The old man can never go wrong

Jasmin 2022-01-08 08:02:20

After reading "Alexander and His Bad Day", I suddenly remembered a story in Andersen's fairy tale: "The Old Man Can Always Do Things Wrong".

I am willing to repeat this story briefly:
In a house in the country, there lived an old couple from a poor family. They don't have much, a horse is one of them.
One day, the old lady said to the old man: Bring the horse to the market, sell it, or exchange it for something else. The old man nodded, led the horse to the market, and conducted a series of exchanges-
first a horse for a cow;
then a cow for a sheep;
then a sheep for a goose;
then a goose for a goose I lost a hen; in the
end I exchanged a hen for a bag of rotten apples.
After the transaction was completed, the old man went to the bar and told others about his market story. Two Englishmen told him-when you get home, it's no wonder that your wife doesn't make a mess with you! You will be beaten!
The old man said-no, he would get a kiss instead of a beating. His old lady would say: The old man can never go wrong in doing things.
The two Englishmen didn't believe it, they made a bet with the old man, and then followed the old man back to his home in the country. When the old man went home to see his wife, he told her the whole transaction process-
first exchanged a horse for a cow. After hearing this, my wife said: Great, we have milk. This is a successful transaction.
A cow for another sheep. The wife said: It couldn't be better, we can drink goat's milk with cheese and woolen socks.
I exchanged a goat for a goose. My wife said: It makes me so happy, so I can eat roast geese during Martin's Day.
Then replaced a hen with a goose. The wife said: This is what I have been looking forward to. The hen can lay eggs and brood the chicks.
Finally, the hen exchanged a bag of rotten apples. My wife said: I have to kiss you. This time no one will say that there is nothing in our garden, even 10 rotten apples.
The old woman kissed his old man, and the story ended. At the end, the old man exchanged a bag of rotten apples, a kiss from the old woman, and the bet that two Englishmen had lost to him-a bucket of gold coins.
Two British people lamented: Obviously, things are getting worse, but they are always so optimistic, which is priceless. Moreover, if a wife always believes that her husband is always the smartest, and that what he does is always right, she will definitely be rewarded in the end.

"Alexander and His Bad Day" is such a similar fairy tale. On this day, the family was getting worse and worse, but they did not complain. On the contrary, they are optimistic and understand each other. Wife believes in her husband, husband encourages his wife, children understand their parents, and parents support children. They passed this bad day, and what was the result? Yes, it's like the ending of a fairy tale: they got a good reward!

The prince and princess live in the castle, singing and dancing to live a comfortable and happy life. It is understandable to say that they are happy. In enjoyment, happiness tends to occur naturally. This kind of happiness is considered elementary, of course it is good, but it is not so remarkable.
When bad things happen, the family treats them optimistically and calmly. It looks very hard, but it is beautiful and enviable when you think about it. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are happy. Happiness in adversity is achieved through clever efforts and is more advanced.
When things go well, know how to cherish and enjoy happiness. When not going well, stand up to adversity and strive for happiness. After all, it is true: Since then, the prince and princess have lived happily.

PS: There are many fairy tales in Disney's movies. This film once again proves that the activity area of ​​fairy tales is not just childhood. Fairy tales are in children's learning, fairy tales are playing in elementary school, fairy tales are in youth imagination, fairy tales are in middle-aged struggle, fairy tales are in old age, fairy tales are everywhere.

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Extended Reading
  • Fanny 2022-03-25 09:01:14

    Life Comedy~~Family Love~

  • Coby 2022-03-16 09:01:05

    Family movie, but the little actors are not cute enough

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day quotes

  • Ben Cooper: Honey bumble bee is gone.

  • Alexander Cooper: It's 12:01 Melvin. It's my birthday. Do you feel alone in the world? I just wish they understood! I just wish they knew what it felt like to have a terrible horrible no good very bad day.