The old woman and her son

In a large city, there is only one well, and it is very difficult for people to drink water. Every day, there are people standing next to the well waiting to draw water. There are men and women, old and young. Either you are making a noise or he is making a noise. It is a mess from morning to night.

One day, an old woman appeared among the people waiting to draw water around the well. She was short, wearing shabby and old clothes, and staggered around. Everyone who saw her felt pitiful. . The old woman had a husband, but the couple had no children. Although the old woman begged Allah several times every day, her wish was never realized.

The old woman came to the well early in the morning, but the sun was setting. She didn't even get any water to drink, because the water surface was very deep from the well mouth, and she didn't have the strength to lift the water up with a gourd. . Among the people waiting to draw water by the well, there was a young woman. Seeing that the old woman was very pitiful, she said to a few people around her: "Folks, have mercy on this old woman. Look, She is so thirsty that her mouth is frothy. Give her some water to drink!”

Everyone present agreed. The young woman brought water with a gourd, filled a large basin, and gave it to the old woman with both hands. The old woman took the water, expressed her gratitude again and again, and said, "Thank you! Thank you all! Allah bless all of you who are virtuous." After that, she drank to her heart's content.

The old woman returned home happily. She had a dream at night, and she saw Allah in her dream. She said to Allah: "Dear Allah, I have no son or daughter. I hope to have a child every day, but this wish has never come true. Please be merciful and give me one." Allah said: "Yes. . From now on, you are pregnant, and the child you give birth to in the future will be the ruler of your city!”

In this way, with the help of Allah, the old woman became pregnant. Months and nine days later, she gave birth to a boy. The news soon spread to the ears of the chief in the city. When the chief heard that the old woman had given birth to a child, and it was a boy, he was so angry that his nose was crooked. He said to the people around him: "Oh! This is true. How can we do it?" Kill this child?" In the chief's opinion, a child born to such an ugly old woman must be an unlucky thing.

The women in the city usually looked down on the old woman. When they heard that she had given birth to a child, they laughed loudly. They spread around and said: "You must have drank the water from the well to get pregnant." Pregnancy, it will bring disaster for someone at such an old age to give birth to a child."

The chief summoned his servants and said: "Whoever can find a way to bring this child and kill him will be rewarded."

The servants said: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult for us to get the child, but please think carefully about whether to kill the child. I don't know what Allah's will is for this child to be born." Besides, it’s unbearable to kill such a small number of children. However, we’ll get the children for you first. As for how to deal with them in the end, please decide later!”

The servants came to the old woman's house and saw that the old woman was still sleeping and the child was lying beside her.

At this moment, the old woman was dreaming. In the dream, Allah told her: "Do you remember? The day you drank the water from the well, I told you that you were pregnant and gave birth to a baby. The child will become the ruler of this city. Now, after the chief of the city learned that you had given birth to a child, he sent someone to snatch the child away while you were sleeping. I came here to tell you, don't panic. 2. Don’t be afraid, pretend like nothing happened. I will protect your child well. If the child is hungry, I will send it to you to feed him.

The child will grow up safely. When you get up at dawn, tell your neighbors that your child is dead.”

Allah left after saying this. When the old woman woke up, she hurriedly pushed her husband to wake up, told her husband what Allah had just said, and asked him to tell everyone that the child was dead. After dawn, the old couple cried and told their neighbors that their child had died last night and had been buried. The surrounding neighbors took pity on the old couple and held a funeral for their child.

Besides, the servants brought the child to the chief, and the chief asked: "What are you going to do with it?"

The servants replied in unison: "Please don't kill him. Finally, your Majesty, please don't kill him." It's better to find a few boards to nail a box, put the child in the box, and throw it into the river. In this way, no one will know that the child will die soon."

The chief. Accepting the suggestions of the servants, he asked them to find some boards and nail a large and strong box. Then he put the child in the box, closed the lid, carried the box to the river, and threw it into the river. The box floated away with the flowing river.

The box floated in the river until it reached an island in the middle of the river. Several fishermen on the island saw a big box approaching the shore of the island and shouted: "It's a box for money! It's a box for money!" They jumped into the water one by one to grab the box, but this man caught The box slid to this side, and when the person grabbed the box, the box ran to this side again, and no one could catch the box.

