Once upon a time, there lived a princess in a towering castle. There is a palace on the wall. There are twelve windows in the palace, which can be seen from all directions. Every time the princess steps on the top floor of the palace and looks around, the whole kingdom is in front of her. Every time she looks out of the first window, she sees more clearly than anyone else. When she looks through the second window, she can see more clearly. She can see more clearly when she looks through the third window. By analogy, one window is better than another. When she reached the last window, she could see everything in the sky and underground, and nothing in the world could escape her eyes. The princess is arrogant and supercilious, and wants to monopolize power forever. Moreover, she declared that if someone wants to be her husband, she has to hide so that she can't find it, otherwise she won't think too well. Soon, the three brothers came to court and claimed to try their luck. The boss thought that everything would be fine as long as he climbed into the lime kiln. As a result, the princess saw him from the first window and was hung out. The second child climbed into his royal highness's cellar, and the princess saw him through the first window. As a result, he was also driven out of the city. Finally, the third child stepped forward and begged the princess to give him some time to think about it, and asked her to be merciful and give him two chances. If he fails for the third time, he will resign himself. The princess looked at him, handsome, begging and sincere, and finally agreed, "OK! I'll let you try, but you won't succeed. " How could he escape her eyes? The young man thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of a good way. He just went hunting with a gun on his back. Seeing a crow in the distance, he aimed carefully and was about to shoot. Suddenly, the crow cried, "Don't shoot, I will repay you!" " He put down his gun and drove on, and soon came to a lake. There, he found a fish jumping out of the water. He aimed his gun again. The fish cried and said, "don't shoot, I will repay you!" " So he kept the fish jumping up and down. Then he met a lame fox. He shot, but missed. He only heard the fox say, "You'd better help me pull out the thorn on my foot." He did it. But when he was ready to kill the fox and skin it, the fox said, "don't kill me!" I will repay you! " The young man let it go. It was dark soon, so he had to go home. He will have to hide tomorrow, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't think of a hiding place. He went into the forest, came to the crow and said, "I let you live." Now tell me where to hide so that the princess can't see me. " The crow lowered his head and thought for a long time. Finally, he cried and said, "There is a way!" It took an egg from its nest, broke it in half, and locked the young man in it. The eggshell was sewn as before, and it sat on it again. When the princess went to the first window, she couldn't see him, and neither could the other windows, so she began to feel uneasy. But when she got to the 1 1 window, she finally saw him. She ordered her men to shoot the crow and break the eggs. The young man had to come out. The next day, he came to the lake, called the fish to him and said, "I spared your life." Now tell me where to hide so that the princess can't see me. " The fish thought for a while and finally said, "Yes! I can hide you in my stomach. " The fish swallowed him and swam to the bottom of the lake. The princess looked out of the window and couldn't see it even in the eleventh window. Now she is in a panic. However, she saw him at the last window, so she ordered her people to catch and kill the fish, and the young man appeared. The princess said, "This is the second time. You only have one last chance. " On the last day, he went to the country with a heavy heart and met a fox again. "You are an expert in finding hiding places," he said. "I spare your life. Now tell me where to hide so that the princess can't see me? " "That's difficult," replied the fox, with a thoughtful look. Finally, he cried, "I have it!" " So he took him to the spring. He jumped in and then came out, just like a peddler and a fur dealer in the market. The young man had to jump into the water and immediately became a little sea rabbit.

The businessman came to the city and exhibited the little animal. Many people gathered around to watch the spectacle. Finally, the princess came. She liked this little guy very much, so she bought it and gave the businessman a lot of money. Before the merchant gave the little sea rabbit to the princess, he said to the little sea rabbit, "When the princess walks to the window, climb under her pigtails." Now it's the princess's turn to find him. She went to the window, door by door, looking from the first window to the eleventh window, but she couldn't see him. I didn't even see it in the twelfth window. At night, the sea rabbit immediately ran to the businessman. Both of them rushed to the spring and jumped into the water, and both of them were beaten back to their original shapes. The young man thanked the fox and said, "compared with you, crows and fish are really fools." You are so cunning, you really deserve your reputation! " The young man went straight to the court where the princess had been waiting for him for a long time. From then on, she accepted her fate. The wedding was very grand, and now he has become the king, the king of a country. As for where he hid for the third time and who helped him, he never told his wife, so she thought he did everything on his own. From then on, the princess respected him more because she thought, "He is more capable than me."