Erwachsenen-Hörbuch Märchen zum Einschlafen & Träumen "Der verrätherische Diener" von Josef Wenzig

Hello and nice to have you here. I am Rico. Fairytales are great! In today's fairytale it is about a rich man, who, because of a servant's lie, murders his wife. She had given birth to a son before him, which the treacherous servant stole. Full of remorse over the murder, the rich man leaves his home and wanders around the world as a shadow of himself. His son, kidnapped by the servant, grows up to be a boy. However, he has powers he is not aware of. When he learns that he is not the son of the man who raised him, he sets out to find his father. If you don't want to miss a fairytale and haven't subscribed to the channel yet, then subscribe to it and activate the bell. And now have fun listening! The treacherous servant by Joseph Wenzig He was a very rich, and at the same time a very kind man. A true benefactor of the people. Those who sought help from him were never rejected. His joy consisted in helping the needy and the unhappy. He had no inheritance, for which he could have gathered wealth, and so he used all his money for good works. Such a good work, and not the last one, was also that he had a strong bridge built over the wide and flowing river, which flowed not far from his castle and prevented human traffic. He was happy about the construction and often went to see it and to encourage the workers to work hard. When the bridge was finished, he sent one of his servants so that he would hear what the travellers would judge of him and report to him. The servant stood on the bridge and listened to the speeches of the passers-by. Some gave his lord a tour, that he had spent so much money on a thing that it was of no use to him. But most appreciated him that through the construction of the bridge such a great good deed had been achieved for the whole area. Finally, two nobles came there with long white beards in pilgrim's clothes. One of them said, What kind of noble man must that be, who sacrifices such an important part of his wealth to do a service for his fellow men? For what? said the other. The builder of this bridge deserves a great reward for his work. How could we reward him according to merit? asked the first. His wife may give birth to a son to whom all powers are given and whose wishes should be fulfilled by all. said the second, and with these words they proceeded. The servant who heard the speech was not surprised. And since he had a bad heart, he immediately thought how he could take advantage of it to harm his lord. When he came home, he told his lord the various judgments of the travelers. In terms of the pilgrim, however, he allowed himself an abominable lie. He told how the two nobles would have regretted that such a noble benefactor of the people should experience such an unheard misfortune. For his wife will give birth to a son whom she will soon kill after birth and eat up. The good lord was extremely saddened by this and showed no joy when his holy wife revealed to him that she hoped to God that her bilateral wish would come true, that they would have a heir. The holy wife really gave birth to a son, and although the father cheered, the unhappy prophecy still clouded his joy. For as a part of the same, namely that a heir had been born to him, had fulfilled, so he certainly had to wait for the fulfillment of the other part. In doing so, the treacherous servant took the opportunity to carry out his miserable prophecy. One day, the favorable time he longed for, he stood up in the evening in the presence of his wife, knowing that she would already be fast asleep. Here he took the child that lay next to the mother in a cradle and carried it to his wife, whom he ordered to harness on the street. Then he returned, caught a rooster in the yard, cut off his head with the kitchen knife and smeared the empty cradle and the mother's bed with his blood. He put the knife in the cradle. After he had done this, he hurried to his wife, and both went with the stolen child into the wide world. The next morning, when the master had carried out the task of his mistress, who was still asleep, he saw the cradle empty and saw a terrible horror. He believed that the second part of the unfortunate prophecy had come true. Angry with pain, and as he held his mistress for the guilty one, he pierced the sleeping one with his sword, so that she died on the spot. But as soon as he had completed the task, his blood cooled down. He began to think about everything and felt remorse. For he had loved his mistress very much, and without her, no happiness on earth would bloom for him. Then he began to mourn his fate. Suddenly, however, despair seized him. He fell like a madman out of the castle, and there was nothing left to hear from him. When the servants found the master dead, and the master showed himself nowhere, they all clashed together in the castle and scattered. The castle stood empty and was gradually in ruins. Meanwhile, the unfaithful servant had carried the stolen child to distant lands with his wife. And as it grew, and gradually came to his senses, he knew how to instruct the boy as his supposed father. He forced him violently to wish this and that, which was always fulfilled. So the traitor became a great rich man and lived in abundance and splendor. His wife, however, who knew nothing of the secret, could not wonder enough whereher her husband took all this and often dared to discover it in him. He refused for a long time until he finally could not resist her request and entrusted everything to her. This was heard by the boy who was already twelve years old and he found out what origin he was and what miracle gift he possessed. His pleasure was great that another was his father than the one who often tortured him so mercilessly and he decided to punish him according to merit. By means of his gift, he made every of his wishes come true, took his servant to a black dog and went with him to look for his father's castle. He wandered around the world for a long time without being able to find his birthplace. It did not occur to him that he only needed to wish to be at his destination, because where does a boy in his age have enough sense? But he made use of this to order his dog to give spanish instead of food. And when the people of the village wondered that the dog should eat spanish, he replied, if the mother could feed her child, the dog can also eat spanish. After a long wandering he finally reached a wide and winding stream over which a magnificent bridge led. At the end of the bridge there was a newly built inn where the boy, exhausted from the journey, rested. There he had a rich meal prepared. However, he ordered his dog to throw spanish. And when the servant wondered that the dog should eat spanish, he replied as usual, if the mother could feed her child, the dog can also eat spanish. Ay! said the servant. This happened twelve years ago, not far from here in a castle where a mother ate her child, on which her husband murdered her in anger and then disappeared without anyone knowing where. I served in the castle and everything was astonished about the incident. The mother was buried in a remote place because of her actions. This was prophesied at the birth of the child. The boy happily heard these words because they discovered that this was his paternal seat. He led himself to the grave of the mother, knelt down there and shed bitter tears. Oh, you would be unhappy in life, mother, who I did not know and who suffered so innocently! he cried with overwhelming emotion. And look! The mother fell to the ground and a holy woman rose out of the grave, pressed the boy on her chest and called him son. The boy had, without knowing it, by the spoken wish brought his mother to life and was now like of senses and could not understand what I was doing. But soon he came to his senses, hugged the mother tenderly and sank into his bliss. If only the father were here and shared our joy with us! he cried out. And soon a man stood there of city-like appearance and friendly appearance, only the heavy courage like a cloud shadowed his face. It was the boy's father, who held his child for dead and, out of pain over the practiced murder, wandered around the world without finding rest. Now everything was clear to him and the desire of the overjoyed was unspeakable. They returned to their castle, which quickly put the wishes of the son into his previous state and began to live a new life. The son transformed the treacherous servant into a human, who had been torn alive by horses by the fateful judgment. The father became again a benefactor of his fellow man, until after many years he died a natural death. But the son used after the example of the noble father the power given to him only for the benefit of others and left behind the rest of the world. If you liked the fairy tale and you are not sleeping yet, I would be happy about a thumbs up and a comment. And if you can't sleep yet, you can find another fairy tale here. See you soon!