THE MAN WITH TWO DOGS
The purification.
Jean's sister returned to consult the witch again.
"I don't know what power protects him", she told her, "But I cannot fight against this power which is stronger than me. I can't do anything against him."
The wicked sister returned to the castle, furious, with other betrayals running through her head.
However, Jean understood that his life would never be safe with his sister and, convinced that she would not correct herself, he thought that what he had best to do was to leave secretly and leave her there. And that is what he did.
He returned to Paris, with his wife and his two dogs. The people seeing the return of the young prince, whom they had thought dead for a long time, expressed their joy and happiness and immediately recognized him as their true king. John therefore ascended the throne destined for him by his father, and there were magnificent celebrations throughout the kingdom on this occasion.
But the wicked sister, curious to know what had become of her brother and his wife, went to consult the witch again. She told him that they had gone to Paris, where they had been welcomed with happiness and enthusiasm by the people, so much so that they were now on the throne of France. She added that she could do nothing against this prince because he had a protector more powerful than all the witches in the world, who was God himself.
The villain almost died of rage when she learned that her brother and his wife occupied the throne from which she had been driven. She immediately took the road to Paris.
On the way, she consulted another witch, who told her it was necessary to place a wheel filled with razors under the king's bed, her brother, so that he and the queen would fall and be broken into pieces.
She arrived in Paris and was almost stoned by the people. But her brother, always good, protected her against popular fury, and received her, as before, in his palace. To show her gratitude, she had the wheel filled with razors placed under her bed, as the witch had recommended to her, and the king and queen fell on it, and their bodies were reduced to small pieces like meat. All the fragments were carefully gathered together, and put in the same coffin, and all the people accompanied them to the edge of the tomb where they were lowered. Bris-Fer and Sans-Pareil, the two dogs, walked in front of the convoy, sad and with bowed heads.
During the following night, they returned to the cemetery, dug up the coffin, opened it, and the king and queen immediately came out, alive and well. The two dogs then said to the king:
"We are your father and mother, sent by God, in this form, to protect you against the wickedness and black betrayals of your sister. She has always been heartless and merciless towards you.
To atone for her crimes and purify her, and thus rescue her from eternal damnation, she must be subjected to a terrible ordeal: an oven must be heated and she must be thrown into it alive. When she has thus passed through the fire, she will be pure before God, and, like you, she will join us in Paradise, where we are now returning."
The two dogs then disappeared, we do not know how, and Jean did what they had recommended concerning the king's sister.
THE END
Told by Marguerite Philippe, from Pluzunet.
Source: L’Homme aux deux chiens. from the French book Contes et légendes de Basse-Bretagne published in 1891.
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Hello, my name is Vincent Celier.
I am writing translations of folk tales that I found in public domain French books, so that people who do not understand French may enjoy them too.
At the end of the story, Jean is the king of France, his sister is still trying to kill Jean, and the two dogs reveal that they are their parents.
The two dogs explain how to rescue Jean's sister from eternal damnation and they disappear.
Last Sunday, I decided to get a marriage license. This is necessary to be able to marry in British Columbia.
I was doing this at this time because you need to get the license less than 3 months before the wedding.
The British Columbia government's website says that only one of the spouses needs to be present when buying the license and only the certificates of Canadian citizenship of both spouses are needed.
I had not realized it was Sunday, and I had not checked the hours when the insurance office that could deliver marriage licenses was open. It was raining slightly and I walked there. I arrived at 9:45 AM, but the office was opening only at 10:00. So, I waited patiently. They did not open at 10:00, but at 10:15, so I had to wait for half an hour.
I was told then that I needed our passports for our dates of birth, and the divorce documents. So, I went back home in the rain.
We printed our divorce documents and at 1:25 PM I was again at the insurance office, but they were closed for lunch until 1:40 PM. Another 15 minutes of wait.
This time I had all the documents needed and I got the license after I paid CAD$100.
-- Vincent Celier
In fact I always also wondering what kind of power might have protect him also. He is so strong to have been untouchable but well that's great to actually see that happens as it is necessary. Those type of wicked sister should not be allowed to actually live on earth because they are actually heartless and should not be allowed to live on earth. They should be thrown away from the earth. How can a sister be plotting those types of evil against people most especially her loved ones. Well thank God jean encountered people like the principles if not jean will have been long gone and dead.
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Jean is a lucky man to have the two dogs protecting him and his wife. The two dogs help him avoid being killed by his wicked sister on several occasions. Finally his sister is taken care of and he is now king of France. I would say that Jean is a good man for forgiving his wicked sister who had tried to kill him without cause several times. At least now he has reclaimed his heritage and his throne.
Thanks for writing.
It's good to know you are proceeding with the marriage and you've almost concluded all that is needed. Though I'm confused why divorce documents are needed. I wish you the best with the wedding. Goodbye and God bless.
Betrayals, revenge and mysterious powers. Elements of magic and morality, leading us to reflect on forgiveness, redemption and divine justice. The figure of the young prince, faced with the malice of his sister, shows unwavering virtue, while the intervention of the dogs as divine messengers adds a touch of mysticism.
It seems that bureaucracy is the same everywhere.😀
What a surprising ending!
It seems that everything was resolved in an unexpected way.
Who would have thought that the two dogs were Jean's parents?
