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1、The Three Castles 三个城堡TheThreeCastlesAboyhadtakenitintohisheadtogooutandstealHealsotoldhismother"Aren'tyouashamed!"saidhismother"Gotoconfessionatonce,andyou'llseewhatthepriesthastosaytoyou"Theboywenttoconfession"Stealingisasin,"saidthepriest,"unlessyousteal
2、fromthieves"TheboywenttothewoodsandfoundthievesHeknockedattheirdoorandgothimselfhiredasaservant"Westeal,"explainedthethieves,"butwe'renotcommittingasin,becausewerobthetaxcollectors"Onenightwhenthethieveshadgoneouttorobataxcollector,theboyledthebestmuleoutof
3、thestable,loadeditwithgoldpieces,andfledHetookthegoldtohismother,thenwenttotowntolookforworkInthattownwasakingwhohadahundredsheep,butnoonewantedtobehisshepherdTheboyvolunteered,andthekingsaid,"Look,therearethehundredsheepTakethemouttomorrowmorningtothemeado
4、w,butdon'tcrossthebrook,becausetheywouldbeeatenbyaserpentontheothersideIfyoucomebackwithnonemissing,I'llrewardyouFailtobringthemallback,andI'lldismissyouonthespot,unlesstheserpenthasalreadydevouredyoutoo"Toreachthemeadow,hehadtowalkbytheking'swindows,wheret
5、heking'sdaughterhappenedtobestandingShesawtheboy,likedhislooks,andthrewhimacakeHecaughtitandcarrieditalongtoeatinthemeadowOnreachingthemeadow,hesawawhitestoneinthegrassandsaid,"I'llsitdownnowandeatthecakefromtheking'sdaughter"Butthestonehappenedtobeontheoth
6、ersideofthebrookTheshepherdpaidnoattentionandjumpedacrossthebrook,withthesheepallfollowinghimThegrasswashighthere,andthesheepgrazedpeacefully,whilehesatonthestoneeatinghiscakeAllofasuddenhefeltablowundertherockwhichseemedtoshaketheworlditselfTheboylookedall
7、aroundbut,seeingnothing,wentoneatinghiscakeAnotherblowmorepowerfulthanthefirstfollowed,buttheshepherdignoreditTherewasathirdblow,andoutfromundertherockcrawledaserpentwiththreeheadsIneachofitsmouthsitheldaroseandcrawledtowardtheboy,asthoughitwantedtoofferhim
8、therosesHewasabouttotakethem,whentheserpentlungedathimwithitsthreemouthsallsettogobblehimupinthreebitesButthelittleshepherdprovedthequicker,clubbingitwithhisstaffoveroneheadandthenextandthenextuntilthe
