"Never mind," Jack said to himself. "Go to the world and find happiness. As for these shoes, they may be of some use along the way. "
So Jack went out happily. There is a small bag on his shoulder, and there is a piece of black bread and a pair of worn wooden shoes in it. Jack didn't know what was waiting for him in this vast world, but he was still happy and whistling all the way. Because he is still young, he has great energy and bright hopes.
One day, Jack came to a place where a group of mud workers were paving the road. There are piles of rubble everywhere. So Jack sat down by the roadside and put on his shoes. Father's relics are useful here! Because, if Jack still walks barefoot, the stone will cut his foot.
these shoes fit jack just right. He stood up with joy and paused with a smile.
suddenly, jack started dancing! My feet in old wooden shoes ran quickly on the road, running out of the most complicated and ingenious dance steps. Jack can't make them stop. Fortunately, Jack likes dancing. Anyway, he has eaten a piece of brown bread and drunk some spring water. Moreover, now the sun is shining gently on him and the whole earth.
jump, jump. Suddenly, Jack saw a well-grown apple orchard in front of him.
"Oh, it would be nice to have an apple to eat!" Jack thought to himself, "if I pick two of them, it won't be a big loss to the owner of the garden."
Jack was thinking like this. Suddenly, the shoes dragged him into the ditch next to the orchard with superhuman strength. Jack fell into the ditch, his clothes were wet all over, and he was injured in several places. He struggled to climb up and held his shoes in his hand.
"It seems that these shoes are very clever and honest." Jack thought to himself, "this must be because they forbid me to steal other people's apples." If the owner of the garden catches me, beats me up, and maybe even sends me to prison, then I've had enough! "
Jack emptied the water out of his shoes and carefully wiped them clean with the sleeves of his shirt. Strange, the precious shoes are bright red after such a wipe!
At this moment, a short hunchbacked man happened to come over. He stood beside Jack and stared at his shoes.
"What beautiful shoes!" The man said, "would you like to sell me this pair of shoes?" I will give you a gold coin. "
Jack thought for a moment and agreed, because with this gold coin, he can probably buy several pairs of strong leather shoes and something to eat.
the shoes are sold. The hunchbacked man put it on his feet. I don't know, the gold coin he gave Jack turned out to be a fake, a polished copper coin. Strange shoes knew about it right away. Hardly had the liar put his shoes on his feet when they made him run so fast that even the hat on his head was blown off by the wind. The swindler who was forced to dance ran into a valley in a blink of an eye, bumping into the thorny bushes and sharp stones. Jack finally found him here and brought him the hat he picked up on the road.
"Hey, young man, take your damn shoes back quickly! Wearing these shoes is like being possessed! " The stranger shouted loudly, "help me, let me leave here!" "
Jack dragged him out of the valley. His clothes have been torn to shreds, and his whole body is bruised on the stone. He was so frightened by this pair of shoes that he took off his shoes without even thanking Jack, and ran away without even picking up the copper coin that Jack gave him back.
Jack put the shoes back in his small package, and now he is more convinced that his father's worn shoes are really Shuang Bao shoes.
As the sun was setting, Jack walked into a big city by accident. The city has many beautiful, wide streets and countless tall buildings. Jack had never seen such streets and buildings before. On a mountain in the city, a very magnificent and luxurious castle is built. The four corners of the castle are towering towers, surrounded by moats, and suspension bridges are hung on the river. It turns out that this is a king's castle.
"It's disgraceful to walk barefoot in such a beautiful city. You should put on your shoes."
jack thinks to himself.
so he put on his shoes again. Needless to say, his legs danced again at this time, because these are a pair of shoes that can dance by themselves! Jack is a happy young man. He likes singing very much. As soon as the shoes danced, he began to sing in time. Jack just sang and danced in the street. People all looked at the young man in surprise. Before long, he was followed by a large group of people.
Jack looked at the crowd and felt very strange. All the people were dressed in black, their heads hung down and their eyes looked very melancholy.
