水    晶    球   

 从    前    有    个    女    巫   ， 她    有    三    个    儿    子   ， 这    兄    弟    三    人    真    是    手    足    情    深   ， 可    女    巫    却    不    信    任    他    们   ， 总    以    为    他    们    会    夺    走    她    的    权   。 于    是    她    把    老    大    变    成    了    一    只    苍    鹰   ， 只    能    生    活    在    悬    崖    顶    上   ， 人    们    时    常    看    见    它    在    空    中    不    停    地    翱    翔    盘    旋   。 她    又    把    老    二    变    成    一    头    鲸   ， 每    天    生    活    在    大    海    的    深    处   ， 人    们    总    看    到    他    不    时    地    从    水    里    喷    出    巨    大    水    柱   。 兄    弟    俩    一    天    内    只    有    两    小    时    可    恢    复    人    形   。 小    儿    子    由    于    害    怕    女    巫    把    他    也    变    成    一    只    猛    兽   、 一    头    熊    或    一    条    狼   ， 就    偷    偷    地    逃    走    了   。 他    曾    听    说    国    王    的    女    儿    中    了    魔    法   ， 被    关    在    了    金    太    阳    宫   ， 等    着    有    人    去    解    救   。 已    有    二    十    三    个    年    轻    人    冒    险    去    救    她   ， 可    都    惨    死    在    那    儿   。 现    在    只    剩    一    人    可    以    去    救    她   ， 以    后    谁    也    不    能    去    了   。 这    年    轻    人    生    性    大    胆   ， 他    拿    定    主    意    要    去    寻    找    金    太    阳    宫   。 他    日    夜    兼    程    地    赶    路   ， 可    连    宫    殿    的    影    子    也    没    找    着   ， 最    后    他    进    了    一    片    大    森    林    之    中   。 突    然    他    看    见    两    个    巨    人    在    向    他    招    手   ， 便    赶    了    过    去   。 巨    人    说   ：" 我    们    正    为    一    顶    帽    子    争    执    不    下   ， 因    为    我    们    彼    此    都    一    样    强    壮   ， 谁    也    斗    不    过    谁   ， 不    知    道    到    底    这    帽    子    该    归    谁   。 小    人    儿    总    是    挺    聪    明   ， 我    们    让    你    说    这    帽    子    该    归    谁    呢   ？"" 你    们    居    然    会    为    一    顶    帽    子    而    争    执    不    休   ！" 年    轻    人    说    道   。" 你    不    晓    得    它    是    个    多    好    的    宝    贝   ， 这    是    顶    如    意    帽   ， 谁    戴    上    它    呀   ， 想    到    哪    儿    就    能    立    刻    到    哪    儿   。"" 来   ， 把    帽    子    给    我   ，" 年    轻    人    说   ，" 我    先    走    一    阵    子   ， 然    后    再    叫    你    们   ， 你    们    就    来    赛    跑   ， 谁    先    到    我    那    儿   ， 帽    子    就    归    谁   。" 说    完    他    就    戴    着    帽    子    跑    了   ， 可    他    心    里    老    是    想    着    公    主   ， 竟    把    那    两    个    巨    人    给    忘    了   ， 他    一    直    往    前    走    去   ， 最    后   ， 从    心    底    里    叹    了    口    气    说   ：" 噢   ， 我    要    是    在    金    太    阳    宫    有    多    好    啊   ！" 可    话    刚    出    口   ， 他    就    站    在    宫    门    前    的    高    山    上    了   。

