May 6, 2025 • 38 mins
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(00:00:49) Introducing tonight's story
(00:03:22) Sleep Story - The Three Feathers
Tonight’s sleep story is an old tale of quiet bravery, curious quests and an underestimated prince.
Read slowly, softly and repeated three times, this soothing bedtime story is narrated to bring you comfort, calm and, of course... sleep 😴
NEW episodes are released weekly! Every Tuesday at 6PM (GMT).
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Good evening and welcome to Rest, your sanctuary for peaceful
sleep and relaxation. Whether you're escaping daily stresses or seeking
a nightly companion, you're in the right place. My name
is Jessica, and I'll be your host this evening. Before
(00:27):
we begin, why don't you turn off your screens and
turn down your volume. Now that's done, let's unwind and
help you ease into a blessed rest tonight. You're invited
(00:53):
to rest, You're invited to let the day fall away
behind you. Whatever you've carried can be set down now.
There's no way you need to be, nothing left to do,
(01:14):
just this relaxing moment between you and sleep. Take a
breath in, slow and steady, and breathe out just as gently,
(01:44):
and again, breathe in, slow and steady, and breathe out
soft and gentle. And as you begin to settle in,
(02:12):
I'll read you a quiet tale from the old stories.
It's called the Three Feathers, a gentle fable from long ago.
It follows a kind hearted young prince. He is the
(02:33):
quiet sort, the sort most people overlook, but oftentimes it's
the quiet ones who hold the greatest strength. I'll read
it slowly, peacefully, and not just once, but three times,
(02:57):
so you can drift along the edges of the words
and let them carry you closer to sleep. So close
your eyes, let the rest of the world fade away,
and let's begin tonight's story. Once upon a time there
(03:26):
was a king who had three sons, two of whom
were clever and intelligent. But the third one did not
talk very much, was simple minded, and the only name
they gave him was the Simpleton. When the king became
(03:51):
old and weak and thought that he was nearing his end,
he did not know which of his sons should inherit
the kingdom after him. So he said to them, go forth,
and the one of you who brings me the finest carpet,
(04:15):
he shall be king after my death, so there would
be no dispute among them. He led them to the
front of his castle, blew three feathers into the air,
and said, as they fly, so shall you go. The
(04:42):
one feather flew to the east, the other to the west,
and the third feather flew straight ahead, falling quickly to
the ground after going only a short distance. The one
brother went to the right, the other to the left,
(05:09):
and they laughed at the simpleton who had to stand
there where the third feather had fallen. The simpleton sat
down and was sad. Then he suddenly noticed that there
was a trap door next to his feather. He lifted
(05:33):
it up, found a stairway, and climbed down inside. He
came to another door and knocked on it, upon which
he heard someone calling out from within, Maiden green and
(05:55):
small hopping toad, hopping toad's public hop to and fro
quickly see who is outside. The door opened and he
saw a big, fat toad sitting there, surrounded by a
(06:19):
large number of little toads. The fat toad asked what
he wanted. The simpleton answered, I would like the most
beautiful and finest carpet. Then the fat toad called to
(06:41):
a young toad, saying, Maiden green and small hopping toad,
hopping toad's puppy, hop to and fro, bring me the
large box. The young toad brought the box, and the
(07:03):
fat toad opened it, then gave the simpleton a carpet
from it. It was so beautiful and so fine, the
like of which could never have been woven in the
world above. He thanked the toad and climbed back out. Now,
(07:30):
the other two thought that their brother was so stupid
that he would not find anything to bring home. Why
should we spend a lot of effort looking for a carpet,
they said, So they took some pieces of coarse cloth
(07:53):
from the first shepherd's wife. They came to and took
these back home to the king. At the same time
they returned home, the simpleton arrived, bringing his beautiful carpet.
(08:13):
When the king saw it, he was astounded and said,
it is only right that the kingdom should go to
my youngest son. However, the other sons gave their father
no peace, saying that it would be impossible for the
(08:38):
simpleton to become king because he lacked understanding in all things.
They asked him to declare another contest. Then the father said,
he who brings me the most beautiful ring shall inherit
(09:01):
the kingdom. Leading the three brothers outside, he blew the
three feathers into the air that they were to follow.
