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1、The Snake 蛇TheSnakeAfarmerwentoutmowingeveryday,andatnoononeortheotherofhisthreedaughterswouldbringhimhislunchOnacertaindayitfelltotheoldestgirltogoBythetimeshereachedthewoods,though,shewastiredandsatdownonastonetorestaminutebeforeproceedingtothemeadowNosoonerhadshetakenaseatthanshefeltastrongt
2、hudunderneath,andoutcrawledasnakeThegirldroppedthebasketandranhomeasfastasherlegswouldcarryherThatdaythefatherwenthungryandwhenhecameinfromthefieldhescoldedhisdaughtersangrilyThenextdaythemiddlegirlstartedoutShetoosatdownonthestone,andthesamethingoccurredasthedaybeforeThenthethirdgirlsaid,"It's
3、myturnnow,butI'mnotafraid"Insteadofonelunchbasket,shepreparedtwoWhenshefeltthethudandsawthesnake,shegaveitoneofthebasketsoffood,andthesnakespoke"Takemehomewithyou,andIwillbringyouluck"ThegirlputthesnakeinherapronandthenwentontoherfatherwithhislunchWhenshegotbackhome,sheplacedthesnakeunderherbed
4、Itgrewsorapidlythatsoonitwastoobigtofitunderthebed,soitwentawayBeforeleaving,however,itbestowedthreecharmsonthegirl:weeping,shewouldshedtearsofpearlandsilver;laughing,shewouldseegoldenpomegranateseedsfallfromherhead;andwashingherhands,shewouldproducefishofeverykindThatdaytherewasnothinginthehou
5、setoeat,andherfatherandsisterswereweakfromthehunger,sowhatdidshedobutwashherhandsandseethebasinfillupwithfish!HersistersbecameenviousandconvincedtheirfatherthattherewassomethingstrangebehindallthisandthathewouldbewisetolockthegirlupintheatticFromtheatticwindowthegirllookedintotheking'sgarden,wh
6、eretheking'ssonwasplayingballRunningaftertheball,heslippedandfell,sendingthegirlintopealsoflaughterAsshelaughed,goldpomegranateseedsrainedfromherheadonthegardenTheking'ssonhadnoideawheretheycamefrom,forthegirlhadslammedthewindowReturningtothegardennextdaytoplayball,theking'ssonnoticedthatapomeg
7、ranatetreehadsprungupItwasalreadyquitetallandladenwithfruitHewenttopickthepomegranates,butthetreegrewtallerrightbeforehiseyes,andallhehadtodowasreachforapomegranateandthebrancheswouldriseafootbeyondhisgraspSincenobodymanagedtopluc