Author's Note: If the fairy tales seem a little 'peculiar' to you, I used
the original version (at least, the British Fairy Tale version from that
one book.). If you think this is lame; then that's okay, because I didn't
make it to be good, I just wrote it because I'm home sick and I was hella
bored.
-
Ganondorf eyed the group in front of him. Kakariko children. Bah. The Princess said his punishment for his latest crime would be community service, but why with children? He hated children. Especially Link, who had decided to come all the way from the Kokiri Forest and listen to the stories Ganondorf was reading tonight.
Ganondorf opened up the book and cleared his through. "Ahem. I'll be reading a collection of Hyrulian Fairy Tales tonight." Giggling came from the group, but he continued on. "The first one will be 'The Cucco Prince."
A little girl raised her hand. "Is this the one where the cucco saves the girl's necklace?"
"Uh, yes."
"And is it the one where the magical cucco falls in love with the girl?"
"Yes, yes it is."
"That's icky."
"Yes, it is very icky." Ganondorf cleared his throat again. "As I was saying, this story is called the 'Cucco Prince'."
"Doesn't the cucco turn into a Prince?"
"Maybe. You should pay attention to the title."
"Oh. Well, I hope so, 'cause I like that story."
"Then maybe you should shut up and listen to it."
"Okay, Ganny." Ganondorf grimaced.
-The Cucco Prince-
Malon was a girl who lived on Lon Lon Ranch. She was a very lonely girl, and didn't have many friends. One day, her father had asked her to go fetch some water all the way from the Kakariko Well.
"But that's so far away!" she argued.
"No buts!" said her father. "We need the water, and I can't leave the ranch alone."
So Malon reluctantly agreed to go get some water from the Kakariko well.
When she got there, she lowered the bucket into the well, and drew up the water. But as she was lifting the bucket up, her necklace came off, and plop! fell into the water.
"My necklace!" cried Malon. She was in tears. Her mother had given her the necklace before she had died, and now it was gone!
"Don't fret; I'll get it for you!" a voice called out.
Malon dried her eyes. "Who's there?" she called out.
A rather large cucco stepped out from behind the well.
"Oh, it is just me! A cucco, but I will retrieve your necklace for you, little girl!"
Malon dried her eyes. "Oh, thank you!"
"Oh, it's no problem," replied the cucco. "I only ask one favor in return."
"What's that?"
"You must marry me!"
Malon laughed inside her head. Marry this...Animal? He'll be dinner in a week; she wouldn't have to keep her promise.
"Okay, mister Cucco; I'll marry you."
-
It had been a couple days since the girl and the cucco had met, and Malon had completely forgotten about it. But one night, she heard a noise at her bedroom door-
"Oh, my bride, oh, my love! Let me in!"
The cucco? She opened the door, and sure enough, there he was.
"Oh, my bride!"
Talon, Malon's father, came barging in. "What's all this ruckus?"
Malon rushed over to hide behind her father. "This cucco! He's crazy; he thinks I'm supposed to marry him!"
The cucco crowed again: "Oh, my love, do you not remember? You promised me your hand when I retrieved your necklace from the well!"
Talon turned to Malon. "Is this true?"
"Well...Yes, it is! But there's no way you're letting me marry a cucco, father!"
Talon laughed, then quieted himself. "Heh, heh, I'm sorry, Malon, but ye did promise him. And you gotta keep your promises."
Malon was taken aback. He couldn't possibly be saying this!
"My bride, my love!"
Malon looked at the cucco.
"My bride, my love, you must go fetch the axe from outside."
Malon was puzzled, but she was curious as to why the cucco would need an axe. She played along, and retrieved the axe.
"My bride, my love! You must chop off my wings, one by one!"
Malon was shocked. Was he really asking her to do this? She would be free!
Malon heaved the axe over her shoulder, and neatly sliced each of the cucco's wings off. In their place, an arm grew in each spot.
"My bride, my love! You must cut off each of my legs!"
Malon raised one eyebrow. What was going on here? She again lifted the axe over her head, and chopped off the cucco's legs. In it their place grew a pair of Hylian legs.
"My bride, my love! You must chop off my head!"
Yecch! Malon was disgusted at the cucco's behavior, but she did as she was told, and chopped off the cucco's head! She fell to the floor and began to cry.
"Why do you cry, my love?"
Malon looked up. Standing where the cucco had been, there was a beautiful prince. He took Malon by the hand, and helped her off the ground. A month later, they were married, and lived happily ever after.
----
"Wow..." breathed the little girl. "I want to marry a cucco when I grow up, too!" The group giggled.
Ganondorf moaned. He'd rather be banished again than through this torture. He could shut these children up...
Link noticed a particularly evil look on Ganondorf's face. "Uh, say, Ganondorf, why don't you read another story?"
Ganondorf shot a glare at Link. "Yes...I think I will read another story. Thank you, LINK." He flipped to the next page. "Here's a good one- 'Link and the Beanstalk'."
"Ooh, he has the same name as you!" the little girl said to Link.
Link smiled. "That he does. What's your name?"
"My name's June!"
"AHEM!" Ganondorf looked at the two. "If you're quite finished..."
