
The Brave Little Tailor – Chapter 5
The Wedding Feast
When the tailor arrived at the castle, followed by a cheering procession of townsfolk, the king had no other choice but to grant him his daughter. 👁
"Now you have proven worthy of my daughter's hand. 👁
Tomorrow we will hold the wedding," 👁
said the king. 👁
"But in our kingdom, we have the custom that the groom catches a boar for the wedding feast." 👁
There was a huge wild boar that was troubling the people for a long time. 👁
None of the hunters even dared to enter the forest in fear of the wild beast. 👁
When the tailor entered the forest, it wasn't long before he heard the snorting of a wild boar behind him. 👁
The tailor could do nothing but run from the dangerous animal. 👁
He kept on running until he finally reached a windmill. 👁
Running up the stairs, the tailor was able to gain some ground and when he arrived at the first floor, he jumped out of the window – landing right in a tree. 👁
The tailor immediately climbed down and closed the door before the boar could escape. 👁
With the boar now trapped inside the mill the tailor called for the hunters who had been waiting at a distance. 👁
Again, the tailor had succeeded and the king had no other choice but to fulfill his promise. 👁
Everyone had a good time at the wedding ceremony and the tailor was praised for his hunting skills in catching the boar for the banquet. 👁
After the feast, the tailor and his new wife were led into an ornate bedroom to stay the night. 👁
In the middle of the night, the princess awoke because she could hear her husband talking in his sleep. 👁
"Yes sir, your new trousers will be ready by tomorrow morning." 👁
At that moment, the princess recognised where her husband truly came from. 👁
In the morning, she went to her father and told him her woes. 👁
The king sent his guards to throw the impostor out. 👁
But as the guards entered the tailor's room, he said: 👁
"I have chased away three giants and killed two more, caught a unicorn and slain a wild boar. 👁
Do you really think that I'm afraid of a handful of guards?" 👁
When the guards heard this, they dropped their weapons and ran away as fast as they could. 👁
The king, now without any protection, flew after them. 👁
And so the tailor ruled not only over half, but the entire kingdom. 👁
The End.