The two oldest brothers again went to the east and
(09:21):
to the west, and the simpleton's feather again flew straight ahead,
falling down next to the door in the ground. Once again,
he climbed down to the fat toad and told it
that he needed the most beautiful ring. The toad had
(09:48):
the box brought out again and gave him from it
a ring that glistened with precious stones and was so
beautiful that no goldsmith on earth could have made it.
The two oldest brothers laughed at the simpleton who was
(10:11):
going to look for a golden ring, and they took
no effort at all. Instead, they drove the nails out
of an old wagon ring and brought it to the king. However,
when the simpleton presented his ring, the king said, once again,
(10:39):
the kingdom belongs to him. The two oldest sons tormented
the king endlessly, until finally he declared a third contest,
saying that he who would bring home the most beautiful
(11:02):
woman should have the kingdom. Once again, he blew the
three feathers into the air, and they flew in the
same directions as before. Without hesitating, the simpleton went back
(11:23):
to the fat toad and said, I am supposed to
take home the most beautiful woman. Oh, answered the toad,
the most beautiful woman, she is not here at the moment,
(11:45):
but you shall have her. Nonetheless, the fat toad gave
him a hollowed out yellow turnip, to which were harnessed
six little mice es. The simpleton said, sadly, what am
I to do with this? The toad answered, just put
(12:12):
one of my little toads inside it. Then he grabbed
one of them from the group and set it inside
the yellow coach. The little toad was scarcely inside when
it turned into a beautiful young lady, the turnip into
(12:37):
a coach, and the six mice into horses. He kissed her,
raced away with the horses, and brought her to the king.
His brothers came along afterward. They had given no effort
(12:59):
to find a beautiful woman, but simply brought along the
first peasant woman they had come upon. After looking at them,
the king said, after my death, the kingdom belongs to
(13:19):
my youngest son. However, the two oldest sons again deafened
the king's ears with the cry, we cannot allow the
simpleton to become king, and they demanded that the preference
(13:41):
should go to the brother whose woman could jump through
a hoop that was hanging in the middle of the hall.
They thought, the peasant women will be able to do
that very well, they are very strong. But the dainty
(14:03):
lady will jump in vain. The old king gave into
this as well. The two peasant women did indeed jump
through the hoop, but they were so plump that each
(14:24):
one fell. Then the beautiful lady that the simpleton had
brought home jumped, and she jumped through the hoop as
lightly as a deer. After this all the protests had
(14:46):
to stop. Thus the Simpleton received the crown, and he
ruled wisely for a long time. Once upon a time
there was a king who had three sons, two of
(15:08):
whom were clever and intelligent, but the third one did
not talk very much, was simple minded, and the only
name they gave him was the Simpleton. When the king
became old and weak and thought that he was nearing
(15:33):
his end, he did not know which of his sons
should inherit the kingdom after him. So he said to them,
go forth, and the one of you who brings me
the finest carpet, he shall be king after my death,
(15:59):
so there there would be no dispute among them. He
led them to the front of his castle, blew three
feathers into the air, and said, as they fly, so
shall you go. The one feather flew to the east,
(16:24):
the other to the west, and the third feather flew
straight ahead, falling quickly to the ground after going only
a short distance. The one brother went to the right,
the other to the left, and they laughed at the simpleton,
(16:50):
who had to stand there where the third feather had fallen.
The simpleton sat down and was Then he suddenly noticed
that there was a trap door next to his feather.
(17:10):
He lifted it up, found a stairway, and climbed down inside.
He came to another door and knocked on it, upon
which he heard someone calling out from within, Maiden green
(17:32):
and small hopping toad, hopping toad's puppy, hop to and
fro quickly see who is outside. The door opened and
he saw a big, fat toad sitting there, surrounded by
(17:57):
a large number of little toades. The fat toad asked
what he wanted. The simpleton answered, I would like the
most beautiful and finest carpet. Then the fat toad called
(18:18):
to a young toad, saying, Maiden green and small hopping toad,
hopping toad's puppy hop to and fro, bring me the
large box. The young toad brought the box and the
(18:41):
fat toad opened it. Then gave the simpleton a carpet
from it. It was so beautiful and so fine, the
like of which could never have been woven in the
world above. He thanked the toad and climbed back out. Now,
(19:07):
the other two thought that their brother was so stupid
that he would not find anything to bring home. Why
should we spend a lot of effort looking for a carpet,
they said, So they took some pieces of coarse cloth
(19:31):
from the first shepherd's wife they came to and took
these back home to the king. At the same time
they returned home, the simpleton arrived, bringing his beautiful carpet.
