Câu Chuyện Về Chú Cừu Có Bộ Lông Vàng
Ngày xửa ngày xưa, ở đất nước Hy Lạp, có một vị vua. Nhà vua có hai người con nhỏ, một hoàng tử và một công chúa.
Hai anh em rất ngoan ngoãn và luôn yêu thương nhau.
Một hôm, khi đang nô đùa trong vườn thượng uyển, cậu bé bỗng reo lên:
“Ôi, Helle ơi, em nhìn kìa!”
Giữa bãi cỏ xanh mướt, một chú cừu to lớn hiện ra. Bộ lông chú óng ánh sắc vàng, đôi sừng cũng vàng rực như nắng.

Hai đứa trẻ thích thú muốn chạm vào chú cừu, nhưng chú cừu cứ luôn tránh xa. Mỗi lần chúng tiến lại gần, chú lại phi nhanh trên những tầng mây trắng.
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Ngày lại ngày trôi qua, cứ mỗi buổi vui chơi trong vườn của hai anh em, chú cừu vàng lại xuất hiện.
Dần dần, chú trở nên hiền lành và để các bạn nhỏ vuốt ve bộ lông vàng óng của mình.
Một ngày nọ, cậu bé nói: “Helle, chúng ta hãy cưỡi chú cừu đi chơi nhé!”
Đầu tiên, cậu bé giúp em gái mình lên lưng chú cừu.
Sau đó, cậu bé cũng trèo lên và bám vào sừng.
“Bám chặt vào anh nhé, Helle,” cậu bé nói.
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Chú cừu bay lên, bay lên cao vào bầu trời, và chạy một quãng đường dài trên những đám mây. Nhưng Helle bị chóng mặt và rơi xuống biển.
Cậu bé cảm thấy rất buồn khi mất em gái mình, nhưng vẫn tiếp tục đi.
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Sau đó, cậu bé đến vùng đất Colchis. Cậu giết chú cừu và đưa bộ lông vàng óng cho nhà vua.

Nhà vua vô cùng hân hoan khi có được báu vật ấy và đem giấu nó trong thân một cây sồi già.
Ngay bên gốc cây, một con rồng hung dữ canh giữ. Nó chẳng bao giờ chợp mắt, cũng chẳng cho phép bất kỳ ai, ngoại trừ đức vua, được bén mảng đến gần cái cây thần kỳ ấy.
Thế nên, chẳng một ai có thể với tới bộ lông vàng lấp lánh kia.
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THE BRASS BULLS.
| something | plow | bulls |
| stronger | chains | noses |
| mouths | smoke | plant |
| stone | flew | stall |
When Jason came to Colchis, he went to the king and said, "Will you give me the golden fleece?"
The king wanted to keep the fleece.
So he said to Jason, "You may have it, but you must do something for me first."
"You must plow with the brass bulls, and plant the dragon's teeth."
The brass bulls looked like real bulls, but they were larger and stronger.
They blew out fire and smoke from their noses and mouths.
The bulls had a stall made of iron and stone. They had to be tied with strong iron chains.
| daughter | Medea | carriage |
| snakes | through | pulled |
When the dragon's teeth were planted, iron men grew up.
They always killed the one who had planted them.
The king wanted the bulls to kill Jason.

He said, "If the bulls do not kill him the iron men will."
The king had a daughter named Medea. She saw Jason was a brave young man and did not want him killed.
She knew how to help him. She stepped into her carriage, which was pulled by flying snakes.
Then Medea flew through the air. She went to hills and creeks and picked all kinds of flowers.
She took the flowers home and cooked them.
| nothing | face | rub |
| juice | legs | cut |
Then Medea went to Jason when the king did not know it.
She said to Jason, "Rub your face and hands and legs with this juice."

When he did this, he was as strong as a giant.
Nothing could hurt him then. Fire could not burn him, and swords could not cut him.
The next day Jason had to plow with the brass bulls and plant the dragon's teeth.
| climbed | early | tied |
| princess | seats | hold |
| untied | opened | place |
Early in the morning, the king and princess went out to the place.
They had good seats where they could see well.
All the people in the city came out to see Jason plow.
The little boys climbed the trees so they could see better.
Then Jason came to the place. The stall where the brass bulls were tied was not far off.
The door was opened and Jason went in.
He untied the bulls and took hold of their horns.
Then he made the bulls come out of their stall.
| pushed | kicked | until |
The bulls were very angry and blew fire and smoke from their mouths.
This made the cruel king glad. But the people who saw it were afraid. They did not want Jason killed. They did not know that the princess had helped him.
Jason pushed the bulls' heads down to the ground. Then they kicked at him with their feet, but could not hurt him.
He held their heads down on the ground until the plow was ready.
| handle | slowly | noon |
| wheat | lie | just |
Jason took the chains in one hand. He took the handle of the plow in the other.
The bulls jumped and wanted to run away.
But Jason held so hard they had to go very slowly.
When it was noon the ground was all plowed.
Then Jason let the bulls go.
They were so angry that they ran away to the woods.
Now Jason went to the king and said, "Give me the dragon's teeth."
The king gave him his hat full.
Then Jason planted the dragon's teeth, just as a man plants wheat.
By this time he was very tired, so he went to lie down.

| evening | knees | marble |
| threw | growing | fight |
In the evening he came back.
The iron men were growing up. Some of the men had only their feet in the ground.
Some of them were in the ground up to their knees.
Some had only their heads out. They all tried to get out so they could kill Jason.
Then Jason did what Medea told him he should do.
He took a giant's marble and threw it near the men.
All the iron men wanted to get the marble.
So they began to fight each other. As soon as one had his feet out of the ground, he cut at the man next to him. So they killed each other.
Then Jason took his sword and cut off all the heads that were out of the ground.
So all the iron men were killed and the king was very angry.
But Medea and the people were glad.