Grimm's fairy tales and Andersen's fairy tales are well-known introductory books to accompany children when they grow up. It brings countless girls the most dreamy childhood. The princesses in the story of
are always sincere and kind. Snow White helps her hunter escape her stepmother. Beauty also readily accepts the proposal of the beast. Finally, the beast becomes a handsome prince, and the two live happily together.
fairy tales always look forward to infinity.
These have brought us countless illusions, but do you know? Who wrote the first fairy tale?
has to tell everyone a cruel reality. The concept of fairy tales is actually the first story book "The Best Stories" written by Jim Badista Basil.
The book was written in Neapolitan and was published under the pseudonym "Gian Alesio Abbattutis" between 1634 and 1636 after the death of Basil. It has 2 volumes and was later renamed "Five Days".
"Five Days" appeared nearly half a century earlier than Charles Perrault's "Mother Goose" and nearly two centuries earlier than the fairy tale collection of Brothers Grimm. It was the first literary collection composed of fairy tales in Europe.
The reason why his fairy tales are called black fairy tales is because the stories in them are not always perfect. Instead, he exposes the human desire and ridiculousness. The following is a pretty good story I picked out by the editor (at least the ending is good). It was finally adapted into a movie. Excerpt from
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Once, the King of Ottomont was bitten by a flea. He flexibly caught it and found that its body was round and round, and thought that if it were to die with a nail, it would be too cruel. So he put the flea in a bottle and punctured the blood from his arm to feed it. It is always full. After seven months, it can't stay in the bottle because it is already the size of a sheep. At this time, the king ordered it to be put to death, peeled off its skin, tanned into leather, and then made an edict throughout the country: "If anyone can recognize the skin of this animal, the king will allow his daughter to make it. Wife."
The people listened, coming from all directions, wanting to try their luck. Some said it was wildcat skin, some said it was wolf skin, and some said it was crocodile skin. All kinds of speculations are really strange, but they didn't mention the point, and they were far from the truth. The last wizard also came to try his luck. His appearance was so ugly. Just looking at him made people shudder. Even the bravest young man in the world would feel frightened when he saw him. As soon as the wizard came, he put his nose close to the leather and sniffed it carefully, and then said: "This is the skin of the biggest flea. The king heard that he was right, so he had to fulfill his promise and call his daughter Bo Siela. She is a beautiful girl, her face is white like milk and red is like a rose. Anyone who sees it will be fascinated by her. The king requires her daughter to marry him.
Posiela listened Father's instruction felt a darkening in front of her eyes, her face was pale, her lips drooped, and her body trembled constantly. The heavy sorrow made her almost dead. It took a long time before she finally cried. , Fight vigorously.
She still wanted to continue, but the king interrupted and said: "Don't be angry, you must know that good things are hard to come by. Be gentle and patient, don't show off your head; if you want to learn to be silent, you must know that if you talk too much you will lose. You said too much, too rash. What's wrong with what I did, being a father knows how to arrange his children. Shut your mouth and don't say any more, so as not to make me angry. If you force me to start, you will surely beat you to the bottom of your body. You are so courageous that you dare to reprimand me for rebelling. How dare you disobey my will, you stinky yellow hairy girl? Don't gossip, pass your hand to him, and walk to his house obediently, I will never see your face with no conscience again!"
When the princess fell on this field, she had to cry with a sad face, stare angrily, her mouth was foaming, her heart was crushed by melancholy and fear, and she took the wizard's arm. He dragged her into the forest, where the trees It is her palace, dense and gloomy. There is no sunshine. The rivers converge in this secluded place, chasing and playing with each other; here, the jungle is dense and inaccessible, unless there are occasional people who are lost, so the beasts feel extremely safe .In one of the darkest places, there is a wizard’s palace, which is like hell, which makes people see the hair standing straight.
used to build this palace from the bones of victims who were killed and devoured by him. If you are devout Christians, just imagine. The princess was so frightened, her chest tightened, her limbs trembling, her heart throbbing wildly, how pitiful! There was no trace of blood on her face! But she did not encounter greater fear, because the wizard went out hunting.
