Once uppon a time there was a little boy living in the woods near the beautifull river. All he has was a small house and a big jar full of neverending lemonade.
The living was easy, fishes were jumping and the price of the lemonade was high... but he felt like something was missing... maybe life was too easy for a boy like him.
He had big heart and lot of friends but when he decided to move into the wood he left all these people there, in the little town where he born and now, for the first time, he began thinking of his past
He remembered how much fun he had with his friends and which adventures they experienced together. In his memory everything was colourfull and shiny, the only thing he remebered were their happy faces. But he forgot the reason why he chose to get away from his village and why he decided to live a life on his own.
When he came to the forest years ago he met a small dwarf who gave him a very seldom magic lemonade to forget everything bad in his life. Because of this magic lemondade he only remembered the reason for leaving his hometown as a shadow in the corner of his brain.
When he came to the forest years ago he met a small dwarf who gave him a very seldom magic lemonade to forget everything bad in his life. Because of this magic lemondade he only remembered the reason for leaving his hometown as a shadow in the corner of his brain.
How could they learn from their mistakes then?
Carver, this was his name, didn't know that the neverending lemonade was addictive because he even forgot what bad Geronzio the Dwarf had told him when they met the first time.
Carver just thought to sell to everybody this fantastic drink which made him feel relieved from his sorrows and regrets.
Only Geronzio was immune from the bad effects of the lemonade because he was a dwarf and, as all the forest beings, in their blood flowed the forest essence.
That's why at that point only Geronzio was sad and nostalgic; all citizen of the town were on the contrary happy and joyful. even when a little child came to grief, they went on laughing cause they couldn't remember what they passed before. it was the same with all persons need help, every time one of them lost friends and was in pain, or lost his house in the fire and need to be host, every time somebody was alone, need help to get foods or firewood,....nobody cares cause they cound't even remember the feeling of suffering and sadness
that's why there was a kind of confusion there, somebody still happy and laughing and someothers suffering alone somewhere else(and always like the first time)
As Carver still had the feeling of something missing he decided to investigate his past. He knew that it was a long trip to go back to his hometown and he wasn't sure of the right way. He didn't remember what once happended on his way to the woods and made the decision to asked crabby Geronzio to come with him.
Carver, this was his name, didn't know that the neverending lemonade was addictive because he even forgot what bad Geronzio the Dwarf had told him when they met the first time.
Carver just thought to sell to everybody this fantastic drink which made him feel relieved from his sorrows and regrets.
Only Geronzio was immune from the bad effects of the lemonade because he was a dwarf and, as all the forest beings, in their blood flowed the forest essence.
That's why at that point only Geronzio was sad and nostalgic; all citizen of the town were on the contrary happy and joyful. even when a little child came to grief, they went on laughing cause they couldn't remember what they passed before. it was the same with all persons need help, every time one of them lost friends and was in pain, or lost his house in the fire and need to be host, every time somebody was alone, need help to get foods or firewood,....nobody cares cause they cound't even remember the feeling of suffering and sadness
that's why there was a kind of confusion there, somebody still happy and laughing and someothers suffering alone somewhere else(and always like the first time)
As Carver still had the feeling of something missing he decided to investigate his past. He knew that it was a long trip to go back to his hometown and he wasn't sure of the right way. He didn't remember what once happended on his way to the woods and made the decision to asked crabby Geronzio to come with him.
After a few days a young woman showed near his house for a lemonade.
- Carver, - she said. - Fill up this jar of your marvelous lemonade.
Suddenly Carver felt excited...
He had the feeling he should talk with the young and beautiful woman and he invited her to drink a glass of neverending lemonade in his wooden house.
They felt so much at ease that they went on chatting for three days without stopping... and they talked so much that they even forgot to drink their glasses of lemonade!
What three great days they spent together in the wood! They were learning a lot from one another and their memory began to awake! Their friendship was so real that they no longer needed lemonade to feel happy and free and, what is more, they realised something bad would have happened if nobody had got his/her own memory back!
The third day, they decided to go together to town to investigate their past because it was the only way to understand what was going on!
Carver preferred not to tell her about the dwarf Geronzio and to leave him in the wood.
