There was a king. He has twelve daughters, all as beautiful as flowers and jade. They all slept in one room, with twelve beds side by side. After sleeping at night, the door is locked and locked. For a time, the king woke up every morning and found that their shoes were worn out, as if dancing all night. No one knows what happened and where they went.

So, the king announced to the whole country that if someone could solve the secret and find out where these princesses danced all night, he could marry his favorite princess and inherit the throne. But if the man doesn't find out the result after three days, he will be put to death.

Soon, a prince came from a neighboring country and was warmly received. In the evening, he was taken to a room next to the princesses' bedrooms. In order to hear and see what might happen, he sat down and opened the door, staring at it. But soon the prince fell asleep. When he woke up the next morning, he saw the princesses dancing all night because there were holes in their soles. Two nights later, the same thing happened, and the prince failed to solve the mystery. The king ordered his head to be cut off.

After him, several people tried, but their fate was the same as that of the prince, and they lost their lives without finding out the result.

It happened that an old soldier passed by the king's territory. He was injured in the battle and can't take part in the battle any more. One day, when he was walking through the Woods, he met an old woman who asked him where he was going. The veteran replied, "I don't know where I'm going or what I'm going to do." Then he said wryly, "Maybe I should find out where the princesses dance, so that I can be king in the future."

Hearing this, the old woman said, "Yes, yes! It's not difficult, just be careful not to drink the wine the princess gave you and pretend to be asleep when they leave. "

When she left, she gave him a cloak and said, "As long as you put this cloak on your body, they won't see you. Then, wherever they go, you can follow the princess. "

After listening to this advice, the veteran decided to try his luck. He came to the king and said that he was willing to accept this dangerous task. Like other candidates, he was warmly received and the king ordered him to put on a beautiful royal dress.

In the evening, he was taken to the outhouse. When he entered the room and was about to lie down, the king's big princess brought him a glass of wine, but the soldier quietly poured all the wine without drinking a drop. Then he lay in bed and soon began to snore loudly, as if he were asleep. Twelve princesses laughed happily when they heard his snoring. Big princess said, "This guy could have done something smarter. He doesn't have to come here to die. " After that, they all got up and opened drawers and boxes, took out beautiful clothes and dressed up in front of the mirror.

At this moment, the youngest princess said, "I don't feel right." You are so excited, but I feel very uneasy. I think we will encounter misfortune. "

"What are you stupid for!" Big princess said, "You are always worried about this and that. Don't you forget that so many princes tried to spy on us, and they all died in vain? Look at this veteran, even if I don't give him sleeping pills, he will fall asleep. "

After dressing up, the princesses went to see the soldier again, only to find that he was still snoring and sleeping motionless in the bed. Gal, they thought that no one knew, foolproof. Big princess went to his bed and patted his hand. The bed immediately sank to the floor and a floor door suddenly opened. Seeing big princess leading the way, the soldiers got into the stair-door one by one. Thinking that he could not delay any longer, he jumped up at once, put on the cloak given to him by the old woman and followed them.

When he came down the stairs, he accidentally stepped on the little princess's skirt. She shouted to her sisters, "What happened? Who took my clothes?"

The archduke said, "Don't be suspicious. You must have been caught by a nail hanging on the wall. "

After they went down, they walked into a pleasant grove. The leaves were all silver and shining beautifully. The soldier wanted to find evidence that he had been here, so he broke a branch and the branch "click!" " ""Hua! " There was a noise, and the little princess said, "I feel a little abnormal. Do you hear the noise? "This voice has never been heard before."

Big princess said, "This voice must be from our prince. Only they will cheer for our arrival. "

As they talked, they walked into another small forest where the leaves were all made of gold. In addition, in the third forest, all the leaves are made of dazzling diamonds. Every time a soldier goes to a forest, he breaks off a branch as evidence and says "click!" every time. "Hua!" The noise always frightened the little princess, and big princess always said that it was the princes cheering.

They walked on, and finally they came to a big lake. There are twelve boats on the lake, and there is a handsome prince on each boat. They seem to have been waiting for the arrival of the princess. When they reached the shore, each princess got into a boat, and the soldiers followed the little princess into the same boat.

When they were boating on the lake, the prince in the boat with the little princess and the soldiers said, "How is that possible?" This ship seems to be particularly heavy today. I tried my best to paddle, but the boat didn't move as fast as usual. I am exhausted. "

The little princess said, "It's just that the weather is a little warm, and I feel very hot."

On the other side of the lake stands a beautiful palace. The palace is brightly lit, and there is sweet music, bagpipes, horns and horns. After landing, they entered the palace together, and the twelve princes began to dance with the princesses. They have never seen the soldier, who danced with them, and they don't know. Whenever a princess picks up the wine, the soldiers will sneak up and finish it. When the princess put the cup to her mouth, it was empty. Seeing this, the little princess was even more afraid, but big princess kept telling her to be quiet.

The dance lasted until three o'clock in the morning, and the shoes were worn out. At this time, they were reluctant to leave. The princes sent them across the lake in a boat again. This time, the soldiers boarded big princess's boat. At the lake, the princess and the prince said goodbye to each other, and they promised to come back the next night.

When they returned to the stairs, the soldiers immediately ran to them and went to bed and lay down. When the twelve sisters dragged their tired bodies up slowly, they immediately heard the snoring of the soldiers sleeping in the bed. They said, "Now you can rest assured." Say that finish, take off your clothes, take off your shoes, throw them under the bed and lie down to sleep.

When he got up in the morning, the soldiers said nothing about what they saw and heard at night. He wanted to see this adventure several times, so he went again the next night and the third night. The same thing happens every time. Every time the princesses dance, they jump into their shoes and go back to their bedrooms. However, on the third night, the soldier took another gold cup as evidence that he had been there.

On the fourth day, it was time for him to unlock the secret. He came to the king with three branches and a golden cup. At this time, twelve princesses stood behind the door, ears pricked up, want to hear what he said.

The king asked, "Where do my twelve daughters dance at night?"

The soldier replied, "They are dancing with twelve princes in an underground palace." Then, he told the king what he had seen and happened, and took out three branches and a golden cup he had brought to the king.

The king called all the princesses and asked them if what the soldiers said was true. Seeing that everything has been discovered, it's no use denying what happened, so they have to admit it all.

When the secret was solved, the king asked the soldier which princess he wanted to choose as his wife. He replied: "I am not young, so you should betrothed big princess to me!" "

So they got married on the same day, and the soldier was chosen as the heir to the throne.

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