会    唱    歌    的    白    骨   

 从    前    有    个    国    家    来    了    一    头    野    猪   。 它    践    踏    耕    地   、 咬    杀    牲    畜   ， 还    用    尖    利    的    獠    牙    咬    人   ， 人    们    为    此    痛    苦    不    堪   。 国    王    宣    布    只    要    有    人    能    将    王    国    从    这    一    灾    难    中    拯    救    出    来   ， 他    就    会    大    大    地    赏    赐    他   。 可    是    野    猪    太    大    了   ， 而    且    强    不    可    敌   ， 因    此    谁    也    不    敢    接    近    它    藏    身    的    那    片    森    林   。 最    后    国    王    宣    布   ： 谁    若    能    捕    获    或    者    杀    死    那    头    野    猪   ， 他    就    能    娶    国    王    的    独    生    女    为    妻   。

 在    乡    下    住    着    两    兄    弟   ， 是    穷    人    家    的    孩    子   。 老    大    狡    猾    精    明    却    缺    乏    勇    气   ； 弟    弟    单    纯    而    心    地    善    良   。 两    兄    弟    说    他    们    愿    意    接    受    这    个    危    及    生    命    的    使    命   。 国    王    对    他    们    说   ：" 为    了    让    你    们    能    确    实    找    到    那    头    野    兽   ， 你    们    两    人    必    须    分    头    从    两    个    方    向    进    森    林   。" 于    是   ， 哥    哥    从    西    头    走   ， 弟    弟    从    东    边    进   。

 弟    弟    走    了    没    多    远    就    遇    到    一    个    小    个    子    男    人   。 他    手    里    握    着    一    支    黑    色    长    矛   ， 对    弟    弟    说   ：" 我    把    这    支    长    矛    给    你   ， 因    为    你    心    地    纯    洁    善    良   ； 你    拿    着    这    长    矛   ， 只    管    大    胆    去    斗    那    野    猪   ， 长    矛    会    帮    你    的   。"

 弟    弟    谢    过    那    小    个    男    子   ， 扛    起    长    矛   ， 毫    不    畏    惧    地    继    续    赶    路   。

 不    久   ， 他    看    到    了    那    头    野    猪   ， 便    用    长    矛    对    准    了    朝    他    扑    来    的    野    兽   。 野    猪    气    疯    了   ， 它    冲    得    太    快    太    猛   ， 结    果    长    矛    把    它    的    心    脏    划    成    了    两    半   。 弟    弟    扛    起    巨    兽    往    回    走   。

 森    林    另    一    端    的    入    口    处    有    座    房    子   ， 人    们    在    那    里    饮    酒   、 跳    舞    作    乐   。 弟    弟    来    到    那    儿    时   ， 哥    哥    早    已    坐    在    里    面    了   ， 他    以    为    野    猪    反    正    逃    不    出    他    的    手    心   ， 于    是    先    喝    点    酒    壮    胆   。 当    他    看    到    弟    弟    带    着    战    利    品    从    森    林    里    返    回    时   ， 邪    恶    的    心    里    充    满    了    嫉    妒   ， 无    法    平    息   。 他    对    弟    弟    喊    道   ：" 进    来    吧   ， 亲    爱    的    弟    弟   ， 喝    杯    酒    歇    歇   。"

 从    无    戒    心    的    弟    弟    走    了    进    去   ， 把    好    心    男    人    给    他    长    矛   、 自    己    又    如    何    用    长    矛    制    服    野    猪    的    经    过    告    诉    了    哥    哥   。

 哥    哥    留    弟    弟    一    起    喝    酒    直    到    天    色    将    晚   ， 然    后    一    道    离    开    了    小    屋   ， 在    黑    暗    中    赶    路   。 他    们    来    到    小    河    上    的    一    座    桥    跟    前   ， 哥    哥    让    弟    弟    走    在    前    面   ， 走    到    桥    心    时   ， 哥    哥    对    准    弟    弟    的    后    脑    勺    狠    狠    一    击   ， 弟    弟    倒    下    死    了   。 哥    哥    将    弟    弟    埋    在    桥    下   ， 自    己    扛    起    野    猪    去    向    国    王    领    赏   ， 似    乎    野    猪    是    他    猎    杀    的   。 他    娶    了    国    王    的    独    生    女    为    妻   。 当    有    人    问    他    为    什    么    弟    弟    没    有    回    来    时   ， 他    说   ：" 准    是    野    猪    把    他    给    吃    了   。" 人    们    也    就    信    以    为    真    了   。

 可    是    什    么    都    瞒    不    过    上    帝    的    眼    睛   ， 这    罪    孽    总    有    一    天    要    真    相    大    白    的   。

 几    年    以    后   ， 有    个    牧    羊    人    赶    着    羊    群    过    桥   ， 一    眼    看    到    沙    子    下    面    有    根    雪    白    的    骨    头   。 他    觉    得    这    是    做    口    吹    乐    器    的    好    材    料   ， 于    是    爬    下    桥   ， 将    骨    头    捡    了    起    来   。 他    用    骨    头    给    自    己    的    号    角    做    了    个    吹    口   。 可    他    第    一    次    用    它    吹    响    号    角    时    大    吃    了    一    惊   ， 因    为    骨    头    吹    口    自    顾    自    唱    起    了    小    调   ：

" 啊   ， 朋    友   ， 你    在    用    我    的    骨    头    吹    奏   ，

 我    在    这    河    边    沉    睡    已    久   。

 哥    哥    杀    我    夺    走    了    野    猪   ，

 娶    的    妻    子    是    国    王    之    女   。"

" 多    好    的    号    角    呀   ！" 牧    羊    人    说   ，" 竟    然    自    己    会    唱    小    调   ！ 我    一    定    要    把    它    献    给    国    王    陛    下   。" 于    是    他    将    号    角    献    给    国    王   ， 号    角    又    唱    起    了    同    一    支    小    调   。

 国    王    一    听    就    明    白    了   ， 于    是    派    人    到    桥    下    挖    出    了    被    害    人    的    尸    骨   。 罪    孽    深    重    的    哥    哥    无    法    抵    赖    他    的    所    作    所    为   ， 因    此    被    缝    进    一    个    麻    袋   ， 沉    到    河    里    去    了   。 被    害    人    的    尸    骨    则    被    安    葬    在    教    堂    墓    地    里    一    座    漂    亮    的    墓    冢    里    了   。

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