Five Chinese Brothers

Five Chinese Brothers
Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Wiese
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Translated by K G Rajalakshmi
Once upon a time
there were
Five Chinese Brothers
and they looked exactly alike.
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They lived with their mother
in a small house
not far from the sea.
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The First Chinese Brother could swallow the sea. The Second
Chinese Brother had an iron neck. The Third Chinese Brother could
stretch and stretch and stretch his legs. The Fourth Chinese
Brother could not be burned. And, The Fifth Chinese Brother could
hold his breath indefinitely.
Every morning the First Chinese Brother would go fishing, and
whatever the weather, he would come back to the village with
beautiful and rare fish which he had caught and could sell at the
market for a very good price.
One day, as he was leaving the market place, a little boy stopped
him and asked him if he could go fishing with him.
"No, it could not be done," said the First Chinese Brother.
But the little boy
begged and begged and
finally
the First Chinese
Brother
consented. "Under one
condition," said he,
"and that is that you
shall obey me
promptly."
"Yes, yes," the little boy
promised.
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Early next morning, the First Chinese Brother and
the little boy
went down to the beach.
"Remember," said the First Chinese Brother, "you
must obey me promptly.
When I make a sign for you to come back, you must
come at once."
"Yes, yes," the little boy promised.
Then the First Chinese Brother swallowed the sea.
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of the sea. And all the treasures of the sea lay
uncovered.
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The little boy was delighted.
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He ran here and there stuffing his pockets with
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algae.
Near the shore the First Chinese Brother gathered some fish while
he kept holding the sea in his mouth. Presently he grew tired. It is
very hard to hold the sea. So he made a sign with his hand for the
little boy to come back. The little boy saw him but paid no attention.
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The First Chinese Brother made great movements with his arms
and that meant "Come back!" But did the little boy care? Not a
bit and he ran further away.
Then the First Chinese Brother felt the sea swelling inside him and
he made desperate gestures to call the little boy back. But the
little boy made faces at him and fled as fast as he could.
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The First Chinese Brother held the sea until he thought he was going
to burst.
All of a sudden the sea forced its way out of his mouth,
went back it its bed ... and the little boy disappeared.
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alone, he was arrested, put in prison and condemned to CªÀ£À£ÀÄß ¸ÉgÉ »rzÀÄ, eÉÊ°£À°èj¹zÀgÀÄ. CªÀ£À vÀ¯ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß
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have his head cut off.
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On the morning of the execution he said to the judge:
"Your Honour, will you allow me to go and bid my mother "ªÀĺÁ¸Áé«ÄÃ, £À£ÀUÉ £À£Àß vÁ¬ÄAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÀAqÀÄ CªÀ½AzÀ ©Ã¼ÉÆÌAqÀÄ
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good-bye?"
"It is only fair," said the judge.
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So the First Chinese Brother went home ....
and the Second Chinese Brother came back in his place. CzÀgÀAvÉ, ªÉÆzÀ®£ÉAiÀÄ aäà ¸ÉÆÃzÀgÀ£ÀÄ ªÀÄ£ÉUÉ ºÉÆÃzÀ£ÀÄ ... ªÀÄvÀÄÛ
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All the people were assembled on the village square to
witness the execution.
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The executioner took his sword and struck a mighty blow. PÀlÄPÀ£ÀÄ vÀ£Àß PÀwÛAiÀÄ£ÀÄß vÉUÉzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ §®ªÁV ©Ã¹ ºÉÆqÉzÀ£ÀÄ.
But the Second Chinese Brother got up and smiled. He was the one
with the iron neck and they simply could not cut his head off.
Everybody was angry and they decided that he should be drowned.
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On the morning of the execution,
the Second Chinese Brother said to the judge:
"Your honour, will you allow me to go
and bid my mother good-bye?"
"It is only fair," said the judge.
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So the Second Chinese Brother went home....
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He was pushed on a boat which made for the open sea. CªÀ£À eÁUÀzÀ°è ªÀÄÆgÀ£ÉAiÀÄ ¸ÉÆÃzÀgÀ£ÀÄ §AzÀ£ÀÄ.
When they were far out on the ocean
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the Third Chinese Brother was thrown overboard.
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But he began to stretch and stretch and stretch his legs, way down to the
bottom of the sea.
And all the time his smiling face was bobbing up and down on the crest of the
waves.
He simply could not be drowned.
Everybody was very angry, and they all
decided that he should be burned.
On the morning of the execution, the Third
Chinese Brother said to the judge:
"Your Honour, will you allow me to go and
bid my mother good-bye?"
"It is only fair," said the judge.
So the Third Chinese Brother went home ....
and the Fourth Chinese Brother came back in his place.
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He was tied up to a stake.
Fire was set to it and all the people
stood around watching it.
In the midst of all the flames they
heard him say: "This is quite pleasant."
"Bring some more wood!" the people
cried.
The fire roared higher.
"Now it is quite comfortable," said the
Fourth Chinese Brother,
for he was the one who could not be
burned.
Everybody was getting more and more
angry every minute
and they all decided to smother him.
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On the morning of the execution,
the Fourth Chinese Brother said
to the judge:
"Your Honor, will you allow me to
go and bid my mother goodbye?"
"It is only fair," said the judge.
So the Fourth Chinese Brother
went home . . . and the Fifth
Chinese Brother came back in his
place.
A large brick oven had been built
on the village square and it had
been all stuffed with whipped
cream. The Fifth Chinese Brother
was shovelled into the oven, right
in the middle of the cream, the
door was shut tight, and
everybody sat around and waited.
They were not going to be tricked
again!
So they stayed there all night
and even a little after dawn, just
to make sure.
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