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1、An Old Church BellThereoncewasasmalltownin Germany whereacaciaflowerswereinfullbloom,andappleandpeartreesborefruitinautumn.Thistownwasbeautifulbutpoor.Ononedayoflateautumn,whenthegrapevineleavesweredriedwitharedcolor,itrainedheavily,andtherewasacoldstrongwind.Itwasnotg
2、oodnewsforthepoorpeopleinthistown.Asitgotdarkoutside,thesmalloldhousesgotdarker.Therewasonesmallandshabbyhousewithaverysmallwindow.Thepeopleinthathousewereverypoor,buttheyweregoodandhonest.Whenasolemnchurchbelltolledpiouslyandpeacefully,aboycameintotheworld.Hismotherwa
3、sveryhappy,becausethechurchbellseemedtodeliverherhappynewstothewholetown.Theboygrewupwell,andhisfamilymovedtoanothertown.Onthedaythattheboyturnedsix,hevisitedhishometownwithhismother.Thetownwasstillpoorthough.Therewerenewgravesinthechurchyard,andtheoldbellwaslayingonal
4、awnnextsomewalls.Thatwasthebellfromthechurchbelltower.Anewbellwashanginginthetower.Themothertoldhersonthattheoldbelltolledforpeopleofthetownwhentheyhadbaptismceremonies,weddingsandfunerals,anditwasalwaysonpeople'smindswhenevertheyweresadorhappy.Asshetoldhimhowtheoldbel
5、lhadgivenhercomfortwhenshewasinpaingivingbirthtohim,andhowithadtolledhappilytothetown,hegazedatthebellwithawarmheart.Theoldbelltookaplaceinapartoftheboy'smemory.Soon,hegrewupasared-haired,freckledandtallyoungman.Hiseyeswereasclearasalake,andluckily,hecouldgotoamilitary
6、academy,wheremostofthestudentswerearistocrats,withoutpayinganytuition.Theyoungman'snamewasMarebaha,thatis,JohnChristopheFriedrichvonSchiller.Hebecameapoliticalexile,andoneofthegreatestandimmortalpoetsof Germany whowrotepoemsaboutthelegendarywarriorof Switzerland,'Wilhe
7、lmTell'and'DieJungfrauvonOrleans'.Whathappenedtotheoldchurchbell?TheoldbellwassoldasalumpofmetalandsenttoBayernin Germany.ItwasusedasmaterialtomakeastatueofagreatherowhogaveglorytotheGermanpeople.TheoldchurchbellmeltedandflowedintotheframeofthestatueofJohannChristophea
8、ndbecameapartofitsheadandchest.Thisstatuehasgenerallybeenknowntothepublicnow,afteronehundredyearsfromthedayMarbahawas
