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1、The Goblin and the Huckster 小鬼和小商人Therewasoncearegularstudent,wholivedinagarret,andhadnopossessions.Andtherewasalsoaregularhuckster,towhomthehousebelonged,andwhooccupiedthegroundfloor.Agoblinlivedwiththehuckster,becauseatChristmashealwayshadalargedishfullofjam,withagreatpieceofbutterinthemiddle.T
2、hehuckstercouldaffordthis;andthereforethegoblinremainedwiththehuckster,whichwasverycunningofhim.Oneeveningthestudentcameintotheshopthroughthebackdoortobuycandlesandcheeseforhimself,hehadnoonetosend,andthereforehecamehimself;heobtainedwhathewished,andthenthehucksterandhiswifenoddedgoodeveningtohim
3、,andshewasawomanwhocoulddomorethanmerelynod,forshehadusuallyplentytosayforherself.Thestudentnoddedinreturnasheturnedtoleave,thensuddenlystopped,andbeganreadingthepieceofpaperinwhichthecheesewaswrapped.Itwasaleaftornoutofanoldbook,abookthatoughtnottohavebeentornup,foritwasfullofpoetry.“Yonderliess
4、omemoreofthesamesort,”saidthehuckster:“Igaveanoldwomanafewcoffeeberriesforit;youshallhavetherestforsixpence,ifyouwill.”“IndeedIwill,”saidthestudent;“givemethebookinsteadofthecheese;Icaneatmybreadandbutterwithoutcheese.Itwouldbeasintotearupabooklikethis.Youareacleverman;andapracticalman;butyouunde
5、rstandnomoreaboutpoetrythanthatcaskyonder.”Thiswasaveryrudespeech,especiallyagainstthecask;butthehucksterandthestudentbothlaughed,foritwasonlysaidinfun.Butthegoblinfeltveryangrythatanymanshouldventuretosaysuchthingstoahucksterwhowasahouseholderandsoldthebestbutter.Assoonasitwasnight,andtheshopclo
6、sed,andeveryoneinbedexceptthestudent,thegoblinsteppedsoftlyintothebedroomwherethehuckster'swifeslept,andtookawayhertongue,whichofcourse,shedidnotthenwant.Whateverobjectintheroomheplacedhistongueuponimmediatelyreceivedvoiceandspeech,andwasabletoexpressitsthoughtsandfeelingsasreadilyastheladyhersel
7、fcoulddo.Itcouldonlybeusedbyoneobjectatatime,whichwasagoodthing,asanumberspeakingatoncewouldhavecausedgreatconfusion.Thegoblinlaidthetongueuponthecask,inwhichlayaquantityofoldnewspapers.“Isitreallytrue,”heasked,“thatyo
