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1、1872
FAIRYTALESOFHANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN
THESWINEHERD
byHansChristianAndersen
ONCEuponatimelivedapoorprince;hiskingdomwasvery
small,butitwaslargeenoughtoenablehimtomarry,andmarryhe
would.Itwasratherboldofhimthathewentandaskedthe
emperor'sdaughter:"Willyoumarryme?"butheventuredt
2、odoso,for
hisnamewasknownfarandwide,andtherewerehundredsofprincesses
whowouldhavegladlyacceptedhim,butwouldshedoso?Nowwe
shallsee.
Onthegraveoftheprince'sfathergrewarose-tree,themost
beautifulofitskind.Itbloomedonlyonceinfiveyears,andthenit
hadonlyonesingleroseuponit,butwhatar
3、ose!Ithadsuchasweet
scentthatoneinstantlyforgotallsorrowandgriefwhenonesmelt
it.Hehadalsoanightingale,whichcouldsingasifeverysweet
melodywasinitsthroat.Thisroseandthenightingalehewishedto
givetotheprincess;andthereforebothwereputintobigsilver
casesandsenttoher.
Theemperororder
4、edthemtobecarriedintothegreathallwhere
theprincesswasjustplaying"Visitorsarecoming"withher
ladies-in-waiting;whenshesawthelargecaseswiththepresents
therein,sheclappedherhandsforjoy.
"Iwishitwerealittlepussycat,"shesaid.Butthenthe
rose-treewiththebeautifulrosewasunpacked.
"Oh,h
5、ownicelyitismade,"exclaimedtheladies.
"Itismorethannice,"saidtheemperor,"itischarming."
Theprincesstoucheditandnearlybegantocry.
"Forshame,pa,"shesaid,"itisnotartificial,itisnatural!"
"Forshame,itisnatural"repeatedallherladies.
"Letusfirstseewhattheothercasecontainsbeforeweare
6、
angry,"saidtheemperor;thenthenightingalewastakenout,andit
sangsobeautifullythatnoonecouldpossiblysayanythingunkind
aboutit.
"Superbe,charmant,"saidtheladiesofthecourt,fortheyall
prattledFrench,oneworsethantheother.
"Howmuchthebirdremindsmeofthemusicalboxofthelate
lamentedempr
7、ess,"saidanoldcourtier,"ithasexactlythesame
tone,thesameexecution."
"Youareright,"saidtheemperor,andbegantocrylikea
littlechild.
"Ihopeitisnotnatural,"saidtheprincess.
"Yes,certainlyitisnatural,"repliedthosewhohadbrought
thepresents.
"Thenletitfly,"saidtheprincess,andrefusedto
8、seethe
prince.
Buttheprincewasnotdiscouraged.Hepaintedhisface
