Once upon a time there was a king. He was a very good king. He was generous and just. Everybody liked him in his country. He had a golden apple. This apple was a magic apple. Each time the king had a question the apple knew the answer and helped him.

An old woman lived not far from the king's castle. She had a daughter. They were very poor. They had to work very hard. They washed clothes all day, from morning to evening.

In the evening when the old woman went to bed, her daughter went into the garden and said, " My dear friends, little birds, nimble rabbits, beautiful butterflies, slow snails, funny frogs, little mice, come here. Come here everybody."

And all the animals that lived in the near forest went to see the girl. This girl could speak to the animals and she could also understand them. The animals always told her what happened in the forest. They danced, sang and played together.

One day a terrible thing happened. The king lost his magic apple. "I can't find my magic apple", he said. He was very sad because nobody could find his magic apple.

When the girl heard  this, she called her friends. She asked them to find the apple. The birds and the butterflies were looking for the magic apple from high above. The mice and rabbits tried to find it in the forest. The frogs were looking for it in the nearest lake. Finally the animals found the apple. They brought the magic apple to the girl and the girl sent it back to the king.

The king was very happy. He wanted to see the girl immediately. He sent two soldiers to find the girl because he wanted to marry her.

They had a wonderful wedding party. Everybody was very happy. They had a lot of guests from the forest, too.

The rabbits, mice, butterflies, frogs and snails were all dancing and singing for three days and three nights.