The fishermen quickly ran to tell the chief on the island. The chief heard that there was a box containing money, so he sent his captain of the guard to check it out. The captain of the guard ran to the river in three steps and two steps. He didn't even have time to take off his coat, so he jumped into the water with a splash, used all his strength, and with the help of Allah, grabbed the box, carried it on his shoulders, and walked to the shore step by step.

The captain of the guard put the box on the ground and asked the fishermen not to move it until they could carry it home before opening it. The fishermen insisted that they should open it and take a look, otherwise they would not know what was inside. The captain of the guard felt that what the fishermen said made sense, so he nodded in agreement. They used iron tools to pry open the lid of the box. Everyone present was shocked when they saw it, and said disappointedly: "It turns out to be such a thing, it is really an ominous thing." After the fishermen finished speaking, they left one after another.

The captain of the guard came to the palace with the box on his shoulders and said to the chief: "Your Majesty, I got you the box that the fishermen were talking about. This box floated down the river, fisherman None of us could catch it, so I went into the water and brought it to the shore. Everyone thought the box contained money, but when they opened it, it turned out to be a baby. Maybe someone threw it away because they thought there were too many children. Maybe he was thrown away because he was born out of wedlock.

I saw that the child was still alive and cute, so I sent it to you. How to deal with this child now depends on your wishes. ”

The chief said: “You did not bring me money but you gave me a mouth. Since you have given it, then adopt it! Give the child to the old nurse in the palace and let her be responsible for feeding it.” Let him! When the child grows up, send him to the chief in the city on the river bank."

The captain of the guard followed the chief's order and handed the child to the old nurse. From then on, the old wet nurse carefully fed the child, and Allah sent the child to the old woman to breastfeed every night. The child soon learned to crawl and play on the ground. After he could run, he invited a group of children to play by the river every day. People said that the child belonged to Allah and called him Allah's son.

Anla'er grew bigger and bigger, and after a few years he became a strong young man. His skin was dark red and his muscles were very strong. There was no young man on the island as beautiful as him.

Anla'er went to the river to bathe with a group of children every day, and soon learned a lot of good skills in the water.

No one on the island is as good at water as he is. No matter how deep or wide the river you throw him into, he can swim to the shore smoothly. He can also perform various wonderful performances in the water, which often makes some onlookers throw money at him out of joy. When people saw that he had such good water skills, they thought he was a man transformed from a dragon, so he spread his skills to places far and wide. In addition, Anla'er can also use a gun and a stick, and he has good martial arts skills. Generally, three or four people can't resist him. With the protection of Allah and his true abilities, Allah lived a carefree and unencumbered life. He encountered no troubles on the road of life, not even a minor illness. .

In the big city on the river bank, the chief's daughter has grown up and is very beautiful. Suitors come to her door every day.

But the chief's daughter rejected all of them. She said that she had not met anyone who was satisfactory to her so far.

The chief was very anxious about this, and he was determined to personally go across the country to choose a satisfactory husband for his daughter. Before leaving, he said to his daughter: "I will travel around the country and come back. While I am away from home, you must treat your life-long affairs carefully, act according to my opinions when encountering problems, and choose a lifelong satisfying partner." ." After the chief said that, he set off, walking from one city to another, sleeping and eating in the open, without any trouble. One day, the chief came to the island in the middle of the river, met with the chief on the island, and explained his purpose.

The news that the great chief came to the island to choose a son-in-law spread quickly, and people suggested that their chiefs recommend An Laer to the great chief. The chief agreed to everyone's suggestion and brought Allah'er to meet the chief. The chief of Hedao said to the chief: "Your Majesty, we sincerely recommend this handsome young man to you, because he was raised by Allah, and people call him Allah. He has no father or mother, and he is a fisherman. They picked it up from the river. Back then, the fishermen found a wooden box floating in the river, but no one could get the box to the shore. Later, my guard captain carried the wooden box to the shore and opened it. As a baby, I asked an old wet nurse to raise him. Gradually, the baby grew into the young man standing in front of you. Allah is smart and capable, and has good martial arts. We recommend him to you to express our support. "My heart."

