The Lazy Girl in English | Story | @EnglishFairyTales

Brief Summary

The story revolves around the contrasts between two daughters – one lazy and self-indulgent, while the other is diligent and hardworking. The diligent girl, despite facing mistreatment, helps various needy characters on her journey and is ultimately rewarded for her kindness and perseverance. In contrast, the lazy girl, who refuses to help others, faces the consequences of her actions and ultimately learns that laziness yields no rewards.

  • The lazy girl is pampered and becomes indolent.
  • The diligent girl faces challenges but remains resilient and helpful, leading to her eventual success.

The Lazy Girl and The Diligent Girl

In a distant village, a husband and wife live with their daughters from previous marriages. The wife dotes on her own daughter, making her indulge in laziness. Meanwhile, she mistreats her stepdaughter, forcing her to do all the household chores. The stepdaughter remains obedient despite her ill-treatment. Her father, who is unwell, wishes he could do more for her, but she comforts him, promising to work and care for him. Realizing the stepdaughter’s potential, the wife plans to send her away to work for a wealthy family, hoping to benefit from her earnings.

The Journey of the Diligent Girl

The diligent girl sets off the next morning to find work. Her stepmother gives her no food or water for the journey, yet the girl remains determined. During her travels, she encounters a talking tree, a dying vine, a broken oven, and a well, all of whom ask for her help. She diligently helps each one, performing various tasks like trimming branches, ploughing, mending cracks, and cleaning without hesitation. Each character expresses their gratitude as she continues her quest for work.

The Seven Fairies

As night falls, she arrives at a house inhabited by seven fairies who offer her work cleaning six of their rooms, with strict instructions not to enter the seventh room. She follows their orders diligently for a year, earning a decent sum of money. When the fairies ask her why she was not curious about the seventh room, she explains her dedication to her duty. Pleased with her honesty, they reward her by leading her to the seventh room, which is filled with gold and silver coins. She joyfully rolls in the coins, collecting a large fortune before heading home.

The Reward of Kindness

On her way back, she meets the characters she helped along her journey. The dog, now with long pearls instead of hair, offers her as many as she wants. She also benefits from the well, oven, vine, and tree, collecting water, bread, wine, and pears to take home for her father. Upon reaching home, she finds her father healthy and overjoyed to see her. They embrace, and the stepmother realizes she cannot benefit from her daughter’s newfound wealth.

The Fate of the Lazy Girl

Seeing the success of her stepsister, the lazy girl is pushed by her mother to seek work with wealthy families, hoping she can bring home even greater riches. However, when she refuses to help characters she meets, including a tree, vine, oven, well, and dog, she faces dire consequences, finding nothing but pain instead of reward when she eventually enters the fairy house. Ultimately, she discovers the bitter truth that laziness brings no benefits, while her hardworking sister lives happily ever after, emphasizing the values of diligence and kindness over idleness.

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0:00 [Music] the lazy girl and the diligent girl there was a house in a faraway village a house were lived a husband and a wife both of them had one daughter each from their previous marriage the wife loved her daughter a lot she gave her new clothes to wear and never asked her to do any work her daughter thus became very lazy she would sit around all day doing nothing but admiring herself on the other hand the wife treated her stepdaughter very poorly why are you sitting here get up and clean the house but mother I clean the house just this morning don't argue

0:48 with me just do as I say the wine maker do all the work and yet the girl never complained she would do the same work over and over again and never get tired her father watched it all his heart ached for his daughter but it could not do anything overtime he too weak and stayed unwell my sweet daughter I am so sorry I can't give you anything no father don't be sorry you loved and cared for me all my life it's my turn now to take care of you I will work and earn a lot of money this is a difficult

1:34 time for us it will be over soon the wife was quietly listening to all of this why didn't I think of it I should send her out and make her work with a wealthy family I will send her away to earn money and whatever she earns will be mine me and my daughter will then have the life I always wanted you are right your father stays ill allots you know and then there are other expenses why don't you go out and work with a wealthy family you could be a good servant how dare you why don't you send your daughter instead oh I would but she

2:22 no but she is always worried about her pretty hands and her tiny feet she will lose her beauty if she works besides your daughter isn't that beautiful anyway letting her off to do work won't do any harm it's decided then tomorrow morning you will leave to look for work with a wealthy family Oh what does she know about beauty you don't have to work my child no father I want to work nothing comes out of neglecting our duties don't worry you have taught me well I know one day my efforts will be rewarded next

3:08 morning the girl was ready to leave she would look for work with a wealthy family her stepmother did not give any food or water for the journey but the girl didn't mind take good care of yourself my child and remember never say no to anyone asking for help and be diligent whatever you do do it with all your heart yes I will remember that father and the daughter left she walked from Hill to Hill but she found nothing she walked for days but didn't see anybody and yet she didn't lose hope she remembered what her father

3:55 had said never say no to anyone asking for help and be diligent whatever you do do it with all your heart right now I have to focus on finding work that's what I have to do and I will do it with all my heart no matter how long it takes I will not give up a little ahead she came across a talking tree it was completely dried up hello girl you seem to be going somewhere will you help me in getting rid of my dry branches I will do you a good deed in return oh of course

4:40 the girl then climbed up and broke all the dry branches with her hands didn't stop till the tree was completely clean of dried twigs and ready to grow new leaves and fruits the tree thanked her and the girl walked ahead a little further she founded Dying vine just beside the vine was a strange-looking Spade the vine spoke to the girl hello will you plow near my roots I will do you a good deed in return the girl took the Spade and began to plow she plowed and plowed so her pump restored Oh hands

