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1、The Silver Shilling 一枚银毫Therewasonceashilling;itcameoutbrightandshinyfromthemint,andsprangup,shouting,"Hurrah!NowI'mgoingoutintothewideworld!"Andintothewideworldhewent.Thechildhelditwithsoft,tenderhands;themiserclutcheditwithcold,clammyfingers;theoldmanturneditovermanytimesbefo
2、relettingitgo;whiletheyouthimmediatelypasseditalong.TheShillingwasofsilver,withverylittlecopperinit;alreadyithadbeenintheworldforawholeyearnow-thatis,inthecountrywhereitwasmade.Butonedayitstartedtotraveltoforeignlands;itwasthelastnativecoininthepursethatthetravelinggentlemanhad
3、withhim.Hehimselfdidn'tknowhehadthiscoinuntilithappenedtocomebetweenhisfingers."Why,here'sashillingfromhomeIstillhave,"hesaid."Itcanmakethetripwithme."AndtheShillingrattledandjumpedforjoyasitwasputbackintothepurse.Sohereitlayamongforeigncompanions,whocameandwent,eachmakingaplac
4、eforthenextone.OnlytheShillingfromhomealwaysstayedinthepurse,whichwasamarkofdistinction.Severalweekspassed,andtheShillingwasfaroutintheworld,withoutknowingexactlywhereitwas,althoughitdidhearthattheothercoinswereFrenchorItalian.Onesaidtheywereinacertaintown,anotherreportedthatth
5、eyhadreachedanotherplace,buttheShillinghadn'tanyideaaboutit.Anyonewhokeepshisheadinabagcan'tseeathing;andthatwasthecasewiththeShilling.Butasitlaythereonedayitnoticedthatthepursewasnotcompletelyshut,soitsneakedforwardtotheopeningtotakeapeek.Itshouldn'thavedonethat,butitwasfullof
6、curiosity,andpeopleoftenhavetopayforthat.Itslippedoutintothetrouserpocket,andwhenthepursewastakenoutthatnighttheShillingremainedbehindandwastakenwiththeclothestothehallcloset.Thereitdroppedonthefloor;nooneheardit,andnoonesawit.Nextmorningtheclotheswerereturnedtotheroom;thegentl
7、emanputthemon,andstartedonhisjourneyagain,buttheShillingwasleftbehind.Itwasfound,requiredtodoserviceagain,andwassentoutwiththreeothercoins."It'saninterestingthingtolookaboutyouintheworld,"thoughttheShilling,"andtogettoknowdifferentpeopleandcustoms.""Whatkindofcoinisthat?"saidso
8、meoneatthatverymoment."That'snotagenuinecoin!It'safake
