Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Spirit Dog of Flanders
Grandpa supports his grandparents and grandchildren by delivering milk to the villagers in Antwap town.
The mayor's grandfather is old and has some problems with his feet. He can't go too far or use too much strength. The mayor often pushes the car behind him to lighten grandpa's burden, so he works hard.
One day, when they finished their work and went home early, the mayor suddenly found a dog lying on the side of the road groaning in pain.
"What a pity! If nobody cares, he will die. Let me help him!
Grandpa! "The mayor came back for grandpa's consent.
Grandpa put the puppy on their scooter and took it home. Grandchildren are kind to the dog and give it food.
They were poor, but they gave the dog both bread and milk. They are not stingy at all!
After their careful care, the puppy gradually recovered its strength. The mayor and grandpa were very happy when they saw the healthy puppy.
The mayor decided to give the dog a nice name. He thought and thought, and finally decided to call him "Bert". The dog seems to like being called "Bert" and wags its tail happily.
Bent had to drag a heavy scooter every day before he was rescued by his grandparents. If you walk slowly, you will be whipped by your master's whip.
Poor Burt worked hard day after day. He became very weak and finally fell ill on the roadside. Bert was abandoned by his master.
Bert is loved by the mayor and grandpa. He is very grateful and happy.
One morning, as usual, the mayor and grandpa put the milk on a scooter and prepared to transport it to town. Burt suddenly ran in front of the scooter's handle and never wanted to leave again.
"oh! Bert, do you want to help the mayor and grandpa? " Grandpa laughed: Bert shook his tail at once after listening to grandpa's words. Grandpa tied a leather rope to Bert so that he could pull the scooter easily.
Bert's strength is great. As soon as he stood up, he quickly pulled the cart. In this way, it really helped grandpa a lot.
However, the good times did not last long. Because of his age, grandpa was born unable to walk, so he had to lie in bed and rest.
The mayor and Bert went to move milk together. Although grandpa is not around, with Bert's help, the mayor can work well.
Every day after work, the mayor always goes to the church in the town to pray for grandpa, and Bert always waits outside.
But one day, when Bert was waiting outside as usual, the mayor sighed and said to himself, "I really want to see that!" " "Mayor Burt heard this."
Sigh, also very upset, he couldn't help thinking:
"What does the young master want to see?" It turns out that there are many paintings by artists named "Rubens" by Chen Fang in this church. The mayor likes painting very much since he was a child, especially "Rubins" is one of his favorite painters.
But even one look is impossible, because the mayor has no money.
The people in the church are very realistic. The mayor doesn't donate money, and he's not allowed to look at those names.
Church people have grabbed the mayor and said:
"If you have no money, get out!"
The mayor has a good relationship with a girl named "Alo" in the village and often plays together.
One day, just as Mayor was painting Alo on the grass, Alo's father happened to see her. She was very unhappy and blamed Alo:
"Carol! You can't be with that poor boy, come home with me! "
Arlo's father grabbed Arlo's hand and took him home, leaving the mayor and Bert standing still.
The mayor's grandfather has been lying in bed since he was ill and couldn't work. Moreover, the condition seems to be getting less and less optimistic. The mayor spent all his savings for grandpa's illness, and now he has no money to buy medicine for grandpa.
The mayor was attracted by the grand painting competition held in Antwap town. He wanted to take his paintings to the competition and win those prizes.
"Bert, if I can win the first place, there will be no problem between grandpa's food and yours."
After the mayor made up his mind, he took advantage of the time between the delivery of pills and milk to draw quickly and liked the time of the painting competition.
Finally, winter has come to the earth, and the mayor's map has been completed. The mayor looked at his map and prayed silently, "God, please give me strength. For the sake of my sick grandfather, I must strive for my grades and let me taste what my grandfather bought. " Bert sat there silently looking at the young master.
When the mayor came home from work, he found a lovely doll.
"If you give this doll to Arlo, Arlo will be very happy."
Thinking of this, the mayor quickly ran to Arlo's home. He stood under the window of Arlo's room and shouted, "Arlo! Arlo! I am the mayor! " Arlo heard the mayor's voice and quickly opened the window. The mayor gave the doll to Arlo.
