七    只    乌    鸦   

 据    传    说   ， 以    前    有    一    户    人    家   ， 父    母    生    了    八    个    孩    子   ， 其    中    七    个    是    儿    子   ， 最    小    的    一    个    是    女    儿   。 这    个    女    儿    生    下    来    以    后   ， 尽    管    非    常    漂    亮    可    爱   ， 但    她    太    纤    弱    太    瘦    小   ， 他    们    认    为    她    可    能    活    不    下    来   ， 决    定    马    上    给    她    施    行    洗    礼   。

 父    亲    派    了    一    个    儿    子    要    他    赶    快    到    井    里    去    打    点    水    来   ， 其    他    六    个    一    看   ， 也    一    窝    蜂    似    地    跟    了    去   ， 每    一    个    都    争    先    恐    后    地    要    第    一    个    汲    水   ， 你    争    我    夺    之    中   ， 他    们    把    大    水    罐    给    掉    到    井    里    去    了   。 这    一    下   ， 他    们    可    就    傻    眼    了   ， 你    看    看    我   ， 我    看    看    你   ， 痴    呆    呆    地    站    在    井    边    不    知    如    何    是    好   ， 都    不    敢    回    屋    里    去   。 此    时   ， 父    亲    正    心    急    火    燎    的    地    等    着    他    们    把    水    提    来   ， 见    他    们    去    了    很    久    还    没    有    回    来   ， 就    说    道   ：" 他    们    一    定    是    闹    着    玩    把    这    事    给    忘    了   。" 他    左    等    右    等    仍    不    见    他    们    回    来   ， 气    得    大    骂    起    来   ， 说    他    们    都    该    变    成    乌    鸦   。 话    音    刚    落    就    听    见    头    上    一    阵    呱    呱    的    叫    声    传    来   ， 他    抬    头    一    看   ， 发    现    有    七    只    煤    炭    一    样    的    黑    色    乌    鸦    正    在    上    面    盘    旋    着   。 看    到    自    己    的    气    话    变    成    了    现    实   ， 他    后    悔    了   ， 不    知    道    该    怎    么    办    才    好   。 他    失    去    了    七    个    儿    子   ， 心    里    非    常    悲    伤   ， 好    在    小    女    儿    在    接    受    洗    礼    之    后    一    天    比    一    天    强    壮    起    来   ， 而    且    越    长    越    漂    亮    了   ， 总    算    对    他    这    个    父    亲    有    了    一    点    安    慰   。

 女    儿    慢    慢    长    大    了   ， 她    一    直    不    知    道    自    己    曾    经    有    过    七    个    哥    哥   ， 爸    爸    和    妈    妈    都    很    小    心   ， 从    来    不    在    她    面    前    提    起   。 终    于    有    一    天   ， 她    偶    然    听    到    人    们    谈    起    有    关    她    的    事    情   ， 他    们    说   ：" 她    的    的    确    确    很    漂    亮   ， 但    可    惜    的    是    她    的    七    个    哥    哥    却    因    为    她    的    缘    故    而    遭    到    不    幸   。" 她    听    到    这    些    后    非    常    伤    心   ， 就    去    问    自    己    的    父    母    她    是    不    是    有    哥    哥   ， 他    们    到    底    怎    么    样    了   。 父    母    亲    不    好    再    对    她    隐    瞒    事    情    的    真    象   。 为    了    安    慰    她   ， 他    们    说    这    一    切    都    是    上    帝    的    意    愿   ， 她    的    出    生    降    临    都    是    上    帝    的    安    排   ， 她    是    无    罪    的   。 但    小    姑    娘    仍    然    为    此    吃    不    下    饭   ， 睡    不    好    觉   ， 天    天    伤    痛    不    已   ， 她    暗    下    决    心   ， 一    定    要    想    方    设    法    把    自    己    的    七    个    哥    哥    找    回    来   。 有    一    天   ， 她    从    家    里    偷    偷    地    跑    了    出    去   ， 来    到    外    面    广    阔    的    世    界   ， 到    处    寻    访    自    己    的    哥    哥   。 她    想   ： 无    论    他    们    到    了    什    么    地    方   ， 她    不    惜    自    己    的    生    命   ， 也    要    让    他    们    恢    复    本    来    面    目   ， 获    得    做    人    的    自    由   ！

