英文童话故事

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Inacertainvillagethereoncelivedamanandhiswife,andthewifewas

soidlethatshewouldneverworkatanything;whateverherhusbandgaveher

tospin,shedidnotgetdone,andwhat

shedidspinshedidnotwind,butletitallremainentangledinaheap.

Ifthemanscoldedher,shewasalwaysreadywithhertongue,andsaid,"Well,

howshouldIwindit,whenIhaveno

reel?

Justyougointotheforestandgetmeone."

"Ifthatisall,"saidtheman,"thenIwillgointotheforest,andget

somewoodformakingreels."

Thenthewomanwasafraidthatifhehadthewoodhewouldmakeherareel

ofit,andshewouldhavetowindheryarnoff,andthenbegintospinagain.

Shebethoughtherlfalittle,andthenaluckyideaoccurredtoher,and

shecretlyfollowedthemanintotheforest,andwhenhehadclimbedintoa

treetochooandcutthewood,she

creptintothethicketbelowwherehecouldnoteher,andcried,"He

whocutswoodforreelsshalldie,Andhewhowinds,shallperish."Theman

listened,laiddownhisaxeforamoment,and

begantoconsiderwhatthatcouldmean."Hollo,"hesaidatlast,"what

canthathavebeen;myearsmusthavebeensinging,Iwon'talarmmylffor

nothing."Soheagainizedtheaxe,and

begantohew,thenagaintherecameacryfrombelow:"Hewhocutswood

forreelsshalldie,Andhewhowinds,shallperish."Hestopped,andfelt

afraidandalarmed,andponderedoverthe

nafewmomentshadpasd,hetookheartagain,

andathirdtimehestretchedouthishandfortheaxe,

someonecalledoutathirdtime,andsaid

loudly,"Hewhocutswoodforreelsshalldie,Andhewhowinds,shall

perish."Thatwanoughforhim,andallinclinationhaddepartedfromhim,

sohehastilydescendedthetree,andtout

anranasfastasshecouldbyby-wayssoasto

heenteredtheparlour,sheputonaninnocentlookas

ifnothinghadhappened,andsaid,"Well,

haveyoubroughtanicepieceofwoodforreels?"

"No,"saidhe,"Ieverywellthatwindingwon'tdo,"andtoldherwhat

hadhappenedtohimintheforest,andfromthattimeforthleftherinpeace

hlessaftersometime,

themanagainbegantocomplainofthedisorderinthehou."Wife,"

saidhe,"itisreallyashamethatthespunyarnshouldliethereall

entangled!""I'lltellyouwhat,"saidshe,"aswe

stilldon'tcomebyanyreel,goyouupintotheloft,andIwillstand

downbelow,andwillthrowtheyarnuptoyou,andyouwillthrowitdownto

me,andsoweshallgetaskeinafterall."

"Yes,thatwilldo,"didthat,andwhenitwas

done,hesaid,"Theyarnisinskeins,nowitmustbeboiled."Thewomanwas

againdistresd;Shecertainlysaid,"Yes,we

willboilitnextmorningearly."butshewascretlycontriving

nthemorningshegotup,lightedafire,andputthe

kettleon,onlyinsteadoftheyarn,sheputina

lumpoftow,hatshewenttothemanwhowas

stilllyinginbed,andsaidtohim,"Imustjustgoout,youmustgetupand

lookaftertheyarnwhichisinthekettleon

thefire,butyoumustbeathandatonce;mindthat,forifthecock

shouldhappentocrow,andyouarenotattendingtotheyarn,itwillbecome

tow."Themanwaswillingandtookgoodcare

pasquicklyashecould,andwentintothe

nhereachedthekettleandpeepedin,hesaw,tohishorror,

epoormanwas

asstillasamou,thinkinghehadneglectedit,andwastoblame,and

infuturesaidnomoreaboutyarnandspinning.

Butyouyourlfmustownshewasanodiouswoman!

Onceinthewintertimewhenthesnowwasverydeep，apoorboyhadtogo

ehadgatheredittogetherandloadedit，

hedidnotwanttogostraighthome，

becauhewassofrozen，butinsteadtomakeafireandwarmhimlfa

rapedthesnowaway，andwhilehewasthusclearingthe

believedthatwheretherewasakey，theremustalsobealock，sohe

duginthegroundandfoundalittleironchest.“Ifonlythekeyfits!”he

thought.“Certainlytherearevaluablethings

inthechest.”Helooked，yhefound

one，dthekey，and

turneditonce，and

nowwemustwaituntilhehasfinishedunlockingitandhasopenedthe

shallfindoutwhatkindofwonderfulthingstherewereinthe

littlechest.

Therewasonceonatimeafar-sighted,craftypeasantwhotrickswere

tstoryis,however,howheoncegotholdofthe

Devil,sant

hadonedaybeenworkinginhisfield,andastwilighthadtin,was

makingreadyforthejourneyhome,whenhesawaheapofburningcoalsinthe

middleofhisfield,andwhen,fullof

astonishment,hewentuptoit,alittleblackdevilwassittingonthe

livecoals."Thoudostindeedsituponatreasure!"saidthepeasant."Yes,in

truth,"repliedtheDevil,"onatreasure

whichcontainsmoregoldandsilverthanthouhastevereninthy

life!"-"Thetreasureliesinmyfieldandbelongstome,"saidthepeasant.

