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1、The Angel 安琪儿"WHENEVERagoodchilddies,anangelofGodcomesdownfromheaven,takesthedeadchildinhisarms,spreadsouthisgreatwhitewings,andflieswithhimoveralltheplaceswhichthechildhadlovedduringhislife.Thenhegathersalargehandfulofflowers,whichhecarriesuptotheAl
2、mighty,thattheymaybloommorebrightlyinheaventhantheydoonearth.AndtheAlmightypressestheflowerstoHisheart,butHekissestheflowerthatpleasesHimbest,anditreceivesavoice,andisabletojointhesongofthechorusofbliss."ThesewordswerespokenbyanangelofGod,ashecarried
3、adeadchilduptoheaven,andthechildlistenedasifinadream.Thentheypassedoverwell-knownspots,wherethelittleonehadoftenplayed,andthroughbeautifulgardensfulloflovelyflowers."Whichoftheseshallwetakewithustoheaventobetransplantedthere?"askedtheangel.Closebygre
4、waslender,beautiful,rose-bush,butsomewickedhandhadbrokenthestem,andthehalf-openedrosebudshungfadedandwitheredonthetrailingbranches."Poorrose-bush!"saidthechild,"letustakeitwithustoheaven,thatitmaybloomaboveinGod'sgarden."Theangeltookuptherose-bush;th
5、enhekissedthechild,andthelittleonehalfopenedhiseyes.Theangelgatheredalsosomebeautifulflowers,aswellasafewhumblebuttercupsandheart's-ease."Nowwehaveflowersenough,"saidthechild;buttheangelonlynodded,hedidnotflyupwardtoheaven.Itwasnight,andquitestillint
6、hegreattown.Heretheyremained,andtheangelhoveredoverasmall,narrowstreet,inwhichlayalargeheapofstraw,ashes,andsweepingsfromthehousesofpeoplewhohadremoved.Therelayfragmentsof plates,piecesofplaster,rags,oldhats,andotherrubbishnotpleasanttosee.Amidstallt
7、hisconfusion,theangelpointedtothepiecesofabrokenflower-pot,andtoalumpofearthwhichhadfallenoutofit.Theearthhadbeenkeptfromfallingtopiecesbytherootsofawitheredfield-flower,whichhadbeenthrownamongsttherubbish."Wewilltakethiswithus,"saidtheangel,"Iwillte
8、llyouwhyasweflyalong."Andastheyflewtheangelrelatedthehistory."Downinthatnarrowlane,inalowcellar,livedapoorsickboy;hehadbeenafflictedfromhischildhood,andeveninhisbestdayshecouldjustmanagetowalkupanddowntheroomoncrutchesonceortwice,butnomore.Duringsome