Old Sultan in English _ Stories for Teenagers _ @EnglishFairyTales

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00:00Once upon a time, there lived a poor farmer with his wife and a baby.

00:06He also had a faithful dog called Sultan, who had grown old and lost all his teeth,

00:14so that he could no longer bite, neither for eating nor for protection.

00:22so that he could no longer bite, neither for eating nor for protection.

00:36His wife felt pity for the faithful beast.

00:51You're not very sharp, woman. He has not a tooth left in his mouth.

00:56An old thief is afraid of him. Now he may be off.

01:00If he has served us, he has had good feeding on it, too.

01:05Now I don't have money and food to waste on this useless dog.

01:09The poor dog, who was lying stretched out in the sun nearby, had heard everything

01:15and was sorry that tomorrow would be his last day.

01:19Oh my, the master finds me useless.

01:22I need to do something or else I will be homeless tomorrow.

01:27I must consult my friend the wolf.

01:30So he crept out in the evening into the forest to meet his friend the wolf

01:36and complained of the fate that awaited him.

01:39Oh my, that indeed is a sad thing.

01:43But don't be sad. All you need to do is to prove your worthiness.

01:48I have thought of something.

01:50What? What?

01:53Listen carefully.

01:55Tomorrow, early in the morning, your master is going with his wife to make hay

02:01and they will take their little child with them, for no one will be left behind in the house.

02:07As usual, during work time, they will lay the child under the hedge in the shade.

02:14All you have to do is just lie there, too.

02:18And then?

02:20Then I'll show up and you will know.

02:26The plan wolf hatched was intriguing and scary,

02:29but he went ahead with it, hoping that it will save his life.

02:33Next day, everything was carried out just as it was planned.

02:38The farmer and his wife were working in the fields,

02:41and Sultan laid beside the small baby, and as promised, the wolf appeared.

02:47There you are, my friend. Now, what shall we do?

02:52Bark.

02:54The wolf carried the baby away, shocking Sultan and the parents.

02:59Shocked with the deeds of his friend, Sultan begins to bark and follow the wolf into the woods.

03:05The farmer and his wife saw this from afar and ran behind Sultan.

03:10Wait, where are you going with the baby?

03:13The wolf reached the dark side of the forest and stopped.

03:18Sultan, too, reached there and warned him.

03:21You can't harm that baby while I'm still alive.

03:25I am not here to harm the baby.

03:28I just wanted to show your master what a good dog you are.

03:33Now, take the baby back to your master, who will think that you have saved it,

03:38and will be far too grateful to do you any harm.

03:42Quite the opposite, you will be dear to their hearts,

03:46and they will never let you lack for anything again.

03:51The wolf gave the baby back and wished Sultan all the luck.

03:56Thank you, my friend. You might have just saved my life.

04:01The farmer and his wife entered the forest screaming,

04:05but they stopped as they saw their old Sultan is bringing the baby back safe and sound.

04:11Well, my friend Sultan, bravo, bravo!

04:16You saved my baby and showed me what a great dog you are.

04:20The farmer was full of joy and stroked the old Sultan with love.

04:25And you wanted to abandon him.

04:28Sorry, my friend. You shall eat my bread free as long as you live.

04:34Go home at once, dear, and make old Sultan some soggy bread that he will not have to bite.

04:40And bring the pillow out of my bed. I will give it to him to lie upon.

04:45From that time on, old Sultan was as well off as he could wish to be.

04:51Soon afterwards, the wolf visited him and was pleased that everything had succeeded so well.

04:57But he had a request for old Sultan.

05:01After all I did for you, I deserve a treat.

05:06Yes, sure, my friend. I am ready to share my food with you every day.

05:12No, no. I will arrange my food.

05:16All you have to do is just wink an eye when I carry off one of your master's fat sheep.

05:24What? Never! I cannot betray my master.

05:29Sorry, I cannot agree to that.

05:32The wolf, who thought that this could not be spoken in earnest,

05:36came creeping about in the night and was going to take away the sheep.

05:41But faithful old Sultan, knowing the danger, was alert.

05:45And as soon as he spotted the wolf, he barked.

05:48And the farmer chased after the wolf with a big stick.

05:51The wolf had to back off, but he cried out to the dog.

05:55Wait! You shall pay for this!

05:59The next morning, the wolf sent the wild boar to challenge the dog to come out into the forest

06:05so that they might settle the affair.

06:08You owned the wolf one and you did not repay your debt.

06:12You must come to the forest and apologize to the wolf for the beating he got from your master.

06:19Old Sultan knew that he was not called just to apologize.

06:24Wolf was planning to attack him.

06:27Old Sultan could find no one to stand by him but a cat with only three legs.

06:32And as they went out together, the poor cat limped along

06:36and at the same time stretched out her tail into the air with pain.

06:41Oh my! My legs hurt!

06:46Oh dear cat, I will never forget your help!

06:51The wolf and his friend were already on the spot appointed.

06:55But when they saw their enemy coming, they thought that he was bringing a saber with him

07:00for they mistook the outstretched tail of the cat for one.

07:04Oh my! Where did that old rogue Sultan find a saber?

07:10I'm sure it is to smash you, wolf!

07:13And there is a cat too. But what is she doing?

07:17When the poor beast hopped on its three legs,

07:20they could only think every time that it was picking up a stone to throw at them.

07:25Oh, I don't think we can win this one, wolf. I'm off to hiding.

07:30Me too.

07:32Afraid, the wild boar crept to the underwood and the wolf jumped up a tree.

07:38The dog and the cat, when they came up, wondered that there was no one to be seen.

07:43I can't see anyone.

07:45The wild boar, however, had not been able to hide himself altogether

07:50and one of his ears was still to be seen.

07:53Whilst the cat was looking carefully about, the boar moved his ear.

07:58Meow, but I can... I'm out!

08:02The cat, who thought it was a mouse moving there, jumped upon it and bit it hard.

08:07The boar made a fearful noise and ran away, crying out.

08:11Hey, leave me alone! The guilty one is up in the tree!

08:16Surprised, the dog and the cat looked up and saw the wolf,

08:21who was ashamed of having proved himself to be so afraid.

08:24What are you doing up there, my friend?

08:27Meow, hiding out of fear, aren't you?

08:31The wolf climbed down, ashamed of being a bad friend

08:35and more ashamed of being so scared and fearful.

08:38But the old sultan hugged him, easing his fear.

08:42Don't worry, I won't hurt my friend now.

08:46The wolf learned his lesson and made friends with the dog.

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