 出    门    的    时    候   ， 她    只    带    了    爸    爸    妈    妈    以    前    送    给    她    的    一    只    小    戒    指   ， 加    上    一    块    用    来    充    饥    的    长    条    面    包    和    一    壶    用    来    解    渴    的    水   ， 一    张    疲    倦    时    用    来    休    息    的    小    凳    子   。 她    走    啊   ， 找    啊   ， 不    停    地    寻    访    着   ， 一    直    找    到    遥    远    的    天    边   ， 来    到    太    阳    面    前   。 但    太    阳    太    热    太    凶    猛    了   ， 她    急    忙    跑    开   ， 又    来    到    月    亮    面    前   。 可    月    亮    又    太    寒    冷    太    冷    酷   ， 还    说    道   ：" 我    闻    到    人    肉    和    血    腥    味    了   ！" 她    赶    紧    又    跑    到    了    星    星    那    里   。 星    星    对    她    很    友    好   ， 很    和    气   ， 每    颗    星    都    坐    在    他    们    自    己    的    小    凳    子    上   。 当    启    明    星    站    起    来    往    上    飞    时   ， 他    给    了    小    姑    娘    一    片    小    木    块   ， 说    道   ：" 如    果    你    没    有    这    片    小    木    块   ， 就    不    能    打    开    玻    璃    山    上    那    座    城    堡    的    门   。 你    的    哥    哥    正    是    住    在    那    座    城    堡    里   。" 小    妹    妹    接    过    小    木    块   ， 把    它    用    布    包    好   ， 告    别    星    星   ， 起    程    又    继    续    寻    找    她    的    哥    哥    去    了   。

 经    过    艰    苦    跋    涉   ， 她    终    于    找    到    了    玻    璃    山   。 来    到    城    门    前    一    看   ， 门    是    锁    着    的   ， 她    拿    出    布    包    解    开   ， 发    现    里    面    的    小    木    块    不    见    了   ， 不    知    是    什    么    时    候    自    己    把    好    心    的    启    明    星    送    的    礼    物    失    落    了   。 怎    么    办    呢   ？ 她    要    救    哥    哥   ， 可    又    没    有    了    玻    璃    山    城    堡    的    钥    匙   。 这    位    坚    定    忠    实    的    小    妹    妹    一    咬    牙   ， 从    口    袋    里    掏    出    一    把    小    刀    把    自    己    的    小    指    头    切    了    下    来   ， 那    指    头    的    大    小    正    好    和    失    落    的    木    块    相    同   ， 她    将    指    头    插    进    门    上    的    锁    孔   ， 门    被    打    开    了   。

 她    走    进    城    堡   ， 迎    面    遇    到    了    一    个    小    矮    人   ， 他    问    道   ：" 你    来    找    什    么    呀   ？" 小    妹    妹    回    答    说   ：" 我    来    找    那    七    只    乌    鸦   ， 他    们    是    我    的    哥    哥   。" 小    矮    人    说    道   ：" 我    的    主    人    不    在    家   ， 如    果    你    非    要    等    他    们    回    来    的    话   ， 就    请    进    来    吧   。" 这    时   ， 小    矮    人    正    在    为    乌    鸦    们    准    备    晚    餐   ， 他    在    桌    子    上    摆    了    七    个    盘    子   ， 在    盘    子    里    放    好    食    物   ， 又    端    来    七    杯    水    放    在    盘    子    旁    边   。 小    妹    妹    把    每    个    盘    子    里    的    东    西    都    吃    了    一    小    块   ， 把    每    个    小    杯    子    里    的    水    也    喝    了    一    小    口   ， 又    将    她    随    身    带    来    的    小    戒    指    放    进    了    最    后    一    只    杯    子    中   。

 忽    然   ， 她    听    到    空    中    传    来    了    翅    膀    拍    击    的    声    音    和    呱    呱    的    叫    声   ， 小    矮    人    马    上    说    道   ：" 我    的    主    人    们    回    来    了   。" 她    连    忙    躲    到    门    后    面   ， 想    听    听    他    们    会    说    些    什    么   。 七    只    乌    鸦    一    进    来   ， 就    急    于    找    自    己    的    盘    子    和    杯    子    想    要    吃    东    西    喝    水   ， 他    们    一    个    接    一    个    的    叫    道   ：" 谁    吃    了    我    盘    子    里    的    东    西   ？ 谁    把    我    杯    子    里    的    水    喝    了    一    点    点   ？

 呱    呱    呱   ！ 呱    呱    呱   ！

 我    知    道    了    呀   ，

 这    一    定    是    人    的    嘴    巴   。"

 第    七    只    乌    鸦    喝    完    水   ， 发    现    杯    子    里    有    一    只    戒    指   ， 他    仔    细    一    瞧   ， 认    出    了    这    是    他    们    父    母    亲    的    东    西   ， 就    说    道   ：" 嗳   ！ 我    们    的    小    妹    妹    来    了   ！ 我    们    就    会    得    救    了   。" 小    妹    妹    听    到    这    里   ， 马    上    跑    了    出    来   。 她    一    露    面   ， 七    只    乌    鸦    立    即    都    恢    复    了    他    们    的    人    形   。 他    们    互    相    紧    紧    拥    抱   ， 亲    吻   ， 一    起    高    高    兴    兴    地    回    到    了    他    们    的    爸    爸    妈    妈    的    身    边   。

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