The chief asked the wooden box that contained An La'er to be brought up for a look. After the box was brought up, the chief saw that it was the box he had nailed. He was so angry that he fainted on the ground. When he woke up, the tip of his nose was still trembling. The people present were all shocked and asked the chief what was wrong. He couldn't say anything in other people's territory. He only said that he was too happy. He said: "I sincerely thank you all. I will write a letter now and ask An La'er to send it to my palace alone. Whether the matter can be done will depend on the princess's opinion." The chief wrote the letter. , handed it to An Laer, and said to him: "You are not allowed to show the letter to anyone along the way. You must send it directly to the captain of my palace guard."

An Laer replied: "Yes!"

The chief ordered the captain of the guard in the letter to kill the young man who delivered the message immediately after receiving the letter, and not to keep him by mistake. If he disobeys the order, the captain of the guard will be punished. .

Anla'er put the letter in her chest, said goodbye to everyone, and set off. He walked and walked, and when it was dark, he came to a jungle. Relying on his physical strength and being neither afraid of robbers nor wild beasts, Allah'er found an open space in the jungle, lay down to rest, and soon fell asleep.

A few robbers heard the sound of snoring, and walked over and saw that it was a young man delivering a message.

These robbers also recognized a few words. One of the robbers gently took out the letter from Allah's arms, opened it, and said to the other robbers in surprise: "There is such a thing in the world." What's strange is that the messenger sent a letter that wanted to kill him. The chief asked the captain of the guard to kill the young man who sent the letter immediately. If he disobeys the order, see how he can be saved. "Young man?"

A robber said: "I have an idea. Now the whole country knows that the princess is looking for a suitable partner. This young man is tall and handsome, and he is a perfect match for Princess 89." Imitate the chief's writing style and let the guard captain hold the wedding ceremony between the princess and the young man before the chief returns to the palace." Several robbers present said that this method was good, so the robber imitated the chief's writing style. I wrote a letter personally, then folded it and put it back in Allah's arms. Anla'er had been sleeping and had no idea what was happening.

After dawn, Anlaer woke up and continued walking forward. He walked and walked, and finally came to the city. When he came to the palace gate, the guards refused to let him in. He took out the chief's letter and said, "The chief sent me to deliver the letter. He asked me to hand it over to the captain of the guard." When the guards saw it, it was for the chief. The messenger quickly invited him in.

Anla'er came to the guard captain's residence, met the guard captain, and handed the letter to the guard captain.

After the captain of the guard read it, he looked at Anla'er and asked: "Did the chief send you here?"

Anla'er replied: "That's right. The chief sent me here."

The captain of the guard said: "Okay!" He asked the princess to be invited and asked her if she liked this young man. When the princess saw it, she almost jumped up with joy and said repeatedly: "I like it! I like it! He is the person I dream about day and night."

The captain of the guard asked Anlar again if he liked the princess. As soon as Anla'er saw the princess, she was overwhelmed by her beauty and quickly replied: "Of all the women in the world, my favorite is the princess."

The guard captain was so happy that he informed the drum group Be prepared. And informed the whole city about the princess's marriage. After some intense preparations, the captain of the guard held a grand and luxurious wedding ceremony for the princess and Anlar in the palace hall. During the ceremony, the drums were beating, singing and dancing were lively. The ceremony lasted for three days and three nights in a warm atmosphere. Three days later, the princess and Anlar began their happy honeymoon.

Twenty days later, the chief returned to the city after traveling around the country. When the chief returned to the palace, the captain of the guard immediately came to see him. The chief asked: "Have you seen my letter?"

The guard captain said: "Yes, Your Majesty! I faithfully carried out your order. According to what you said, I served the princess in the main hall. A grand wedding ceremony was held, and the whole city was invited to participate. Everyone said that the princess and the young man who sent the message were a perfect match. Now, the princess and her husband are enjoying their honeymoon."

The chief was dumbfounded when he heard this. , hurriedly asked: "What! What did you say? What did my letter say?"

The guard captain handed the letter to the chief. When the chief looked at it, he saw that the handwriting on the letter was his. The content of the letter has completely changed. The chief's face turned pale with anger, his lips turned purple, and he wanted to kill Allah immediately. But when I thought about it in the blink of an eye, I thought it wouldn't work. Everyone in the city knew that he was his son-in-law, and his daughter liked him.

