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1、THENIGHTINGALEANDTHEROSE "ShesaidthatshewoulddancewithmeifIbroughtherredroses,"criedtheyoungStudent,"butinallmygardenthereisnoredrose." FromhernestintheoaktreetheNightingaleheardhim,andshelookedoutthroughtheleavesandwondered. "Noredroseinallmygarden!"hecried,
2、andhisbeautifuleyesfilledwithtears."Ah,onwhatlittlethingsdoeshappinessdepend!Ihavereadallthatthewisemenhavewritten,andallthesecretsofphilosophyaremine,yetforwant(没有)ofaredroseismylifemadewretched." "Hereatlastisatruelover,"saidtheNightingale."Nightafternighthav
3、eIsungofhim,thoughIknewhimnot:nightafternighthaveItoldhisstorytothestarsandnowIseehim.Hishairisdarkasthehyacinth(风信子)--blossom,andhislipsareredastheroseofhisdesire;butpassionhasmadehisfacelikepaleivory,andsorrowhassethersealuponhisbrow." "ThePrincegivesaball(舞会
4、)to-morrownight,"murmuredtheyoungstudent,"andmylovewillbeofthecompany.IfIbringheraredroseshewilldancewithmetilldawn.IfIbringheraredrose,Ishouldholdherinmyarms,andshewillleanherheaduponmyshoulder,andherhandwillbeclaspedinmine.Butthereisnoredroseinmygarden,soIshal
5、lsitlonely,andshewillpassmeby.Shewillhavenoheedofme,andmyheartwillbreak." "Here,indeed,isthetruelover,"saidtheNightingale."WhatIsingof,hesuffers:whatisjoytome,tohimispain.Surelyloveisawonderfulthing.Itismorepreciousthanemeralds(翡翠),anddearerthanfineopals(蛋白石).P
6、earlsandpomegranatescannotbuyit,norisitsetforthinthemarket-place.Itmaynotbepurchasedofthemerchants,norcanitbeweighedoutinthebalanceforgold." "Themusicianswillsitintheirgallery,"saidtheyoungStudent,"andplayupontheirstringedinstruments,andmylovewilldancetothesoun
7、doftheharpandtheviolin.Shewilldancesolightlythatherfeetwillnottouchthefloor,andthecourtiersintheirgaydresseswillthrongroundher.Butwithmeshewillnotdance,forIhavenoredrosetogiveher:"andheflunghimselfdownonthegrass,andburiedhisfaceinhishands,andwept. "Whyisheweepi
8、ng?"askedalittleGreenLizard,asheranpasthimwithhistailintheair. "Why,indeed?"saidaButterfly,whowasflutteringaboutafterasunbeam. "Why,indeed?"whisperedaDaisytohisneig
