小    农    夫   

 从    前    有    个    村    子   ， 那    里    的    人    都    很    富    裕   ， 只    有    一    个    人    穷    得    连    条    牛    都    没    有   ， 更    说    不    上    有    钱    买    了   ， 大    家    叫    他   " 小    农    夫   "。 他    和    妻    子    都    很    想    有    头    自    家    的    牛   ， 于    是    有    一    天    他    对    妻    子    说   ：" 我    有    个    好    主    意   。 多    嘴    的    木    匠    说    他    愿    意    给    我    们    做    个    和    真    牛    一    模    一    样    的    小    木    牛   ， 然    后    漆    成    棕    色   ， 慢    慢    地    就    会    变    成    真    正    的    牛    了   。" 妇    人    觉    得    这    主    意    挺    不    错   ， 于    是    木    匠    又    是    砍    又    是    刨   ， 终    于    做    出    了    一    头    正    在    低    头    吃    草    的    木    牛    犊   ， 然    后    刷    上    油    漆   。

 第    二    天    一    早   ， 牧    牛    人    正    赶    着    牛    群    要    出    村   ， 小    农    夫    把    他    拉    进    屋    说   ：" 你    瞧   ， 我    有    头    小    牛   ， 还    不    能    自    己    走   ， 你    得    抱    着    它    走    才    行   。" 牧    人    于    是    把    小    木    牛    抱    到    牧    场   ， 把    它    放    在    草    地    中    央   。 小    木    牛    总    是    那    么    埋    头    吃    草    的    样    子   ， 牧    人    说   ：" 瞧    它    那    副    埋    头    吃    草    的    劲    头   ， 用    不    了    多    久    就    会    自    己    跑    了   。"

 晚    上   ， 牧    人    打    算    赶    着    牛    群    回    村   。 他    对    小    木    牛    说   ：" 既    然    你    能    吃    就    吃    个    够    吧   。 等    你    吃    饱    了    准    能    自    己    回    村    的   。 我    可    不    想    再    抱    着    你    走    了   。" 可    是    小    农    夫    站    在    门    口    等    着   ， 看    到    牧    牛    人    赶    着    牛    进    了    村   ， 没    见    到    小    木    牛   ， 就    问    牧    人    小    牛    在    哪    儿   。" 还    在    牧    场    吃    草    呢   。 它    不    肯    跟    我    回    来   。" 小    农    夫    说   ：" 我    一    定    得    把    小    牛    找    回    来   。"

 他    们    一    起    来    到    牧    场   ， 没    见    到    牛    犊   ， 也    不    知    道    什    么    人    把    它    偷    走    了   。 牧    人    说   ：" 准    是    它    自    己    跑    了   。" 小    农    夫    说   ：" 别    跟    我    来    这    一    套   。" 拉    着    牧    人    就    找    镇    长    评    理    去    了   。 镇    长    判    牧    人    粗    心   ， 罚    他    赔    一    头    小    牛    给    农    夫   。

 就    这    样   ， 小    农    夫    和    妻    子    有    了    一    头    自    家    的    牛   。 他    们    打    心    眼    里    为    这    盼    望    已    久    的    事    情    感    到    高    兴   。 可    是    他    们    太    穷    了   ， 没    东    西    喂    给    它    吃   ， 所    以    没    过    多    久    就    只    得    把    牛    杀    了   。 他    们    将    牛    肉    腌    制    起    来   ， 把    牛    皮    扒    了    下    来   ， 打    算    卖    掉    之    后    再    买    头    小    牛    回    来   。 他    路    过    一    家    磨    坊   ， 看    到    一    只    折    断    了    翅    膀    的    乌    鸦   。 他    同    情    地    把    它    捡    了    起    来   ， 用    牛    皮    裹    好   。 这    时    天    上    突    然    下    起    了    暴    雨   ， 他    不    得    不    到    磨    坊    躲    雨   。 磨    坊    主    的    妻    子    独    自    在    家   ， 她    对    小    农    夫    说   ：" 躺    在    那    边    的    草    垛    上    吧   。" 又    给    了    他    一    片    面    包    和    一    小    块    干    酪   。 农    夫    吃    完    就    把    牛    皮    放    在    身    边   ， 自    己    在    草    垛    上    躺    下    了   。 磨    坊    主    的    妻    子    以    为    他    累    了    在    那    儿    睡    熟    了   。 这    时   ， 教    区    牧    师    来    了   ， 磨    坊    主    的    妻    子    热    情    地    接    待    他   ， 说   ：" 我    丈    夫    不    在    家   ， 我    们    可    以    好    好    吃    一    顿    了   。" 小    农    夫    听    到    他    们    大    谈    美    食   ， 又    想    到    自    己    只    吃    了    一    块    面    包    和    一    点    干    酪   ， 心    里    很    不    痛    快   。 只    见    妇    人    端    出    四    种    不    同    的    美    食    来   ： 烤    肉   、 沙    拉   、 蛋    糕    和    酒   。