(19:51):
When the king saw it, he was astounded and said,
it is only right that the kingdom should go to
my youngest son. However, the other sons gave their father
no peace, saying that it would be impossible for the
(20:16):
simpleton to become king because he lacked understanding in all things.
They asked him to declare another contest. Then the father said,
he who brings me the most beautiful ring shall inherit
(20:39):
the kingdom. Leading the three brothers outside, he blew the
three feathers into the air that they were to follow.
The two oldest brothers again went to the east and
(20:59):
to the west, and the simpleton's feather again flew straight ahead,
falling down next to the door in the ground. Once again,
he climbed down to the fat toad and told it
that he needed the most beautiful ring. The toad had
(21:25):
the box brought out again and gave him from it
a ring that glistened with precious stones and was so
beautiful that no goldsmith on earth could have made it.
The two oldest brothers laughed at the simpleton who was
(21:49):
going to look for a golden ring, and they took
no effort at all. Instead, they drove the nails out
of an old wagon ring and brought it to the king. However,
when the simpleton presented his ring, the king said, once
(22:15):
again the kingdom belongs to him. The two oldest sons
tormented the king endlessly until finally he declared a third contest,
saying that he who would bring home the most beautiful
(22:39):
woman should have the kingdom. Once again, he blew the
three feathers into the air, and they flew in the
same directions as before. Without hesitating. The simple and went
(23:01):
back to the fat toad and said, I am supposed
to take home the most beautiful woman, Oh, answered the toad,
the most beautiful woman. She is not here at the moment,
(23:23):
but you shall have her. Nonetheless, the fat toad gave
him a hollowed out yellow turnip, to which were harnessed
six little mice. The simpleton said, sadly, what am I
(23:43):
to do with this? The toad answered, just put one
of my little toads inside it. Then he grabbed one
of them from the group and set it inside the
yellow coach. The little toad was scarcely inside when it
(24:08):
turned into a beautiful young lady, the turnip into a coach,
and the six mice into horses. He kissed her, raced
away with the horses, and brought her to the king.
(24:30):
His brothers came along afterward. They had given no effort
to find a beautiful woman, but simply brought along the
first peasant woman they had come upon. After looking at them,
(24:50):
the king said, after my death, the kingdom belongs to
my youngest son. However, the two oldest sons again deafened
the king's ears with the cry, we cannot allow the
(25:11):
simpleton to become king, and they demanded that the preference
should go to the brother whose woman could jump through
a hoop that was hanging in the middle of the hall.
They thought, the peasant women will be able to do
(25:35):
that very well. They are very strong, but the dainty
lady will jump in vain. The old king gave into
this as well. The two peasant women did indeed jump
(25:56):
through the hoop, but they were so plain that each
one fell. Then the beautiful lady that the simpleton had
brought home jumped, and she jumped through the hoop as
(26:16):
lightly as a deer. After this all the protests had
to stop. Thus the Simpleton received the crown, and he
ruled wisely for a long time. Once upon a time
(26:41):
there was a king who had three sons, two of
whom were clever and intelligent, but the third one did
not talk very much, was simple minded, and the only
name they gave him was the Simpleton. When the king
(27:06):
became old and weak and thought that he was nearing
his end, he did not know which of his sons
should inherit the kingdom after him. So he said to them,
go forth, and the one of you who brings me
(27:28):
the finest carpet, he shall be king after my death.
So there would be no dispute among them. He led
them to the front of his castle, blew three feathers
into the air, and said, as they fly, so shall
(27:55):
you go. The one feather flew to the east, the
other to the west, and the third feather flew straight ahead,
falling quickly to the ground after going only a short distance.
