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安徒生英语童话故事：甲虫

TheEmperor'shorwasshodwithgold-agoldenshoeon

eachofitsfeet.

Andwhywashegettinggoldenshoes?

Hewasamagnificent-lookinganimal,withslenderlegs,

intelligenteyes,andamanethathungdownhisnecklikeasoft

arriedhismasterthroughthesmokeand

flameofbattleandheardthebulletssingandwhistlearoundhim;

hehadkickedandbittenthoabouthimanddonehisshareof

thefightingwhenevertheenemyadvanced;hehadleaped,

carryinghismasteronhisback,overtheenemy'sfallenhor

andhadsavedtheEmperor'sredgoldcrown,savedthelifeofthe

Emperor,whichwasmuchmorevaluablethantheredgold;and

that'swhytheEmperor'shorhadgoldenshoes,agoldenshoe

oneachofhisfeet.

AndtheBeetlecamecreepingout.

"Firstthebigones,"hesaid,"andthenthelittleones;butsize

isn'ttheonlythingthatdoesit."Thenhestretchedouthisthin

legs.

"Andwhatdoyouwant?"demandedtheBlacksmith.

"Goldenshoes,"repliedtheBeetle.

"Why,youmustbecrazy!"saidtheBlacksmith."Doyouwant

goldenshoes,too?"

"Goldenshoes,"saidtheBeetle."I'mjustasgoodasthat

greatcreaturethatiswaitedon,currycombed,andbrushed,and

'tIbelongtotheimperialstable,

too?"

"Butwhydoesthehorhavegoldenshoes?"askedthe

Blacksmith."Don'tyouunderstandthat?"

"Understand?Iunderstandthatitisapersonalinsulttome,"

saidtheBeetle."It'sjustdonetoannoyme,soI'mgoingoutinto

theworld."

"Getoutofhere!"saidtheBlacksmith.

"Whatarudeperson!"saidtheBeetleasheleftthestable.

Heflewalittlewayandprentlyfoundhimlfinabeautiful

flowergarden,allfragrantwithrosandlavender.

"Isn'titlovelyhere?"askedoneofthelittleLadybirdsthat

wereflyingabout,withblackspotsontheirredshieldlikewings.

"Howsweetitsmellshereandhowbeautifulitis!"

"I'mudtomuchbetterthings,"saidtheBeetle."Doyou

callthisbeautiful?Why,thereisn'tsomuchasamanurepile

here!"

Thenhewentonandgotintotheshadowofalarge

pillarwascrawlingalongonit.

"Howbeautifultheworldis!"saidtheCaterpillar."Thesunis

sowarm,andeverythingissopleasant!Andwhenmytime

comesandImustdie,aspeoplecallit,I'llwakeupagain,andI'll

beabutterfly!"

"Whatconceit!"saidtheBeetle."Youflyaboutlikeabutterfly,

indeed!I'mfromthestableoftheEmperor,andnoonethere,not

eventheEmperor'sfavoritehor-whowearsmycastoffgolden

shoes-hasanyidealikethat!Getwings!Fly!Why,Icanfly

already!"andthentheBeetleflewaway."Idon'treallywanttobe

annoyed,andyetIamannoyed."

layquietly

forawhile,andthenhefellasleep.

Mygoodness!Theraincamedowninbuckets!Thenoi

wokeuptheBeetle,andhewantedtogetdownintotheearthat

once,buthecouldn'ledover;sometimeshewas

swimmingonhisstomach,sometimesonhisback,anditwasout

ofthequestiontotrytofly;wouldheeverescapefromtherewith

hislife?Sohejustlaywherehewasandremainedlyingthere.

Whentherainhadletupalittle,andtheBeetlehadblinked

thewaterfromhiyes,

linenthathadbeenputouttheretobleach;hemanagedtomake

nly

thisplacewasn'tascomfortableasthewarmstable,butthere

wasnothingbetter,andsohestayedthereforawholedayanda

wholenight,whiletherainstayed,tmorninghecrept

out,verymuchannoyedwiththeweather.

Twofrogsweresittingonthelinen,theirbrighteyesshining

withpleasure.