Geronzio, however, couldn't let Carver go into town for two reasons: he was too huffy to let Carver go away with someone else and, moreover, Carver still had the neverending lemonade gift.
The way to the town was very long and, after three days of neverending chatting, Carver and his new friend Judith felt asleep under a tree.
While Carver and Judith were sleeping dwarf Geronzio appeared near that tree. He was a bit angry on Carver so he decided to put a spell on them.
"As you cheated me with this whore, you'll take the form of a boar!
As you tried to stel my boy, I'll change you in a hen with joy"
He was laughing out loud, when he saw, that his spell worked. This view was quiet amusing how this big boar was lying there besides a small but fat hen. They were still sleeping and Geronzio decided to wait behind the tree to wait for them waking up. But Geronzio was getting tired himself and fall asleep. While he was sleeping and snoring quiet loud Judith and Carver woke up.
He was laughing out loud, when he saw, that his spell worked. This view was quiet amusing how this big boar was lying there besides a small but fat hen. They were still sleeping and Geronzio decided to wait behind the tree to wait for them waking up. But Geronzio was getting tired himself and fall asleep. While he was sleeping and snoring quiet loud Judith and Carver woke up.
When they woke up they were shocked about what they saw. And when they realized that they can't even understand each other, because they were different animals, both started to make so much noise that they waked up Geronzio. Dwarf was laughing at that animal chaos and made up something new. He pretended himself to be a farmer and took both oinking and clucking animals to the town market. He will try to sell them!!!
The market was full of people chatting and bargaining aloud.
"Here Gentlemen, for 2500 lemons a fat boar and a golden egg hen!!"
"Here Gentlemen, for 2500 lemons a fat boar and a golden egg hen!!"
An old man came curiously looking at the two animals with hunger.
Carver began to oink nervously, not just for the fear of being eaten but, now that the lemondade effects were all gone, he realized that that old hungry man was his father.
Carver began to oink nervously, not just for the fear of being eaten but, now that the lemondade effects were all gone, he realized that that old hungry man was his father.
The old man decided to buy both boar and a hen - he and his wife had a big family with 7 children, so he thought about a big midsummer festival in his garden for all of his relatives and friends. Old man took animals to his carriage and went home.
As soon as the youngest child Sigfrido saw the two animals, he began to dance and shout:
"Daddy daddy they're so sweet! Can I keep them?".
The dad didn't answer but that night the whole family decided to put the two animals in a corner of the little kitchen to please Sigfrido temporarily, until the time to cook tem.
When Carver entered the kitchen, he started to cry!"Daddy daddy they're so sweet! Can I keep them?".
The dad didn't answer but that night the whole family decided to put the two animals in a corner of the little kitchen to please Sigfrido temporarily, until the time to cook tem.
Judith cackled silently and layed down beside sad carver. Carver was really, really sad, because he felt home in this kitchen and so happy to be with his family again but couldn't talk to them! What a disaster! It was still a little bit foggy in his brain because of the lemonade spell, although he didn't remember his past in this house exactly he felt home.
Finally he felt asleep with Judiths cackling in his ear and his own sad oinking...While they were sleeping in the warmth of the kitchen stove the door was opened....
A little Sigfrido stood there. He decided to hide both hen and boar, because he already knew what is going to happen with them. So he took both animals and went away with them to the forest.
Sigfrido wandered all night long in the forest; frightened and alone he got lost. Suddently the two animals began to make noise loudly and a figure with long and pointy ears came out from the bushes.
"What are you doing all alone in the forest?"
"I got lost with my friends" cried Sigfrido pointing at Carver and Judith.
"What two noisy friends you have!" sneered the figure "Don't worry, come to my house for the night! ... I'm Geronzio, what's your name?"
...and they entered the deep heart of the forest.
"I have to go now, but you can use this house for all night. There's not plenty of food, but I'll be back tomorow morning and I'll bring you food".
So the three friends stayed alone in this house. But at night when they were sleeping someone knocked to the window. Sigfrido woke up and came to see what is knocking so late. And to the boys surprise it was... tall old willow knocking with it's branch.
