资源描述：
《安徒生童话-thestormshakestheshield》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在应用文档-天天文库。
1、1872
FAIRYTALESOFHANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN
THESTORMSHAKESTHESHIELD
byHansChristianAndersen
INtheolddays,whengrandpapawasquitealittleboy,andran
aboutinlittleredbreechesandaredcoat,andafeatherinhiscap-
forthat'sthecostumethelittleboysworeinhistimewhentheywere
d
2、ressedintheirbest-manythingswereverydifferentfromwhat
theyarenow.Therewasoftenagooddealofshowinthestreets-show
thatwedon'tseenowadays,becauseithasbeenabolishedastoo
old-fashioned.Still,itisveryinterestingtoheargrandfather
tellaboutit.
Itmustreallyhavebeena
3、gorgeoussighttobehold,inthose
days,whentheshoemakerbroughtovertheshield,whenthecourt-house
waschanged.Thesilkenflagwavedtoandfro,ontheshielditself
adoubleeaglewasdisplayed,andabigboot;theyoungestlads
carriedthe"welcome,"andthechestoftheworkmen'sguild,andth
4、eir
shirt-sleeveswereadornedwithredandwhiteribbons;theelder
onescarrieddrawnswords,eachwithalemonstuckonitspoint.There
wasafullbandofmusic,andthemostsplendidofalltheinstruments
wasthe"bird,"asgrandfathercalledthebigstickwiththe
crescentonthetop,andallmanne
5、rofdingle-dangleshangingtoit-a
perfectTurkishclatterofmusic.Thestickwasliftedhighinthe
air,andswungupanddowntillitjingledagain,andquitedazzled
one'seyeswhenthesunshoneonallitsgloryofgold,andsilver,
andbrass.
InfrontoftheprocessionrantheHarlequin,dressedinc
6、lothes
madeofallkindsofcoloredpatchesartfullysewntogether,witha
blackface,andbellsonhisheadlikeasledgehorse.Hebeatthe
peoplewithhisbat,whichmadeagreatclatteringwithouthurting
them,andthepeoplewouldcrowdtogetherandfallback,onlyto
advanceagainthenextmoment.L
7、ittleboysandgirlsfellovertheir
owntoesintothegutter,oldwomendispenseddigswiththeir
elbows,andlookedsour,andtooksnuff.Onelaughed,anotherchatted;
thepeoplethrongedthewindowsanddoor-steps,andevenallthe
roofs.Thesunshone;andalthoughtheyhadalittleraintoo,that
w
8、asgoodforthefarmer;andwhentheygotwettedthoroughly,they
onlythoughtwhatablessingitwasforthecountry.
Andwhatstoriesgrandpapacouldtell!Asalittleboyhehadseen
allthesefinedoingsintheirgreatestpomp.Theoldestofthe
p
