The Fountain of Youth - story in short
Story
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| THE MYTHICAL FOUNTAIN |
An elderly man and his wife lived in the highlands a very long time ago. The elderly couple both performed housework; the old man was a woodcutter. They have been together for many a happy year. Sadly, they never produced any offspring. They feared that as they grew older, death would divide them.
The older man visited the forest one day to gather some wood. However, he became lost in the forest. He spent many hours looking for the route, growing weary and dehydrated. He soon came across a spring in the woods and drank the water right away.
He was startled to see his reflection. He was shocked to find himself young once more. He appeared to be a young man about twenty. He understood that he had discovered the fountain of youth.
He immediately ran to report what had transpired. His wife instantly failed to identify him. I feel youthful again, the old guy exclaimed. When his wife saw him, she was incredibly shocked. She inquired, "Where is the spring? I want to drink from it!" He described to her how to get to the spring. The elderly woman hurriedly departed for the location because she yearned to be young once more.
His wife was not at home a few hours later. "She is missing. I must locate her”, he considered. In his search for his wife, he came across a baby near the spring. Oh no, he thought, "This is my wife." The woodcutter discovered that his wife had consumed an excessive amount of magic water.
He carried the infant back to his residence and raised her there. For many more years, the woodcutter and the child lived in pleasure.
Moral of the Story
The moral of the Fountain of Youth Story is that for a great reward, one must sacrifice another thing equal to it.
Summary
A mythical fountain known as the Fountain of Youth contained water that could give individuals, who drank from it, the ability to regain their youth, health, and energy. The story shows us how the woodcutter was rewarded by youth for drinking from the fountain, but his wife became an infant because of her excessive greed. Hence, we should be satisfied with what we receive and accept it happily.