That night, a fire broke out in Alo's warehouse, and the people in the village hurried to put out the fire. The mayor also came to help after hearing the news.
However, when Arlo's father saw the mayor, he was very angry, grabbed him and cursed:
"You this boy just ran to my house, stealthy, did you set the fire? Bring it to me quickly. " Arlo's father's unreasonable attitude scared the mayor to a loss.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the mayor must have set the fire. Would you please stop working for him in the future? "
Because Alo's father is the richest family in the village, no one came out to contradict what he said.
Poor mayor, since this happened, no one has asked him to carry milk anymore.
As a result, the already poor mayor lost his job and had no money to buy things to live.
Christmas is coming, people in the village are preparing food and Christmas presents, and the village is full of joy.
However, the poor mayor's family is getting old because they have no money to buy food and treat their grandfather. "
Grandpa's illness became more and more serious, and finally he died.
"Blare ... Grandpa, don't die! …"
Despite how sad Mayor cried, Grandpa instructed him to close his eyes. Mayor knew that he couldn't call Grandpa back, so he hugged Grandpa and kept crying.
The next morning, the mayor and Bert made a simple cemetery for Grandpa in a hurry and let him lie quietly underground.
After burying grandpa, the mayor, who had to leave the house after paying the rent, also had his abdomen out. At this time, the snow continued to roar and the roads were all covered with snow.
The mayor took Bert and walked alone in the street, so hungry that he didn't even have the strength to lift his feet, so he left.
On the morning of Christmas, it was announced that a painting competition would be held in Antwerp. The mayor came to the meeting early in the morning with Bert.
At the meeting place, there are already more than 12620 people waiting for the announcement of the list. As soon as the mayor approached, he saw a selected work hanging on the most eye-catching wall at the door, and Nafuhua was officially the first. However, this is not the work that Mayor spent several days to complete.
"alas! Burt, I really can't! That work is not mine! "
When the mayor said this, tears kept flowing down. His long-awaited dream of first place was finally ruthlessly shattered.
The mayor left the meeting disappointed. At this time, the snow jumped with joy next month. The mayor walked in the cold street hungry and tired, as if he were going to fall to the ground. Although Bert was hungry, he summoned the golden god and followed the young master step by step.
"Wang! Wang! "
Suddenly, Burt stopped as if he had found something. Burt continued to dig the snowdrift with his feet. The mayor squatted down and found a wallet in the snow. The mayor pulled him up and opened it.
"wow! What a big sum of money! Hey! This leather bag also has Arlo's father's name written on it. I have to return my wallet to someone else quickly. "
The mayor quickened his pace and walked towards her home.
The mayor gave her wallet to Arlo's mother. At the moment, Arlo and his mother are worried about the disappearance of this wallet! Mayor of polite to carol's mother said:
"Bert found it! Would you please give Bert some food to eat? Please please! "
When the mayor finished speaking, he ran out and walked back to the original road.
"Wait a minute! Mayor, you must be hungry too! " Arlo's mother shouted behind her.
But Burt faced the food in front of him and did not move at all. He rushed out to look for his beloved little master in the snow.
When the snowstorm was too big for Bert to support, he ran to the church to avoid the snowstorm and accidentally found the young mayor who fell to the side. When the mayor saw Bert, he was very happy to say:
"Bert, you are still running! You are really a loyal partner! "
Mayor was moved to tears in his heart.
Bert lovingly licked the young master's face and opened the curtain.
At this time, the moonlight shone in from the window, just on the wall of this famous "Rubens" painting. When the mayor saw the picture, he couldn't help opening his eyes.
"That's my long-awaited painting! God must have heard my prayer and let me see it specially! Thank God, I feel very happy at the moment! …"
Tears of joy flowed from the mayor's eyes.
The next morning, the mayor held Bert, quietly lying on the church floor, and fell asleep forever.
This situation was discovered by people who came to the church to pray, and Mayol still had a sweet smile on his face. Those who really scolded him before were ashamed.
Arlo's father, in particular, was even more ashamed when he learned of the death of Mayol and Bert.
Since then, he has become a charitable person.