King Fernando of Berbania fell ill, and the only cure was a song from the magical Adarna bird. He sent his three sons - Don Pedro, Don Diego, and Don Juan - to find the bird. Don Pedro and Don Diego failed and were turned to stone. Don Juan succeeded but his brothers envied him, beat him, and threw him in a well. Luckily, Don Juan survived and returned with the bird, curing the king. However, Don Pedro and Don Diego faced punishment until Don Juan forgave them. They all went to live in the kingdom of Armenia, where Don Juan rescued two princesses imprisoned by a giant serpent.

1. IA story

2. Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named Berbania. It
was ruled by King Fernando and Queen Valeriana who had
three sons: Don Pedro (firstborn), Don Diego (second) and
Don Juan (the youngest).
One night, King Fernando had a bad dream. He saw that his
youngest (and favorite) Prince, Don Juan, was thrown away
in a deep, creepy well. The King started to get weak for
unknown reasons. It seemed that nothing could bring back
his prior high level of health. His medical advisors told him
that the only cure for his unexplained malady was a lullaby
sung by the Adarna bird.

3. So, King Fernando tasked his three sons to hunt the magical bird.
Don Pedro went first but was unsuccessful. He may have reached
Mount Tabor and the tree of Piedras Platas where the Adarna bird
nested, but the prince fell asleep after hearing the bird’s song.
What's worse is that he turned into a stone when the lovely bird
pooped on him. The second prince, Don Diego went hunting next.
Unfortunately, he had the same bitter end as his older brother.
The kingdom was counting on Don Juan, who went next.

4. The youngest prince climbed through Mount Tabor. He met a very
sick old man who gave him tips about the magical tree of Piedras
Platas and catching the Adarna bird. Don Juan successfully caught
the bird and helped his two brothers become human again.
Because of envy and greed for power, the two older brothers
joined forces to beat Don Juan to death and throw him into a
deep well. The two then returned home with the Adarna.
However, the king’s illness grew worse because the bird never
sang a single song.

5. Luckily, Don Juan’s strength returned. He was healed by the
poor old man who helped him in the mountain. He finally
returned to the Kingdom of Berbania. King Fernando knew the
truth when the bird started singing after seeing Don Juan. The
King grew healthy again and became stronger than ever.
He wanted to punish his two sons but Don Juan asked his
father to forgive them. The King granted his request and asked the
three princes to guard the Adarna bird. Because of Don Pedro, the
bird flew away and escaped. Don Juan went away from the
kingdom so the king wouldn't punish his brother.

6. King Fernando asked the two princes to look for Don Juan. They
found him in the kingdom of Armenia. They decided to live there.
One day they found an interesting well. Only Don Juan went down
inside successfully. He found two lovely princesses, Donya Juana
and Donya Leonora, who were kept captive by a giant serpent.