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1、ThePrinceandthePauperChapter01ThePrinceandthePauperarebornTwoboyswerebornonthesameday.EdwardTudorwasborninWestminsterPalace.HisfatherwastheKingofEngland.EverybodyblessedthebirthofthePrinceofWales.TheotherchildwasTomCanty.Hewasborninafamilyofpaupers.Nobodyblessedthebirthofthechi
2、ld.Tom’sfamilylivedinasmall,dirtyplaceinLondon.Tomhadtobegeveryday,buthewasabrightboy.FatherAndrewtaughtTomhowtoreadandwrite.HetoldTomcharmingtalesaboutkingsandprinces.“Howwonderfulitwouldbetobeaprince!Iwouldliketoseeonesometimes,”Tomsaidtohimself.Oneday,Tomwenttothegreatpalace
3、andsawtheprince!Hehadnicesilkclothesandjewelshangingfromtheclothes.AsoldierpushedTomawayfromthegate.“Howdareyoutreatapoorboylikethat?Openthegate,andlethimin!”PrinceEdwardcriedout.ThenEdwardsaidtoTom,“Youlooktiredandhungry.Comewithme.”EdwardtookTomintohisniceroom.“Whatisyourname
4、?”askedEdward.“TomCanty,sir,”answeredTom.“Tom,tellmeaboutthelifeofpeopleoutsidethepalace,”saidEdward.Tomtalkedaboutrunninginthestreetandswimmingintheriver.“Oh,itsoundssowonderful!Iwanttotakeofftheseclothesandswimintheriverlikeyou,”saidEdward.“Iwanttowearclotheslikeyou,”saidTom.
5、Afewminuteslatertheystoodinfrontofamirror.Theylookedsoalike.“Well,stayhereuntilIcomeback.That’sacommand!”saidEdward.Hehidsomethinginahurryandranoutoftheroom.Edwardrantothegateandshouted,“Openthegate!”ThesoldierhitEdwardontheear.“Getoutofhere,youpauper!”shoutedthesoldier.“Iamthe
6、PrinceofWales!”criedoutEdward.Acrowdofbeggarssurroundedhimandlaughed.Edwardbegantorunandgotlost.Nightfellandhewascoldandalone.Suddenly,adrunkenmangrabbedhimandsaid,“Wherehaveyoubeen?”“Oh,areyouhisfather?”criedEdward.“Hisfather?Whatdoyoumean?I’myourfather,”hecried.“No,IamthePrin
7、ceofWales.Returnmetomyfather,theKing,”saidEdward.“Ha-ha!You’remad.Let’sgohome!”Atthepalace,Tombegantoworry.Theprince’scousin,LadyGrey,walkedin.Tomfellonhiskneesandcriedout,“Pleasedon’tkillme.Iamnotaprince,butpoorTomCanty.”Shewassurprisedandranaway.SoonagroupofservantstookTomtot
8、heKing.“Mychild,youknowme,don’tyou?”askedtheKing.“Yes,