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1、theTailorinHeavenJacobandWilhelmGrimm ItcametopassthatonebeautifuldayGodwishedtotakeastrollintheheavenlygarden,andtookalltheapostlesandsaintswithhim,leavingnooneinheavenbutSaintPeter.TheLordhadcommandedhimtoallownoonetoenterduringhisabsence,soPeterstoodbythegateandkeptw
2、atch.Beforelongsomeoneknocked.Peteraskedwhowasthere,andwhathewanted. "Iamapoor,honesttailorwhoisrequestingadmission,"repliedapleasantvoice. "Honestindeed,"saidPeter."Likethethiefonthegallows.Youhavebeensticky-fingeredandhaverobbedpeopleoftheircloth.Youwillnotgetintohea
3、ven.TheLordhasforbiddenmetoletanyoneinaslongheisout." "Oh,pleasebemerciful,"criedthetailor."Littlescrapsthatfalloffthetablebythemselvesarenotstolen,andarenotworthmentioning.Seehere,Iamlimpingandhaveblistersonmyfeetfromwalkinghere.Icannotpossiblygobackagain.Justletmein,a
4、ndIwilldoallthedirtywork.Iwilltendthechildren,washtheirdiapers,wipeoffandcleanthebenchesonwhichtheyhavebeenplaying,andpatchalltheirtornclothes." SaintPeterlethimselfbemovedbypityandopenedheaven'sgatejustwideenoughforthelametailortosliphisleanbodyinside.Hehadtotakeaseati
5、nacornerbehindthedoor,andwastoldtostaytherequietlyandpeacefully,sothattheLordwouldnotnoticehimwhenhereturned,andbecomeangry. thetailorobeyed,butonetimewhenSaintPetersteppedoutsidethedoor,hegotup,andfullofcuriosity,lookedintoeverycornerofheaven,seeingwhatwasthere.Finally
6、hecametoaplacewherethereweremanybeautifulandcostlychairs.Attheircenterwasaseatmadeentirelyofgoldandsetwithglisteningpreciousstones.Itstoodmuchhigherthantheotherchairs,andagoldenfootstoolstoodinfrontofit.ThiswastheseatonwhichtheLordsatwhenhewasathome,andfromwhichhecouldse
7、eeverythingthatwashappeningonearth.