"Whatwonderfulweatherthisis!"oneofthemsaid."How

refreshing!Andthislinenholdsthewatertogethersoperfectly!

MyhindlegsareticklingasifIweregoingtoswim."

"I'dliketoknow,"saidtheotherFrog,"whethertheswallow,

whofliessofarinhermanytripstoforeigncountries,everfinds

torm,andsuchadownpour!

ythat

doesn'tenjoythisweathercertainlydoesn'tlovehisnative

country!"

"HaveyoueverbeenintheEmperor'sstable?"askedthe

Beetle."'s

whatIamudto;that'stheclimateforme;butonecan'ttakeit

'tthereanicehotbedhereinthegarden,

wherepersonsofrank,likeme,canfindaplacetoliveandmake

himlfathome?"

ButtheFrogitherdidn'torwouldn'tunderstandhim.

"Ineveraskaquestiontwice,"saidtheBeetle,afterhehad

alreadyaskedthreetimeswithoutgettinganyanswer.

Hewentonalittlefartherandbumpedagainstapieceof

ainlyshouldn'thavebeenlyingthere,but

lfamiliesofEarwigslived

here,andtheydidn'tneedverymuchroom;buttheyliked

aleswerefullofthemostdevotedmotherlove,

andsoeachoneconsideredherownchildthemostbeautifuland

cleverofall.

"Oursonhasbecomeengaged!"saidonemother."Thesweet,

innocentbaby!Hisgreatestambitionistocreepsomedayintoa

clergyman'ar!He'ngengagedwill

yforamother!"

"Ourson,"saidanothermother,"hadhardlycreptfromthe

'ssofulloflifeandspiritshe'll

runhishornsoff!Whatjoythatisforamother!Isn'tthattrue,Mr.

Beetle?"forshehadrecognizedthestrangerbyhisshape.

"You'rebothquiteright,"saidtheBeetle;sotheyinvitedhim

towalkin-thatis,tocomeasfarashecouldunderthebroken

flowerpot.

"Nowyououghttoemylittleearwig!"obrvedathird

mother,andafourth."They'resuchlovelychildren,andso

amusing!Theyneverbehavebadly,exceptwhentheyhavea

stomach-ache,butthathappensprettyoftenattheirage."

Theneachmotherspokeofherownyoungster,andthe

youngstersjoinedintheconversation,andudthelittleforksin

theirtailstopulltheBeetle'smustache.

"Thelittlescamps,they'realwaysuptosomething!"saidthe

mothers,Beetlewasbored

byallthis,andsoheaskedhowfaritwastothenearesthotbed.

"Oh,that'swayoutintheworld,ontheothersideofthe

ditch,"saidanEarwig."Ihopenoneofmychildrenevergoesthat

far-itwouldbethedeathofme."

"JustthesameI'lltrytogothatfar,"saidtheBeetle,andthen

hewentoffwithouttakinganyformalleave,forthat'sconsidered

heditchhemetveralofhis

kind-allBeetles.

"Welivehere,"theysaid."Andwe'reverycozyhere,

weinviteyoutostepdownintothisrichsoil?Thejourneymust

havetiredyouout."

"Indeedithas,"saidtheBeetle."I'vebeenlyingonlinenout

intherain,ave

rheumatisminmywingjoints,fromstandinginadraftundera

'sreallyveryrelaxingtobeamongone'sown

kindagain."

"Perhapsyoucomefromthehotbed?"askedtheoldestof

them.

"Oh,Icomefromamuchhigherplace,"saidtheBeetle."I

comefromtheEmperor'sstable,whereIwasbornwithgolden

shoeson!I'tn'taskme

anyquestions,forIwon'ttellyouanything."

at

threeyoungladyBeetles,andtheytitteredbecautheydidn't

knowwhattosay.

"Theyarenotengagedyet,"saidtheirmother,andthenthe

youngladyBeetlestitteredagain,thistimefromembarrassment.

"IhaveneverengreaterbeautievenintheEmperor's

stables!"saidthetravelingBeetle.

"Nowdon'tyouspoilmydaughters,"saidthemother,"and

pleadon'tspeaktothemunlessyouhaveriousintentions.

