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1、The Butterfly 蝴蝶Thebutterflywantedasweetheart,andnaturallyhewantedoneoftheprettiestofthedearlittleflowers.Helookedateachofthem;theretheyallsatontheirstalksasquietandmodestaslittlemaidensoughttositbeforetheyareengaged;butthereweresomanytochoosefromthatitwouldbequitedifficulttodecide.Sot
2、heButterflyflewdowntotheDaisy,whomtheFrenchcall"Marguerite."Theyknowshecantellfortunes.Thisisthewayit'sdone:theloverspluckoffthelittlepetalsonebyone,askingquestionsabouteachother,"Doeshelovemefromtheheart?Alittle?Alot?Orloveshenotatall?"-orsomethinglikethat;everyoneasksinhisownlanguage
3、.SotheButterflyalsocametoask,buthewouldn'tbiteofftheleaves;insteadhekissedeachoneinturn,thinkingthatkindnessisthebestpolicy."SweetMissMargueriteDaisy,"hesaid,"you'rethewisestwomanofalltheflowers-youcantellfortunes!Tellme,shouldIchoosethisoneorthatone?WhichoneamItohave?Whenyouhavetoldme
4、,Icanflystraighttoherandpropose."ButMargueriteanswerednotaword.Sheresentedhiscallingher"awoman,"forshewasunmarriedandquiteyoung.Heputhisquestionasecondtime,andthenathirdtime,andwhenhestillgetawordoutofherhegaveupandflewawaytobeginhiswooing.Itwasearlyspring;thesnowdropsandcrocusesweregr
5、owinginabundance."They'rereallyverycharming,"saidtheButterfly."Neatlittleschoolgirls,butabittoosweet."For,likeallveryyoungmen,hepreferredoldergirls.Soheflewtotheanemones,buttheywereabittoobitterforhistaste.Thevioletswerealittletoosentimental,thetulipsmuchtoogay.Theliliestoomiddleclass,
6、thelindenblossomstoosmall,and,besides,thereweretoomanyintheirfamily.Headmittedtheappleblossomslookedlikeroses,butiftheyopenedonedayandthewindblewtheyfelltopiecestheverynext;surelysuchamarriagewouldbefartoobrief.Helikedthesweetpeabestofall;shewasredandwhite,daintyanddelicate,andbelonged
7、tothatclassofdomesticgirlwhoisprettyyetusefulinthekitchen.Hewasabouttoproposetoherwhenhenoticedapeapodhangingnearby,withawitheredflowerclingingtoit."Who'sthat?"heasked."It'smysister,"saidthepeaflower."Oh,sothat'showyou'lllooklateron!"ThisfrightenedtheButterfly,andawayheflew.Honeysuck
