The Magic Candle
One day a young wanderer got lost in a wood. Suddenly he saw a light from an old hut. He knocked on the door, and old woman opened it. She was crying. She said that the devil had stolen her magic candle. The candle could grant anything she asked. The wanderer asked where the devil lived.” In acastle not far from here”, said the old woman.
The wanderer went to the castle. The she found the devil, but he was old and weak. Therefore when the wanderer grabbed the magic candle from the devil’s table and ran away, he couldn’t chase him. But the wanderer was not a kind man. He didn’t return the candle to the old woman, but kept it for himself. He lit the candle and made a wish. “ I go far away from here”. Suddenly the genies appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. There again and wished for some jewelry. He sold them to the guests and was soon making a lot of money. Then the princess came to buy the jewelry, but there was nothing left.
The wanderer fell in love with her and asked to marry him. The kind Princess said yes, and they got married the next day. In this happiness, the wanderer told the Princess about his adventure and the magic candle. Hearing that, the Princess got very angry. At night she lit the candle and wished that the wanderer disappeared.
In the morning, the wanderer awoke and found himself back in his uglyhouse in a village.
1. The meaning of Magic Candle is.....