Butofcouryourintentionsarehonorable,andsoIgiveyoumy

blessing!"

"Hurrah!"criedalltheotherBeetlesatonce,andsothe

heengagement,thenthewedding;

therewasnothingtowaitfor.

Thefollowingdaypasdpleasantly,andthenextwasfair

enough,butbythethirddayitwastimetothinkoffoodforthe

wifeandperhapsforchildren.

"I'veletthemputsomethingoveronme,"hesaid,"andnow

theonlythingtodoisputsomethingoverontheminreturn."

went,awayallday,andawayall

night,whilehiswifewasleftawidow.

TheotherBeetlessaidthattheyhadtakennothingmore

thanacompletetrampintothefamilyandnowhiswifewasleft

aburdenontheirhands.

"Well,then,sheshallbeunmarriedagain,"saidhermother,

"nthat

disgustingrascalwhodertedher!"

MeanwhiletheBeetlehadbeentravelingon,andhadsailed

rningtwopersons

cameby,andwhentheysawtheBeetletheypickedhimup,

turnedhimoverandover,andbothlookedverylearned-

especiallyoneofthem,aboy.

"Allahestheblackbeetleintheblackstoneandinthe

blackmountain,"hesaid."Isn'tthatintheKoran?"Thenhe

translatedtheBeetle'snameintoLatinanddiscourduponits

erscholarwasoppodto

carryinghimhome,sayingtheyhadjustasgoodaspecimen

,theBeetlethought,wasaveryrudethingtosay,

conquentlyhesuddenlyflewoutofthespeaker'

wingsweredrynow,heflewaconsiderabledistanceandreached

agreenhou,wherehefoundasashoftheglassroofpartly

open,so,withthegreatestofea,heslippedinandburied

himlfinthemanure.

"It'sverycomfortablehere,"heremarked.

SoonhefeelasleepanddreamedthattheEmperor'shor

hadbeengivenitsgolden

shoes,withthepromithatheshouldhavetwomore.

ntheBeetlewokeuphe

lendortherewasinthe

greenhou!Greatpalmtreesweregrowinghigh,andthesun

eaththemwhatariotof

green,andbloomingflowers,redasfire,yellowasamber,or

whiteasfreshlyfallensnow!

"Whatmagnificentplants!Howdeliciousthey'lltastewhen

they'reniceanddecayed!"saidtheBeetle."Thisisasplendid

larder!Iamsuresomeofmyrelativeslivehere;I'lljusteifIcan

findanyonefittoassociatewith.I'mproud,andI'mproudof

beingthatway."

Sohethoughtofthedreamhehadhadaboutthedying

denlyahand

izedtheBeetleandsqueezedhimandturnedhimoverand

over.

Thegardener'slittlesonandhisplaymatehadcometothe

greenhouand,eingtheBeetle,haddecidedtohavesome

ewaswrappedinavineleafandthenshoved

rmedandwriggled,

buthegotagoodsqueezingfromtheboy'went

theyputtheBeetleinanoldbrokenwoodenshoe,withthetop

estickwasplaceduprightforamast,andto

asa

skipperandhadtosailaway.

Thelakewasverylarge,andtotheBeetleitemedavast

ocean;hewassoamazedatitssizethathefelloveronhisback

andkickedoutwithallhislegs.

rentboreitalong,but

wheneveritwenttoofarfromshoreoneoftheboyswouldroll

uphistrours,goinafterit,r,justas

itsailedmerrilyouttoaagain,theboyswerecalledaway,and

quitesharply,too,sothattheyranawayfromthelake,leaving

tedawayfromtheshore,

fartherandfartherout;itwasaterriblesituationfortheBeetle;

hecouldn'tfly,forhewasboundtightlytothemast.

ThenaFlypaidhimavisit.

"Whatbeautifulweatherwe'rehaving!"saidtheFly."I'llrest

here;'recertainlyhavinganice

timeofit!"

"Youdon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout,"repliedthe

Beetle."Can'tyoueI'mtiedup?"

"I'mnotaprisoner,"saidtheFly,andpromptlyflewaway.

