蜂    王   

 从    前   ， 有    两    个    王    子    想    到    外    面    的    世    界    去    长    见    识   。 出    去    不    久   ， 却    过    起    了    挥    金    如    土    的    腐    化    生    活   ， 根    本    不    想    再    回    家    了   。 他    们    的    弟    弟   -- 一    个    毫    不    起    眼    的    小    矮    子   -- 出    门    要    去    寻    找    他    的    两    个    哥    哥   。 当    他    经    过    千    辛    万    苦    找    到    他    们    后   ， 他    们    却    嘲    笑    他   ， 说    他    年    轻   ， 不    懂    世    务   ， 应    该    想    办    法    出    去    游    历    游    历   ， 他    们    如    此    聪    明   ， 对    这    个    世    界    有    时    也    还    不    能    应    付   。 这    样   ， 他    们    三    人    一    起    踏    上    了    游    历    的    旅    程   。

 他    们    首    先    遇    到    的    是    一    座    蚁    穴   。 两    个    哥    哥    要    把    它    推    倒    挖    开   ， 想    看    看    那    些    可    怜    的    蚂    蚁    在    惊    慌    之    下    是    如    何    乱    窜   ， 如    何    搬    运    它    们    的    蚁    卵    的   。 但    小    矮    子    却    说   ：" 让    这    些    可    怜    的    小    生    灵    自    由    地    生    存    吧   ， 我    不    能    容    忍    你    们    给    它    们    添    麻    烦   ， 扰    乱    它    们    安    宁    的    生    活   。" 在    他    的    极    力    反    对    下   ， 两    个    哥    哥    只    得    打    消    念    头   ， 从    旁    边    走    了    过    去   。

 不    久   ， 他    们    来    到    了    一    个    湖    泊    旁   ， 湖    中    水    面    上    有    许    许    多    多    的    野    鸭    在    游    动   。 两    个    哥    哥    想    抓    两    只    鸭    子    来    烤    了    吃   ， 但    小    矮    子    说   ：" 让    这    些    可    怜    的    生    灵    自    由    地    生    存    吧   ， 你    们    不    要    杀    死    它    们   。"

 在    他    的    反    对    下   ， 他    们    只    好    又    走    了   。

 随    后    他    们    来    到    一    棵    大    树    前   ， 蜜    蜂    在    树    干    上    的    一    个    洞    内    筑    起    了    一    个    大    蜂    巢   ， 好    多    蜂    蜜    从    树    干    上    流    了    下    来   。 两    个    哥    哥    要    在    树    下    放    一    把    火   ， 把    蜜    蜂    统    统    烧    死   ， 以    便    得    到    树    洞    内    的    蜂    蜜   。 但    小    矮    子    拦    住    他    们    说   ：" 让    这    些    可    怜    的    小    蜜    蜂    自    由    自    在    地    生    存    吧   ， 我    不    能    让    你    们    烧    死    它    们   。"

 最    后   ， 三    个    兄    弟    来    到    了    一    座    城    堡   ， 他    们    经    过    马    厩    时   ， 看    到    一    些    骏    马    站    在    里    面   ， 但    都    是    一    些    大    理    石    做    的   ， 城    堡    里    看    不    到    一    个    人   。 他    们    穿    过    一    间    又    一    间    房    子   ， 终    于    发    现    了    一    扇    上    面    有    三    把    锁    的    门   ， 门    上    有    一    个    窗    口   ， 从    窗    口    可    以    看    到    房    子    里    的    一    切   。 往    里    面    一    瞧   ， 他    们    发    现    房    子    里    的    一    张    桌    子    旁    坐    着    一    个    头    发    花    白    的    老    人   。 他    们    连    叫    了    两    声   ， 那    老    人    都    没    有    听    见   ， 叫    第    三    声    时   ， 他    才    站    起    来    要    他    们    把    锁    打    开   ， 让    他    走    出    房    间   。

 出    来    后   ， 他    一    句    话    也    没    说   ， 也    不    许    他    们    乱    动   ， 默    默    地    将    他    们    领    到    了    一    张    漂    亮    的    桌    子    旁   ， 桌    子    上    面    摆    满    了    各    种    好    吃    的    东    西   。 吃    饱    喝    足    之    后   ， 他    又    给    他    们    每    人    安    排    了    一    间    卧    室    睡    觉   ， 然    后    就    一    声    不    吭    地    走    了   。