5:26 must hurt that's all right they will heal you were in need and I had to help you the vine thanked her and the girl walked ahead a little further she came across a broken oven and it called out for her little girl will you clean me and make me tidy I will do you a good deed in return the girls saw that the oven had a lot of cracks she thought for a while she then brought some mud and mixed it with her feet she then used that mud to cover all the cracks the oven was now as new as ever thank you but your hands and feet got dirty that's

6:13 all right I can clean them with some water you were in need and I have to help the girl had walked ahead a little further she came across a broken well and it spoke to her will you take out the stale water and make me tidy I will do you a quick tea didn't return the girl throughout all this stale water drop the well clean your clothes that's all right I can clean them you were in need and I had to help you the well thanked her and the girl walked ahead a

6:58 little further she heard a cute little voice it was a dog the dog was muddy and had long hair will you trim my hair and give me a bath at the river I will do you a good deed in return and the girl did the same the dog now look happy and healthy she thanked the girl the girl washed herself at the river and walked ahead soon it grew dark she came across a house there lived seven fairies um sorry to disturb you but it's dark outside can I stay here for the night bear are you going I'm looking for some work is that so why

7:46 don't you work here there are seven rooms you will have to clean all the six rooms every day but remember never enter the seventh room do you agree oh I am so grateful thank you I will do as you say and so the girl did she woke up everyday and cleaned all the six rooms she never looked at the seventh room a year passed and the girl had earned enough money she wished to return to her ailing father before you leave tell us why weren't you curious about the seventh room my father taught me to always follow my Duty for as long as I

8:33 worked here my duty was to obey you we are pleased with your honesty child your diligence has impressed us come with me it's time for your reward the fairies took the girl to the seventh room their inside were heaps of gold and silver coins go and roll over those coins whatever six to you is yours the girl did it she rolled over in the heap of gold coins event in the eat of silver coins she's Sean like a star as all the coins stuck to her she waved goodbye to the fairies and left on her way back she felt a dog she had bathed the dog now

9:20 had long pearls instead of hair come girl you helps me when I was in need come and take as many pearls as you want the girl wrapped the string of pearls around her hands legs and neck she thanked the dog and walked away a little further she found the well she had cleaned you helped me when I was in need come drink water and coach your thirst there many jugs kept near the well for travelers the girl took a jug filled it with water and drank to her heart's content she thanked the well and walked away a little further she found the oven she had mended come

10:06 girl you helped me what I was in need come eat this fresh bread and cake so the girl ate as much as she wanted and carried some for her father she then thanked the oven and walked away a little further she found the vine she had ploughed come girl you helped me when I was in need come drink this fresh wine and so the girl drank as much as she wanted and took some for her father she thanked the vine and walked away a little further she found the tree she had helped the tree was green as ever and for fresh pears table girl you helped me when I

10:53 was in need comedy these fresh pears and so the girls eat as much as you wanted and pluck some for her father she thanked the tree and walked away as she returned home she was happy to see her father he wasn't ill anymore and was waiting for her at the door she ran to him and hugged him tight when the mother came she was shocked to see the husband healthy and the daughter wealthy she was covered from head to toe in gold and silver and much more ignoring the mother the father and his daughter walked inside the stepmother realized that her husband will not let her have anything she immediately called out to her

11:40 daughter and asked her to go look for work in a wealthy family listen now you you have to learn more than her I got faith in you she got pearls you will get me rubies their daughter wave goodbye and began to walk she hadn't walked long when she came across a tree which was completely dried up the tree asked her to help get rid of its dry branches in return of a good deed are you serious I will not dirty my clean hands on my pretty fit for your dried branches no matter what and she walked ahead a little further she came across a dying light which asked her to plow near his roots in

12:27 return of a good deed under this burning Sun I will not dirty my clean hands and my pretty feet for your dying Ruth no matter what and she walked ahead a little further she came across a broken oven which asked her to mend it in return of a good deed I will not dirty my clean hands on my pretty feet no matter what a little further she came across a well which asked her to clean her in return for a good deed you are a well of water clean yourself I will not dirty my pretty hands on my pretty feet no matter what a little further she came across a dog who asked

13:13 her to bathe her in return of a good deed but the girl ran away screaming jewel dunderheads and her pretty feet no matter what a little further she came to a house and asked if she could stay the night it was the house of the seven fairies just like before the fairies offered her to stay there for a year and clean all the six rooms that remember do not enter the seventh room the girl agreed every day she would wake up and clean all the six rooms but shortly curiosity got better of her and she entered the seventh room it was dark inside and instead of gold and silver coins there were frogs and

13:59 honey bees they stung her so bad that she was bruised all over without waiting for the fairies to come the girl ran away from the house on her way back she found the dog covered in pearls she ran behind him to grab a few strings but the dog was gone a little further she found the well she had refused to clean as she bent down to get a drink of water the water slipped further down to go out of her reach a little further she found the oven she had refused to mend there was fresh bread and cake near it but when the girl tried to touch the bread it burnt her hands a little further she found the vine she had refused to plow she was very thirsty but the vine did

14:46 not let her have a drink a little further she found the tree she had refused to help it was full of green leaves and fresh pears but as she tried to reach the pears the tree grew taller to go out of her reach the girl then walked away back home her mother was standing at the door hoping to see gold and rubies but her daughter returned covered in bruises with her clothes all dirty you see now laziness doesn't pay you anything only a humble and honest heart will be rewarded you have no place in this house anymore you must leave the wife and the daughter left the house the father and his diligent daughter then lived happily

15:32 ever after [Music]

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