"Well,nowIguessIknowtheworld,"theBeetlesaid."And

it'sameanplace.I',theywon't

givememygoldenshoes,thenIhavetolieonwetlinenand

standinadraft,,

whenImadeaquickmoveoutintotheworld,andfoundouthow

peoplelive,andhowIoughttolive,oneofthehumanpuppies

comesandtiesmeupandleavesmetothemercyofthewild

ocean,whiletheEmperor'shorprancesaboutproudlyin

'swhatannoysmemorethananythingel!

Butyoumustn'texpectsympathyinthisworld!Mycareerhas

beenveryinteresting,butwhat'sthegoodofthat,ifnobody

knowsaboutit?Theworlddoesn'tdervetoknowaboutit,for

itshouldhavegivenmegoldenshoeswhentheEmperor'shor

wasshodandIstretchedoutmyfeettobeshod,'d

givenmegoldenshoesI'

thestablehaslostme,andtheworldhaslostme!It'sallover!"

Butitwasn'unggirlscamerowingup

inaboat.

"There'sanoldwoodenshoesailingalongoverthere!"said

oneofthem.

"Andthere'salittleanimaltiedfastinit!"saidanother.

Theirboatcamequiteclotothewoodenshoe,andthey

hegirlstookoutatinypair

ofscissorsandcutthewoolenthreadwithouthurtingtheBeetle;

andwhenshesteppedonshoresheplacedhimdownonthe

grass.

"Crawl,crawl,fly,flyawayifyoucan!"shesaid."Freedomis

apreciousthing!"

AndtheBeetleflewstraightthroughtheopenwindowofa

largebuilding,andtherehesankdown,tiredandexhausted,in

thelong,fine,softmaneoftheEmperor'sfavoritehor,which

clungfasttothemaneandsattherealittlewhileuntilhehad

collectedhimlf.

"HereIamsittingontheEmperor'sfavoritehor!Yes,sitting

onhimashisrider!ButwhatamIsaying?Oh,yes,nowit'sclear

tome;yes,it'thehor

getgoldenshoes,owthe

regiventothehoronmyaccount!"

ThatputtheBeetleingoodspiritsagain.

"Travelingbroadensthemind,"hesaid.

Thesun'sraysstreamedinonhimandshoneverybrightly.

"Onthewhole,theworldisn'tsobad,afterall!"saidthe

Beetle."Butyoumustknowhowtotakeit!"

Theworldwaswonderful,becautheEmperor'sfavorite

horhadgoldenshoesandbecautheBeetlewasitsrider.

"NowIamgoingdowntotheotherbeetlesandtellthem

aboutallthepleasuresIhaveenjoyedonmytripabroad,andI

amgoingtosaythatnowI'mgoingtostayathomeuntilthe

horhaswornouthisgoldenshoes."

安徒生英语童话故事：雪人

"It'ssobitterlycoldthatmywholebodycrackles!"saidthe

SnowMan."Thiswindcanreallyblowlifeintoyou!Andhowthat

glaringthingupthereglaresatme!"Hemeantthesun;itwas

justtting."Shewon'tmakemeblink;I'llholdontothepieces."

"Thepieces"weretwolargetriangularpiecesoftile,which

thwaspartofanoldrake,hencehehad

eenbornamidthetriumphantshoutsoftheboys,

andwelcomedbythejinglingofsleighbellsandthecrackingof

whipsfromthepassingsleighs.

Thesunwentdown,andthefullmoonro,bigandround,

brightandbeautiful,intheclearbluesky.

"Hereshecomesagainfromtheotherside,"saidtheSnow

Man,forhethoughtitwasthesunshowingitlfagain."Ah,I've

curedherofstaring,herhangupthereandshine

yknewhowtomovefromthis

place-I'dlikesomuchtomove!IfIcould,I'dslidealongthere

ontheice,thewayIetheboysslide,butIdon'tknowhowto

run."

"Away!Away!"uite

hoarfromthetimewhenhewasahoudoglyingunderthe

stove."urpredecessor

lastwinter,!Away!And

awaytheyallgo!"

"Idon'tunderstandyou,friend,"saidtheSnowMan."Isthat

thinguptheregoingtoteachmetorun?"Hemeantthemoon.