(28:17):
The one brother went to the right, the other to
the left, and they laughed at the simpleton, who had
to stand there where the third feather had fallen. The
simpleton sat down and was sad. Then he suddenly noticed
(28:42):
that there was a trap door next to his feather.
He lifted it up, found a stairway, and climbed down inside.
He came to another door and knocked on it, upon
(29:02):
which he heard someone calling out from within, Maiden green
and small hopping toad. Hopping toad's puppy hop to and
fro quickly see who is outside. The door opened, and
(29:27):
he saw a big, fat toad sitting there, surrounded by
a large number of little toads. The fat toad asked
what he wanted. The simpleton answered, I would like the
(29:48):
most beautiful and finest carpet. Then the fat toad called
to a young toad, saying, Maiden green and small hopping toad.
Hopping toad's puppy hop to and fro, bring me the
(30:12):
large box. The young toad brought the box, and the
fat toad opened it, then gave the simpleton a carpet
from it. It was so beautiful and so fine, the
(30:33):
like of which could never have been woven in the
world above. He thanked the toad and climbed back out.
Now the other two thought that their brother was so
stupid that he would not find anything to bring home.
(30:57):
Why should we spend a lot of effort looking for
a carpet, they said, So they took some pieces of
coarse cloth from the first shepherd's wife. They came to
and took these back home to the king. At the
(31:19):
same time they returned home, the simpleton arrived, bringing his
beautiful carpet. When the king saw it, he was astounded
and said, it is only right that the kingdom should
(31:39):
go to my youngest son. However, the other sons gave
their father no peace, saying that it would be impossible
for the simpleton to become king because he lacked understand
(32:00):
in all things. They asked him to declare another contest.
Then the father said, he who brings me the most
beautiful ring, shall inherit the kingdom. Leading the three brothers outside,
(32:23):
he blew the three feathers into the air that they
were to follow. The two oldest brothers again went to
the east and to the west, and the simpleton's feather
again flew straight ahead, falling down next to the door
(32:47):
in the ground. Once again, he climbed down to the
fat toad and told it that he needed the most
beautiful ring. The toad had the box brought out again
and gave him from it a ring that glistened with
(33:11):
precious stones and was so beautiful that no goldsmith on
earth could have made it. The two oldest brothers laughed
at the simpleton who was going to look for a
golden ring, and they took no effort at all. Instead,
(33:37):
they drove the nails out of an old wagon ring
and brought it to the king. However, when the simpleton
presented his ring, the king said once again the kingdom
belongs to him. Two oldest sons tormented the king endlessly
(34:06):
until finally he declared a third contest, saying that he
who would bring home the most beautiful woman should have
the kingdom. Once again, he blew the three feathers into
(34:26):
the air, and they flew in the same directions as before.
Without hesitating. The simpleton went back to the fat toad
and said, I am supposed to take home the most
(34:47):
beautiful woman. Oh, answered the toad, the most beautiful woman.
She is not here at the moment, but you shall
have her. Nonetheless, the fat toad gave him a hollowed
(35:09):
out yellow turnip, to which were harnessed six little mice.
The simpleton said, sadly, what am I to do with this?
The toad answered, just put one of my little toads
(35:30):
inside it. Then he grabbed one of them from the
group and set it inside the yellow coach. The little
toad was scarcely inside when it turned into a beautiful
young lady, the turnip into a coach, and the six
(35:55):
mice into horses. He kissed her, raced away with the horses,
and brought her to the king. His brothers came along afterward.
They had given no effort to find a beautiful woman,
(36:18):
but simply brought along the first peasant woman they had
come upon. After looking at them, the king said, after
my death, the kingdom belongs to my youngest son. However,
(36:39):
the two oldest sons again deafened the king's ears with
the cry, we cannot allow the simpleton to become king,
and they demanded that the preference should go to the
brother whose a woman could jump through a hoop that
(37:03):
was hanging in the middle of the hall. They thought,
the peasant women will be able to do that very well,
they are very strong, but the dainty lady will jump
in vain. The old king gave into this as well.
(37:29):
The two peasant women did indeed jump through the hoop,
but they were so plump that each one fell. Then
the beautiful lady that the simpleton had brought home jumped,
(37:50):
and she jumped through the hoop as lightly as a deer.
