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1、The Wild SwansTheWildSwans Onceuponatimeinakingdomfaraway,therewereelevenPrincesandasinglePrincess,bythenameofElisa.Oneday,theirmotherdiedofadisease.EventuallytheKingmarriedagain.ThenewQueenhatedthetwelvechildren.Shesaidcraftily,"Elisaisweak,anditwouldbegoodforhertogotothecountryfo
2、rrecuperation."TheKingwasgratefultotheQueen,assheseemedtocareforthehealthofhisdaughter.Therefore,thePrincesswassentofftotheremotestcornerofthecountry.TheQueenthenchangedtheelevenPrincesintoswansthroughhermagicpower,andsentthemawayfromtheroyalpalace.ThePrincesflewawaycryingsadly."Oh
3、!Ifeelgood.Itismyworldnow."Aftersometime,theKingmissedPrincessElisaandsentforher.TheQueenhadPrincessElisawearadirtyandworn-outdress.TheKingwasverysurprisedtoseethedirtyPrincessElisa."Elisa,howdoyoudressyourself?"ThentheQueensaidquickly,"DearLord,itseemsthatPrincessElisahasgonemad."
4、TheKingwasfuriousandsentthePrincessawayfromhim."Ah!Wherearemybrothers?"ThePrincessaskedamanpassingby,"HaveyoueverseenelevenPrinces?"Themansaid,"IhavenotseenelevenPrincesbutIhaveseenelevenswans.Strangelytheswansworegoldencrowns.Youmayfindthemneartheriver."PrincessElisawaitedforherbr
5、othersneartheriverhopingtofindthem.Atnight,elevenswansswoopeddowntothegroundandwereturnedintotheformofPrinces."Mybrothers!""Elisa!"Theycriedandembracedeachother.ThebrothersweretrappedunderthespellofthewickedQueen,andwereforcedtobecomeswansandflyaroundtolookforsomethingtoeatduringth
6、eday.Elisaprayedearnestly,"DearGod,pleasereleasethemagiccursefrommybrothers."Inherdreamsthatnight,afairyappearedandsaid,"Makemantlesforyourbrotherswithhempandhavethemwearthemantles.However,youshouldnotspeakatalluntilthosemantlesaremadecompletely."ThePrincesthoughtthatElisa,whodidno
7、tspeakandmerelykeptknitting,hadbecomestrange.Oneday,aPrincefromaneighboringkingdomsawtheknittingPrincesswhenhewasouthunting.ThePrincetookElisatohispalacesayingtohimself,"Sheisareallybeautifullady.Iamgoingtomakeherhappy."ButElisadidnotsayanything,andonlykeptknittingeagerly.Atnightfa
8、llofthenextday,thehempwasa