"Why,shewasrunningthelasttimeIsawheralittlewhileago,

andnowshecomessneakingbackfromtheotherside."

"Youdon'tknowanythingatall,"repliedtheWatchdog."But

then,ofcour,you'youare

lookingatnowiscalledthemoon,andtheonewhowentaway

lcomeagaintomorrow,andshewillteach

'regoingtohaveachangeof

weathersoon;Icanfeelitinmylefthindleg;Ihaveapaininit.

Theweather'sgoingtochange."

"Idon'tunderstandhim,"saidtheSnowMantohimlf,"but

Ihaveafeelinghe'

thatstaredatmeandwentaway,whomhecalledthesun,isno

friendofmineeither,Icanfeelthat."

"Away!Away!"barkedtheWatchdog,andthenhewalked

aroundthreetimesandcreptintohiskenneltosleep.

extmorningathick,

awindro;

sttinhard,butwhenthesunro,what

abeautifulsightitwas!Thetreesandbusheswerecoveredwith

hoarfrostandlookedlikeaforestofwhitecoral,whileeverytwig

rmously

manydelicatebranchesthatareconcealedbytheleavesin

summernowappeared,everysingleoneofthem,andmadea

gleamingwhitelacework,sosnowywhitethatawhiteradiance

chwavedinthewind,

asifithadlife,ll

nthesuncameout,howitall

glitteredandsparkled,asifeverythinghadbeenstrewnwith

diamonddust,andbigdiamondshadbeensprinkledonthe

snowycarpetoftheearth;oronecouldalsoimaginethat

countlesslittlelightsweregleaming,brightereventhanthesnow

itlf.

"It'swonderfullybeautiful!"saidayounggirl,whohadcome

oppednearthe

SnowManandgazedattheflashingtrees."Summercan'tshow

usaloveliersight!"shesaid,andhereyessparkledwithdelight.

"Andwecan'thaveafellowlikethisinthesummertime,

either,"theyoungmanagreed,ashepointedtotheSnowMan.

"He'ssplendid."

Theyounggirllaughed,noddedtotheSnowMan,andthen

dancedoverthesnowwithherfriend-oversnowthatcrackled

undertheirfeetasthoughtheywerewalkingonstarch.

"Whowerethotwo?"askedtheSnowManofthe

Watchdog."You'

youknowthem?"

"OfcourIknowthem,"saidtheWatchdog."Shepetsme,

'tbitethotwo."

"Butwhataretheysuppodtobe?"askedtheSnowMan.

"Sweethearts!"repliedtheWatchdog."They'llgotomoveinto

thesamekennelsomedayandgnawthesamebonetogether.

Away!Away!"

"ButaretheyasimportantasyouandI?"askedtheSnow

Man.

"Why,theyaremembersofthemaster'sfamily,"saidthe

Watchdog."Peoplecertainlydon'tknowverymuchiftheywere

onlybornyesterday;veageand

verybodyhereinthehou,andIknowa

timewhenIdidn'thavetostandouthereinthecold,fastenedto

!Away!"

"Thecoldislovely,"saidtheSnowMan."Buttellme,tellme.

Onlydon'trattlethatchain;itmakesmeshiverinsidewhenyou

dothat."

"Away!Away!"barkedtheWatchdog."TheyudtotellmeI

wasaprettylittlepuppy,whenIlayinavelvet-coveredchair,up

inthemaster'shou,orsatinthemistress'edtokiss

meonthenoandwipemypawswithanembroidered

handkerchief.

"Theycalledme'thehandsomest'and'littlepuppsy-wuppsy.'

ButthenIgrewtoobigforthemtokeep,sotheygavemeaway

'showIcametolivedowninthe

lookdownintoitfromwhereyou'restanding;

youcanlookrightintotheroomwhereIwasmaster,forthatwas

,theplacewasinferior

tothatupstairs,butIwasmorecomfortablethereandwasn't

constantlygrabbedandpulledaboutbythechildrenasIhad

stasgoodfoodaver,andmuchmoreof

owncushion,andthentherewasastove,whichisthe

rightinunder

it,,Istilldreamofthatstove

!Away!"