"ah! What a melancholy city this is! Let me cheer it up! " Jack said to himself.
So he clapped his hands and stamped his feet more vigorously and sang the most interesting songs. At first, the people around Jack just smiled timidly, then they all burst out laughing, and finally they even burst into tears.
Jack tried to stop and have a rest, but it didn't work. His shoes kept jumping. It was not until later that Jack managed to take off one shoe from his foot and the other one had to stop.
Jack was so tired that he sat down by the street, took off his hat and wiped the sweat on his face with it, then put it on the ground beside him. At this time, the residents suddenly began to throw money into Jack's hat. Soon, the hat was full of silver and copper coins, and the money flowed into his shoes again. Everyone warmly asked Jack to dance for a while.
He walked a lot and danced for so long, and he was very tired. He really wants to have a good dinner and sleep comfortably.
"Just dance for a while!" Jack thought to himself after all, "Maybe he will give my son a gold coin!"
as we all know, the richer people are, the more greedy they are! So Jack put on his shoes again and began to whistle a passionate tune. However, the shoes did not move as if they were glued to the ground. They don't want to jump because they hate being greedy for money.
At this time, the residents surrounded the dancer more tightly.
"Dance for a while, stranger," an old man in a black hat advised Jack. "Oh, I've never laughed so happily in five years! ...... "
" Easy, old man, "the man next to him said," The duke's servants will hear you! "
At this moment, a loud cry suddenly rang out from the crowd:
"Idle people, get out of the way! What are you guys doing? What a crowd! Who is so bold, dare to destroy the quiet of our city? "
a man in black velvet trousers and shoes with silver edges rushed into the crowd on a black horse.
"This is Duke Elwha. He is the king's cousin." Someone whispered in Jack's ear, "He is a fierce man. Be careful of him. You'd better run! "
however, jack stood still. "Why do you want to escape?" He thought to himself, "I haven't done anything bad anyway."
At this time, the crowd let go to both sides of the square, and Jack was the only one standing in front of the aggressive Duke of Elwha.
"you little rascal! Are you fooling around here? " The duke rebuked, "don't you know that our capital is in mourning?"
"I beg your pardon," Jack replied. "I'm a stranger, and I have no idea."
"Don't you see that everyone is dressed in black? Do you see those black strips hanging on the wall and balcony? What a shame! Get out of here at once, or I'll order you to hang, asshole! "
Jack grabbed his hat silently and left quickly. Before long, he came to the door of a small inn in the suburbs.
The innkeeper looked at him doubtfully, because Jack was not wearing black mourning clothes. However, when Jack rattled the money in his pocket and asked him to prepare dinner and a room for the night, the host immediately became very polite and attentive.
"Why should your city mourn?" The next morning, Jack asked the shopkeeper.
"This is a very sad thing," replied the shopkeeper. "Because you are a stranger, I am willing to tell you this. The thing is: our king has only one son, so love is like the apple of his eye. But one day, the young prince went out hunting and accidentally fell off his horse and died. So the king vowed to mourn for the rest of his life and never engage in any entertainment again. Therefore, the whole court and all the residents in the capital have to mourn like him. Alas! Our city has been sinking in such a sad atmosphere for five years! Almost all the young people have left us for other places. All this is the fault of the king's cousin, Duke Elwha, who came up with mourning. I heard that he really wants the king to die early because of depression, so that he can be king. Alas! If that happens, the people will suffer again! But what about the duke himself? But in other cities, drinking and having fun day and night. Don't tell anyone these words. There are many spies under the Duke's command, and they will hang me if they know about it. "
Jack promised not to tell anyone, but he thought to himself, "No, this vicious duke can't be king. Let me try to cheer up the king. "
He was just thinking, then the Shuang Bao shoes fell from the package by themselves and fell to Jack's feet with a bang. Jack put on his shoes, so the shoes jumped quickly and sent Jack to the mountain and to the king's castle. By the gate of the castle, a tall guard with a big gold stick blocked Jack's way, but the red shoes only kicked and the heavy iron gate opened. Jack danced and ran quickly into the palace. He ran past the ministers, nobles and officials, climbed the wide marble stone steps, and ran past the king's guards with black spears. When they saw Jack, they were all stunned. Jack ran all the way to the king's throne
The king was dressed in black velvet, and only the crown on his white-haired head shone with golden light.
