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1、theTwelveApostles十二门徒JacobandWilhelmGrimm ItwasthreehundredyearsbeforethebirthofChristtheLord,andtherelivedamotherwhohadtwelvesons,butshewassopoorandneedythatshedidnotknowhowshewouldbeabletokeepthemalive.SheprayeddailytoGodthathemightallowhersonstobetogetheronearthwiththepromisedsavior.Wh
2、enherneedbecameevenGREatershesentthem,oneaftertheother,outintotheworldtoseeksomethingtoeat. theoldestonewasnamedPeter.Hewentforth,andhadalreadywalkedfar,anentireday'sjourney,whenhefoundhimselfinaGREatforest.Helookedforawayout,butcouldnotfindone,goinginsteaddeeperanddeeperintothewoods.Hish
3、ungerwassogreatthathecouldbarelystandupright.Hefinallybecamesoweakthathehadtoliedown,andhebelievedthathewasneardeath. Suddenlytherestoodbeforehimasmallboy.Heglistened,andwasasbeautifulandasfriendlyasanangel.Thechildclappedhishandstogether,causingPetertolookupathim.Thenhesaid,"Whyareyousit
4、tingtheresosadly?" "Oh,"answeredPeter,"Iamwalkingaboutintheworldseekingsomethingtoeat,sothatImightbeabletoseethepromisedsavior,forthatismyGREatestwish." thechildsaid,"Comewithme.Yourwishshallbefulfilled." HetookpoorPeterbythehandandledhimbetweenthecliffstoalargecave.Theywentinside,andev
5、erythingglistenedwithgold,silver,andcrystal.Inthemiddletherestoodtwelvecradlesnexttoeachother. thenthelittleangelsaid,"Liedowninthefirstone,andsleepalittle.Iwillrockyou." Peterdidthis,andthelittleangelsangtohimandrockedhimuntilhefellasleep. Whilehesleptthesecondbrothercametohim.Hetoohad
6、beenbroughttherebyhisguardianangel,andhetoowasrockedtosleep.Inalikemannertheotherscameaswell,eachinturn,untilalltwelvewerelyingthereasleepinthegoldencradles.Theretheysleptforthreehundredyearsuntilthenightwhenthesavioroftheworldwasborn.Thentheyawokeandwerewithhimonearth,andtheywerecalledthe
7、twelveapostles.在基督诞生前的三百年时，一位母亲生了十二个儿子。可她是那样的贫困潦倒，不知如何来养活这些儿子。她天天向上帝祈祷，请他施恩，让她所有的儿子能和那预言要降临人间的救世主在一起。当她生活越来越窘困时，她就把儿子一个个从身边打发出去找活路。老大叫彼得，他已出门走了一整天，走了很远的路，最后进入了一片大森林。他想找一条出去的路，却再也找不着，反而越迷越深。加之他非常饥饿，几乎都站不起来了，他实在太虚弱了，只得躺下来，并深信死神就在咫尺了。突然从他身边冒出了个小男孩，浑身上下闪着光，像天使一样和善