After this all the protests had to stop. Thus the
simpleton received the crown, and he ruled wisely for a
(38:12):
long time.
Good evening and welcome to Rest, your sanctuary for peaceful
sleep and relaxation. Whether you're escaping daily stresses or seeking
a nightly companion, you're in the right place. My name
is Jessica, and I'll be your host this evening. Before
(00:27):
we begin, why don't you turn off your screens and
turn down your volume. Now that's done, let's unwind and
help you ease into a blessed rest tonight. You're invited
(00:53):
to rest, You're invited to let the day fall away
behind you. Whatever you've carried can be set down now.
There's no way you need to be, nothing left to do,
(01:14):
just this relaxing moment between you and sleep. Take a
breath in, slow and steady, and breathe out just as gently,
(01:44):
and again, breathe in, slow and steady, and breathe out
soft and gentle. And as you begin to settle in,
(02:12):
I'll read you a quiet tale from the old stories.
It's called the Three Feathers, a gentle fable from long ago.
It follows a kind hearted young prince. He is the
(02:33):
quiet sort, the sort most people overlook, but oftentimes it's
the quiet ones who hold the greatest strength. I'll read
it slowly, peacefully, and not just once, but three times,
(02:57):
so you can drift along the edges of the words
and let them carry you closer to sleep. So close
your eyes, let the rest of the world fade away,
and let's begin tonight's story. Once upon a time there
(03:26):
was a king who had three sons, two of whom
were clever and intelligent. But the third one did not
talk very much, was simple minded, and the only name
they gave him was the Simpleton. When the king became
(03:51):
old and weak and thought that he was nearing his end,
he did not know which of his sons should inherit
the kingdom after him. So he said to them, go forth,
and the one of you who brings me the finest carpet,
(04:15):
he shall be king after my death, so there would
be no dispute among them. He led them to the
front of his castle, blew three feathers into the air,
and said, as they fly, so shall you go. The
(04:42):
one feather flew to the east, the other to the west,
and the third feather flew straight ahead, falling quickly to
the ground after going only a short distance. The one
brother went to the right, the other to the left,
(05:09):
and they laughed at the simpleton who had to stand
there where the third feather had fallen. The simpleton sat
down and was sad. Then he suddenly noticed that there
was a trap door next to his feather. He lifted
(05:33):
it up, found a stairway, and climbed down inside. He
came to another door and knocked on it, upon which
he heard someone calling out from within, Maiden green and
(05:55):
small hopping toad, hopping toad's public hop to and fro
quickly see who is outside. The door opened and he
saw a big, fat toad sitting there, surrounded by a
(06:19):
large number of little toads. The fat toad asked what
he wanted. The simpleton answered, I would like the most
beautiful and finest carpet. Then the fat toad called to
(06:41):
a young toad, saying, Maiden green and small hopping toad,
hopping toad's puppy, hop to and fro, bring me the
large box. The young toad brought the box, and the
(07:03):
fat toad opened it, then gave the simpleton a carpet
from it. It was so beautiful and so fine, the
like of which could never have been woven in the
world above. He thanked the toad and climbed back out. Now,
(07:30):
the other two thought that their brother was so stupid
that he would not find anything to bring home. Why
should we spend a lot of effort looking for a carpet,
they said, So they took some pieces of coarse cloth
(07:53):
from the first shepherd's wife. They came to and took
these back home to the king. At the same time
they returned home, the simpleton arrived, bringing his beautiful carpet.
(08:13):
When the king saw it, he was astounded and said,
it is only right that the kingdom should go to
my youngest son. However, the other sons gave their father
no peace, saying that it would be impossible for the
(08:38):
simpleton to become king because he lacked understanding in all things.
They asked him to declare another contest. Then the father said,
he who brings me the most beautiful ring shall inherit
(09:01):
the kingdom. Leading the three brothers outside, he blew the
three feathers into the air that they were to follow.
