Once
upon a time, there lived two sisters named Rani and Vani. Both the
sisters were exactly alike, not only in their appearance, but also in
their nature and temperament. Rani and Vani lived and worked together.
They enjoyed going for a walk together. They never quarreled with each
other. The two lovely daughters were adored by their parents.
One
day, when the two sisters were going to the market, they saw a dwarf on
the road. He had a long white beard and he wore a long red cap on his
head. A dog was pulling the dwarf's beard. The dwarf tried his best to
pull his beard out from the dog's mouth, but he could not do so. The dog
did not let go of the beard. The dwarf appeared to be utterly helpless.
Rani
and Vani saw the plight of the dwarf. They felt sorry for him, and so
they cut is long beard with a pair of scissors. The beard became short
now. Instead of thanking the two sisters, the dwarf said angrily, "Hey,
you girls! Who asked you to act smart? look, what you have done to me!
You have spoiled my looks."
Rani and Vani did not say anything, but left the scene quietly.
One
day, as the two sisters were returning home from a nearby village, they
met the same dwarf once again. The dwarf was hanging by his long beard
which was tied to the branch of the trees. He was screaming with pain.
He was in a great pain because his long beard was being pulled and it
hurt him. He was desperately trying to free himself. there was nobody to
help him.
Rani
and Vani saw the plight of the dwarf. They ran to him, cut his long
beard with a pair of scissors and freed him. Once again, instead of
being thankful, the dwarf said angrily, " Hey, you girls! Who asked you
to act smart? Look what you have done! You have spoiled my looks."
Rani and Vani did not say anything, but left the scene quietly.
One
fine morning, the two sisters were going to a nearby town. They saw the
same dwarf riding a bicycle. Suddenly, his long beard got entangled in
the chain of bicycle. The bicycle stopped and the dwarf fell down
screaming with pain.
Rani
and Vani heard him screams and they rushed to help him. It was very
difficult to pull out the beard from the bicycle chain. So the two
sisters cut the long bears with a pair of scissors. As usual, the dwarf
started shouting at them angrily, but they ignored his shouts.
Suddenly, there was a miracle. The dwarf turned into a beautiful fairy.
The
fairy said to Rani and Vani, " Both of you have passed my tests. you
will get married to the Princes and you will live happily ever." Saying
this, the fairy gave each one a flower and said, " Take these flowers
and go to the palace. Stand in front of the king and Queen and smell the
flowers."
Rani
and Vani went to the palace. When they were brought before the king
and the Queen, they smelled the flowers. And lo! There was another
miracle. As soon as the two sisters smelt the flowers, tow handsome
Princes appeared before them.
The
King and The Queen were very happy. They had no Children. Now, they not
only had two handsome Princes, But also two beautiful daughters-in-law.
The two sisters married the two Princes. There was jubilation all over
the Kingdom. Parents of Rani and Vani came to bless them. All of them
lived happily ever after.
