Laziness is a bad thing that no one likes, because it wastes precious time for others. But do you think this would change if you were given three magical wishes? Let’s find out with the lazy old man in The Story of the Three Wishes.
Silly Wishes
Once upon a time, there lived a lazy farmer with his wife. He did nothing but eat, sleep, and ask his wife for money.
His wife would kick him out of the house almost every day, but eventually she would let him in when he gave her a convincing excuse.
A Tired Wife
One day, the wife grew tired of her old husband’s behavior. They had lived together for a long time, yet the husband’s bad qualities had not changed.
When she saw him sleeping on a chair, she woke him up and asked him to go and take care of their farm, but he refused, so the wife kicked him out of the house again.
The Fairy in the Forest
The husband went to the forest, thinking of a new trick to please his wife, when he heard a voice calling him. He looked above him, to his right and to his left, but he found nothing. When he looked down, he saw a kind fairy riding in a small magic carriage.
The fairy was stuck in a hole, so she asked the lazy farmer to help her out. He said to her, “I cannot do that, as you can see, I am an old man.”
Three Magic Wishes
The fairy told him that she was small, and so was her carriage, so he could easily carry them. The old man felt embarrassed and helped her out of the hole.
She thanked him for his good deed and offered to marry him and live in her magical world, but he refused, saying he loved his wife.
The fairy told him that because he was loyal, his wife would receive three magic wishes.
Wishes Gone Wrong
The farmer returned home with a new excuse, but this time his wife did not believe him. After much insistence, she wished for delicious sausages, and suddenly fresh, grilled sausages appeared.
The couple began thinking about how to use the remaining wishes, but they could not agree. The wife became angry and wished that the sausages would stick to her husband’s nose, and that actually happened.
The Final Lesson
Here is the conclusion with the keyword included naturally and without affecting the human style:
In the end, the wife used the last wish to return everything to normal. Although the wishes were wasted, the lazy farmer learned an important lesson. In The Story of the Three Wishes, he realized that not everything comes from magic, and he returned to working hard on his farm after learning from three silly wishes.