After a while, he returned with a few people he had killed, and poor Posiera turned his face to the side, vomiting like a pregnant woman. The wizard saw that she felt sick and said, "It's really like giving candy to pigs. But it's okay. You can bear it a little bit and wait until tomorrow morning. I'll go hunting and hunting wild boars. I want to bring you back. When we return to a pair of wild boars, we can hold a banquet for all my relatives and friends to celebrate our wedding." After he said that, he walked to the depths of the forest, leaving Posiera sitting at the window alone, full of arms. Resentment and sigh. Coincidentally, there was an old woman walking down the road. She was dizzy with hunger, so she begged Posiera to give her something to eat. The princess told her story. As
was talking, she began to cry again sadly. The old woman immediately softened her heart after hearing what she said. She turned to her and said, "Oh, beautiful girl, stop crying, look at her pretty face. Crying badly, your good luck is coming, I am here to help you and take care of you. Now you listen to me, I have seven sons, all of whom are tall, like seven giants, they are Mas , Nardo, Koala, Miko, Petruro, Ascadio and Secona, each has extraordinary abilities. Especially Mas, as long as he puts his ear to the ground, he can hear three The movement ten miles away; Nardo only needs to spit, and he can start a greasy flood; the koala only needs to throw a pin on the ground, and countless sharp blades can grow on the ground; Miko only needs to plant it. The roots and branches suddenly become a densely intertwined forest; Petruro can become a turbulent river as long as a drop of water falls on the ground; Ascadio can become a strong castle as long as a stone is dropped; Secona’s arrow skills are so skillful that he can shoot a hen in the eye from a mile away. My sons are very kind and kind, and they will definitely sympathize with your experience. I want them to help you. , Save you from the witch’s claws, his mouth is not worthy to enjoy your sweet stunner."
is now a rare and good opportunity," Posiera replied, "that terrible monster is out hunting. We won’t be able to come back until the evening. We have time to leave here and escape.
"No way tonight," the old woman replied, "because I live far from here, but tomorrow morning, my son and I will come and rescue you from the fire pit." After that, she continued on the road. . With hope in her heart, Posiera spent the night happily.
At dawn, Fairy Shuguang shouted "Cheers to the sun." At this time, she saw the old woman coming with her seven sons. The old woman told the princess to be caught between them and walk towards the city together. But less than half of the journey, Maas put his ears to the ground and shouted: "Be careful, watch out! The wizard came home and found that the child was gone and he was chasing us desperately. Hearing these words, Nal He turned around and spit on the ground. Suddenly, a greasy flood appeared in front of him. Seeing that the flood was blocking his way, the wizard returned home and took a bag of bran and tied it to his leg. , He passed the first obstacle smoothly, and then Mars put his ear close to the ground again and said, "Be careful, my brother, now it's your turn to show your power, he is here again. "So the koala threw a pin on the ground, and a large sharp blade suddenly grew on the ground. The wizard saw that a new obstacle had appeared again, and hurried home, wrapped his whole body tightly with steel helmet and iron armor, smoothly. The ground passed the blades. At this time, Ma Si put his ear to the ground again, and said: "Hurry up, hurry up, take action! The wizard is chasing at full speed again. "Miko had already held the branch in his hand and thrust it into the ground, and an impenetrable, intertwined forest appeared. The
wizard rushed to the obstacle and drew a knife from his waistband to start cutting. Cut one tree in the east and one tree in the west. After a while, almost the entire forest was cut down, and the obstacle was easily crossed. Maas put his ear to the ground and raised his voice and said, "Don't Free time! The wizard is catching up again, and he will catch us in a blink of an eye!" Petruro heard this and ran to a small fountain on the side of the road, filled with shells and poured water on On the road, it suddenly becameThe monstrous river.
The wizard saw the new obstacle in front of him, took off the iron armor and helmet three times, almost naked, put his clothes on top of his head, plunged into the river, swam vigorously, and quickly passed by To shore. Mass’s ears never left the ground, and he shouted again at this time: “It’s the old saying that the wizard has already landed and is running to catch up. May God bless us. Let’s be smarter this time. Clean up this monster. Don’t let the devil gain the upper hand.” Ascadio said, “No problem, I will let you get rid of this terrible bastard.” He said, picking up a stone and throwing it away. , A strong castle appeared in front of them, and they walked in one by one, closing the door firmly. The wizard saw that they were all hiding in a safe place, so he went back and brought a ladder. Mars had been on the watch, and heard the voice of the wizard coming back and said: "Now we only have the last hope. Can Kauner save us all? The wizard is rushing over angrily. Oh! My heart is bumping in my chest, I have imagined our end." Before the words of
, they saw the ugly monster with the ladder. coming. He leaned the ladder against the wall and began to climb up. But Secona was aiming very accurately, and when he drew the bow, he shot him in the eye and fell to the ground with his head upside down. When it was too late, Secona rushed out of the castle, snatched the knife from the wizard's belt, and cut off his head just like cutting fresh milk from the pot. They presented it to the king. The king was overjoyed when he saw his daughter recovered from the loss. He regretted that he was too hasty and married his beloved daughter to a wizard.
Soon after, he married his daughter to a handsome prince, and gave the seven sons and their mother a huge fortune, thanking them for saving his daughter from misfortune and distress. He has always blamed himself for a The absurd idea of a whim made his daughter suffer so much and suffered so much sin. He deeply realized that people must not.
