The divine source

I jumped in the air for joy. I was so happy that I could uproot trees. I was on the road again for 1 week. I said goodbye to the nice couple and the hamster man, oh he always comes back well, and now go my way again. My margins growled a little. The growl was only faint, but I felt the growl very clearly. I sat down under the next best tree. My clothes were dirty and smelled of mud and manure. My feet were quite brown because I had to put them in animal feces to avoid freezing to death. It was smelly, but I was warm for it. After resting a little under the cool shade of the tree, I straightened up again and walked on. I already had my new goal in mind. I wanted to find the divine source that could surely help me in the fight between me and the dragon that held poor princess Llam Llap prisoner.My sword dangled by my side. I got it from Carolin, the nice woman. I guarded it like a treasure, because it was the most important thing I had at the moment. After meandering through valley and country for hours, I came to a small village. I could see the red rooftops from afar and it only encouraged me to take one more step. I ran straight towards the village. Here I might get information about the source and something to eat. Basically you could say that I am a parasite. I had no money or other valuables with me that I could sell or exchange. As I ran, I thought a lot about what I was going to do next. When I stood in front of the first house, it took my breath away. The houses were huge. At least 2 stories high, if not more. I could hear the shouting of the market people who advertised their wares and wanted to sell them. As I strolled through the market, a beautiful red apple caught my eye.He was in a basket with many others and there were 3 children at the stand. 2 girls and 1 boy. The two girls were blonde and had green eyes. One was slim, the other a little thicker. The boy was also blonde. He had long hair that he had tied in a braid and brown eyes. I guessed siblings. The thought of stealing the apple immediately occurred to me. The 3 would certainly not leave their booth alone and if they did they were certainly not fast enough to catch me. I went to the booth with mock composure. "Hello!" said the thicker of the two girls, "Do you want to buy something?" - "Oh, I'll just look around a little." The thinner looked at the boy and just nodded. I didn't know what that meant, but he didn't take his eyes off me and watched me closely. “You don't look like you are from here.” Said the thinner one. "Oh, I'm not either. I'm from Schwante, that's a long way from here."- "Oh yes? Well then, welcome to our village of Neuruppin. "They were nice. I slowly got a bad conscience about my plan. I wasn't so sure anymore whether I wanted to steal the apple or not." I'm Ronja. “Said the bigger one,“ And these are my siblings Till and Fine! ”She pointed to each of them,“ And what's your name? "-" I'm Miko! I am pleased! "Still the boy, Till, hadn't let go of his eyes. Then it occurred to me again. If they lived here then they could certainly help me with the source." Tell me, you know a source. She should be able to prophesy! "The 3 looked at each other and grinned." Of course we know where the source is. "I was amazed:" Can you maybe tell me the way? "The 3 look at each other again and then said as if from one mouth:" No! "How, no? Who do they think they are? They're crazy, I'll tell him something." Oh, well then. "Well done, now I've given it to them." We are not allowed to tell you where the source is, but we can take you there! "Laughed Ronja.I looked at her confused. You are not allowed to tell me, but lead me there? What was this crap supposed to be? “Oh, then you can take me there, right?” Very carefully I reached out my hand to one of the apples. I wanted this apple. Ronja and Fine looked at each other smiling. "Sure we can, but ..." someone grabbed my arm, which had almost reached the apple. It was till! I bet he knew I was going to steal the apple. ".... But we don't help thieves!" he finished the sentence. Damn crap. "I didn't want to steal the apple at all!" - "No of course not! Bet you just wanted to check it for its ripeness." I didn't know what to do. He held me tightly. "let go of me, you're hurting me!" I pushed him hard in the stomach with my elbow, so that he had to let go of me. I ran down the streets like lightning. After I got to safety, I sat down on the floor and took my first breath.I had terrible side stitches. My head was racing. The individual sections were repeated over and over again in my head. I could have drawn my sword. I should have made her give me the apple, but these were all just thoughts. Basically it was clear to me that I would never have dared to use my sword against helpless farmers in my life. "Got you!" suddenly a voice rang out next to me. "Oh no ..." it was Fine. She was pretty quick, didn't think that they would find me so quickly. Ronja and Till stood behind her. Ronja had put her hands on her hips and looked slightly threatening. Till stood casually leaning against the wall.
