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1、安徒生童话:TheGardenofParadise天国花园Therewasonceaking'sson,noonehadsomanybeautifulbooksashe.Inthemhecouldreadofeverythingthathadeverhappenedinthisworld,andhecouldseeitallpicturedinfineillustrations.Hecouldfindoutabouteveryraceofpeopleandeverycountry,buttherewasnotasinglewordabo
2、utwheretofindtheGardenofParadise,andthis,justthis,wastheverythingthathethoughtmostabout.Whenhewasstillveryyoungandwasabouttostarthisschooling,hisgrandmotherhadtoldhimthateachflowerintheGardenofParadisewasmadeofthesweetestcake,andthatthepistilswerebottlesfulloffinestwine.
3、Ononesortofflower,shetold,historywaswritten,onanothergeography,ormultiplicationtables,sothatoneonlyhadtoeatcaketoknowone'slesson,andthemoreoneate,themorehistory,geography,orarithmeticonewouldknow.Atthetimehebelievedher,butwhentheboygrewolderandmorelearnedandmuchwiser,hek
4、newthatthegloriesoftheGardenofParadisemustbeofaverydifferentsort."Oh,whydidEvehavetopickfruitfromthetreeofknowledge,andwhydidAdameatwhatwasforbiddenhim?NowifithadonlybeenI,thatwouldneverhavehappened,andsinwouldneverhavecomeintotheworld."Hesaiditthen,andwhenhewasseventeen
5、hesaiditstill.TheGardenofParadisewasalwaysinhisthoughts.Hewentwalkinginthewoodsoneday.Hewalkedalone,forthiswashisfavoriteamusement.Eveningcameon,thecloudsgathered,andtherainpoureddownasiftheskywereallonebigfloodgatefromwhichthewaterplunged.Itwasasdarkasitwouldbeatnightin
6、thedeepestwell.Hekeptslippingonthewetgrass,andtrippingoverthestonesthatstuckoutoftherockysoil.Everythingwassoakingwet,andatlengththepoorPrincedidn'thaveadrystitchtohisback.Hehadtoscrambleovergreatboulderswherethewatertrickledfromthewetmoss.Hehadalmostfainted,whenhehearda
7、strangepuffingandsawahugecaveaheadofhim.Itwasbrightlylit,forinsidethecaveburnedafiresolargethatitcouldhaveroastedastag.Andthiswasactuallybeingdone.Amagnificentdeer,antlersandall,hadbeenstuckonaspit,andwasbeingslowlyturnedbetweentherough-hewntrunksoftwopinetrees.Anelderly
8、woman,soburlyandstrongthatshemighthavebeentakenforamanindisguise,satbythefireandthrewlogafterloguponit.