The 3 Sisters and The Ogre
By well-wisher
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
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Once there were three beautiful girls; Windia, Rainia and Sunnia, who lived together in the cottage they had inherited from their parents.
And one day Windia was in the forest when her hat blew off and was carried by the wind to the top of a tall tree.
But, just as she was despairing that she would never get her hat down again, from out behind the tree came an ogre who said, "Don't worry. I'll get your hat down for you if you will give me just one kiss in return".
However, the thought of kissing an ogre disgusted Windia and so, crossing her fingers behind her back, she lied and said, "Yes, I will I promise".
But when the ogre climbed up to the top of the tall tree and, wrestling a huge eagle whose nest the hat had landed in for it, got her hat back down for her, handing it to her with a respectful bow, she snatched it and laughing said, "You didn't think I would really kiss you, did you? An ugly, old ogre? Yuk! The mere thought of it turns my stomach".
Then, putting her hat back on, she walked away without even so much as a thankyou.
But then, the next day, it was Rainia who went into the forest and, as she was gazing at her reflection in a lake, her silver ring fell off and into the pond, sinking right down to the bottom.
And she too started to despair until, just as before, the ogre appeared from behind a tree and said to her, "Don't worry. I'll get your ring back for you if you will give me just one kiss in return".
But, just like her sister Windia, the thought of kissing an ogre revolted Rainia and so she too crossed her fingers behind her back and lied to the ogre, saying, "Yes. I will. I promise".
And when the ogre dived down to the bottom of the deep lake to get the ring and wrestled with a giant pike to get hold of it then came swimming back up and, with a respectful bow, handed to her then she, just like her sister, snatched the ring from him and, haughtily, told him, "I hope you don't really expect me to kiss you. I could never kiss anything as ugly and repulsive as you. Infact I'd rather kiss a horrible old, slimy toad".
And then, putting her silver ring back upon her finger, she too, just like her sister, walked off without even a thankyou.
But then, the next day, it was Sunnia, the youngest, gentlest and kindest of the three sisters who went into the forest and she, unfortunately was playing with a ball when she dropped it and it rolled into a cave where a dragon lived.
But then, just as she was giving up hope of ever seeing the ball again, suddenly the ogre appeared nearby and said, "Don't worry. I'll get your ball back for you if you will give me just one kiss in return".
However, unlike her sisters, Sunnia was not mean or shallow and the thought of kissing an ogre, if he was a nice ogre, did not disgust her and so, without crossing her fingers, and speaking truthfully, she said, "Just one kiss? Yes. I promise I will".
So then the ogre bravely went into the cave and wrestled the giant, scaly fire breathing dragon just to get Sunnias ball back.
But this time when, bowing respectfully, he handed her the ball, Sunnia, keeping her promise, leant forwards and gave him a kiss.
Immediately, there was a loud bang and a bright flash of every colour and a puff of dark smoke and then, when the smoke had all blown away on the breeze, to Sunnias astonishment, she saw, not an old ogre standing before her but a young handsome and smiling man.
"Oh thank you", he said, "I have been waiting a thousand years, ever since an evil witch first turned me into an ogre, for some fair maiden to lift my curse with a kiss".
Then he explained that he was really the prince of a faraway kingdom and, kneeling, he begged her to return with him to his kingdom and become his princess.
She did not marry him right away, because sometimes love takes time to grow, but eventually they fell in love and were wed in a beautiful, lavish royal wedding and her two mean sisters, though they were invited to be bridesmaids, were both very jealous but, having learned their lesson, never judged a book, or an ogre, by its cover ever again.
And one day Windia was in the forest when her hat blew off and was carried by the wind to the top of a tall tree.
But, just as she was despairing that she would never get her hat down again, from out behind the tree came an ogre who said, "Don't worry. I'll get your hat down for you if you will give me just one kiss in return".
However, the thought of kissing an ogre disgusted Windia and so, crossing her fingers behind her back, she lied and said, "Yes, I will I promise".
But when the ogre climbed up to the top of the tall tree and, wrestling a huge eagle whose nest the hat had landed in for it, got her hat back down for her, handing it to her with a respectful bow, she snatched it and laughing said, "You didn't think I would really kiss you, did you? An ugly, old ogre? Yuk! The mere thought of it turns my stomach".
Then, putting her hat back on, she walked away without even so much as a thankyou.
But then, the next day, it was Rainia who went into the forest and, as she was gazing at her reflection in a lake, her silver ring fell off and into the pond, sinking right down to the bottom.
And she too started to despair until, just as before, the ogre appeared from behind a tree and said to her, "Don't worry. I'll get your ring back for you if you will give me just one kiss in return".
But, just like her sister Windia, the thought of kissing an ogre revolted Rainia and so she too crossed her fingers behind her back and lied to the ogre, saying, "Yes. I will. I promise".
And when the ogre dived down to the bottom of the deep lake to get the ring and wrestled with a giant pike to get hold of it then came swimming back up and, with a respectful bow, handed to her then she, just like her sister, snatched the ring from him and, haughtily, told him, "I hope you don't really expect me to kiss you. I could never kiss anything as ugly and repulsive as you. Infact I'd rather kiss a horrible old, slimy toad".
And then, putting her silver ring back upon her finger, she too, just like her sister, walked off without even a thankyou.
But then, the next day, it was Sunnia, the youngest, gentlest and kindest of the three sisters who went into the forest and she, unfortunately was playing with a ball when she dropped it and it rolled into a cave where a dragon lived.
But then, just as she was giving up hope of ever seeing the ball again, suddenly the ogre appeared nearby and said, "Don't worry. I'll get your ball back for you if you will give me just one kiss in return".
However, unlike her sisters, Sunnia was not mean or shallow and the thought of kissing an ogre, if he was a nice ogre, did not disgust her and so, without crossing her fingers, and speaking truthfully, she said, "Just one kiss? Yes. I promise I will".
So then the ogre bravely went into the cave and wrestled the giant, scaly fire breathing dragon just to get Sunnias ball back.
But this time when, bowing respectfully, he handed her the ball, Sunnia, keeping her promise, leant forwards and gave him a kiss.
Immediately, there was a loud bang and a bright flash of every colour and a puff of dark smoke and then, when the smoke had all blown away on the breeze, to Sunnias astonishment, she saw, not an old ogre standing before her but a young handsome and smiling man.
"Oh thank you", he said, "I have been waiting a thousand years, ever since an evil witch first turned me into an ogre, for some fair maiden to lift my curse with a kiss".
Then he explained that he was really the prince of a faraway kingdom and, kneeling, he begged her to return with him to his kingdom and become his princess.
She did not marry him right away, because sometimes love takes time to grow, but eventually they fell in love and were wed in a beautiful, lavish royal wedding and her two mean sisters, though they were invited to be bridesmaids, were both very jealous but, having learned their lesson, never judged a book, or an ogre, by its cover ever again.
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These stories are wonderful,
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These stories are wonderful, well-wisher. Timeless and such finely-woven messages. Woven in like a golden thread. I should send this to my grandchildren. In fact, I will.
Parson Thru
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