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1、1872
FAIRYTALESOFHANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN
IBANDLITTLECHRISTINA
byHansChristianAndersen
INtheforestthatextendsfromthebanksoftheGudenau,inNorth
Jutland,alongwayintothecountry,andnotfarfromtheclear
stream,risesagreatridgeofland,whichstretchesthroughthe
woodlikeawall.West
2、wardofthisridge,andnotfarfromthe
river,standsafarmhouse,surroundedbysuchpoorlandthatthesandy
soilshowsitselfbetweenthescantyearsofryeandwheatwhich
growinit.Someyearshavepassedsincethepeoplewholivedhere
cultivatedthesefields;theykeptthreesheep,apig,andtwooxen;
infact
3、theymaintainedthemselvesverywell,theyhadquiteenoughto
liveupon,aspeoplegenerallyhavewhoarecontentwiththeirlot.
Theyevencouldhaveaffordedtokeeptwohorses,butitwasa
sayingamongthefarmersinthoseparts,"Thehorseeatshimself
up;"thatistosay,heeatsasmuchasheearns.JeppeJans
c
4、ultivatedhisfieldsinsummer,andinthewinterhemadewooden
shoes.Healsohadanassistant,aladwhounderstoodaswellashe
himselfdidhowtomakewoodenshoesstrong,butlight,andinthe
fashion.Theycarvedshoesandspoons,whichpaidwell;thereforeno
onecouldjustlycallJeppeJansandhisfamilypoor
5、people.Little
Ib,aboyofsevenyearsoldandtheonlychild,wouldsitby,
watchingtheworkmen,orcuttingastick,andsometimeshisfinger
insteadofthestick.ButonedayIbsucceededsowellinhis
carvingthathemadetwopiecesofwoodlookreallyliketwolittle
woodenshoes,andhedeterminedtogivethemas
6、apresenttoLittle
Christina.
"AndwhowasLittleChristina?"Shewastheboatman'sdaughter,
gracefulanddelicateasthechildofagentleman;hadshebeen
dresseddifferently,noonewouldhavebelievedthatshelivedina
hutontheneighboringheathwithherfather.Hewasawidower,and
earnedhislivingby
7、carryingfirewoodinhislargeboatfromthe
foresttotheeel-pondandeel-weir,ontheestateofSilkborg,and
sometimeseventothedistanttownofRanders.Therewasnoone
underwhosecarehecouldleaveLittleChristina;soshewasalmost
alwayswithhiminhisboat,orplayinginthewoodamongthe
blossomingh
8、eath,orpickingtheripewildberries.Sometimes,when
herfatherhadtogoasfarasthetown,hewouldtakeLittle
Christina,whowasayearyoungerthanIb,across
