Story of the Foreign Fairy Chapter 90

In Württemberg, the principality of Germany, acacia trees are in full bloom along the avenue, and apple and pear trees have their branches bent under the weight of ripe fruits. There is a small city, Marbach. It belongs to the type of city that is not worth mentioning, but it is located on the banks of the Naija River and is very beautiful. The Naija flows rapidly through some cities, some ancient knights' castles and hills covered with green grapes, trying to pour its own water into the Rhine.

It was the end of the year, the grape leaves were already showing red, the rain was falling, and the cold wind was blowing. For poor families, this is not an easy life. It was dark during the day, and it looked even darker in those old, short houses. There is such a house on the street. The gable faces the street and the windows are very low. It looks very simple. The people living there are actually poor. But they are kind and hardworking, and they always have love and reverence for God in their hearts. 

God would soon give them a child. The moment has come, and the mother is lying inside, experiencing labor pains and sadness. At this time, the sound of bells came to her from the church bell tower, which was very deep and cheerful. It was a solemn moment, and the bells filled the air with this man who was praying devoutly and full of reverence. Her heart flew sincerely to God. It was at this moment that she felt her son, and she felt endless joy. The church bell seemed to ring out her joy and bring her joy to the whole city and the whole country. A pair of baby's eyes looked at her, and the baby's hair was shining, as if it were gilded. The world welcomed the baby with the sound of bells on a dark night in November. The father and mother K!ssed him, and they wrote in their Bibles: "On the tenth day of November, in the year 1759, God gave us a son." Later they added that he received it at his baptism. "Johann Christoph Friedrich".

What kind of person did this little guy, a child from a poor family in Marbach who was not worth mentioning, become? Yes, no one knew it at the time. Not even that old church bell, no matter how high it hung, even though it was the first to sing for him, didn't know. And he later composed the swan song for "Zhong".

The little one is growing up, and the world is growing up before him. His parents moved to another city, but their close friends stayed in little Marbach, so one day mother and son also came back. The little boy was only six years old, but he already knew a lot about the Bible and those holy hymns. He spent many nights in his little rocking chair listening to his father read Gellert's fairy tales and the deeds of Jesus the Savior. The little boy burst into tears as he heard about his death on the cross to save us all. His sister, who was two years older than him, couldn't help crying.