三    个    幸    运    儿   

 从    前   ， 有    一    个    父    亲    把    他    的    三    个    儿    子    叫    到    一    起   ， 给    了    大    儿    子    一    只    公    鸡   ， 二    儿    子    一    把    长    柄    镰    刀   ， 三    儿    子    一    只    猫   ， 然    后    说    道   ：" 我    老    了   ， 快    不    行    了   ， 我    死    之    前    还    得    为    你    们    预    备    点    东    西   。 钱    我    是    没    有    的   ， 现    在    我    给    你    们    的    这    些    东    西    也    不    值    钱   ， 如    何    妥    善    地    利    用    我    的    这    些    礼    物    来    发    迹   ， 就    取    决    于    你    们    自    己    了   ， 只    要    找    到    这    样    一    个    地    方   ， 那    儿    没    有    你    们    拥    有    的    东    西   ， 你    们    的    运    气    就    来    了   。"

 父    亲    死    了    以    后   ， 大    儿    子    带    着    公    鸡    出    发    了   ， 但    是    他    无    论    走    到    哪    儿    那    儿    都    有    公    鸡   。 在    每    个    城    镇   ， 很    远    他    就    看    见    教    堂    的    尖    塔    上    都    站    着    一    只    公    鸡    随    风    转    动   （ 其    实    那    不    过    是    风    向    风    速    器   ， 也    就    是    风    信    鸡   ）， 各    个    乡    村   ， 公    鸡    的    叫    声    到    处    都    可    以    听    到   ， 他    的    鸡    一    点    也    不    新    奇   。 看    来    他    发    财    的    机    会    似    乎    很    渺    茫   。 但    他    并    不    灰    心   ， 继    续    不    停    地    找   ， 终    于    还    是    找    到    了    这    样    一    个    地    方   。 他    到    了    一    座    岛    上   ， 岛    上    的    人    从    来    没    有    听    到    过    鸡    叫   ， 也    不    知    道    如    何    计    时   ， 他    们    知    道    早    晨    或    者    晚    上   ， 但    到    了    夜    里    睡    觉    时   ， 就    不    知    道    时    间    过    去    了    多    少   。 他    对    他    们    说   ：" 你    们    看    吧   ！ 这    是    一    只    多    么    高    贵    的    动    物    啊   ！ 它    多    么    像    一    个    骑    士   。 瞧   ！ 它    头    戴    鲜    红    的    头    盔   ， 脚    蹬    锡    马    刺   ， 每    天    晚    上    隔    一    段    时    间    它    就    叫    一    次   ， 第    三    次    叫    时   ， 太    阳    不    久    就    要    升    起    来    了   。 不    仅    这    样   ， 它    还    能    预    报    天    气   ， 如    果    它    在    大    白    天    叫   ， 就    是    提    醒    你    们    天    气    要    变    了   。" 听    了    他    的    介    绍   ， 当    地    的    人    们    非    常    高    兴   ， 他    们    整    夜    没    有    睡    觉   ， 怀    着    兴    奋    的    心    情   ， 等    着    听    这    只    公    鸡    的    啼    叫   ， 每    次    鸡    叫    都    使    他    们    激    动    不    已   。 鸡    在    两    点   、 四    点   、 六    点    共    叫    了    三    次   。 于    是    他    们    问    他    这    鸡    是    不    是    卖   ， 要    卖    多    少    钱   ， 他    说   ：" 大    约    要    一    匹    毛    驴    所    能    驮    的    金    子   。" 他    们    齐    声    叫    道   ：" 这    是    一    只    高    贵    的    动    物   ， 这    个    价    钱    很    公    正   。" 他    们    给    了    他    所    要    的    那    些    金    子   。

 当    他    带    着    所    得    的    财    富    回    到    家    里    时   ， 两    个    弟    弟    非    常    惊    讶   。 老    二    说   ：" 我    现    在    也    要    出    去   ， 看    是    能    否    用    这    把    长    柄    镰    刀    换    来    好    财    运   。" 可    他    出    来    一    试   ， 就    觉    得    希    望    太    小    了   。 因    为   ， 不    管    他    走    到    哪    里   ， 他    都    能    遇    到    农    夫    肩    上    扛    着    和    自    己    一    样    的    长    柄    镰    刀    的    情    形   。 他    并    不    气    馁   ， 跑    了    一    个    又    一    个    地    方   。 真    是    功    夫    不    负    有    心    人   ， 他    最    终    还    是    交    上    了    好    运   ： 他    也    来    到    了    一    个    岛    上   ， 那    儿    的    人    们    连    长    柄    镰    刀    的    名    字    听    都    没    听    说    过   。 不    久    麦    子    熟    了   ， 他    们    来    到    农    田    将    麦    子    拔    了    起    来   ， 但    这    样    收    获    非    常    劳    累   ， 而    且    许    多    麦    子    都    掉    下    来    浪    费    了   。 老    二    用    他    的    长    柄    大    镰    刀    来    收    割   ， 很    快    就    割    完    了    全    部    的    庄    稼   ， 人    们    张    大    嘴    巴    站    在    那    儿   ， 用    惊    奇    的    目    光    看    着    这    一    切   ， 纷    纷    愿    意    出    他    所    要    的    任    何    价    钱    来    换    取    这    把    奇    妙    的    工    具   ， 他    要    了    一    匹    驮    满    金    子    的    马    回    到    了    家   。