 他    们    正    要    坐    下    享    用   ， 听    到    外    面    有    人    敲    门   。 妇    人    说   ：" 天    哪   ！ 是    我    丈    夫   ！" 她    赶    忙    将    烤    肉    藏    到    烤    炉    里   ， 把    酒    塞    到    枕    头    底    下   ， 把    蛋    糕    藏    到    床    下    面   ， 沙    拉    藏    到    床    上   ， 最    后    将    牧    师    藏    到    门    廊    上    的    壁    橱    里   ， 然    后    才    去    给    丈    夫    开    门   ， 说   ：" 谢    天    谢    地   ， 你    总    算    回    来    了   ！ 暴    风    雨    那    么    大   ， 简    直    像    到    了    世    界    末    日    一    样   。" 磨    坊    主    看    到    躺    在    草    垛    上    的    小    农    夫   ， 问   ：" 这    家    伙    在    这    里    干    什    么   ？"" 哦   ， 可    怜    的    家    伙    赶    上    暴    雨    了   ， 来    请    求    躲    雨   。 我    给    了    他    一    块    面    包    和    一    点    干    酪   ， 然    后    把    他    领    到    这    里    来    了   。" 丈    夫    说   ：" 行    了   ， 快    点    弄    些    吃    的    来    吧   。" 可    妇    人    说   ：" 除    了    面    包    和    干    酪   ， 别    的    就    什    么    都    没    了   。"" 随    便    什    么    都    行   。" 丈    夫    回    答   ，" 我    现    在    能    有    面    包    和    干    酪    就    觉    得    挺    不    错    的    了   。" 他    看    着    小    农    夫   ， 问   ：" 你    也    来    和    我    一    起    吃    点    儿    吧   。" 农    夫    毫    不    客    气   ， 赶    紧    起    来    吃   。 这    时   ， 磨    坊    主    看    到    了    地    上    的    牛    皮    和    乌    鸦   ， 问   ：" 那    是    什    么   ？"" 里    面    是    个    占    卜    的   。" 农    夫    回    答   。" 能    预    言    点    什    么   ？" 磨    坊    主    问   。" 怎    么    不    能   ！" 农    夫    说   ，" 不    过    它    每    次    只    说    四    件    事   ， 第    五    件    只    有    它    自    己    知    道   。" 磨    坊    主    好    奇    地    说   ：" 那    就    让    它    说    点    什    么    吧   。" 磨    坊    主    说   。 于    是    农    夫    捅    了    捅    乌    鸦   ， 使    它   " 呀   、 呀   " 地    叫    了    几    声   。 磨    坊    主    问   ：" 它    说    啥   ？" 农    夫    说   ：" 它    说   ， 首    先    枕    头    下    面    有    一    瓶    酒   。"" 天    哪   ！" 磨    坊    主    喊    着    冲    向    枕    头   ， 真    的    从    它    下    面    拿    出    一    瓶    酒    来   。" 让    它    接    着    说   。" 磨    坊    主    说   。 农    夫    又    捅    了    捅    乌    鸦   ， 让    它    叫    出    声    来   ， 说   ：" 这    次    它    说    烤    炉    里    有    烤    肉   。"" 唉    呀   ！" 磨    坊    主    惊    叫    着    跑    向    烤    炉   ， 果    然    找    到    了    烤    肉   。 农    夫    再    次    让    乌    鸦    预    言   ， 说   ：" 这    次    它    说    床    上    有    沙    拉   。"" 太    棒    了   ！" 说    着    磨    坊    主    就    走    到    床    边   ， 在    那    里    找    到    了    沙    拉   。 农    夫    最    后    一    次    捅    了    捅    乌    鸦   ， 说   ：" 第    四    件   ， 床    底    下    有    蛋    糕   。"" 这    倒    不    错   ！" 磨    坊    主    说    着    就    朝    床    下    看   ， 真    的    有    一    盘    蛋    糕    在    那    里   。

