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1、theRobberBridegroomJacobandWilhelmGrimm Onceuponatimetherewasamillerwhohadabeautifuldaughter.Whenshecameofagehewishedthatshewasprovidedforandwellmarried.Hethought,"Ifarespectablesuitorcomesandasksforherhandinmarriage,Iwillgivehertohim." Notlongafterwardasuitorcamewhoa
2、ppearedtobeveryrich,andbecausethemillercouldfindnofaultwithhim,hepromisedhisdaughtertohim. thegirl,however,didnotlikehimasmuchasabrideshouldlikeherbridegroom.Shedidnottrusthim,andwhenevershesawhimorthoughtabouthim,shefeltwithinherheartasenseofhorror. Onetimehesaidtohe
3、r,"Youareengagedtomarryme,butyouhaveneveroncepaidmeavisit." thegirlreplied,"Idon'tknowwhereyourhouseis." thenthebridegroomsaid,"Myhouseisoutinthedarkwoods." Lookingforanexcuse,shesaidthatshewouldnotbeabletofindthewaythere. thebridegroomsaid,"NextSundayyoumustcomeout
4、tome.Ihavealreadyinvitedguests.Iwillmakeatrailofashes,sothatyoucanfindyourwaythroughthewoods." WhenSundaycame,anditwastimeforthegirltostartonherway,shebecamefrightened,althoughsheherselfdidnotknowexactlywhy.Inordertomarkthepath,shefilledbothherpocketsfullofpeasandlenti
5、ls.Attheentranceoftheforesttherewasatrailofashes,whichshefollowed,butateverystepshethrewacoupleofpeastotheground,totherightandtotheleft.Shewalkedalmostthewholedayuntilshecametothemiddleofthewoods,whereitwasthedarkest,andtherestoodasolitaryhouse.Shedidnotlikeit,becauseit
6、lookedsodarkandsinister.Shewentinside,butnoonewasthere.Itwastotallyquiet. Suddenlyavoicecalledout:Turnback,turnback,youyoungbride.Youareinamurderer'shouse. thegirllookedupandsawthatthevoicecamefromabird,whichwashanginginacageonthewall.Itcriedoutagain:Turnback,turnback
7、,youyoungbride.Youareinamurderer'shouse. thenthebeautifulbridewentfromoneroomtoanother,walkingthroughthewholehouse,butitwasentirelyempty,andnotahumansoulwastobefound.Finallyshecametothecellar.Averyoldwomanwassittingthereshakingherhead. "Couldyoutellme,"saidthegirl,"if
8、mybridegroomliveshere?" "Oh,youpoorchild,"repliedtheoldwoman,"wheredidyoucomefrom?Youareinamurderer'sden.Yout