Fine held the apple under my nose. I looked at her. "If you were hungry, you just had to say something. We know how bad it is to be hungry and to steal." Without saying a word, I accepted the apple and took a hearty bite. "Thanks!" I only said while I ate the delicious pulp."All right!" said Ronja, "We also stole for a while! We know the tricks and what someone looks like who has plans to steal." After I ate the apple, I felt much better. "Miko was your name, wasn't it?" Till asked me. I nodded. "If you still want to go to the source, we would take you there, but that's dangerous!" My old strength was immediately there again: "I'm not afraid!" - "Then that's fine," he laughed. Ronja held out her hand to help and I took it. When I got up again, the four of us left the village. Till was the first to leave, then Ronja came, then I and at the end Fine ran. We mashed through cornfields and flowering meadows. We took a short break on one of these flower meadows. Ronja and Fine made wonderful wreaths from the yellow and red flowers while Till rested in the grass. I saw it next to Till and watched the two sisters who couldn't be more different. "Tell me Till, where are your parents!"-" Dead! "-" Oh ... "I bowed my head." But that doesn't matter. "He said with full serenity," We can do without her! "-" but don't you miss them? "Till looked over at his sisters." Well, they do! "And nodded to the two of them," But not me! Didn't like her anyway. "-" How can you not like your parents? "-" Well, we were 3 children. Our mother just preferred the two girls. She didn't like me. "-" Shouldn't you be mad at your sisters then? "-" No! They were the only two who understood me and I thank them for that. It is my duty to protect you! "I frowned. I didn't understand why he treated his sisters like little children. After all, they were older than me. The more I thought about it, the less I understood." What about your family? "He asked of one A short time of silence. "My mother died when I was very young, giving birth to my brother.I don't remember her. My father always laughed at me because I wanted to be a knight. "-" Is that what you want to be? "I nodded:" Yes, I want to free the princess and then get a place in the highest arms of the king, with the crusaders. "-" Do you mean like this Jeanne? "-"Yes! Do you know the story "-" I heard it before, but I don't believe it. "Then he closed his eyes. At first I wanted to say something, but then I didn't. Fine came up to me with Ronja and a bunch of colorful flower necklaces." This is for you! "She smiled and put one around me Neck. I smiled and all anger from before was gone. I could understand why Till liked his sisters so much. After we had rested we made our way again. Next we came to a rushing stream. The water was clear and you could see the little fish romping about in the water. “That way!” commanded Till and the whole row followed him to a place that was not so wide."I'll go first!" he said and put one foot in the water. He winced a little, apparently it was very cold. He fought bravely through the current that threatened to sweep him away at any moment. He made it safely to the bank. “Ronja, come on!” Ronja could be seen that she was afraid. I took her hand. "Fine, come here! We'll go over together!" Ronja and Fine smiled. We fasted by the hands and at the same time took a big step into the cool wet. The cold broke into me like a thousand pinpricks. It was so cold that I no longer knew whether I still had legs or not. It was no different for Ronja and Fine. The current was stronger than I thought. It made it difficult for me to find a stop. One slip and I'd get carried away. We fought valiantly against the current, but fate would not have it. I only noticed how Ronja grabbed my hand more tightly and slipped away. "Ronja!" scream Fine who saw that her sister was carried away by the current.Instinctively, I just held her hand tighter. Till noticed the situation and wanted to come over to us. "You have to try to hold your feet somewhere!" I scream at her. Ronja's weight was apparently increased by the disturbance. I didn't know how long I and Fine could keep each other on our feet. "Till, help us!" Fine yelled at her brother. Till tried to come over to us. I couldn't hold Ronja any longer. "I can not anymore!" I called to Fine. "please don't let go of me!" begged Ronja. She cried with fear. I didn't want to let go of her, but my arm threatened to tear if I didn't. Then I had an idea. "Fine, hold on to my body and support yourself with all your strength against the current." She just nodded and clutched my body. I pulled the sword out of its scabbard and held it by the blade. "Hold on to the handle Ronja!" - "I don't dare!" - "Show that you are an adult and let go of my hand!"She hesitated at first, but then let go and clutched the