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1、Little Tuk 小杜克Yes,theycalledhimLittleTuk,butitwasnothisrealname;hehadcalledhimselfsobeforehecouldspeakplainly,andhemeantitforCharles.Itwasallverywellforthosewhoknewhim,butnotforstrangers.LittleTukwasleftathometotakecareofhislittlesister,Gustava,whowasmuchyoungerthanhimself,andhehadtolearn
2、hislessonsatthesametime,andthetwothingscouldnotverywellbeperformedtogether.Thepoorboysattherewithhissisteronhislap,andsungtoherallthesongsheknew,andnowandthenhelookedintohisgeographylessonthatlayopenbeforehim.BythenextmorninghehadtolearnbyheartallthetownsinZealand,andallthatcouldbedescrib
3、edofthem.Hismothercamehomeatlast,andtooklittleGustavainherarms.ThenTukrantothewindow,andreadsoeagerlythathenearlyreadhiseyesout;forithadbecomedarkeranddarkereveryminute,andhismotherhadnomoneytobuyalight.“Theregoestheoldwasherwomanupthelane,”saidthemother,asshelookedoutofthewindow;“thepoor
4、womancanhardlydragherselfalong,andnowshehadtodragapailofwaterfromthewell.Beagoodboy,Tuk,andrunacrossandhelptheoldwoman,won’tyou?”SoTukranacrossquickly,andhelpedher,butwhenhecamebackintotheroomitwasquitedark,andtherewasnotawordsaidaboutalight,sohewasobligedtogotobedonhislittletrucklebedste
5、ad,andtherehelayandthoughtofhisgeographylesson,andofZealand,andofallthemasterhadtoldhim.Heoughtreallytohavereaditoveragain,buthecouldnotforwantoflight.Soheputthegeographybookunderhispillow,forhehadheardthatthiswasagreathelptowardslearningalesson,butnotalwaystobedependedupon.Hestilllaythin
6、kingandthinking,whenallatonceitseemedasifsomeonekissedhimonhiseyesandmouth.Hesleptandyethedidnotsleep;anditappearedasiftheoldwasherwomanlookedathimwithkindeyesandsaid,“Itwouldbeagreatpityifyoudidnotknowyourlessonto-morrowmorning;youhelpedme,andnowIwillhelpyou,andProvidencewillalwayskeepth
7、osewhohelpthemselves;”andatthesametimethebookunderTuk’spillowbegantomoveabout.“Cluck,cluck,cluck,”criedahenasshecrepttowardshim.“IamahenfromKjøge,”1andthenshetoldhimhowmanyinhabitantsthetowncontained,andaboutabattlethathadbeenfoughtthere,whichreallywasnotworthspeaki