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1、TheTalesofHansChristianAndersenTheLittleMermaid-DenlilleHavfrue1837Far,farfromland,wherethewatersareasblueasthepetalsofthecornflowerandasclearasglass,there,wherenoanchorcanreachthebottom,livethemer-people.Sodeepisthispartoftheseathatyouwouldhavetopilemanychurch
2、towersontopofeachotherbeforeoneofthememergedabovethesurface.Nowyoumustnotthinkthatatthebottomoftheseathereisonlywhitesand.No,heregrowthestrangestplantsandtrees;theirstemsandleavesaresosubtlethattheslightestcurrentinthewatermakesthemmove,asiftheywerealive.Bigand
3、smallfishesflitinandoutamongtheirbranches,justasthebirdsdouponearth.Attheverydeepestplace,themer-kinghasbuilthiscastle.Itswallsaremadeofcoralanditslongpointedwindowsofamber.Theroofisoystershellsthatarecontinuallyopeningandclosing.Itlooksverybeautiful,forineachs
4、hellliesapearl,solustrousthatitwouldbefitforaqueen'scrown.Themer-kinghadbeenawidowerformanyyears;hismotherkepthouseforhim.Shewasaveryintelligentwomanbutalittletooproudofherrank:sheworetwelveoystersonhertail;thenobilitywereonlyallowedsix.Otherwise,shewasamostpra
5、iseworthywoman,andshetookexcellentcareofhergrandchildren,thelittleprincesses.Theyweresixlovelymermaids;theyoungestwasthemostbeautiful.Hercomplexionwasasfineasthepetalofaroseandhereyesasblueasthedeepestlakebut,justlikeeveryoneelsedownthere,shehadnofeet;herbodyen
6、dedinafishtail.Themermaidswereallowedtoplayalldayinthegreathallofthecastle,whereflowersgrewonthewalls.Thebigamberwindowswerekeptopenandthefishesswaminandout,justastheswallowsuponearthflyinthroughourwindowsiftheyareopen.Butunlikethebirdsoftheair,thefisheswerenot
7、frightened,theyswamrightuptothelittleprincessesandateoutoftheirhandsandletthemselvesbepetted.Aroundthecastlewasagreatparkwheretheregrewfiery-redanddeep-bluetrees.Theirfruitsshoneasthoughtheywerethepurestgold,theirflowerswerelikeflames,andtheirbranchesandleavesw
8、ereeverinmotion.Theearthwasthefinestsand,notwhitebutblue,thecolorofburningsulphur.Therewasabluetingetoeverything,downonthebottomofthesea.Youcouldalmostbelievethatyouweresusp