The two oldest brothers again went to the east and
(09:21):
to the west, and the simpleton's feather again flew straight ahead,
falling down next to the door in the ground. Once again,
he climbed down to the fat toad and told it
that he needed the most beautiful ring. The toad had
(09:48):
the box brought out again and gave him from it
a ring that glistened with precious stones and was so
beautiful that no goldsmith on earth could have made it.
The two oldest brothers laughed at the simpleton who was
(10:11):
going to look for a golden ring, and they took
no effort at all. Instead, they drove the nails out
of an old wagon ring and brought it to the king. However,
when the simpleton presented his ring, the king said, once again,
(10:39):
the kingdom belongs to him. The two oldest sons tormented
the king endlessly, until finally he declared a third contest,
saying that he who would bring home the most beautiful
(11:02):
woman should have the kingdom. Once again, he blew the
three feathers into the air, and they flew in the
same directions as before. Without hesitating, the simpleton went back
(11:23):
to the fat toad and said, I am supposed to
take home the most beautiful woman. Oh, answered the toad,
the most beautiful woman, she is not here at the moment,
(11:45):
but you shall have her. Nonetheless, the fat toad gave
him a hollowed out yellow turnip, to which were harnessed
six little mice es. The simpleton said, sadly, what am
I to do with this? The toad answered, just put
(12:12):
one of my little toads inside it. Then he grabbed
one of them from the group and set it inside
the yellow coach. The little toad was scarcely inside when
it turned into a beautiful young lady, the turnip into
(12:37):
a coach, and the six mice into horses. He kissed her,
raced away with the horses, and brought her to the king.
His brothers came along afterward. They had given no effort
(12:59):
to find a beautiful woman, but simply brought along the
first peasant woman they had come upon. After looking at them,
the king said, after my death, the kingdom belongs to
(13:19):
my youngest son. However, the two oldest sons again deafened
the king's ears with the cry, we cannot allow the
simpleton to become king, and they demanded that the preference
(13:41):
should go to the brother whose woman could jump through
a hoop that was hanging in the middle of the hall.
They thought, the peasant women will be able to do
that very well, they are very strong. But the dainty
(14:03):
lady will jump in vain. The old king gave into
this as well. The two peasant women did indeed jump
through the hoop, but they were so plump that each
(14:24):
one fell. Then the beautiful lady that the simpleton had
brought home jumped, and she jumped through the hoop as
lightly as a deer. After this all the protests had
(14:46):
to stop. Thus the Simpleton received the crown, and he
ruled wisely for a long time. Once upon a time
there was a king who had three sons, two of
(15:08):
whom were clever and intelligent, but the third one did
not talk very much, was simple minded, and the only
name they gave him was the Simpleton. When the king
became old and weak and thought that he was nearing
(15:33):
his end, he did not know which of his sons
should inherit the kingdom after him. So he said to them,
go forth, and the one of you who brings me
the finest carpet, he shall be king after my death,
(15:59):
so there there would be no dispute among them. He
led them to the front of his castle, blew three
feathers into the air, and said, as they fly, so
shall you go. The one feather flew to the east,
(16:24):
the other to the west, and the third feather flew
straight ahead, falling quickly to the ground after going only
a short distance. The one brother went to the right,
the other to the left, and they laughed at the simpleton,
(16:50):
who had to stand there where the third feather had fallen.
The simpleton sat down and was Then he suddenly noticed
that there was a trap door next to his feather.
(17:10):
He lifted it up, found a stairway, and climbed down inside.
He came to another door and knocked on it, upon
which he heard someone calling out from within, Maiden green
(17:32):
and small hopping toad, hopping toad's puppy, hop to and
fro quickly see who is outside. The door opened and
he saw a big, fat toad sitting there, surrounded by
(17:57):
a large number of little toades. The fat toad asked
what he wanted. The simpleton answered, I would like the
most beautiful and finest carpet. Then the fat toad called
(18:18):
to a young toad, saying, Maiden green and small hopping toad,
hopping toad's puppy hop to and fro, bring me the
large box. The young toad brought the box and the
(18:41):
fat toad opened it. Then gave the simpleton a carpet
from it. It was so beautiful and so fine, the
like of which could never have been woven in the
world above. He thanked the toad and climbed back out. Now,
(19:07):
the other two thought that their brother was so stupid
that he would not find anything to bring home. Why
should we spend a lot of effort looking for a carpet,
they said, So they took some pieces of coarse cloth
(19:31):
from the first shepherd's wife they came to and took
these back home to the king. At the same time
they returned home, the simpleton arrived, bringing his beautiful carpet.
