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1、THELIGHTPRINCESSTHELIGHTPRINCESSGEORGEMACDONALD1THELIGHTPRINCESS1.What!NoChildren?Onceuponatime,solongagothatIhavequiteforgottenthedate,therelivedakingandqueenwhohadnochildren.Andthekingsaidtohimself,"Allthequeensofmyacquaintancehavechildren,somethree,someseven,andsome
2、asmanyastwelve;andmyqueenhasnotone.Ifeelill-used."Sohemadeuphismindtobecrosswithhiswifeaboutit.Butsheboreitalllikeagoodpatientqueenasshewas.Thenthekinggrewverycrossindeed.Butthequeenpretendedtotakeitallasajoke,andaverygoodonetoo."Whydon'tyouhaveanydaughters,atleast?"sa
3、idhe."Idon'tsaysons;thatmightbetoomuchtoexpect.""Iamsure,dearking,Iamverysorry,"saidthequeen."Soyououghttobe,"retortedtheking;"youarenotgoingtomakeavirtueofthat,surely."Buthewasnotanill-temperedking,andinanymatteroflessmomentwouldhaveletthequeenhaveherownwaywithallhish
4、eart.This,however,wasanaffairofstate.Thequeensmiled."Youmusthavepatiencewithalady,youknow,dearking,"saidshe.Shewas,indeed,averynicequeen,andheartilysorrythatshecouldnotobligethekingimmediately.2THELIGHTPRINCESS2.Won'tI,Just?Thekingtriedtohavepatience,buthesucceededvery
5、badly.Itwasmorethanhedeserved,therefore,when,atlast,thequeengavehimadaughter--aslovelyalittleprincessasevercried.Thedaydrewnearwhentheinfantmustbechristened.Thekingwrotealltheinvitationswithhisownhand.Ofcoursesomebodywasforgotten.Nowitdoesnotgenerallymatterifsomebodyis
6、forgotten,onlyyoumustmindwho.Unfortunately,thekingforgotwithoutintendingtoforget;andsothechancefelluponthePrincessMakemnoit,whichwasawkward.Fortheprincesswastheking'sownsister;andheoughtnottohaveforgottenher.Butshehadmadeherselfsodisagreeabletotheoldking,theirfather,th
7、athehadforgottenherinmakinghiswill;andsoitwasnowonderthatherbrotherforgotherinwritinghisinvitations.Butpoorrelationsdon'tdoanythingtokeepyouinmindofthem.Whydon'tthey?Thekingcouldnotseeintothegarretshelivedin,couldhe?Shewasasour,spitefulcreature.Thewrinklesofcontemptcro
8、ssedthewrinklesofpeevishness,andmadeherfaceasfullofwrinklesasapatofbutter.Ifeverakingcouldbejustifiedinforgettinganyb