"Itisthine,"answeredtheDevil,"ifthou

wiltfortwoyearsgivemethehalfofeverythingthyfieldproduces.

MoneyIhaveenoughof,butIhaveadesireforthefruitsoftheearth."The

peasantagreedtothebargain."Inorder,

however,thatnodisputemayariaboutthedivision,"saidhe,

"everythingthatisabovegroundshallbelongtothee,andwhatisunderthe

earthtome."TheDevilwasquitesatisfiedwith

that,butthecunningpeasanthadsownturnips.

Nowwhenthetimeforharvestcame,theDevilappearedandwantedtotake

awayhiscrop;buthefoundnothingbuttheyellowwitheredleaves,whilethe

peasant,fullofdelight,wasdiggingup

histurnips."Thouhasthadthebestofitforonce,"saidtheDevil,

"butthenexttimethatwon'owsabovegroundshallbethine,and

whatisunderit,mine."-"Iamwilling,"

repliedthepeasant;butwhenthetimecametosow,hedidnotagainsow

turnips,inbecameripe,andthepeasantwentintothefield

andcutthefullstalksdowntothe

eDevilcame,hefoundnothingbutthestubble,andwent

awayinafurydownintoacleftintherocks."Thatisthewaytocheatthe

Devil,"saidthepeasant,andwentand

fetchedawaythetreasure.

Acertaintailorwhowasgreatatboastingbutillatdoing,tookitinto

hisheadtogoabroadforawhile,ashe

couldmanageit,helefthisworkshop,and

wanderedonhisway,overhillanddale,sometimeshither,sometimes

thither,enhewasoutheperceivedintheblue

distanceasteephill,andbehinditatower

reachingtotheclouds,whichroupoutofawilddarkforest.

"Thunderandlightning,"criedthetailor,"whatisthat?"andashewas

stronglygoadedbycuriosity,hewentboldlytowards

tmadethetailoropenhiyesandmouthwhenhecamenear

it,wastoethatthetowerhadlegs,andleaptinoneboundoverthesteep

hill,andwasnowstandingasanall

powerfulgiantbeforehim."Whatdostthouwanthere,thoutinyfly's

leg?"criedthegiant,withavoiceasifitwerethunderingoneveryside.

Thetailorwhimpered,"Iwantjusttolook

aboutandeifIcanearnabitofbreadformylf,inthisforest."

Ifthatiswhatthouartafter,"saidthegiant,"thoumaysthaveaplacewith

me."-"Ifitmustbe,whynot?Whatwages

shallIreceive?"-"

yearthreehundredandsixty-fivedays,andwhenitisleap-year,onemore

atsuitthee?"-"All

right,"repliedthetailor,andthought,inhisownmind,"amanmust

cuthiscoataccordingtohiscloth;IwilltrytogetawayasfastasIcan."

Onthisthegiantsaidtohim,"Go,little

ragamuffin,andfetchmeajugofwater."-"HadInotbetterbringthe

wellitlfatonce,andthespringtoo?"askedtheboaster,andwentwiththe

pitchertothewater."What!thewelland

thespringtoo,"growledthegiantinhisbeard,forhewasrather

clownishandstupid,andbegantobeafraid."Thatknaveisnotafool,hehas

yguard,old

Hans,thisisnorving-manforthee."Whenthetailorhadbroughtthe

water,thegiantbadehimgointotheforest,andcutacoupleofblocksof

woodandbringthemback."Whynotthewhole

forest,atonce,leforest,youngandold,with

allthatisthere,bothroughandsmooth?"askedthelittletailor,andwent

tocutthewood."What!thewholeforest,

youngandold,withallthatisthere,bothroughandsmooth,andthe

wellanditsspringtoo,"growledthecredulousgiantinhisbeard,andwas

stillmoreterrified."Theknavecandomuch

morethanbakeapples,yguard,

oldHans,thisisnorving-manforthee!"Whenthetailorhadbroughtthe

wood,thegiantcommandedhimtoshoottwoor

threewildboarsforsupper."Whynotratherathousandatoneshot,and

bringthemallhere?"inquiredtheostentatioustailor."What!"criedthe

timidgiantingreatterror;"Letwellalone

to-night,andliedowntorest."

Thegiantwassoterriblyalarmedthathecouldnotcloaneyeallnight

longforthinkingwhatwouldbethebestwaytogetridofthisaccurd

ingscounl.

Nextmorningthegiantandthetailorwenttoamarsh,roundwhichstood

idthegiant,"Harkthee,tailor,at

thylfononeofthewillow-branches,Ilongof

allthingstoeifthouartbigenoughtobenditdown."Allatonce

thetailorwassittingonit,holdinghisbreath,andmakinghimlfsoheavy

,however,he

wascompelledtodrawbreath,ithurriedhimforunfortunatelyhehad

notputhisvgooinhispocketsohighintotheairthatheneverwasen

again,andthistothegreatdelightofthe

ailorhasnotfallendownagain,hemustbehovering

aboutintheair.

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