Neghinita

Neghinita

By Barbu Stefanescu Delavrancea

              There was an old woman who really wanted a baby. One  day when she spoke alone she heard a sharp voice coming from a man the size of a nut. She adopted him. He was sold by his father to a merchant and from there he went to the king's village. One day Neghinita went into the king's ear and struck the king by telling them to kick people out the village and put others in, they exiled him . But the people wanted him as king again.In another day he tried to trick him again, but he went into his good ear, so the king realized who had tricked him. Neghinita died after he was drowned by the king.