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1、Dauntless Little John 无畏的小乔万尼DauntlessLittleJohnTherewasoncealadwhomeveryonecalledDauntlessLittleJohn,sincehewasafraidofnothingTravelingabouttheworld,hecametoaninn,whereheaskedforlodgings"Wehavenoroomhere,"saidtheinnkeeper,"butifyou'renotafraid,Iwilldirectyoutoacertainpalacewhereyoucan
2、stay""WhyshouldIbeafraid?""Peopleshudderatthethoughtofthatpalace,sincenobodywho'sgoneinhascomeoutaliveInthemorningthefriarsgoupwiththebierforanyonebraveenoughtospendthenightinside"SowhatdidLittleJohndobutpickupalamp,abottle,andasausage,andmarchstraighttothepalaceAtmidnighthewassittinga
3、tthetableeating,whenheheardavoiceinthechimney"ShallIthrowitdown?""Goahead!"repliedLittleJohnDownthechimneyintothefireplacefellaman'slegLittleJohndrankaglassofwineThenthevoicespokeagain"ShallIthrowitdown?""Goahead!"SoanotherlegdroppedintothefireplaceLittleJohnbitintothesausage"ShallIthr
4、owitdown?""Goahead!"SodowncameanarmLittleJohnbeganwhistlingatune"ShallIthrowitdown?""Byallmeans!"Andtherewasanotherarm"ShallIthrowitdown?""Yes!"Thencamethetrunkofabody,andthearmsandlegsstuckontoit,andtherestoodamanwithoutahead"ShallIthrowitdown?""Throwitdown!"Downcametheheadandsprangin
5、toplaceatopthetrunkHewastrulyagiant,andLittleJohnraisedhisglassandsaid,"Toyourhealth!"Thegiantsaid,"Takethelampandcomewithme"LittleJohnpickedupthelamp,butdidn'tbudge"Yougofirst!"saidthegiant"No,afteryou,"insistedLittleJohn"Afteryou!"thunderedthegiant"Youleadtheway!"yelledLittleJohnSoth
6、egiantwentfirst,withLittleJohnbehindhimlightingtheway,andtheywentthroughroomafterroomuntiltheyhadwalkedthewholelengthofthepalaceBeneathoneofthestaircaseswasasmalldoor"Openit!"orderedthegiant"Youopenit!"repliedLittleJohnSothegiantshoveditopenwithhisshoulderTherewasaspiralstaircase"Goond
7、own,"directedthegiant"Afteryou,"answeredLittleJohnTheywentdownthestepsintoacellar,andthegiantpointedtoastoneslabontheground"Raisethat!""Youraiseit!"repliedLittleJohn,andthegiantlifteditasthoughitwereamerepebbleBeneaththeslabtherewerethreepotsofgold"Carrythoseupstairs!"orderedthegiant