(19:51):
When the king saw it, he was astounded and said,
it is only right that the kingdom should go to
my youngest son. However, the other sons gave their father
no peace, saying that it would be impossible for the
(20:16):
simpleton to become king because he lacked understanding in all things.
They asked him to declare another contest. Then the father said,
he who brings me the most beautiful ring shall inherit
(20:39):
the kingdom. Leading the three brothers outside, he blew the
three feathers into the air that they were to follow.
The two oldest brothers again went to the east and
(20:59):
to the west, and the simpleton's feather again flew straight ahead,
falling down next to the door in the ground. Once again,
he climbed down to the fat toad and told it
that he needed the most beautiful ring. The toad had
(21:25):
the box brought out again and gave him from it
a ring that glistened with precious stones and was so
beautiful that no goldsmith on earth could have made it.
The two oldest brothers laughed at the simpleton who was
(21:49):
going to look for a golden ring, and they took
no effort at all. Instead, they drove the nails out
of an old wagon ring and brought it to the king. However,
when the simpleton presented his ring, the king said, once
(22:15):
again the kingdom belongs to him. The two oldest sons
tormented the king endlessly until finally he declared a third contest,
saying that he who would bring home the most beautiful
(22:39):
woman should have the kingdom. Once again, he blew the
three feathers into the air, and they flew in the
same directions as before. Without hesitating. The simple and went
(23:01):
back to the fat toad and said, I am supposed
to take home the most beautiful woman, Oh, answered the toad,
the most beautiful woman. She is not here at the moment,
(23:23):
but you shall have her. Nonetheless, the fat toad gave
him a hollowed out yellow turnip, to which were harnessed
six little mice. The simpleton said, sadly, what am I
(23:43):
to do with this? The toad answered, just put one
of my little toads inside it. Then he grabbed one
of them from the group and set it inside the
yellow coach. The little toad was scarcely inside when it
(24:08):
turned into a beautiful young lady, the turnip into a coach,
and the six mice into horses. He kissed her, raced
away with the horses, and brought her to the king.
(24:30):
His brothers came along afterward. They had given no effort
to find a beautiful woman, but simply brought along the
first peasant woman they had come upon. After looking at them,
(24:50):
the king said, after my death, the kingdom belongs to
my youngest son. However, the two oldest sons again deafened
the king's ears with the cry, we cannot allow the
(25:11):
simpleton to become king, and they demanded that the preference
should go to the brother whose woman could jump through
a hoop that was hanging in the middle of the hall.
They thought, the peasant women will be able to do
(25:35):
that very well. They are very strong, but the dainty
lady will jump in vain. The old king gave into
this as well. The two peasant women did indeed jump
(25:56):
through the hoop, but they were so plain that each
one fell. Then the beautiful lady that the simpleton had
brought home jumped, and she jumped through the hoop as
(26:16):
lightly as a deer. After this all the protests had
to stop. Thus the Simpleton received the crown, and he
ruled wisely for a long time. Once upon a time
(26:41):
there was a king who had three sons, two of
whom were clever and intelligent, but the third one did
not talk very much, was simple minded, and the only
name they gave him was the Simpleton. When the king
(27:06):
became old and weak and thought that he was nearing
his end, he did not know which of his sons
should inherit the kingdom after him. So he said to them,
go forth, and the one of you who brings me
(27:28):
the finest carpet, he shall be king after my death.
So there would be no dispute among them. He led
them to the front of his castle, blew three feathers
into the air, and said, as they fly, so shall
(27:55):
you go. The one feather flew to the east, the
other to the west, and the third feather flew straight ahead,
falling quickly to the ground after going only a short distance.
(28:17):
The one brother went to the right, the other to
the left, and they laughed at the simpleton, who had
to stand there where the third feather had fallen. The
simpleton sat down and was sad. Then he suddenly noticed
(28:42):
that there was a trap door next to his feather.
