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1、TheGoldenBirdAcertainkinghadabeautifulgarden,andinthegardenstoodatreewhichboregoldenapples.Theseappleswerealwayscounted,andaboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundthateverynightoneofthemwasgone.Thekingbecameveryangryatthis,andorderedthegardenertokeepwatchallnightunderthetree.The
2、gardenersethiseld-estsontowatch;butabouttwelveo'clockhefellasleep,andinthemorn-inganotheroftheappleswasmissing.Thenthesecondsonwasorderedtowatch;andatmidnighthetoofellasleep,andinthemorninganotherapplewasgone.Thenthethirdsonofferedtokeepwatch;butthegardeneratfirstwouldnotlethim,forfe
3、arsomeharmshouldcometohim:however,atlastheconsented,andtheyoungmanlaidhimselfun-derthetreetowatch.Astheclockstrucktwelveheheardarustlingnoiseintheair,andabirdcameflyingthatwasofpuregold;andasitwassnappingatoneoftheappleswithitsbeak,thegardener'ssonjumpedupandshotanarrowatit.Butthearr
4、owdidthebirdnoharm;onlyitdroppedagoldenfeatherfromitstail,andthenflewaway.Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothekinginthemorning,andallthecouncilwascalledtogether.Everyoneagreedthatitwasworthmorethanallthewealthofthekingdom:butthekingsaid,'Onefeatherisofnousetome,Imusthavethewholebird.'Then
5、thegardener'seldestsonsetoutandthoughttofindthegoldenbirdveryeasily;andwhenhehadgonebutalittleway,hecametoawood,andbythesideofthewoodhesawafoxsitting;sohetookhisbowandmadereadytoshootatit.Thenthefoxsaid,'Donotshootme,forIwillgiveyougoodcounsel;Iknowwhatyourbusinessis,andthatyouwantto
6、findthegoldenbird.Youwillreachavillageintheevening;andwhenyougetthere,youwillseetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,oneofwhichisverypleasantandbeautifultolookat:gonotinthere,butrestforthenightintheother,thoughitmayappeartoyoutobeverypoorandmean.'Butthesonthoughttohimself,'Whatcansuchabeastast
7、hisknowaboutthematter?'Soheshothisarrowatthefox;buthemissedit,anditsetupitstailaboveitsbackandranintothewood.Thenhewenthisway,andintheeveningcametothevillagewherethetwoinnswere;andinoneofthesewerepeoplesinging,anddancing,andfeasting;buttheotherlookedverydirty,andpoor.'Ishouldbeverysi
8、lly,'saidhe,