Enable the translation feature for a better understanding of the story. In a small village, there lived a poor man who was lucky enough to be married to a very beautiful woman. Their love was so strong that arguments were unknown in their home.
Every morning, the husband expressed his love to his wife by hugging her tenderly, whispering: “You are the light of my life. ” She responded each time with a dazzling smile: “And you, my dear husband, you are my infinite happiness. ” Their happiness seemed perfect, until a rich and charismatic neighbor came to disturb their peace.
As soon as he saw the poor man's wife, he fell in love with her and decided that he had to marry her at all costs. “I must marry her,” he thought. Every day, while the husband worked in the fields, the rich neighbor visited the modest household.
“You are a beautiful woman,” he said to the poor man’s wife, Your clothes are old. Why doesn't your husband buy you some nice new clothes? If he really loved you, he would spoil you with the best clothes.
Leave him and marry me. I want to make you happy. I will buy you beautiful new clothes, the most beautiful in the country.
You will be the most beautiful woman by my side. At first the woman ignored the rich man's words, but he returned to her house every day with the same speech. Little by little, she began to think: Maybe my neighbor is right.
Why doesn't my husband buy me nice new clothes? Maybe he doesn't love me. That evening she said to her husband: Look at me, my clothes are old and out of fashion.
I want new clothes. Buy me some. Her husband smiles at her.
“You don’t need new clothes,” he said. “You are the most beautiful woman in the world in my eyes. ” She was angry.
“Don’t you love me? ” she says. “If you love me, buy me a new dress.
” Her husband loved his wife and wanted to please her. “I have little money,” he thought, “and I need a new plow. But I want my dear wife to be happy.
” The next day he went to the market and bought a new dress for his wife. He brought it to her at home and she put it on. “Thank you, my dear husband,” she cried.
“Now I know you love me. ” When the rich man came back to see her, she was proudly wearing her new dress. “As you can see,” she told him, “my husband loves me deeply.
He is the one who gave me this beautiful dress. ” The rich man shook his head. “But a good husband doesn’t just give his wife new clothes,” he says.
"He gives her gold. Where is your gold necklace? Where are your gold rings?
" He opened a box and showed her some beautiful gold jewelry. “Look at them,” he said. “Divorce your husband and marry me, and I will give you all this.
” The woman did not listen to him. “No, I refuse,” she said. "I'm happy with my husband, and that's all that matters to me.
" But the rich man came back every day, showing her the box of jewels. Finally, she began to think, "Maybe the rich man is right. Why doesn't my husband buy gold for me?
Doesn't he love me? " That day, she did not make a fire or prepare a meal. “There is no dinner for you tonight,” she said to her husband.
"You don't love me? ", "But, my love, I love you more than anything. You are the most wonderful person in the world.
", he said. “Then why don’t you buy me some gold jewelry? ”, she asked.
“When a man loves his wife, he gives her a gold necklace and rings for her fingers. ” Her husband, worried, wondered how to find money to buy gold. He went to see his brother.
“Lend me some money, brother,” he said, “and I will work in your field. ” “Okay,” his brother replied, “but you have to work hard. There are a lot of stones in my field and you have to remove them all.
” Her husband agreed and took the money. He went to the market, bought some gold jewelry, then brought it back to his wife. " She was filled with happiness and put the necklace around her neck and the rings on her fingers.
'Look at me,' exclaimed- she said. 'Am I not beautiful? ' 'You are really beautiful,' her husband replied.
'If you are happy, I am too. ' She thanked him and hugged him. 'Thank you, thank you my sweet husband,' she said.
'Now I know you love me. ' The next day, her husband left early to work in the field, determined to repay his debt to his brother. Meanwhile, his wife prepared a delicious dinner, grateful for her husband's love and efforts.
Hello, has anyone shouted. Are you there? ”The woman came out, and her rich neighbor was there.
“Ah, it’s you,” she said. Listen, neighbor, you were wrong about my husband yesterday. He gave me these beautiful jewelry.
He loves me deeply, and I love him too. I will not divorce. I won't marry you.
The rich man was worried. “Your husband loves you too much,” he thought. “If I want to have it, I have to be smart.
” Finally he said, “Your husband gave you clothes and jewelry, but I can give you more than that. ” "What? What do you mean?
" cried the woman. “Can your husband do miracles? ” asked the rich man.
"Miracles? No, of course he can't do miracles," the woman replied. “Only God can do miracles.
Men cannot do them. ” “But I can,” said the man. "Because I love you.
Love can give me the power to do miracles. If your husband loves you, he can do miracles for you. If you love me, I will do miracles for you.
"Do "I'm a miracle now," said the woman. "I can't," replied the rich man. "You must first promise to love me.
You must leave your husband and come with me. Then I will do wonderful, wonderful miracles for you. " The woman said nothing, and the rich man left.
That evening, the poor man returned home late. He was very tired and hungry. His wife brought him water to wash and prepared him a delicious meal.
'My poor husband,' she thought. 'He works so hard for me, and he is so tired and hungry. The rich man is stupid.
How could my husband work miracles? It's impossible. " However, the next day, and the next day, and the day after that, the rich man reappeared at her house.
