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1、Ib and Christine 依卜和小克丽斯玎IntheforestthatextendsfromthebanksoftheGudenau,inNorthJutland,alongwayintothecountry,andnotfarfromtheclearstream,risesagreatridgeofland,whichstretchesthroughthewoodlikeawall.Westwardofthisridge,andnotfarfromtheriver,standsafarmhouse,surroundedbysuchpoorlandthatthesandysoilsh
2、owsitselfbetweenthescantyearsofryeandwheatwhichgrowinit.Someyearshavepassedsincethepeoplewholivedherecultivatedthesefields;theykeptthreesheep,apig,andtwooxen;infacttheymaintainedthemselvesverywell,theyhadquiteenoughtoliveupon,aspeoplegenerallyhavewhoarecontentwiththeirlot.Theyevencouldhaveaffordedto
3、keeptwohorses,butitwasasayingamongthefarmersinthoseparts,“Thehorseeatshimselfup;”thatistosay,heeatsasmuchasheearns.JeppeJanscultivatedhisfieldsinsummer,andinthewinterhemadewoodenshoes.Healsohadanassistant,aladwhounderstoodaswellashehimselfdidhowtomakewoodenshoesstrong,butlight,andinthefashion.Theyca
4、rvedshoesandspoons,whichpaidwell;thereforenoonecouldjustlycallJeppeJansandhisfamilypoorpeople.LittleIb,aboyofsevenyearsoldandtheonlychild,wouldsitby,watchingtheworkmen,orcuttingastick,andsometimeshisfingerinsteadofthestick.ButonedayIbsucceededsowellinhiscarvingthathemadetwopiecesofwoodlookreallylike
5、twolittlewoodenshoes,andhedeterminedtogivethemasapresenttoLittleChristina.“AndwhowasLittleChristina?”Shewastheboatman’sdaughter,gracefulanddelicateasthechildofagentleman;hadshebeendresseddifferently,noonewouldhavebelievedthatshelivedinahutontheneighboringheathwithherfather.Hewasawidower,andearnedhis
6、livingbycarryingfirewoodinhislargeboatfromtheforesttotheeel-pondandeel-weir,ontheestateofSilkborg,andsometimeseventothedistanttownofRanders.TherewasnooneunderwhosecarehecouldleaveLittleChristina;soshewasalmostalwayswithhiminhisboat,orplayinginthewoodamongtheblossomingheath,orpickingtheripewildberrie
7、s.Sometimes,whenherfatherhadtogoasfarasthetown,hewouldtakeLittleChristina,whowasayearyoungerthanIb,acrosstheheathtothecottageofJeppeJans,andleaveherthere.IbandChristinaagreedtogetherineverything;theyd