Jack knows in his heart that if he can't make the king laugh with his songs and dances, the vicious duke will hang him. So, he sang the most touching and pleasant songs, danced the most complicated and ingenious dances, and showed all his skills.
At first, the king always frowned. His face looked terrible. As long as he waved, the guards standing on both sides of the throne would arrest Jack and put him in prison.
but somehow the king didn't wave. It seems that the dancing rosy and happy child likes him very much. He was so absorbed in watching him jump that he even showed a happy look.
suddenly, the king smiled slightly. So Jack jumped more vigorously and sang brisk songs loudly. The king became more and more happy and began to laugh loudly. Later, he even burst into tears. The people around you were a little scared at first, but later they all laughed without scruple.
Jack continued to dance. But in the end, he had no strength at all. He fell to the ground at the king's feet, and one of his shoes fell off, so that the other one stopped.
"Dance a little longer, son!" The king kindly said to Jack, "You make me happy. I haven't laughed for five years." Then he threw some glittering gold coins at Jack's feet.
However, Jack clearly remembers the lesson that shoes taught him last time: there should be no greed.
Therefore, he politely said to the king, "Your Majesty, I didn't jump for money. I dance to make people's lives happy! "
"Ah, so that's it!" The king said, "You are really a happy and kind boy. I hope you will always be by my side. I'll appoint you as the country's entertainment chief, and let you choose 2 people to be under your leadership. In the future, you will dance, sing and act in front of me. "
At this time, the Duke of Elwha, who was standing by, was very dissatisfied with this: the little tramp was so valued by the king, and maybe he will be more popular in the future.
"This kid is just an ordinary clown, a little liar!" " He whispered in the king's ear. Later, he added loudly: "He said it wasn't for the money, it was false. When I saw him dancing in the market yesterday, everyone gave him a lot of money and he took it all. "
"But he really dances well, and he deserves the money!" The king cried.
"oh, your majesty, if you have a pair of shoes like him, no one can dance worse than him!" "
The Duke retorted, "These are demon shoes. They should be thrown into the fire and burned!"
"If so, try it on, my good brother! A beautiful dance makes us happy. I will definitely give you a medal. " Said the king.
Jack stood up, bowed deeply, and presented his shoes to Duke Elva. The duke only grasped the toe of the shoe, as if holding a poisonous snake, because he really didn't want to dance on this occasion, but he didn't dare to disobey the king's orders. After looking at the shoes for a while, the duke said, "Your Majesty, these shoes are for children. They are too small for me to dance."
"You'd better try it on!" The king ordered that.
the duke had to sit down and try on his shoes. It turns out that there is another strange thing about these precious shoes. They are suitable for anyone's feet, so it is just right for the Duke to put them on. "Well, jump up now, dear brother!" The king demanded.
In the whole court, there is no one who can dance better than Duke Elva. But now, he can't even lift his feet, and his shoes are like being born on the ground, so the duke can't move a step. These precious shoes hate bad people the most. They know that the Duke is very jealous of Jack and deliberately wants to kill him.
Duke Elwha heard the jeers of his wives, and saw the angry face of the king and the mocking eyes of Jack. He couldn't stand it any longer, quickly took off his shoes, threw them far away, and ran out of the palace without looking back. In the future, he will never be seen again in Beijing.
After that, the palace was full of excitement for three weeks, with banquets, dances and various entertainment activities. Not only the king, ministers and the army, but also the people in the whole capital took off their mourning clothes.
all the residents are very happy and happy.
The old king loves pleasure very much.