Seven Crows in English _ Stories for Teenagers _ @EnglishFairyTales

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00:00Once upon a time, there was, far away, amid high mountains, a green valley.

00:06The valley was crossed by a clear stream,

00:09and a woodsman had built his stone house on its shore.

00:13The woodsman was married, and had seven sons, and one daughter.

00:19Bye dear!

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00:29Bye dear!

00:30Bye kids!

00:32He often had to travel from home to work,

00:35and his wife had a hard time bringing up the children alone.

00:39Oh good lord, what a nasty bunch!

00:43Actually, the daughter did not cause her any trouble,

00:47because she was kind, pretty, and helpful.

00:50But the boys were the cause of her problems,

00:53because they were rude, disobedient, and quarrelsome.

00:57They had no respect for their mother, and she was very worried for them.

01:02Boys, time for bed!

01:07Beds are for old people, mom!

01:13When the husband returned from home tired after a week's hard work,

01:17the poor wife couldn't bring herself to tell him of his son's mischievous behavior,

01:23because she didn't want to worry him further.

01:26Oh, poor thing is so tired.

01:29I must not disturb him with such petty things.

01:33So the woman kept her sorrow to herself,

01:36not realizing that by doing so, her sons would only get worse and worse.

01:42As a matter of fact, when their father was not home to punish them,

01:47the boys kept on taking advantage of the situation,

01:51which continued to get worse.

01:54Boys, enough already!

01:57Brothers, please pay heed to mama.

02:00Shut up, stupid girl!

02:04Their sister suffered most because she loved her brothers,

02:08even if they were wicked.

02:10But she loved her mother especially.

02:13Being the youngest, however,

02:15none of the brothers paid any attention to her reprimands.

02:19One day, the seven boys got into the biggest trouble yet.

02:24In the woods grew a dangerous grass,

02:27which causes the animals' stomachs to swell.

02:30The woodsman had always told his sons

02:33to make sure that their goats never ate any.

02:38The cruel boys filled a bag with the grass

02:42and then mixed it in with the animals' food.

02:46Ugh! I'm dying to see how our goats swell up!

02:50And they instead of bleeding will bloat!

03:03Later on, the goats and the cow fell ill.

03:06Their bellies swelled and ached, and they could not stand up.

03:11Oh, mama, look! Animals are so sick!

03:16Ugh! Oh! What has happened to the poor beings?

03:20We won't have any more milk!

03:23We won't be able to make any cheese!

03:26How will we survive then?

03:29Look how stupid these animals are looking!

03:33The sons laughed maliciously

03:36and did not realize the evil they had done

03:39until the woman, at the height of her desperation, cried,

03:43I wish you were crows rather than sons of mine!

03:48When she spoke these words,

03:50a mysterious cloud overshadowed the sun.

03:53It was suddenly very chilly,

03:57and the boys turned into seven big crows that flew away croaking.

04:02Brothers! Oh, no!

04:05Oh, good Lord! What have I done?

04:09The woman was so frightened and felt such great regret that she fainted.

04:16Oh, mother! What do I do now?

04:21When the father came back from work the day after,

04:24he found out the truth and was very upset.

04:28Nevertheless, he tried to comfort his wife.

04:33Oh, dear! It's not your fault.

04:36Our sons were nasty and you were bound to lose your cool.

04:41But the house was filled with sadness and despair.

04:45A long time passed and the little girl grew older.

04:49She still remembered her brothers and rarely smiled.

04:53One day she asked her mother's permission to go and look for them.

04:59No way, dear! I cannot lose you too.

05:03I will find them. I feel it.

05:06I feel I have to go and that they are expecting me.

05:09Let me go, mother, and give me your blessing, please.

05:15Okay, dear.

05:18The mother could not resist her daughter's pleas,

05:21and the little girl left home with a little bundle of provisions.

05:25She walked for two days through the woods,

05:28climbing towards the mountains.

05:30Oh, brothers! Where are you guys?

05:34Her provisions were getting over.

05:36Pretty soon she had no more food.

05:39Her clothes were torn, and she was cold and tired.

05:43The third day, at dawn, she saw a strange little cottage in the mist.

05:48Who must live here?

05:52Something attracted her to the house,

05:54even though it had a gloomy and uninviting appearance.

05:58When she was inside the house,

06:00she found a little table with seven bowls on it and her heart beat very fast.

06:06Maybe she had found what she was looking for.

06:10Can it be? Oh, is it my brothers?

06:14She went ahead and saw.

06:16There was a large pot full of wheat and oats on the fire.

06:20Oh, food! I'm starving!

06:23The little girl was very hungry,

06:25and so she poured a bit of food in a bowl and ate it avidly.

06:30Then she went upstairs and found a little bedroom with seven little beds,

06:36each one with a different colored blanket.

06:40Blankets of their favorite colors!