"Doesastovelooksobeautiful?"askedtheStoneMan.

"Doesitlooklikeme?"

"It''sasblackascoalandhasa

firewood,sothatfire

tkeepbesideitorunderneathit;

it'tbeabletoeitthrough

thewindowfromwhereyou'restanding."

ThentheSnowManlooked,andhereallysawabrightly

polishedthingwithabrassstomachandfireglowingfromthe

trangefeelingsweptovertheSnowMan;

hedidn'tknowwhatitmeant,andcouldn'tunderstandit,butall

peoplewhoaren'tsnowmenknowthatfeeling.

"Whydidyouleaveher?"askedtheSnowMan,foritemed

tohimthatthestovemustbeafemale."Howcouldyouleavea

placelikethat?"

"Iwascompelledto,"repliedtheWatchdog."Theyturnedme

,Ihadbittenthe

youngestofthemaster'schildrenintheleg,becauhehad

kickedawayaboneIwasgnawing.'Aboneforabone,'Ialways

dn'tlikethatatall,andfromthattimeI'vebeen

'tyouhearhow

hoarIam?Away!Away!Andthatwastheendofthat!"

ButtheSnowManwasn'

peeringinatthehoukeeper'sbamentroom,wherethestove

stoodonitsfourironlegs,justaboutthesamesizeastheSnow

Manhimlf.

"Whatastrangecracklingthereisinsideme!"hecried."I

wonderifI''saninnocentwish,andour

onlywish,my

biggestwish;itwouldalmostbeunfairifitwasn'

getinandleanagainsther,evenifIhavetobreakawindow."

"You'llnevergetinthere,"saidtheWatchdog."Andifyougo

nearthatstoveyou'llmeltaway!Away!"

"I'masgoodasgone,anyway,"repliedtheSnowMan."I

thinkI'mbreakingup."

AlldaylongtheSnowManstoodlookinginthroughthe

ighttheroomgrewstillmoreinviting;amildglow

camefromthestove,notlikethemoonorthesuneither,butjust

ime

theroomdoorwasopened,theflamesleapedoutofthestove's

mouth;mefelldistinctlyonthe

whitefaceoftheSnowManandglowedruddyonhisbreast.

"Ican'tstanditanylonger!"hecried."Howbeautifulshe

lookswhenshesticksouthertongue!"

Thenightwasverylong,butitdidn'temlongtotheSnow

Man;hestoodlostinhisownpleasantthoughts,andtheyfroze

untiltheycrackled.

Inthemorningthewindowpanesofthebamentroomwere

owedthemostbeautifuliceflowersthat

anySnowMancoulddesire,

windowpaneswouldn'tthaw,sohecouldn'

creaked,anditcrackled.

ItwasjustthesortofweatheraSnowManshouldmost

idn'tenjoyit;indeed,howcouldhe

enjoyanythingwhenhewassostove-sick?

"That'saterriblesicknessforaSnowMan,"saidthe

Watchdog."I'vealsosufferedfromitmylf,butIgotoverit.

Away!Away!There'sgoingtobeachangeintheweather."

Andtherewasachangeintheweather;itbegantothaw!The

thawincread,r

complained,andthat'saninfalliblesign.

old!wherehehadstood

therewassomethinglikeabroomstickstickingupfromthe

ground.

Itwasthepoletheboyshadbuilthimuparound.

"NowIcanunderstandwhyhehadsuchanintenlonging

forthestove,"saidtheWatchdog."TheSnowManhashada

stoverakeinhisbody;that'as

gottenoverthat,!Away!"

Andsoonthewinterwasover,too.

"Away!Away!"littlegirlsinthe

housang:

Oh,woodruff,springup,freshandproud,roundabout!

And,willowtree,hangyourwoolenmittsout!

Come,cuckooandlark,comeandsing!

AtFebruary'sclowealreadyhavespring.

Tweet-tweet,cuckoo!Iamsingingwithyou.

Comeout,dearsun!Comeoften,skiesofblue!

AndnobodythoughtanymoreabouttheSnowMan.

结束语：

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