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1、Grimm’sFairyTalesTheBrothersGrimmThiseBookwasdesignedandpublishedbyPlanetPDF.FormorefreeeBooksvisitourWebsiteathttp://www.planetpdf.com/.TohearaboutourlatestreleasessubscribetothePlanetPDFNewsletter.Grimm’sFairyTalesTHEGOLDENBIRDAcertainkinghadabeautifulgarden,an
2、dinthegardenstoodatreewhichboregoldenapples.Theseappleswerealwayscounted,andaboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundthateverynightoneofthemwasgone.Thekingbecameveryangryatthis,andorderedthegardenertokeepwatchallnightunderthetree.Thegardenersethiseldestsontow
3、atch;butabouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.Thenthesecondsonwasorderedtowatch;andatmidnighthetoofellasleep,andinthemorninganotherapplewasgone.Thenthethirdsonofferedtokeepwatch;butthegardeneratfirstwouldnotlethim,forfearsomeh
4、armshouldcometohim:however,atlastheconsented,andtheyoungmanlaidhimselfunderthetreetowatch.Astheclockstrucktwelveheheardarustlingnoiseintheair,andabirdcameflyingthatwasofpuregold;andasitwassnappingatoneoftheappleswithitsbeak,thegardener’ssonjumpedupandshotanarrowa
5、tit.Butthearrowdidthebirdnoharm;onlyitdroppedagoldenfeatherfromitstail,andthenflewaway.Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothekinginthemorning,2of444Grimm’sFairyTalesandallthecouncilwascalledtogether.Everyoneagreedthatitwasworthmorethanallthewealthofthekingdom:buttheking
6、said,‘Onefeatherisofnousetome,Imusthavethewholebird.’Thenthegardener’seldestsonsetoutandthoughttofindthegoldenbirdveryeasily;andwhenhehadgonebutalittleway,hecametoawood,andbythesideofthewoodhesawafoxsitting;sohetookhisbowandmadereadytoshootatit.Thenthefoxsaid,‘Do
7、notshootme,forIwillgiveyougoodcounsel;Iknowwhatyourbusinessis,andthatyouwanttofindthegoldenbird.Youwillreachavillageintheevening;andwhenyougetthere,youwillseetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,oneofwhichisverypleasantandbeautifultolookat:gonotinthere,butrestforthenightin
8、theother,thoughitmayappeartoyoutobeverypoorandmean.’Butthesonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuchabeastasthisknowaboutthematter?’Soheshothisarrowatthefox;buthemissedi