard someone knocking at the door, he opened the window and asked the stranger what he wanted. God replied, "I just want to stay for one night."
The rich man looked up and down. When he saw that God was dressed in ordinary clothes and didn't look like a man with money in his pocket, he shook his head and said, "No, I can't let you live. My house is full of herbs and seeds. If I receive everyone who knocks at the door, I will have to go out and beg before long. " Find a place to live elsewhere. With that, he closed the window and left God outside.
So God turned away from the rich man and knocked at the door in front of the small house opposite. Hardly had he knocked at the door when the poor man opened the door and invited people in. "Stay with me for the night, it's getting dark," he said. "You can't go any further tonight." God was moved and he walked into the room. The poor man's wife welcomed him by holding his hand and told him to make himself at home. She said that although they can't give much, they will treat him sincerely. The hostess cooked potatoes on the fire and milked the goat's milk at the same time, so that they could have milk to drink. After the tablecloth was laid, God and his master sat down. Although the food is not beautiful, God appreciates it because everyone is sitting at the table happily. It's time to go to bed after supper. The hostess called her husband aside and said, "Listen, dear husband, let's spread out our straw bed tonight and let the poor guest have a good sleep in our bed." He must be tired after walking all day. " "I totally agree." He replied, "I'll tell him right away." He once invited this strange guest to say, if you don't mind, please sleep in their bed and have a good rest. But God will never sleep in the bed of two old people. No matter how God refuses, they just don't agree. Finally, God accepted and slept in the bed. They spread some grass on the ground and then lay on it.
The next day, at dawn, they got up and cooked the best breakfast for their guests. When the sun shone through the small window, God got up, had dinner with them, and was ready to set off on his way.
He stood in front of the door and turned to say, "You are kind people. Please make three wishes for yourself, and I will realize them. " So the poor man said, "I hope our husband and wife will be happy and healthy all their lives and have bread to eat every day." I don't know what else we need to realize this third wish. " God said to him, "Don't you want to exchange your old house for a new one?" "Oh, yes," said the poor man, "I would be very happy if I could have a new house." God realized his wish, turned their dilapidated house into a new one, and then blessed them again and went on their way.
The sun rose high and the rich man got out of bed and leaned out of the window to look out. He saw a brand-new red brick house across the road where the old shed was located, and the window was very bright. Surprised, he called his wife and asked, "Tell me, what happened? Last night, it was the shabby little shed, but today it has become a brand-new and beautiful big house. Hurry over and see what it is. "
So his wife went to ask the poor, and he told her, "Last night, a passer-by came to ask all night. When we left this morning, we realized three wishes-happiness and health all our lives and bread every day. Besides, we replaced our old shed with a beautiful new house. "
Hearing this, the rich man's wife ran back to tell her husband what had happened. The rich man sighed, "I really want to tear myself to pieces!" " I didn't know that! Passers-by first came to our house and wanted to spend the night here. I kicked him out. ""that's not quick! " His wife urged, "Ride behind him. If you can still catch up with him, you must let him also let you realize your three wishes. "The rich man thought it was a good idea, rode on his horse and galloped away, and soon caught up with God. He apologized to God softly, asking God not to be angry because he didn't let him enter the house directly, saying that he was looking for the key to the front door, but he didn't expect the passers-by to have left. If he returns it, he will definitely be allowed to live with him. "Well," said God, "if I return it, I will. "Then the rich man asked him if he could make three wishes like his neighbor." Sure, "God replied, but obviously it was not good for him. He had better not make a wish. But the rich man thought, as long as you let me realize my wish, I will make a wish to make my life more comfortable. God had no choice but to tell him:
"Go home and your three wishes will come true in the future."
The demands of the rich were met. On the way home, he rode a horse, thinking about what he should wish for, thinking about it, and the reins fell off. At this time, the horse began to walk dishonestly, jumping while walking, which disturbed his thinking and made him unable to concentrate at all. He patted the horse on the neck and said, "Be gentle, Lisa." But horses are playing new tricks again. He finally couldn't help it and shouted, "I hope to break your neck!" " "The words sound just fell and the horse fell dead, motionless. In this way, his first wish came true. Because he was stingy by nature, he couldn't bear to throw away the saddle, so he took it off and carried it on his shoulder. Now he has to walk home. " I still have two wishes. "He comforted himself.
He walked slowly in the desert. At noon, the sun is as hot as a stove, and his anger is getting bigger and bigger. The saddle hurt his shoulder, and he hasn't decided what to wish for. "If I want to get all the wealth in the world," he said to himself, "of course I won't think of it all at once. I must anticipate this in advance and try my best to succeed once and not miss anything. " Then he sighed: "well, if I were a farmer in Bavaria, it would be easy to make three wishes." The first wish is to have a lot of beer, the second wish is to drink as much as you can, and the third wish is to have another bucket of beer. "
Several times he thought he had thought it over, and later, he thought it was too little. At this time, all he could think about was how comfortable his wife was, how cool and fast she stayed in the house, and maybe she ate something delicious. It doesn't matter if I think so, so I don't have to worry. I said vaguely, "I really hope she can't get up and down in this saddle, so I don't have to carry it all the way." Before he finished, the saddle on his shoulder disappeared, and he realized that his second wish had come true. He immediately felt unbearable heat. He started running and wanted to go home quickly. He stayed in the house alone to think about something really big and make a wish. Who knows that when I opened the door, I saw my wife riding on the saddle in the middle of the house, crying and making trouble, and I couldn't get down. He consoled: "Bear with it for a while. After a while, I promise to give you all the wealth in the world. Just stay there. " However, she called him a fool: "If I always go up and down in this saddle, what good will all the wealth in the world do me?" You promised to go up. You have to help me get it down. "In this way, the rich have no choice. Whether he likes it or not, he has to forbid the third man to let his wife get into the saddle. This wish will come true soon. Finally, the rich man got nothing but worry, fatigue and humiliation, and lost his horse. But the poor couple lived happily, quietly and dutifully all their lives.
The feeling of the poor and the rich after reading.
The poor and the rich is a fairy tale contained in Grimm's fairy tales. This story tells that one day, God pretended to be a beggar and came to a rich man's house and was driven out, but the poor received him warmly. Then God made the poor man make three wishes, and the poor man lived a happy life. The rich man regretted it when he knew it, so he went after God and asked him to come to his house next time. At the same time, he asked God for three wishes, and as a result.
After reading this story, I think we should learn from the poor people in the text, not be greedy and selfish, be more content and share more with others. At the same time, if we can have a noble, kind and compassionate heart, our life will be dull but happy. On the contrary, if you are selfish and greedy, you will get the same result as the stupid rich.
Poor and rich authors
Brothers Grimm: jacob green, william green.
They are all German folk literature collectors. Born into an official family, they all studied law at Marburg University, worked in Kassel Library, and served as professors at Geyengen University. 184 1, became an academician of the Academy of Green Sciences. Together, they compile fairy tales for children and families (the last edition was published in 1857 and ***2 16 stories). Among them, such famous works as Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and Brave Little Tailor have become masterpieces loved by children all over the world. In addition, since 1808, the Brothers Grimm began to collect German folklore and published 585 German legends in two volumes. They also wrote German Grammar (18 19 ~ 1837), German Language History (1848), German Dictionary (1852) and other academic works, which are German linguistics.