"Did your husband perform a miracle for you yesterday? " he asked. -he.
“Leave him and love me, and I will do you many, many miracles every day. " Finally, the woman began to listen to him. One day, when her husband returned home, she was sad.
"Dear wife, what's happening to you? " he said. "Are you ill?
" "No," she said. "I'm sad because you don't love me. " "What?
" cried her husband. "But you know that I love you. I bought you new clothes.
I bought you gold jewelry. You are the most precious thing in the world to me. " "But you don't do miracles for me.
" "Miracles? Of course I can't do miracles," said her husband, surprised. "Why do you want a miracle?
Who gave you this idea? " Listen, darling," the woman began. "Our neighbor came to see me today, He said that love works miracles.
He said that when someone truly loves, they can do special things for that person," Her husband frowned, “This neighbor has bad intentions,” he thought worriedly. “He probably wants to take my wife. ” All this trouble comes from him.
When he first came here, she wanted new clothes. Then she wanted gold jewelry. And now she wants a miracle.
What can I do ? If I don't perform a miracle, maybe my wife will leave me and marry him. " The next day, he walked slowly to his brother's field to work.
“I have to ask for help,” he thought. “Only God can help me now. ” he looked up at the sky.
“O God Almighty,” he prayed. "Please help me do a miracle. I love my wife and I want to keep her close to me.
Don't let this rich man take her away from me. " He worked all morning, moving stones from his brother's field. In the middle of the day, when he sat under a tree to rest, he noticed a man already sitting there.
“Who are you? asked the poor man. “I am a sorcerer,” the man replied.
“and I have a gift for you. Look, here are two sticks. They have the power to perform miracles.
" The poor man was intrigued. "Miracles? " he exclaimed.
His curiosity grew. "What kinds of miracles? " he asked the sorcerer.
This one- He smiled and explained, "If you touch a person with the first stick, he will turn into a donkey. " The poor man thought of the rich man and smiled. "A donkey," he whispered.
"C 'is very good. And if I touch him with the second stick, what will happen? " Curious, he waited for the sorcerer's response.
"He will become a man again," declared the sorcerer. The poor man took the sticks and jumped for joy, enchanted by the possibilities these sticks seemed to offer. “Oh thank you, my friend,” he said gratefully.
“I prayed to God and he sent you to me. Now I can keep my wife and punish my enemy. " With a determined step, he returned home, shouting: "Woman, get out here.
I'm going to perform a miracle. " His wife, curious, came out of the house. "A miracle?
" she asked. "What miracle? " " Look," replied her husband.
He touched her with the first stick. Immediately, she transformed into a donkey. Confused, she raised her head and tried to speak, but no sound came out except donkey cries.
Her husband then touched her with the second stick. Instantly, she became a woman again. "Darling , it's incredible," she exclaimed.
"It's a real miracle. How did you do that? " "I prayed to God," her husband replied humbly.
"And he helped me. And now, woman, I will punish my enemy. " Frowning, she asked: "Your enemy?
Who is it? " You know very well," said her husband sternly. He is the rich man, our neighbor.
The one who comes here while I'm in the fields. He influences you negatively by suggesting you ask for new clothes, gold jewelry and even a miracle. Am I right ?
Was it our rich neighbor who inspired you with all these ideas? His wife, with her head bowed, remained silent. “And have you listened to his advice?
” insisted her husband, now serious. She felt ashamed and finally whispered, "I'm sorry. " She said it was true, "he said all these things.
He wanted me to divorce you and marry him, and I listened to him," she confessed. Her husband stared at her, "And you, do you want to divorce me and marry her? " he asked, his eyes full of sadness.
The woman's eyes filled with tears. “No, dear husband, I want to stay with you forever and I will never listen to him again. ” “Then take this stick,” said her husband, handing her the first stick, “and touch the rich man with it.
” He gave his wife the first stick but hid the second in the roof. The next day he went to work quickly. with a light heart and a confident mind.
The rich man arrived at the woman's house. “Well,” he asked, “can your husband work miracles now? ” “Yes,” she replied simply, and she touched the rich man with the first stick.
Immediately, the rich man transformed into a donkey. “Now you can go to work and help my dear husband. ” said the woman, She took the donkey and headed towards the fields where her husband was working, moving stones from her brother's field.
"Ah, a donkey. Now I can finish the job quickly. " he said when he saw the donkey, From that day on, the poor man gave the donkey many heavy loads to carry.
The donkey carried stones out of the fields, took bags of tea to the market and brought home flour and coffee. For many years the donkey worked for the poor man. The poor man was not so poor now; the donkey helped him and he became richer.
One day the poor man looked at the donkey. He was tired and old. He stood there with his head bowed.
The poor man felt sorry for him. He entered his house and took out the second stick. Then he touched the donkey with it.
Immediately the rich man stood there, but he was no longer a handsome young man. He was old, his back bent, he was very, very tired. “You tried to take my wife away from me,” said the poor man.
"That was bad. Go home now, don't look at other men's wives. " The rich man left and never returned.
However, the poor man and his wife lived happily together for many more years.