 老    三    现    在    也    想    出    去    看    看    能    用    猫    换    取    到    什    么    东    西   ， 于    是    他    出    发    了   ， 开    始    他    的    命    运    也    和    前    两    个    哥    哥    一    样   ， 跑    了    不    少    地    方    都    没    有    成    功   ， 陆    地    上    到    处    都    有    猫   ， 真    是    太    多    了   ， 以    致    许    多    刚    出    生    的    小    猫    都    被    扔    进    水    里    淹    死    了   。 最    后    他    在    海    上    寻    找    机    会   ， 终    于    在    一    个    岛    国    如    愿    以    偿   。 岛    上    的    人    从    来    没    有    看    到    过    猫   ， 那    儿    老    鼠    泛    滥    成    灾   ， 不    管    房    屋    的    主    人    在    家    或    不    在    家   ， 这    些    讨    厌    的    小    家    伙    都    在    桌    子    上    椅    子    上    窜    来    跳    去   ， 人    们    叫    苦    不    迭   。 国    王    在    他    的    宫    殿    里    也    不    知    道    该    怎    样    办   ， 每    个    角    落    里    都    有    老    鼠    在    吱    吱    叫    个    不    停   。 凡    是    它    们    的    牙    齿    能    够    咬    的    东    西    都    被    咬    坏    了   。 老    三    为    猫    在    这    里    找    到    了    用    武    之    地   ， 猫    一    下    地   ， 马    上    就    开    始    捉    老    鼠   ， 一    转    眼    的    功    夫   ， 就    把    两    间    房    子    里    的    老    鼠    清    理    完    毕   。 这    时    人    们    恳    求    国    王    买    下    这    只    奇    异    的    动    物   ， 用    多    少    钱    都    行   。 国    王    乐    意    地    满    足    了    老    三    的    要    求   ， 给    了    他    一    匹    驮    满    了    金    子    和    宝    石    的    骡    子   。 因    此   ， 老    三    带    着    比    他    两    个    哥    哥    更    值    钱    的    财    宝    回    到    了    家    里   。

 猫    留    在    了    岛    上   ， 它    在    王    宫    里    捕    捉    老    鼠   ， 快    活    极    了   ， 追    来    追    去   ， 忙    个    不    停   ， 咬    死    的    老    鼠    数    也    数    不    清   。 终    于    它    累    得    精    疲    力    竭   ， 口    也    渴    得    冒    烟   ， 于    是    静    静    地    站    在    那    儿   ， 伸    着    脖    子    仰    着    头    叫    了    起    来   ，" 咪   --， 咪   --"。 听    到    这    奇    怪    的    叫    声   ， 国    王    把    所    有    的    大    臣    都    召    集    起    来    了   ， 看    看    采    取    什    么    措    施    最    好   。 最    后   ， 他    决    定    派    一    名    传    令    官    去    见    猫   ， 警    告    猫    立    刻    离    开    王    宫    大    院   ， 否    则    就    要    用    武    力    来    赶    它    出    去   。 那    些    顾    问    说   ：" 我    们    宁    愿    和    老    鼠    共    处   ， 也    不    愿    冒    生    命    危    险    和    这    只    猫    共    处   。" 一    个    小    听    差    应    命    走    了    进    去   ， 他    问    猫   ：" 你    是    否    愿    意    离    开    王    宫   ？" 但    这    只    猫    口    渴    得    更    厉    害    了   ， 一    个    劲    地    叫    着   " 咪   --， 咪   --"。 这    小    听    差    以    为    猫    是    说   " 不   ！ 不   ！" 所    以    就    把    这    个    意    思    告    诉    了    国    王   。 顾    问    们    一    听   ， 马    上    说   ：" 好    吧   ！ 那    我    们    就    用    武    力    来    对    付    它    吧   。" 他    们    架    起    火    炮    向    王    宫    轰    去   ， 王    宫    四    周    燃    起    了    大    火   ， 当    火    烧    到    猫    待    的    那    间    房    子    时   ， 它    从    窗    口    跳    了    出    去   ， 围    攻    的    士    兵    都    没    有    看    到    它   。 大    火    一    直    烧    个    不    停   ， 最    后   ， 整    个    宫    殿    都    化    成    了    灰    烬   。

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