He lifted it up, found a stairway, and climbed down inside.
He came to another door and knocked on it, upon
(29:02):
which he heard someone calling out from within, Maiden green
and small hopping toad. Hopping toad's puppy hop to and
fro quickly see who is outside. The door opened, and
(29:27):
he saw a big, fat toad sitting there, surrounded by
a large number of little toads. The fat toad asked
what he wanted. The simpleton answered, I would like the
(29:48):
most beautiful and finest carpet. Then the fat toad called
to a young toad, saying, Maiden green and small hopping toad.
Hopping toad's puppy hop to and fro, bring me the
(30:12):
large box. The young toad brought the box, and the
fat toad opened it, then gave the simpleton a carpet
from it. It was so beautiful and so fine, the
(30:33):
like of which could never have been woven in the
world above. He thanked the toad and climbed back out.
Now the other two thought that their brother was so
stupid that he would not find anything to bring home.
(30:57):
Why should we spend a lot of effort looking for
a carpet, they said, So they took some pieces of
coarse cloth from the first shepherd's wife. They came to
and took these back home to the king. At the
(31:19):
same time they returned home, the simpleton arrived, bringing his
beautiful carpet. When the king saw it, he was astounded
and said, it is only right that the kingdom should
(31:39):
go to my youngest son. However, the other sons gave
their father no peace, saying that it would be impossible
for the simpleton to become king because he lacked understand
(32:00):
in all things. They asked him to declare another contest.
Then the father said, he who brings me the most
beautiful ring, shall inherit the kingdom. Leading the three brothers outside,
(32:23):
he blew the three feathers into the air that they
were to follow. The two oldest brothers again went to
the east and to the west, and the simpleton's feather
again flew straight ahead, falling down next to the door
(32:47):
in the ground. Once again, he climbed down to the
fat toad and told it that he needed the most
beautiful ring. The toad had the box brought out again
and gave him from it a ring that glistened with
(33:11):
precious stones and was so beautiful that no goldsmith on
earth could have made it. The two oldest brothers laughed
at the simpleton who was going to look for a
golden ring, and they took no effort at all. Instead,
(33:37):
they drove the nails out of an old wagon ring
and brought it to the king. However, when the simpleton
presented his ring, the king said once again the kingdom
belongs to him. Two oldest sons tormented the king endlessly
(34:06):
until finally he declared a third contest, saying that he
who would bring home the most beautiful woman should have
the kingdom. Once again, he blew the three feathers into
(34:26):
the air, and they flew in the same directions as before.
Without hesitating. The simpleton went back to the fat toad
and said, I am supposed to take home the most
(34:47):
beautiful woman. Oh, answered the toad, the most beautiful woman.
She is not here at the moment, but you shall
have her. Nonetheless, the fat toad gave him a hollowed
(35:09):
out yellow turnip, to which were harnessed six little mice.
The simpleton said, sadly, what am I to do with this?
The toad answered, just put one of my little toads
(35:30):
inside it. Then he grabbed one of them from the
group and set it inside the yellow coach. The little
toad was scarcely inside when it turned into a beautiful
young lady, the turnip into a coach, and the six
(35:55):
mice into horses. He kissed her, raced away with the horses,
and brought her to the king. His brothers came along afterward.
They had given no effort to find a beautiful woman,
(36:18):
but simply brought along the first peasant woman they had
come upon. After looking at them, the king said, after
my death, the kingdom belongs to my youngest son. However,
(36:39):
the two oldest sons again deafened the king's ears with
the cry, we cannot allow the simpleton to become king,
and they demanded that the preference should go to the
brother whose a woman could jump through a hoop that
(37:03):
was hanging in the middle of the hall. They thought,
the peasant women will be able to do that very well,
they are very strong, but the dainty lady will jump
in vain. The old king gave into this as well.
(37:29):
The two peasant women did indeed jump through the hoop,
but they were so plump that each one fell. Then
the beautiful lady that the simpleton had brought home jumped,
(37:50):
and she jumped through the hoop as lightly as a deer.
After this all the protests had to stop. Thus the
simpleton received the crown, and he ruled wisely for a
(38:12):
long time.
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