Bé luyện nghe tiếng Anh qua truyện cổ tích THẠCH SANH cùng giáo viên Bản ngữ | BingGo Leaders

Welcome to our series, English learning through stories. Today we will listen to the story of Tak San, a very kind and brave guy who was willing to sacrifice his life for others. Join me in discovering how he went from a woodcutter to the king of a country. Are you ready? Let's begin. Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter couple living in Cao Binh district. The couple were old and had no children. The couple were very worried and tried their best to help people. They repaired sewers, built roads, and cooked water for passerbys. Being moved by the couple's love, the Jade Emperor allowed the crown prince to reincarnate as a son of the Tak family. The wife eventually got pregnant, however, conception lasted for three years and unfortunately, the husband passed away before the child was born. After that, the wife gave birth to a handsome boy and named him Tak San. A few years later, the wife also passed away. Tak San lived alone in a hut under the banyan tree with a piece of loin cloth and a wood cutting hammer. When Tak San was 13 years old, the Jade Emperor sent the fairy down to teach him martial arts and all kinds of miracles. One day, a liquor seller named Li Tong passed by and rested at the root of the banyan tree. When he saw that Tak San was strong, agile, and lived alone, he struck a brotherly bond and brought Tak San home. At that time, there was a monster python in the neighborhood who frequently caught people eating flesh. The soldiers tried to surround and attack it many times, but they all failed. The king had to build a temple and sacrifice one person's life every year for it. That year was Li Tong's turn to submit himself. He and his mother conspired to make Tak San die in his place. That night, Li Tong begged Tak San to guard the temple for him because he was too busy. Without a doubt, Tak San gladly accepted and left immediately. Chan Tin appeared at midnight and hurried into the temple to attack Tak San. Tak San calmly fought with Chan Tin. Finally, he cut off its head and burned its body into charcoal. Seeing a set of shining golden bows and arrows, Tak San excitedly brought a hammer, wore a bow, and carried the monster python's head straight home. Hearing Tak San's call, Li Tong and his mother panicked, thinking that Tak San's soul had returned to take revenge, so they begged for their lives. Tak San was now aware of what kind of person Li Tong and his mother were, but he was not upset and still told them the story of killing Chan Tin. Li Tong came up with a new malicious plot. He said that the monster was the king's treasure and whoever killed it would hardly survive. Then he told Tak San to escape to a safe place and he would take care of the rest by himself. Believing in Li Tong's words, Tak San returned to live under the old banyan tree. Meanwhile, Li Tong went to the capital and told the king that he had killed Chan Tin. The king was very pleased and gave him the title of Duke of Admiral. At that very moment, Princess Quynh Ninh, the king's daughter, reached the age of marriage. The king wanted to create a competition to find a talented and virtuous husband for his daughter, but after months, he still could not find a good son-in-law. One day, the princess was walking in the peach garden when a huge eagle swooped down and took her away. Seeing a bird carrying a girl, Tak San immediately raised his bow and shot. Even though the eagle was hit by an arrow, it still managed to fly back to its lair. Tak San followed the blood trail and found the monster's whereabouts. The king immediately sent Li Tong to find the princess. If he found her, he would become the king's son-in-law. Otherwise, he would be punished. Li Tong opened a singing festival to search for news everywhere until the 10th day. Tak San came to participate in the festival and told Li Tong about how he shot an eagle. Li Tong was relieved and urged him to take the soldiers to the cave right away. Tak San used a rope ladder down the cave to meet the princess and gave the eagle an anaesthetic to drink. The princess promised to marry Tak San. Then, he tied a rope to bring her to the ground. Li Tong gave orders for soldiers to bring the princess back to the palace first. Then, he used rocks to block the cave entrance and stop Tak San from escaping. After that, he returned to the capital and took all of the credit. Waiting forever and not seeing Tak San return, the princess became mute because of her grief. The wedding was also postponed. Tak San in the cave not only killed the eagle but also saved the crown prince of King Thuy Thi. When he returned to Thuy Phu, the king was very happy to see his son again and wanted to give Tak San a lot of gold and jade in return for saving the crown prince's life. But he refused, just asking for a zither instead. The spirits of Chan Tin and the dead eagle met and planned to harm Tak San. They sneaked into the king's warehouse to steal wealth and bury it under the root of the banyan tree to slander Tak San, causing him to be arrested and sent to prison. Sitting in prison, Tak San took out the zither to play and its sound reached the princess's ears. Hearing the zither, the princess woke up. She talked and laughed and then told the king everything. The king immediately ordered the release of Tak San and imprisoned Li Tong. After that, Tak San and the princess got married and the king also passed the throne to him. In the end, Tak San still spared Li Tong and his mother. To return to their hometown to do business. But halfway back, they were struck by lightning. Hearing that the princess was married to Tak San, the princes of the vassal countries were extremely angry and they dragged their troops to cause trouble. But when they listened to the sound of Tak San's zither, suddenly the soldiers of the 18 countries lost the will to fight and finally decided to withdraw. Tak San invited them to eat rice. He had a small magical pot of rice that no matter how many bowls were stored, the rice was still full, making the vassal countries even more respectful. That is all for today, thank you for joining me. Now let's like, share and subscribe to Bingo Leader's YouTube channel for more English stories in the future. Goodbye everyone, see you next time!