This is an excerpt from the five-day talk book, but 2015 , Matteo Galloni made a film based on the five-day talk "Story in a Story" , which is the bridge of this chapter , The dramatic treatment was carried out. The prelude to the story of
is the same. The princess is imprisoned by a wizard. An old woman finds her son to save him, but her son is not a man with supernatural power, but just a few kind-hearted boys in the circus. . After they worked so hard to rescue the princess, they were chased and killed by the wizard on the road. All sacrifices were made. The princess was captured by the wizard. The wizard was very angry at the princess’s betrayal, but he had already fallen in love with the princess. Can't bear to kill her.
So the princess pretended to compromise and said that she would never run away again, but when the wizard carried the princess on her back, the princess took out the dagger hidden on her body and cut her throat. Princess
returned to the castle with the wizard's head. The old king had already repented, and finally passed the throne to the princess.
Digression: Actually, what is wrong with wizards? He loves the princess deeply, and his defeat lies in his ugly appearance. This is a superficial fact. The
movie "Stories in Stories" mainly tells three stories:
The first story: has a kingdom whose queen is barren. The wizard told her that as long as she eats the heart of the sea monster, she can get pregnant. Unfortunately, the king was killed in order to kill the sea monster. However, the queen ate the heart of the sea monster as she wished and became pregnant with a child. At the same time, the maid who helped the queen cook her heart was also pregnant. They gave birth to children at the same time. The two children looked very similar and both had albinism. When the prince grew up in a single-parent family, instead of having an Oedipus complex, he wanted to escape the control of the queen. This made her panic and uneasy, and decided to separate the two children. This is the tragedy of the love of mother and child.
The second story: The story takes place in another country, where the king is lustful. He fell in love with a woman because of his singing. However, this woman is an ugly old woman who lives outside the castle with her twin sister. When the king discovered her true face, he ordered her to be thrown from a height. As a result, she accidentally met a "warlock" and turned her into a young and beautiful woman. Captured the king's love again. The vanity, jealousy and greed of human nature are undoubtedly revealed in the story. Sisterhood that blood is thicker than water is not worth mentioning in front of vanity. There are rows of women in his palaceThe portrait of, but never got true love. Even if he was among the thousands of flowers, he still couldn't fill the emptiness in his heart. This is the tragedy of the king's love.
The third story: is the king of another country, he fell in love with a flea. Under his meticulous care, the fleas grew as big as wild animals. Later, the flea died. The king ordered people to peel off its skin and asked everyone to guess what animal skin it was. The person who answers right can marry the princess. In the end, the savage married the princess. He is just ugly, but not a villain, and he is even gentle to the princess. The bad is his appearance. In order to regain her freedom, the princess can only sacrifice him. But the mismatched marriage ended in tragedy. Every story of
is a relationship unbalanced because of desire, a tragedy of love. The movies are full of various metaphors, such as monsters, fleas, and wild people are all symbols of extreme selfishness. They appear in extremely exaggerated forms, absurd and abrupt, but deepen the dramatic effect of the movie. And their final death made this tragedy even more profound. As long as humans still have desires, this tragedy will not stop. At the end of the story, the princess returns in blood and is crowned queen. Some people say that this is a symbol of feminism. In my opinion, the upper position of the princess is indeed the control of fate, but it also implies the birth of another kind of desire. A new cycle is about to begin. Therefore, the scene of high-altitude tightrope walking appeared at the end of the film. This is a metaphor that not only echoes the balance mentioned by the wizard at the beginning, but also implies the beginning of a new round of balance games.
"Five Days" story outline:
"Five Days" revolves around a fantasy frame story, fifty stories in five days are interconnected. The frame story roughly tells that there is a princess named Zorza who is depressed and unsmiling all day long. No matter how his father makes her happy, it won't help. Finally, my father ordered an oil-spraying fountain outside the palace gate, hoping that the scene of people slipping to the ground would make her laugh. An old woman tried to collect the oil, but a passing waiter broke her jar. The old woman was so angry that she yelled, but Zorza laughed. The distraught old woman cursed that Zorza could only marry the prince of Camporotondo, and this was a cursed sleeping prince, only by filling the jar in front of the prince’s grave with tears in three days To wake him up. With the help of the fairy, Zorza found the prince and the jar, and fell asleep when the jar was about to be filled. A Moor slave stole the jar and finally filled it, deceiving the prince. The frame story of
itself is a fairy tale, and it also has some motifs that have appeared in other stories: the princess who doesn’t see a smile, the curse of only marrying someone hard to find, the heroine falls asleep for saving the hero and because Others tricks to lose the leading actor, etc.
A pregnant slave queen asked the king to tell her a story or kill the child. The king hired ten women to tell stories for the queen, among them Zorza in disguise. Each person tells five stories. Through these stories, the deception of the slave queen was finally revealed, and the pregnant herself was buried alive. Zorza and the prince lived a happy life.
Many of these stories are the oldest versions of these stories known today.
wants to explore more dark fairy tales,
can go to read this book~
movies are also OK,
guarantee to refresh the three views~
