The Fairy and the Woodcutter | Bedtime Story | Alice Ballet

Summary

A kindhearted woodcutter helps a deer fleeing from a hunter, hiding it and sending the hunter away. The deer, in gratitude, leads him to a pond where fairies bathe and explains that by hiding a fairy's winged gown, the woodcutter can marry her. After successfully hiding one gown, he marries the fairy and they have two children. However, when the fairy seeks her gown back, she flies back to heaven, leaving the woodcutter and children behind. With the deer's help, the woodcutter ascends to heaven and is reunited with his family, living happily ever after.

Takeaways

• 😀 A kindhearted woodcutter helps a deer escape from a hunter in the forest.
• 😀 The deer rewards the woodcutter by taking him to a pond where fairies bathe.
• 😀 The deer tells the woodcutter that if he hides a fairy's winged gown, he can marry a fairy, but must wait until she has three children before returning the gown.
• 😀 The woodcutter hides one of the fairy's winged gowns while the fairies are bathing.
• 😀 Only one fairy remains behind when the others fly away, and the woodcutter offers her the hidden gown, asking her to become his wife.
• 😀 The fairy reluctantly agrees and they have two children together.
• 😀 One day, the fairy asks to try on her winged gown, and the woodcutter, feeling sorry for her, shows it to her.
• 😀 Upon seeing her gown, the fairy becomes overjoyed and immediately flies back to heaven, taking her two children with her.
• 😀 The woodcutter seeks the deer's help to find a way to reunite with his wife and children.
• 😀 The deer tells the woodcutter that fairies carry water using a large bucket, and the woodcutter can use this to reach heaven.
• 😀 With the deer's help, the woodcutter ascends to heaven, finds his fairy wife and children, and they live happily ever after.

Q & A

Why did the wood cutter hide the deer?

The wood cutter hid the deer because it was being chased by a hunter, and the deer asked for help.

What was the deer’s reward for the wood cutter’s kindness?

The deer took the wood cutter to a small pond where fairies bathed and explained that if the wood cutter hid one of the fairies' winged gowns, he could marry a fairy.

What did the wood cutter do at the pond?

The wood cutter hid one of the fairies' winged gowns after seeing the fairies bathing in the pond.

How did the wood cutter convince the fairy to marry him?

After hiding one of the winged gowns, the wood cutter showed it to the fairy, who had no choice but to marry him.

What happened when the fairy saw her winged gown again?

The fairy was overjoyed upon seeing her winged gown and asked to try it on, which allowed her to return to heaven, taking her two children with her.

How did the wood cutter attempt to bring the fairy and her children back?

The wood cutter asked the deer for help, who told him that he could use a large bucket that the fairies use to carry water to get to heaven.

What did the deer tell the wood cutter about the fairy’s return?

The deer explained that if the wood cutter got into a large bucket that would come down into the pond, he could use it to reach heaven and reunite with the fairy and her children.

What did the wood cutter find when he reached heaven?

The wood cutter found the fairy and her two children in heaven and was able to live happily with them.

Why was the fairy unable to return to the wood cutter immediately after getting her gown?

The fairy could only return to heaven once she had put on her winged gown, which allowed her to fly back with her two children.

What lesson could be learned from the wood cutter’s actions in the story?

The story teaches about kindness, as the wood cutter's compassion towards the deer led to a series of events that ultimately brought him happiness, even when he had to take difficult steps to reunite with his family.