Mother Holle's Surprise: Miracles and Surprises ✨🎁 Bedtime Stories for Kids in English

Summary

In a distant village, a hardworking girl named Emily is mistreated by her lazy mother, who favors her younger sister, Emma. After Emily accidentally falls into a well, she finds herself in a magical garden, where she helps a rabbit and a rose, earning a gift from the mysterious Holly. When Emily returns home with gold and beautiful clothes, her jealous sister Emma attempts to replicate her journey but is punished for her laziness, returning covered in mud. Through this experience, Emma learns the value of hard work and both sisters live happily, creating and selling cross-stitches together.

Takeaways

• 😀 Emily, the hardworking daughter, is mistreated by her mother who favors her lazy sister, Emma.
• 😀 Emily is tasked with cooking, cleaning, and doing all the housework while Emma is left to seek attention from their mother.
• 😀 A rooster disrupts Emily’s work, causing her cross-stitch to fall into a well, leading to her accidental fall into the well.
• 😀 Emily finds herself in a magical garden where she helps a rabbit pull out a carrot and a wilting rose get water.
• 😀 A mysterious woman named Holly invites Emily to stay in her house, offering her shelter in exchange for Emily covering her bed with feathers every morning.
• 😀 Over time, Emily begins to miss her home and decides to leave Holly’s house. Holly guides her back, rewarding her with gold and new clothes for her kindness and hard work.
• 😀 Emily returns home covered in gold, shocking her family. Her mother sees this as an opportunity to send Emma to get the same reward.
• 😀 Emma follows Emily’s steps but refuses to help those in need, including the rabbit and the rose, leading to her punishment.
• 😀 Holly, seeing Emma’s laziness, rewards her with mud instead of gold, teaching Emma a lesson about the consequences of neglecting responsibilities.
• 😀 Emma returns home covered in mud, realizing the importance of doing work with love and dedication.
• 😀 The story ends with both sisters working together harmoniously, making and selling cross-stitch, having learned the value of hard work and care.

Q & A

Why does the mother favor Emma over Emily?

The mother favors Emma because she is younger and sees her as a baby, unable to bring herself to scold her. This leads to Emily having to do all the housework.

How does Emily end up in the magical garden?

Emily falls into the well while trying to retrieve her cross-stitch that fell in. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a colorful garden.

What tasks does Emily do in the garden to help others?

Emily helps a rabbit pull out a carrot from the ground and waters a wilting rose, reviving it.

What is Holly's condition for Emily to stay in her house?

Holly asks Emily to cover her bed with feathers every morning in exchange for staying in her house.

What reward does Emily receive from Holly?

Holly rewards Emily with golden clothes and jewelry as a gift for her hard work and kindness.

How does Emma attempt to replicate Emily's experience?

Emma throws her cross-stitch into the well and jumps in after it, hoping to receive the same reward as Emily.

What is the result of Emma's actions in the garden?

Emma refuses to help the rabbit and ignores the wilting rose, causing her to be punished. Instead of gold, mud pours over her when she passes through the golden door.

What is the main difference between Emily and Emma's treatment in the magical world?

Emily is rewarded for her kindness and hard work, while Emma is punished for her laziness and selfishness.

How does Emma react to the muddy clothes she receives?

Emma is shocked and upset when she is covered in mud, realizing that her laziness has led to this punishment.

What lesson does Emma learn by the end of the story?

Emma learns that only those who do their work properly, with care and love, are rewarded. She starts working hard like her sister Emily after realizing the importance of dedication.