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1、[格林童话(5篇)/格林兄弟著]小精灵和鞋匠■TheElvesandtheShoemakerTherewasonceashoemaker,who,throughnofaultofhisown,becamesopoorthatatlasthehadnothingleftbutjustenoughleathertomakeonepairofshoes.Hecutouttheshoesatnight,soastosettoworkuponthemnextmorning;andashehadagoodconscience,helaidhimselfquietlydowninhisbed,
2、committedhimselftoheaven,andfellasleep.Inthemorning,afterhehadsaidhisprayers,andwasgoingtogettowork,hefoundthepairofshoesmadeandfinished,andstandingonhistable.Hewasverymuchastonished,andcouldnottellwhattothink,andhetooktheshoesinhishandtoexaminethemmorenearly;andtheyweresowellmadethateverysti
3、tchwasinitsrightplace,justasiftheyhadcomefromthehandofamaster-workman.Soonafter,apurchaserentered,andastheshoesfittedhimverywell,hegavemorethantheusualpriceforthem,sothattheshoemakerhadenoughmoneytobuyleatherfortwomorepairsofshoes.Hecutthematnight,andintendedtosettoworkthenextmorningwithfresh
4、spirit;whenhegotuptheywerealreadyfinished,andacustomerevenwasnotlacking,whogavehimsomuchmoneythathewasabletobuyleatherenoughforfournewpairs.Earlynextmorninghefoundthefourpairsalsofinished,andsoitalwayshappened;whateverhecutoutintheeveningwasworkedupbythemorning,sothathewassooninthewayofmaking
5、agookliving,andintheendbecameverywelltodo.Onenight,notlongbeforeChristmas,whentheshoemakerhadfinishedcuttingout,andbeforehewenttobed,hesaidtohiswife,“Howwoulditbeifweweretosituptonightandseewhoitisthatdoesusthisservice”Hiswifeagreed,andsetalighttoburn.Thentheybothhidinacorneroftheroom,behinds
6、omecoatsthatwerehangingup,andthentheybegantowatch.Assoonasitwasmidnighttheysawcomeintwoneatly-formednakedlittlemen,whoseatedthemselvesbeforetheshoemaker'stable,andtookuptheworkthatwasalreadyprepared,andbegantostitch,topierce,andtohammersocleverlyandquicklywiththeirlittlefingersthattheshoemake
7、r'seyescouldscarcelyfollowthem,sofullofwonderwashe.Andtheyneverleftoffuntileverythingwasfinishedandwasstandingreadyonthetable,andthentheyjumpedupandranoff.Thenextmorningtheshoemaker'swifesaidtoherhusband,“Thoselittlemenhavemadeusrich,andweoug