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1、TalesofTroyTalesofTroybyAndrewLang1TalesofTroyTHEBOYHOODANDPARENTSOFULYSSESLongago,inalittleislandcalledIthaca,onthewestcoastofGreece,therelivedakingnamedLaertes.Hiskingdomwassmallandmountainous.PeopleusedtosaythatIthaca"laylikeashielduponthesea,"whichsoundsasi
2、fitwereaflatcountry.Butinthosetimesshieldswereverylarge,androseatthemiddleintotwopeakswithahollowbetweenthem,sothatIthaca,seenfaroffinthesea,withhertwochiefmountainpeaks,andaclovenvalleybetweenthem,lookedexactlylikeashield.Thecountrywassoroughthatmenkeptnohorse
3、s,for,atthattime,peopledrove,standingupinlittlelightchariotswithtwohorses;theyneverrode,andtherewasnocavalryinbattle:menfoughtfromchariots.WhenUlysses,thesonofLaertes,KingofIthacagrewup,heneverfoughtfromachariot,forhehadnone,butalwaysonfoot.Iftherewerenohorsesi
4、nIthaca,therewasplentyofcattle.ThefatherofUlysseshadflocksofsheep,andherdsofswine,andwildgoats,deer,andhareslivedinthehillsandintheplains.Theseawasfulloffishofmanysorts,whichmencaughtwithnets,andwithrodandlineandhook.ThusIthacawasagoodislandtolivein.Thesummerwa
5、slong,andtherewashardlyanywinter;onlyafewcoldweeks,andthentheswallowscameback,andtheplainswerelikeagarden,allcoveredwithwildflowers--violets,lilies,narcissus,androses.Withtheblueskyandthebluesea,theislandwasbeautiful.Whitetemplesstoodontheshores;andtheNymphs,as
6、ortoffairies,hadtheirlittleshrinesbuiltofstone,withwildrose-busheshangingoverthem.Otherislandslaywithinsight,crownedwithmountains,stretchingaway,onebehindtheother,intothesunset.Ulyssesinthecourseofhislifesawmanyrichcountries,andgreatcitiesofmen,but,whereverhewa
7、s,hisheartwasalwaysinthelittleisleofIthaca,wherehehadlearnedhowtorow,andhowtosailaboat,andhowtoshootwithbowandarrow,andtohuntboarsandstags,andmanagehishounds.2TalesofTroyThemotherofUlysseswascalledAnticleia:shewasthedaughterofKingAutolycus,wholivednearParnassus
8、,amountainonthemainland.ThisKingAutolycuswasthemostcunningofmen.HewasaMasterThief,andcouldstealaman'spillowfromunderhishead,buthedoesnotseemtohavebeenthoughtworseofforthis.T