 第    二    天    早    晨   ， 他    来    到    老    大    的    卧    室   ， 将    老    大    带    出    房    间   ， 来    到    一    张    大    理    石    桌    子    前   。 桌    子    旁    边    有    三    个    石    碑   ， 看    了    碑    上    的    刻    文   ， 老    大    才    知    道    这    个    城    堡    竟    是    被    魔    法    控    制    着   ， 因    为    石    碑    上    刻    着    的    是    如    何    才    能    把    这    座    城    堡    从    魔    力    控    制    之    下    解    脱    出    来    的    方    法   。 第    一    条    碑    文    是   ： 在    森    林    的    苔    藓    下    面   ， 散    落    着    公    主    的    一    千    颗    珍    珠   ， 必    须    把    它    们    全    部    找    到   ， 如    果    在    太    阳    下    山    前    还    缺    一    颗    没    找    齐   ， 那    个    寻    找    的    人    就    将    变    成    大    理    石   。

 大    哥    出    发    了   ， 他    找    了    一    整    天   ， 但    夜    幕    降    临    时   ， 他    找    到    的    珍    珠    还    不    到    一    百    颗   ， 所    以   ， 他    像    碑    文    上    所    说    的    一    样    变    成    了    石    头   。

 第    二    天   ， 二    哥    也    冒    险    去    了   。 但    他    的    结    果    也    不    比    大    哥    好    多    少   ， 他    只    找    到    一    百    颗    珍    珠   ， 因    此    同    样    变    成    了    石    头   。

 最    后    轮    到    小    矮    子    了   ， 他    在    苔    藓    中    翻    找    着   。 可    要    找    到    珍    珠    实    在    太    困    难    了   ， 这    活    也    太    苦    太    累   ， 他    伤    心    地    坐    在    石    头    上    哭    了    起    来   。 就    在    他    处    于    绝    望    之    时   ， 曾    被    他    救    过    的    蚁    王    给    他    帮    忙    来    了   。 它    带    来    了    五    千    蚂    蚁   ， 那    些    蚂    蚁    很    快    就    把    所    有    的    珍    珠    都    找    到    了   ， 并    把    它    们    搬    在    一    起    堆    成    了    一    大    堆   。

 第    二    条    碑    文    说   ： 必    须    把    公    主    卧    室    的    钥    匙    从    湖    中    捞    出    来   。 小    矮    子    来    到    湖    边   ， 那    两    只    他    救    过    的    鸭    子    正    在    湖    中    戏    水   。 它    们    看    见    他    后   ， 马    上    游    过    来    问    他    此    行    的    目    的   ， 了    解    了    他    的    困    难    后   ， 鸭    子    们    立    即    潜    入    水    中   ， 很    快    就    从    湖    底    把    钥    匙    捞    了    上    来   。

 第    三    件    事    最    难   ， 就    是    要    从    三    个    公    主    中    找    出    最    年    青   ， 最    美    丽    的    小    公    主   。 但    她    们    三    个    都    一    样    漂    亮   ， 长    相    完    全    相    同   。 他    得    知    的    唯    一    线    索    就    是    大    公    主    吃    过    一    块    糖   ， 二    公    主    吃    过    一    些    糖    浆   ， 小    公    主    吃    过    一    满    勺    的    蜂    蜜   ， 他    要    找    出    到    底    是    哪    一    个    吃    过    蜂    蜜   。

 那    个    曾    被    小    矮    子    救    过   、 幸    免    于    火    灾    的    蜂    王    来    了   。 它    在    三    个    公    主    的    嘴    巴    上    嗅    了    嗅   ， 最    后    停    在    了    那    个    吃    过    蜂    蜜    的    小    公    主    嘴    上   ， 小    矮    子    知    道    那    一    定    就    是    小    公    主    了   。 魔    法    被    解    除    了   ， 所    有    变    成    石    头    的    人    都    醒    了    过    来   ， 恢    复    了    他    们    的    本    来    面    貌   ， 小    矮    子    和    年    青    美    丽    的    公    主    结    了    婚   。 公    主    的    父    亲    过    世    之    后   ， 小    矮    子    当    上    了    国    王   ， 他    的    两    个    哥    哥    也    娶    了    另    外    二    个    公    主    为    妻    子   。

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