 两    人    这    时    一    起    吃    了    起    来   ， 磨    坊    主    的    妻    子    则    吓    了    个    半    死   。 她    把    所    有    橱    柜    门    都    锁    了    起    来   ， 把    钥    匙    拿    在    手    里    上    床    睡    了   。 可    磨    坊    主    还    想    知    道    第    五    件    事   ， 农    夫    说   ：" 我    还    是    先    快    点    吃    这    四    样    东    西    吧   ， 第    五    件    可    不    是    什    么    好    东    西   。" 等    吃    饱    了    喝    足    了   ， 磨    坊    主    还    是    想    知    道    到    底    是    什    么   ， 所    以    他    们    就    开    始    讲    条    件   ， 最    后    谈    定    三    百    金    币   。 农    夫    捅    了    捅    乌    鸦    的    脑    袋   ， 疼    得    它   " 哇   、 哇   " 大    叫    起    来   。 磨    坊    主    问   ：" 它    说    什    么   ？" 农    夫    说   ：" 它    说    魔    鬼    藏    在    你    家    门    廊    上    的    柜    子    里    了   。"" 那    一    定    得    把    它    赶    走    才    行   。" 磨    坊    主    说    着    打    开    房    门   ， 妇    人    只    好    交    出    钥    匙   。 农    夫    替    她    打    开    了    柜    子    门   ， 牧    师    撒    腿    就    跑   。 磨    坊    主    说   ：" 还    真    是    的   ！ 我    亲    眼    看    到    那    黑    黑    的    恶    棍    了   ！" 就    这    样   ， 农    夫    第    二    天    一    早    带    着    三    百    金    币    离    开    了    磨    坊   。

 小    农    夫    渐    渐    讲    究    起    来   ， 而    且    修    起    了    新    房    子   。 村    子    里    的    农    夫    说   ：" 小    农    夫    准    是    到    了    天    上    落    金    子    的    地    方   ， 那    里    的    人    准    是    用    铁    锹    铲    了    金    子    扛    回    家    的   。" 于    是    他    们    把    小    农    夫    带    到    镇    长    那    儿   ， 逼    他    说    出    他    的    财    富    是    从    哪    儿    来    的   。 他    回    答    说   ：" 我    在    城    里    把    牛    皮    卖    了   ， 得    了    三    百    个    金    币   。" 其    他    农    夫    一    听    牛    皮    居    然    能    卖    那    么    高    的    价   ， 纷    纷    跑    回    家    将    牛    杀    了   ， 扒    了    皮   ， 希    望    拿    到    城    里    去    卖    个    好    价    钱   。 镇    长    说   ：" 让    我    的    仆    人    先    去   。" 仆    人    来    到    城    里   ， 收    牛    皮    的    商    人    只    出    两    个    金    币    买    一    张    牛    皮   。 等    其    他    农    夫    也    赶    来    时   ， 商    人    连    这    个    价    也    不    肯    出    了   ， 说   ：" 我    拿    这    么    多    牛    皮    干    什    么   ？"

