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1、The Marsh King’S Daughter 沼泽王的女儿Thestorkstellmany,manystoriestotheiryoungones,allaboutthebogsandmarshes.Ingeneraleachstoryissuitedtotheageandsenseofthelittlestorks.Whiletheyoungestonesaresatisfiedwith,"Kribble-krabble,plurry-murry,"andthinkitaveryfinestory,theolderonesdemand
2、somethingwithmoresensetoit,oratleastsomethingaboutthefamily.Ofthetwooldeststorieswhichhavebeenhandeddownamongthestorks,weallknowtheoneaboutMoses,whowasputbyhismotheronthebanksoftheNile,whereaKing'sdaughterfoundhim.Howwellshebroughthimup,howhebecameagreatman,andhownooneknowsw
3、hereheliesburied,arethingsthatweallhaveheard.Theothertaleisnotwidelyknown,perhapsbecauseitisalmostafamilystory.Thistalehasbeenhandeddownfromonemotherstorktoanotherforathousandyears,andeachsuccedingstorytellerhastolditbetterandbetter,andnowweshalltellitbestofall.Thefirstpairo
4、fstorkswhotoldthistaleandwhothemselvesplayedapartinit,hadtheirsummerhomeontheroofoftheViking'swoodencastleupbytheWildMarshinVendsyssel.Ifwemustbepreciseaboutourknowledge,thisisinthecountryofHjorring,highupnearSkageninJutland.Thereisstillabigmarshthere,whichwecanreadaboutinth
5、eofficialreportsofthatdistrict.Itissaidthattheplaceoncelayunderthesea,butthelandhasrisensomewhat,andisnowawildernessextendingformanyamile.Oneissurroundedonallsidesbymarshymeadows,quagmires,andpeatbogs,overgrownbycloudberriesandstuntedtrees.Dankmistsalmostalwayshangoverthepla
6、ce,andaboutseventyyearsagowolvesstillmadetheirhomesthere.WellmayitbecalledtheWildMarsh.Thinkhowdesolateitwas,andhowmuchswampandwatertheremusthavebeenamongallthosemarshesandpondsathousandyearsago!Yetinmostmattersitmusthavelookedthenasitlooksnow.Thereedsgrewjustashigh,andhadth
7、esamelongleavesandfeatherytipsofapurplish-browntintthattheyhavenow.Birchtreesgrewtherewiththesamewhitebarkandthesameairilydanglingleaves.Asforthelivingcreatures,theflieshavenotchangedthecutoftheirgauzyapparel,andthefavoritecolorsofthestorkswerewhitetrimmedwithblack,andlongre
8、dstockings.However,peopledressedverydifferentlyfromthefashionoftoday.Butifa
