Toad got married
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Yééééé krik !
Yééééé krak !
Yééééé mistikrik !
Yééééé mistikrak !
Krik !
Krak !
A king lived in a big castle with his daughter.
All those that had stayed in the castle fell in love with this girl,
so beautiful, gracious, and of blameless education was she.
She was intelligent. All the inhabitants of the castle
loved her. She was of age to get married and her father was
in quest of a husband for her. But the king wished a stepson
who would meet his requirements.
It was not necessary for him to be rich since he
would inherit his fortune. The king wished that he would be
a handsome man with a good education. He would take his
place during important meetings in foreign countries.
Yé krik !
Yé krak !
Toad was the king's neighbour.
He was a bachelor and was in love with the king's daughter.
He had once asked her hand in marriage to the king.
That day, the king had almost gone crazy.
Toad came and said to him :
- Mr the king, I'm in love with your daughter.
I would like to have her for wife.
The king answerd to Toad ;
- I am sorry, Toad, my daughter is not
for marriage.
One day, the king's daughter, like all girls do, was having
fun in the company of her friends princes and princesses.
They ran, they jumped, they climbed all the trees that
surrounded the castle.
Krik !
Krak !
While everybody gamboled all around, a terrible
accident occured. The king's daughter, from the top of a
zéfirine mango tree, fell down, boof ! When she touched
the ground, her head teard out completely.
Immediately, Toad heard the news.
He started singing :
It's the cute one,
Looking cute,
You're cute,
The cute one is dying,
The cute one is mine
The king called upon 50 physicians from all the
countries of the world. They placed the head back in place
and she came back to life. But konpè Makak, who can't
help making his monkey tricks, made a funny trick in front
of her. She burst out laughing. But what a laughter !
A laughter that made the earth tremble, and that unleashed
lightnings from the sky.
Yééééééé krik !
Yééééééé krak !
When the youngs princes, the young kings
came to visit her and have a little chat with her,
she didn't hold back her laughter.
But every time she killed a few of them.
Their heads blew up, like a balloon that had been
too inflated. She could not keep even one faithful friend.
She remained alone and sad.
She cried continually and let herself die.
As for Toad, he was at home, cutting up wood,
gardening and singing. :
Bring her to me,
Misyé li wa
I'll do lots of things for her,
Misyé li wa
Krik !
Krak !
Kritjèt finally got an attentive ear from the king
and said to him :
- Mr the king, Toad has always put a brave
face on things.
You know, Mr the king, he says he is capable
of doing a lot of things for her.
He has a lot of power.
The king said :
- Go get Toad !
Tell him to present himself right away !
Mr king, did you ask for me ?
- Toad, my daughter dies, please save her !
- But you already know my conditions.
- Yes Toad, Mr the Vicar is already here.
Mr the Vicar, marry them please.
Toad went away in the company of his wife.
He undertook to prepare her some medecines.
He took a whole set of small bottles that he mixed up one with
the other. He wrote, he erased. Every morning, every evening,
he was taking her to the side of a different pool and asked her
to sing along with him.
Yé krik !
Yé krak !
Three months later, the king's daughter was healed.
She was even more beautiful. When she spoke, her voice was
soft and singing. In all the events of society, Toad was
accompanied by his wife. As for Mr king, he was all
withered up, and going old. He followed them in all places :
Bravo, congratulations !
We congratulate you for your stepson.
How competent he is !
We have already understood, how flattering
the world is. Today, Toad is the most competent,
he is the most handsome, because the world has already
realized that in the near future, Toad will be ....
Yééééééé krik !
Yééééééé krak !
Krik !
Krak !