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1、theThreeFeathers三片羽毛JacobandWilhelmGrimm Onceuponatimetherewasakingwhohadthreesons,twoofwhomwerecleverandintelligent,butthethirdonedidnottalkverymuch,wassimpleminded,andtheonlynametheygavehimwastheSimpleton. Whenthekingbecameoldandweak,andthoughtthathewasnearinghisend,hedidnot
2、knowwhichofhissonsshouldinheritthekingdomafterhim,sohesaidtothem,"Goforth,andtheoneofyouwhobringsmethefinestcarpet,heshallbekingaftermydeath." Sotherewouldbenodisputeamongthem,heledthemtothefrontofhiscastle,blewthreefeathersintotheair,andsaid,"Astheyfly,soshallyougo." theonefe
3、atherflewtotheeast,theothertothewest,andthethirdfeatherflewstraightahead,fallingquicklytothegroundaftergoingonlyashortdistance.Theonebrotherwenttotheright,theothertotheleft,andtheylaughedattheSimpletonwhohadtostandtherewherethethirdfeatherhadfallen. theSimpletonsatdownandwassad
4、.Thenhesuddenlynoticedthattherewasatrapdoornexttohisfeather.Helifteditup,foundastairway,andclimbeddowninside.Hecametoanotherdoorandknockedonit,uponwhichheheardsomeonecallingoutfromwithin: MaidenGREenandsmall,Hoppingtoad,Hoppingtoad'spuppy,Hoptoandfro,Quicklyseewhoisoutside. th
5、edooropened,andhesawabig,fattoadsittingthere,surroundedbyalargenumberoflittletoads.Thefattoadaskedwhathewanted. theSimpletonanswered,"Iwouldlikethemostbeautifulandfinestcarpet." thenthefattoadcalledtoayoungtoad,saying: MaidenGREenandsmall,Hoppingtoad,Hoppingtoad'spuppy,Hoptoa
6、ndfro,Bringmethelargebox. theyoungtoadbroughtthebox,andthefattoadopenedit,thengavetheSimpletonacarpetfromit.Itwassobeautifulandsofine,thelikeofwhichcouldneverhavebeenwovenintheworldabove.Hethankedthetoadandclimbedbackout. Nowtheothertwothoughtthattheirbrotherwassostupidthathew
7、ouldnotfindanythingtobringhome. "Whyshouldwespendalotofeffortlookingforacarpet?"theysaid,sotheytooksomepiecesofcourseclothfromthefirstshepherd'swifetheycameto,andtookthesebackhometotheking. Atthesametimetheyreturnedhome,theSimpletonarrived,bringinghisbeautifulcarpet.Whenthekin
8、gsawit,hewasastounded,andsaid,"Itisonlyrighttha
