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1、ChildChristopherandGoldilindtheFairChildChristopherandGoldilindtheFairbyWilliamMorris18951ChildChristopherandGoldilindtheFairCHAPTERI.OFTHEKINGOFOAKENREALM,ANDHISWIFEANDHISCHILD.Ofoldtherewasalandwhichwassomuchawoodland,thataminstrelthereofsaiditthatasquirrelmightgofromendtoend,anda
2、llabout,fromtreetotree,andnevertouchtheearth:thereforewasthatlandcalledOakenrealm.Thelordandkingthereofwasastarkman,andsogreatawarriorthatinhisyouthhetooknodelightinaughtelsesavebattleandtourneys.Butwhenhewashardonfortyyearsold,hecameacrossadaughterofacertainlord,whomhehadvanquished
3、,andhiseyesbewrayedhimintolonging,sothathegavebacktothesaidlordthehavingshehadconqueredofhimthathemightlaythemaideninhiskinglybed.SohebroughtherhomewithhimtoOakenrealmandweddedher.Tellsthetalethatheruednothisbargain,butlovedhersodearlythatforayearroundheworenoarmour,savewhenshebadeh
4、implayinthetilt-yardforherdesportandpride.Soworethedaystillshewentwithchildandwasnearhertime,andthenitbetidthatthreekingswhomarchedonOakenrealmbandedthemtogetheragainsthim,andhislordsandthanescriedoutonhimtoleadthemtobattle,anditbehovedhimtodoastheywould.Sohesentoutthetokensandbadea
5、nhostingathischiefcity,andwhenallwasreadyhesaidfarewelltohiswifeandherbabeunborn,andwenthiswaystobattleoncemore:butfiercewashisheartagainstthefoemen,thattheyhaddraggedhimawayfromhisloveandhisjoy.Evenamidstofhislandhejoinedbattlewiththehostoftheravagers,andthetaleofthemisshorttotell,
6、fortheywereasthewheatbeforethehook.Butashefollowedupthechase,amerethrallofthefleersturnedonhimandcasthisspear,anditreachedhimwhereashishawberkwasbroken,andstooddeepin,sothathefelltoearthunmighty:andwhenhislordsandchieftainsdrewabouthim,andcunningmenstrovetohealhim,itwasofnoavail,and
7、heknewthathissoulwasdeparting.Thenhe2ChildChristopherandGoldilindtheFairsentforapriest,andfortheMarshalofthehost,whowasagreatlord,andthesonofhisfather'sbrother,andinfewwordsbadehimlooktothebabewhomhiswifeboreabout,andifitwereaman,tocherishhimanddohimtolearnallthatakingoughttoknow;an
8、difitwereamaiden,th
