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1、The Jumper 跳高者THEFlea,theGrasshopper,andtheSkipjack1oncewantedtoseewhichofthemcouldjumphighest;andtheyinvitedthewholeworld,andwhoeverelsewouldcome,toseethegrandsight.Andtherethethreefamousjumpersweremettogetherintheroom.“Yes,I’llgivemydaughtertohimwhojumpshighest,”saidtheKing,“foritwoul
2、dbemeantoletthesepeoplejumpfornothing.”TheFleasteppedoutfirst.Hehadveryprettymanners,andbowedinalldirections,forhehadyoungladies’bloodinhisveins,andwasaccustomedtoconsortonlywithhumanbeings;andthatwasofgreatconsequence.ThencametheGrasshopper:hewascertainlymuchheavier,buthehadagoodfigure
3、,andworethegreenuniformthatwasbornwithhim.Thisperson,moreover,maintainedthathebelongedtoaveryoldfamilyinthelandofEgypt,andthathewashighlyesteemedthere.Hehadjustcomefromthefield,hesaid,andhadbeenputintoacardhousethreestorieshigh,andallmadeofpicturecardswiththefiguresturnedinwards.Therewe
4、redoorsandwindowsinthehouse,cutinthebodyoftheQueenofHearts.“Isingso,”hesaid,“thatsixteennativecricketswhohavechirpedfromtheiryouthup,andhaveneveryethadacardhouseoftheirown,wouldbecomethinnerthantheyarewithenvyiftheyweretohearme.”Bothofthem,theFleaandtheGrasshopper,tookcaretoannouncewhot
5、heywere,andthattheyconsideredthemselvesentitledtomarryaPrincess.TheSkipjacksaidnothing,butitwassaidofhimthathethoughtallthemore;anddirectlytheYardDoghadsmeltathimhewasreadytoassertthattheSkipjackwasofgoodfamily,andformedfromthebreastboneofanundoubtedgoose.Theoldcouncillor,whohadreceived
6、threemedalsforholdinghistongue,declaredthattheSkipjackpossessedthegiftofprophecy;onecouldtellbyhisboneswhethertherewouldbeaseverewinteroramildone;andthat’smorethanonecanalwaystellfromthebreastboneofthemanwhowritesthealmanac.“Ishallnotsayanythingmore,”saidtheoldKing.“Ionlygoonquietly,and
7、alwaysthinkthebest.”Nowtheyweretotaketheirjump.TheFleasprangsohighthatnoonecouldseehim;andthentheyassertedthathehadnotjumpedatall.Thatwasverymean.TheGrasshopperonlyspranghalfashigh,buthesprangstraightintotheKing’sface,andtheKingdeclaredthatwashorriblyrude.TheSkipjackstoodalongt