 年    轻    人    走    进    宫    门   ， 挨    个    走    过    每    个    房    间   ， 在    最    后    的    一    间    才    找    到    了    公    主   。 可    当    他    看    着    公    主    时   ， 他    是    何    等    的    吃    惊    啊   ， 只    见    她    那    死    灰    色    的    脸    儿    布    满    了    皱    纹   ， 双    眼    黯    淡    无    光   ， 头    发    变    成    了    红    色   。" 你    就    是    那    位    人    人    都    夸    她    的    世    上    最    美    丽    的    公    主    吗   ？" 年    轻    人    叫    了    出    来   。" 这    可    不    是    我    的    本    来    面    目   ， 人    眼    只    能    看    到    我    这    种    丑    陋    模    样   ， 你    想    见    到    我    的    真    样    子   ， 可    以    看    看    这    面    镜    子   ， 它    会    显    露    我    的    真    面    孔    给    你    看    的   。" 她    把    镜    子    递    到    年    轻    人    手    里   ， 他    在    镜    子    里    看    到    了    世    界    上    最    美    丽    的    少    女    的    形    象   ， 还    看    到    她    是    如    何    伤    心    地    泪    流    满    面    的   。 于    是    他    对    公    主    说   ：" 我    怎    么    才    能    救    你    呢   ， 我    什    么    都    不    怕   。" 公    主    说   ：" 谁    能    得    到    水    晶    球   ， 把    它    拿    到    巫    师    的    面    前   ， 就    可    以    破    他    的    魔    法   ， 我    也    可    以    恢    复    原    形    了   。" 公    主    又    补    充    说   ，" 已    经    有    那    么    多    人    为    此    而    丧    身   ， 你    年    纪    轻    轻    的   ， 要    是    有    什    么    三    长    两    短   ， 叫    我    于    心    何    忍   。"" 谁    也    阻    止    不    了    我   ，" 他    说   ，" 告    诉    我    该    怎    么    做   。" 公    主    说   ：" 你    得    知    道   ， 宫    殿    坐    落    在    山    上   ， 从    这    儿    下    去    有    一    口    泉    水   ， 旁    边    会    有    一    头    公    牛    在    等    你   ， 你    得    和    它    搏    斗   ， 如    果    你    运    气    好    把    它    杀    掉   ， 一    只    火    鸡    就    会    从    它    体    内    飞    出    来   ， 它    肚    内    有    一    颗    蛋   ， 烧    得    红    红    的   ， 蛋    黄    中    就    藏    着    那    水    晶    球   。 但    鸟    不    会    放    下    蛋    来   ， 除    非    迫    不    得    已   ， 如    果    蛋    落    到    地    上   ， 立    刻    就    会    燃    起    熊    熊    大    火   ， 烧    毁    周    围    的    一    切   ， 蛋    也    会    自    己    溶    化   ， 里    面    的    水    晶    球    也    不    例    外   ， 这    样    一    切    都    白    费    了   。"

 年    轻    人    下    山    之    后    来    到    了    泉    水    边   ， 那    儿    野    牛    正    喘    着    气    朝    着    他    怒    吼    呢   。 经    过    长    时    间    的    搏    斗   ， 年    轻    人    把    剑    捅    进    了    牛    肚   ， 野    牛    倒    下    了   ， 转    眼    间    体    内    飞    出    了    一    只    火    一    般    的    鸟    儿   ， 鸟    儿    刚    想    飞    走   ， 年    轻    人    的    大    哥    从    云    层    里    扑    了    下    来   ， 把    它    赶    到    大    海    边   ， 又    用    嘴    啄    它   ， 鸟    儿    只    得    无    可    奈    何    地    扔    下    了    那    只    蛋   。 不    过    蛋    并    没    有    落    在    海    里   ， 而    是    掉    在    了    沙    滩    上    渔    夫    的    屋    顶    顶    蓬    上   。 那    屋    立    刻    着    火    了   ， 眼    看    就    要    倾    塌   ， 这    时    海    掀    起    了    浪    头   ， 盖    过    了    屋    顶   ， 压    住    了    火    势   。 原    来    这    是    年    轻    人    的    二    哥   ， 那    条    鲸   ， 游    过    来    掀    起    了    浪    潮   。 火    扑    灭    了   ， 年    轻    人    幸    运    地    找    到    了    那    颗    还    没    溶    化    的    蛋   ， 蛋    壳    因    被    冷    水    这    么    一    浸    已    裂    开    了   。 他    取    出    了    水    晶    球   ， 发    现    它    毫    毛    无    损   。

 年    轻    人    手    握    着    水    晶    球   ， 把    它    拿    到    了    巫    师    的    面    前   ， 巫    师    说   ：" 我    的    魔    法    已    被    破    除   ， 从    今    以    后    你    就    是    金    太    阳    宫    的    王    了   ； 有    了    这    个    水    晶    球   ， 你    的    哥    哥    们    也    可    恢    复    原    形    了   。" 年    轻    人    赶    紧    去    找    公    主   ， 他    一    踏    进    门   ， 发    现    她    已    站    在    那    儿   ， 光    彩    照    人   ， 美    丽    无    比   ， 两    人    就    高    高    兴    兴    地    交    换    了    戒    指   。

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