After thinking about it and facing the reality, he forgave the incident.

When Anla'er heard that the chief was back, she hurriedly ran from the inner palace to the front palace, knelt in front of the chief, and expressed her greetings to the chief. After Anla'er paid homage to the chief, he also paid homage to the ministers present one by one. The ministers all praised Allah's youth, handsomeness and politeness. After hearing the ministers' praise for Allah, the chief was so happy that he forgot about the past.

Year after year passed. One day, the chief suddenly coughed, and the cough became worse and worse. Within a few days, he died. The royal family held a grand funeral for the old chief, and the memorial service lasted for three weeks.

After the memorial service was over, preparations were made to elect a new chief. The sons of the chief quarreled red-faced and refused to give in to each other all day long in order to compete for the position of chief. The son-in-law An Laer did not take this matter to heart, as if he did not know about it at all. The princess asked him why he didn't participate in the fight for the chief's throne. He smiled and said: "Don't you see how fiercely your brothers fight? Why should I, a son-in-law, join in the fun? Besides, even if I went, the ministers wouldn't You will definitely choose me.”

Under the princess’s repeated urging, An La’er came to the palace hall. The selection ceremony began. Anla'er and the chief's sons stood in the center of the hall, with hundreds of civil and military ministers surrounding them. The ministers felt that Allah was loyal, smart, tall and handsome, so they unanimously elected him as the chief.

On the day when the new chief was sworn in, a grand ceremony was held. Amid the sound of drums, horns, salutes and people's cheers, Allah sat on the chief's throne, and the priest put on the chief's uniform symbolizing majesty. Finally, surrounded by civil and military ministers, the new chief rode around the city.

The old woman - Anla'er's mother - still doesn't know what happened. She doesn't know that the new chief is her son. On the night when the new chief took the throne, the old woman had a dream, in which Allah told her: "I have brought you good news. Your son has become the chief and the ruler of this city. Now he is busy dealing with the internal affairs of the military aircraft. You are not allowed to disturb him. If you go to see him again in three months, you can reunite mother and son.

"The old woman was happy to hear that her son had grown up and became a chief. She thanked Allah repeatedly and promised to do it according to Allah's will.

Three months later, the old woman came When she arrived at the palace, she walked in without saying hello. The guard stopped her and asked: "Where are you going?" Who are you looking for?

The old woman raised her head and said, "I am the mother of the new chief, and I want to see him." After hearing this, the guard laughed and said, "Our new chief has neither father nor mother. He is a child floating in the river. This is something everyone knows." You actually want to blackmail the chief, watch your head. The old woman didn't show any weakness and said, "Mr. Guard, I'm afraid you are too smart!" You just said that the chief was a child that floated from the river, so I want to ask, who gave birth to this child? Who threw it into the river? "The guards were speechless and unable to answer.

Anla'er heard the noise outside the door and asked what happened. A servant said: "There is an old woman at the door. She said she is His Majesty's mother. , wanted to come in to see His Majesty, but the guards refused to let in and started a quarrel. ”

Allah felt very strange after hearing this, but thought that he should try to clarify the matter as much as possible, so he sent an order to the old woman to come in.

The old woman walked into the hall and exchanged greetings with Allah. Greetings, Allah asked someone to hand the old woman a mat.

After the old woman sat down, she talked in detail about her pregnancy under Allah's care after drinking water at the well, and introduced the birth of the child. After being thrown into the river by the chief, he reminded Anla'er to remember the kindness of the old nurse in feeding him, and when delivering a message to the chief, he was able to marry the princess thanks to the rescue of several people who had become bandits due to poverty. They got married. As he listened, Anla'er shed tears. He felt that what the old woman said was completely true and her feelings were sincere. Only his mother could know these small things, so he stood up, knelt down in front of the old man, and spoke repeatedly. Called mother. The old woman also hugged her son, and the mother and son burst into tears.

Allah had a luxurious house built for her mother, sent her countless servants, and invited her father to come. Let the old couple live together. Later, many houses were built around the old couple's house, and many people moved in. It became a popular street, and everyone lived a happy life with plenty of food and clothing.