And now that he's the king of France, he's sure to have a lot of work ahead of him.
But most importantly, his parents gave him a clue to save his sister.
This story of Lower Brittany has been truly amazing.
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Wow!!, I really enjoyed this story and I love the way it ended. Jean was so kind and good-hearted but his sister was out for Jean's downfall and wanted to kill him by all means. Well, all thanks to Jean's parents who came in form of the two dogs and protected him.
The two dogs also explain to Jean how he could rescue his sister from eternal damnation and they disappear.
I am really happy to see that you both are pushing so hard to get the marriage licence. I wish u both a happy married life and congratulations in advance.
It's wonderful to know that the story ended on a very good note. For a moment, I had thought that Jean and his wife were dead and the wicked sister had triumphed. But thanks to the two dogs... You know I have always wondered about the two dogs, if they were fairies or not.
Now Jean will rule happily ever after, while the sister would be made to face the consequences of her evil actions.
I'm glad you got the marriage license at last.
That's great that you have got the license. Documents need alot of time to prepare and very time consuming process.
If we talk about the story,
Jean's sister doesn't deserve kindness and sympathy and I believe that if You more longer be kind to others, who don't deserve it, it will harms you in return.
Like in case of Jean, he was so kind and his sister, jelaoused, wants to get all things.
Why peoples killed others and do not let others to live happily. She was bad and also consulting bad witches.
End was great.
It is a very bad thing to have a heartless sister. I wonder why Jean’s sister hates him that much and I’m sure it is because her brother is loved by so many people and she wants people to live her like that but unfortunately, they do not love her because of her bad attitude.
Also, she should have just stopped trying to Jill her brother when he saw that all her tactics did not work but she still went on to put blades under their beds so their bodies can be cut into pieces. She’s really heartless. And I must say that I bless the day Jean exchanged his lamb for those dogs without knowing that they are his parents. That’s really nice and I don’t want the sister to pass the heat test because she is heartless
I miss out on the story. However, it is good to see how that dog can offer a solution that helps to rescue the sister.
Marriage is a good thing particularly if someone finds a right partner which could translate to everlasting joy. I'm happy you are making the right decision. It is never to late to do the right thing. I must commend you on this.
I really hope Jean won’t be blinded by his wicked sister’s love this time around and do what his protector told him because she is never going to stop wanting to hurt him.
The two dogs were Gene's parents.
What a great ending.
There is jean with a good heart and jean's sister with an evil heart.
This is where the Bible verse comes to mind.
We need to remember that our good hearts prevail.👍
I know you are busy preparing for your wedding, but I sense that your heart is full of happiness.❤️
The story had a weird twist, and an unusual ending there. I guess it kind of explained why the dogs were so smart. Even though the sister was evil, it was interesting that she was still able to go to paradise.
Wicked people hardly change, they will keep on doing evil especially when they see that you have a good heart just like Jean who suffered from the hands of his sister, I am happy it ended well
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To some extent, I started praying that may I not have someone like Jean sister who might pretend to like or love someone but don't actually fancy the truth in it. How can jean sister hate him so much to the point of even visiting the witches just to bring him down. She must really be a wicked sister and this is not great to see. She actually disappointed me and even get me more angry when we see that jean even love her sister much more than before. Glad that jean actually apply wisdom and needs to leave the city secretly because trust me that is the best thing he can actually do. I believe that people like Jean sister should be avoided with all cost because they are terrible wicked.
I knew they was something different about jean dogs, his dogs were truly his guardian angels.
What a heart of kindness jean had, to welcome his sister back again, thank God his guardian dogs saved him again.
Congratulations on successfully acquiring your marriage license.
After reading today's story, I would like to say that the way we see him treating the other woman so well, caring so much has helped her, but still she What is wrong with women, this is the thing that teaches us that the nature of people nowadays should not be treated well because they never treat you well in return, they are jealous of you. If you are burning with your things, then it is better that today a person should be busy in his own life, then he will probably be able to live a good life. The ending of the story is interesting and we got to learn a lot.
Here in our country we have such a system that any documents we have to get from the government are delayed for two days before the date is given.
Jean's sister is actually a villian, so evil, that he keeps on hunting her own brother as if an enemy.
It's not too good to be too kind-hearted, the world will suck you up, Jean should have been more wary of his sister and been far from her. But for the two dogs who later revealed themselves as their parents, Jean and his wife would have been gone and buried. I'm happy the story ended well with good triumphing.
I can see the preparations being made for the marriage, it will be successful I know.
It's unfortunate that this wicked sister tried to kill his own brother and wife but thank God that they were brought back to life by the two dogs. The two dogs happen to be their parents who understood the wickedness of the sister, and became a guardian angel to Jean.
The sister deserved the punishment she got.
It's normally not too difficult getting a marriage license but I am happy you were able to get one.
All type of documents are very important for us.
How twisted the story was. That's great ending jean got the best as he is such a loyal person. Dogs mystery is also nice it's mysterious story
Oops it was a great struggle done by you and that was very busy day for you. Wish you a good health enjoy
From the start of the story, both dogs have been protecting Jean from the evil as if they are his protagonist parents. that reason he has come out of all these dangers and now he has become the king.
Best wishes for the upcoming life.
Great story
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You okay mate? Haven't seen you around in a long time.
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