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1、The Red Shoes 红鞋Therewasoncealittlegirl,veryniceandverypretty,butsopoorthatshehadtogobarefootedallsummer.Andinwintershehadtowearthickwoodenshoesthatchafedheranklesuntiltheywerered,oh,asredascouldbe.Inthemiddleofthevillagelived"OldMotherShoemaker."Shetooksomeoldscrapsofredclotha
2、nddidherbesttomakethemintoalittlepairofshoes.Theywereabitclumsy,butwellmeant,forsheintendedtogivethemtothelittlegirl.Karenwasthelittlegirl'sname.ThefirsttimeKarenworehernewredshoeswasontheverydaywhenhermotherwasburied.Ofcourse,theywerenotrightformourning,buttheywereallshehad,so
3、sheputthemonandwalkedbareleggedaftertheplainwickercoffin.Justthenalargeoldcarriagecameby,withalargeoldladyinsideit.Shelookedatthelittlegirlandtookpityuponher.Andshewenttotheparsonandsaid:"Givethelittlegirltome,andIshalltakegoodcareofher."Karenwassurethatthishappenedbecauseshewo
4、reredshoes,buttheoldladysaidtheshoeswerehideous,andorderedthemburned.Karenwasgivenpropernewclothes.Shewastaughttoread,andshewastaughttosew.Peoplesaidshewaspretty,buthermirrortoldher,"Youaremorethanpretty.Youarebeautiful."IthappenedthattheQueencametravelingthroughthecountrywithh
5、erlittledaughter,whowasaPrincess.Karenwentwithallthepeoplewhoflockedtoseethematthecastle.ThelittlePrincess,alldressedinwhite,cametothewindowtoletthemadmireher.Shedidn'twearatrain,andshedidn'twearagoldcrown,butshedidwearapairofsplendidredmoroccoshoes.Ofcourse,theyweremuchnicerth
6、antheones"OldMotherShoemaker"hadputtogetherforlittleKaren,butthere'snothingintheworldlikeapairofredshoes!WhenKarenwasoldenoughtobeconfirmed,newclothesweremadeforher,andshewastohavenewshoes.Theywenttothehouseofathrivingshoemaker,tohavehimtakethemeasureofherlittlefeet.Inhisshopwe
7、rebigglasscases,filledwiththeprettiestshoesandtheshiniestboots.Theylookedmostattractivebut,astheoldladydidnotseeverywell,theydidnotattracther.AmongtheshoestherewasapairofredleatheroneswhichwerejustlikethosethePrincesshadworn.Howperfecttheywere!Theshoemakersaidhehadmadethemforth
8、edaughterofacount,butthattheydidnotquitefither."Theymu