 那    些    农    夫    觉    得    自    己    被    愚    弄    了   ， 气    急    败    坏    地    想    要    报    复   。 他    们    以    小    农    夫    在    镇    长    面    前    说    谎    的    罪    名    控    告    他   ， 并    一    致    同    意    判    无    辜    的    小    农    夫    死    刑   ， 要    把    他    装    进    满    是    洞    眼    的    酒    桶    沉    到    河    里    去   。 于    是    小    农    夫    被    带    到    牧    师    跟    前    作    最    后    的    忏    悔   。 这    种    时    候   ， 其    他    人    是    必    须    走    开    的   。 小    农    夫    认    出    牧    师    就    是    那    晚    在    磨    坊    主    家    的    那    个   ， 就    说   ：" 我    把    你    从    柜    子    里    放    了    出    来   ， 你    也    该    把    我    从    桶    里    放    出    来    才    对   。" 这    时   ， 有    个    牧    羊    人    赶    着    一    群    羊    走    来   。 小    农    夫    知    道    他    一    直    渴    望    当    镇    长   ， 于    是    大    喊   ：" 不   ！ 我    不    当   ！ 即    是    全    世    界    的    人    要    我    当    我    也    不    当   ！" 牧    羊    人    听    了    走    过    来    问   ：" 你    在    喊    啥   ？ 你    不    当    什    么   ？" 农    夫    说   ：" 他    们    说    只    要    我    愿    意    把    自    己    装    在    这    桶    里    就    让    我    当    镇    长   。 我    可    不    愿    意   ！"" 如    果    当    镇    长    只    需    要    这    么    做   ， 我    倒    是    很    愿    意   。" 说    着    就    放    出    小    农    夫   ， 自    己    钻    了    进    去   。 小    农    夫    替    他    盖    上    桶    盖   ， 赶    着    他    的    羊    群    走    了   。 牧    师    回    到    大    伙    那    儿    说    祈    祷    做    完    了   ， 他    们    就    过    来    朝    河    里    推    酒    桶   。 桶    开    始    滚    动    的    时    候   ， 他    们    听    到    有    人    在    里    面    说   ：" 我    很    愿    意    当    镇    长   。" 可    他    们    以    为    是    小    农    夫    在    说    话   ， 就    说   ：" 我    们    的    确    打    算    让    你    当   。 不    过    你    得    先    在    下    面    四    处    瞧    瞧   。" 说    完    就    把    桶    推    下    河    去    了   。

 农    夫    们    从    村    子    一    头    往    家    走   ， 小    农    夫    赶    着    羊    群    从    另    一    头    默    默    进    了    村   ， 样    子    十    分    满    足   。 他    们    大    为    惊    讶    地    问   ：" 你    从    哪    儿    来   ？ 是    从    水    里    吗   ？"" 是    的   ，" 小    农    夫    说   ，" 我    一    直    往    下    沉    啊    沉    啊   ， 最    后    沉    到    河    底   ， 推    开    桶    盖    一    看   ， 原    来    是    一    片    美    丽    的    大    草    原   ， 无    数    只    羔    羊    在    那    里    吃    草   。 所    以    我    就    带    了    一    群    回    来    了   。" 农    夫    们    又    问   ：" 那    里    还    有    吗   ？"" 有    啊   ！" 他    回    答   ，" 多    得    我    想    要    都    要    不    完   。" 农    夫    们    决    定    也    去    赶    一    群    羊    回    来   。 可    是    镇    长    说   ：" 我    先    去   。" 他    们    一    起    来    到    河    边   ， 蓝    天    里    正    好    飘    过    朵    朵    白    云    倒    映    在    水    中   ， 农    夫    们    喊    道   ：" 我    们    已    经    看    到    下    面    的    羊    群    了   ！" 镇    长    挤    到    前    面    说   ：" 我    先    下    去    察    看    一    下   ， 如    果    真    的    很    多    我    再    叫    你    们   。" 说    着    就   " 扑    嗵   " 一    声    跳    进    水    里   ， 那    声    音    像    是    在    喊    岸    上    的    人    们    下    去   ， 于    是    一    群    人    一    齐    跳    了    下    去   ， 这    下    子   ， 全    村    人    都    死    光    了   ， 小    农    夫    成    了    唯    一    继    承    人   ， 一    下    成    为    了    大    富    翁   。

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