06:43With tears in her eyes,

06:45the little girl realized she had finally found her brothers.

06:49Exhausted by the trip and the commotion,

06:52the little girl laid down on a bed and fell asleep.

06:57I must wait for them here.

07:01Later on, seven chattering crows pushed open the front door

07:05and sat around the kitchen table.

07:08Someone has eaten some of our soup.

07:11But who would ever come up here?

07:15We're condemned to be alone on these mountains forever.

07:18Nobody will ever come to look for us.

07:21When they finished eating, the crows pulled on their sleeping caps,

07:25went upstairs, and found the little girl in one of their beds.

07:31But this is…

07:34One of the crows said, after delicately touching her braid with his beak,

07:39That's right! This is…

07:41Our sister!

07:43Our sister!

07:44Our sister!

07:45Our sister!

07:46At that moment, the little girl opened her eyes,

07:50and when she saw herself surrounded by the big and ugly birds,

07:54she was frightened.

07:56But out of one ugly beak spoke a kind voice.

08:01Are you our sister?

08:04Are you our sister?

08:06The little girl got up and opened her arms.

08:10My brothers!

08:12I found you!

08:14I found you!

08:16We're together again at last!

08:19The seven crows looked at her sadly.

08:23Don't we frighten and disgust you?

08:26The girl hugged every one of them.

08:29I love you!

08:31I love you!

08:33The girl hugged every one of them.

08:36I love you very much!

08:38And even if you've turned into crows, you're still my brothers.

08:43When they heard this, the crows were moved and began to cry.

08:48Don't cry, please!

08:51We miss home, family!

08:54Why don't you come back home with me?

08:57We would like very much to come back.

09:00We would like very much to come back.

09:03We would like very much to come back.

09:07And we regret our evil ways.

09:09But how can we show ourselves to our parents like this?

09:14Mother would accept you all the same.

09:17I am sure of it.

09:19She keeps crying and thinking of you.

09:22In spite of what we did?

09:24Yes, that's being mother.

09:27Mother, she has yet not forgiven herself for the curse, brothers.

09:32Come back, and she will be most happy to see you all.

09:38The little girl insisted and convinced her brothers to come home with her.

09:43Okay, then we shall all go home.

09:47Yay! Hurrah!

09:49Come on, let's go!

09:51And she began to walk down the mountain.

09:55There's no need to walk back up and down the mountain, sister.

09:59We will fly there and carry you.

10:02As they were about to leave, the youngest brother said,

10:06Wait a minute!

10:08Let's bring mother all the sparkling stones we found as a present.

10:13He goes in and brings back bags full of beautiful stones.

10:18Wow! They are really beautiful.

10:22Do you like them?

10:24Very much!

10:26They might be precious, you know.

10:28When we crows see something sparkle, we cannot help ourselves

10:33and take it and see this one sparkles more than the rest.

10:37Maybe it's a diamond.

10:39Yes, maybe.

10:41It's beautiful, brother.

10:44They finally left.

10:46The world was very different from above.

10:49At first, the little girl was scared.

10:52I will fall, brothers.

10:55Don't worry, little sister. We won't let you fall.

10:59Don't worry, little sister. We won't let you fall.

11:04The seven crows held her firmly and flew safely.

11:08When they saw the valley, the stream, and the little house where they were born,

11:13the courtyard was deserted.

11:15And when they landed, the little girl said,

11:19Why don't you wait here, and I'll go and call mother.

11:23Let's surprise her.

11:26She silently went into the kitchen

11:29and saw the poor woman leaning on the table and weeping.

11:33She hugged her and kissed her, saying,

11:36Mother, I'm back, and I have a big surprise for you.

11:42Oh, my dear, dear daughter.

11:45You're here at last.

11:47I'd lost you forever.

11:50The poor woman was so happy and moved

11:53that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

11:56The girl wiped her tears and brought the mother to the courtyard.

12:00In the courtyard, she found the crows.

12:04My poor sons.

12:06I missed you so much.

12:08I am so sorry to have uttered that curse.

12:11A mother should never say such things against her children.

12:15No, mother, we deserved it.

12:18We regret all we have done.

12:20We very much regret our wickedness.

12:24Oh, my family is together again.

12:28They were all crying over the past

12:31when suddenly another miracle occurred.

12:34The seven brothers became boys again.

12:37Oh, dear lord.

12:39Brothers, you are back to your old selves.

12:43The father, who had heard voices, ran out of the house.

12:48Thank God, I can see my children again.

12:51Father, we are so sorry.

12:54Father, we are so sorry.

12:56Father, we are so sorry.

12:59Father, we are so sorry.

13:02He cried as he hugged his sons and his daughter.

13:05The years passed, and the boys became more and more responsible.

13:10The stones the crows had brought to their mother

13:13turned out to be precious after all,

13:16and the treasure allowed the family to live a better life.

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