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1、Fitcher'sBirdJacobandWilhelmGrimm Onceuponatimetherewasasorcererwhodisguisedhimselfasapoorman,wentbeggingfromhousetohouse,andcapturedbeautifulgirls.Nooneknewwherehetookthem,fornoneofthemeverreturned. Onedayhecametothedoorofamanwhohadthreebeautifuldaughters.Heappearedtobeap
2、oor,weakbeggar,andhecarriedapackbasketonhisback,asthoughhewantedtocollectsomebenevolentofferingsinit.Heaskedforabittoeat,andwhentheoldestdaughtercameouttogivehimapieceofbread,hesimplytouchedher,andshewasforcedtojumpintohispackbasket.Thenhehurriedawaywithpowerfulstridesandcar
3、riedhertohishouse,whichstoodinthemiddleofadarkforest. Everythingwassplendidinthehouse,andhegavehereverythingthatshewanted.Hesaid,"Mydear,youwilllikeitherewithme.Youwillhaveeverythingthatyourheartdesires." Soitwentforafewdays,andthenhesaidtoher,"Ihavetogoawayandleaveyoualon
4、eforashorttime.Herearethehousekeys.Youmaygoeverywhereandlookateverythingexceptfortheoneroomthatthislittlekeyhereunlocks.Iforbidyoutogothereonthepenaltyofdeath." Healsogaveheranegg,saying,"Takegoodcareofthisegg.Youshouldcarryitwithyouatalltimes,forifyoushouldlooseitGREatmisf
5、ortunewouldfollow." Shetookthekeysandtheegg,andpromisedtotakegoodcareofeverything. Assoonashehadgoneshewalkedaboutinthehousefromtoptobottomexaminingeverything.Theroomsglistenedwithsilverandgold,andshethoughtthatshehadneverseensuchsplendor. Finallyshecametotheforbiddendoor
6、.Shewantedtopassitby,butcuriositygavehernorest.Sheexaminedthekey.Itlookedlikeanyotherone.Sheputitintothelockandtwisteditalittle,andthenthedoorsprangopen. Whatdidsheseewhenshesteppedinside?Alargebloodybasinstoodinthemiddle,insidewhichtherelaythecutuppartsofdeadgirls.Nearbyth
7、erewasawoodenblockwithaglisteningaxlyingonit. Shewassoterrifiedthattheegg,whichshewasholdinginherhand,fellintothebasin.Shegotitoutagainandwipedofftheblood,butitwastonoavail,foritalwayscameback.Shewipedandscrubbed,butshecouldnotgetridofthestain. Notlongafterwardthemanreturn
8、edfromhisjourney,andheimmediatelyaskedforthekeyandtheegg.Shehandedthemtohim