"Go ahead, 'Ganny'." Link winked.
"Grr...'Link and the Beanstalk!'"
-
Ganondorf eyed the group in front of him. Kakariko children. Bah. The Princess said his punishment for his latest crime would be community service, but why with children? He hated children. Especially Link, who had decided to come all the way from the Kokiri Forest and listen to the stories Ganondorf was reading tonight.
Ganondorf opened up the book and cleared his through. "Ahem. I'll be reading a collection of Hyrulian Fairy Tales tonight." Giggling came from the group, but he continued on. "The first one will be 'The Cucco Prince."
A little girl raised her hand. "Is this the one where the cucco saves the girl's necklace?"
"Uh, yes."
"And is it the one where the magical cucco falls in love with the girl?"
"Yes, yes it is."
"That's icky."
"Yes, it is very icky." Ganondorf cleared his throat again. "As I was saying, this story is called the 'Cucco Prince'."
"Doesn't the cucco turn into a Prince?"
"Maybe. You should pay attention to the title."
"Oh. Well, I hope so, 'cause I like that story."
"Then maybe you should shut up and listen to it."
"Okay, Ganny." Ganondorf grimaced.
-The Cucco Prince-
Malon was a girl who lived on Lon Lon Ranch. She was a very lonely girl, and didn't have many friends. One day, her father had asked her to go fetch some water all the way from the Kakariko Well.
"But that's so far away!" she argued.
"No buts!" said her father. "We need the water, and I can't leave the ranch alone."
So Malon reluctantly agreed to go get some water from the Kakariko well.
When she got there, she lowered the bucket into the well, and drew up the water. But as she was lifting the bucket up, her necklace came off, and plop! fell into the water.
"My necklace!" cried Malon. She was in tears. Her mother had given her the necklace before she had died, and now it was gone!
"Don't fret; I'll get it for you!" a voice called out.
Malon dried her eyes. "Who's there?" she called out.
A rather large cucco stepped out from behind the well.
"Oh, it is just me! A cucco, but I will retrieve your necklace for you, little girl!"
Malon dried her eyes. "Oh, thank you!"
"Oh, it's no problem," replied the cucco. "I only ask one favor in return."
"What's that?"
"You must marry me!"
Malon laughed inside her head. Marry this...Animal? He'll be dinner in a week; she wouldn't have to keep her promise.
"Okay, mister Cucco; I'll marry you."
-
It had been a couple days since the girl and the cucco had met, and Malon had completely forgotten about it. But one night, she heard a noise at her bedroom door-
"Oh, my bride, oh, my love! Let me in!"
The cucco? She opened the door, and sure enough, there he was.
"Oh, my bride!"
Talon, Malon's father, came barging in. "What's all this ruckus?"
Malon rushed over to hide behind her father. "This cucco! He's crazy; he thinks I'm supposed to marry him!"
The cucco crowed again: "Oh, my love, do you not remember? You promised me your hand when I retrieved your necklace from the well!"
Talon turned to Malon. "Is this true?"
"Well...Yes, it is! But there's no way you're letting me marry a cucco, father!"
Talon laughed, then quieted himself. "Heh, heh, I'm sorry, Malon, but ye did promise him. And you gotta keep your promises."
Malon was taken aback. He couldn't possibly be saying this!
"My bride, my love!"
Malon looked at the cucco.
"My bride, my love, you must go fetch the axe from outside."
Malon was puzzled, but she was curious as to why the cucco would need an axe. She played along, and retrieved the axe.
"My bride, my love! You must chop off my wings, one by one!"
Malon was shocked. Was he really asking her to do this? She would be free!
Malon heaved the axe over her shoulder, and neatly sliced each of the cucco's wings off. In their place, an arm grew in each spot.
"My bride, my love! You must cut off each of my legs!"
Malon raised one eyebrow. What was going on here? She again lifted the axe over her head, and chopped off the cucco's legs. In it their place grew a pair of Hylian legs.
"My bride, my love! You must chop off my head!"
Yecch! Malon was disgusted at the cucco's behavior, but she did as she was told, and chopped off the cucco's head! She fell to the floor and began to cry.
"Why do you cry, my love?"
Malon looked up. Standing where the cucco had been, there was a beautiful prince. He took Malon by the hand, and helped her off the ground. A month later, they were married, and lived happily ever after.
----
"Wow..." breathed the little girl. "I want to marry a cucco when I grow up, too!" The group giggled.
Ganondorf moaned. He'd rather be banished again than through this torture. He could shut these children up...
Link noticed a particularly evil look on Ganondorf's face. "Uh, say, Ganondorf, why don't you read another story?"
Ganondorf shot a glare at Link. "Yes...I think I will read another story. Thank you, LINK." He flipped to the next page. "Here's a good one- 'Link and the Beanstalk'."
"Ooh, he has the same name as you!" the little girl said to Link.
Link smiled. "That he does. What's your name?"
"My name's June!"
"AHEM!" Ganondorf looked at the two. "If you're quite finished..."
"Go ahead, 'Ganny'." Link winked.
"Grr...'Link and the Beanstalk!'"