小学英语 格林童话系列（三）the Three Little Men in the Woods森林中的三个小矮人（二）阅读素材x 4页

森林中的三个小矮人　Shereplied,"thereisnotenoughformemyself.HowcanIgivesomeofittoothers?"　　Whenshewasfinishedeatingtheysaid,"Hereisabroomforyou.Sweepinfrontofthebackdoor."　　"Sweepforyourselves,"sheanswered."Iamnotyourmaid."　　Seeingthattheywerenotgoingtogiveheranything,shewalkedoutthedoor.　　thenthelittlemensaidtooneanother,"Whatshallwegiveherforbeingsoimpoliteandhavingawickedandenviousheartthatwillneverlethergiveathingtoanyone?"　　thefirstonesaid,"Igrantthateverydaysheshallgrowuglier."　　thesecondonesaid,"Igrantthatatoadshalljumpoutofhermouthwitheverywordshesays."　　thethirdonesaid,"Igrantthatsheshalldieanunfortunatedeath."　　thegirllookedoutsideforstrawberries,butfindingnone,shewenthomeangrily.Andwhensheopenedhermouthtotellhermotherwhathadhappenedtoherinthewoods,atoadjumpedoutofhermouthwitheverywordshesaid,sothateveryonewasrepulsedbyher.　　thestepmothernowbecameevenmoreangry,andshecouldthinkofnothingelsebuthowshecouldtormenttheman"sdaughter,whononethelessGREwmorebeautiful everyday.Finallyshetookakettle,setitonthefire,andboiledyarninit.Whenitwasboiled,shehungitonthepoorgirl"sshoulder,gaveheranax,andtoldhertogotothefrozenriver,chopaholeintheice,andrinsetheyarn.Sheobeyed,wenttotheriverandchoppedaholeintheice.Whileshewaschopping,asplendidcarriageapproached,withthekingseatedinside.　　thecarriagestopped,andthekingasked,"Mychild,whoareyou,andwhatareyoudoinghere?"　　"Iamapoorgirl,andIamrinsingyarn."　　thekingfeltcompassion,andwhenhesawhowverybeautifulshewas,hesaidtoher,"Willyouridewithme?"　　"Gladly,"sheanswered,forshewashappytogetawayfromthemotherandsister.　　Soshegotintothecarriageandrodeawaywiththeking.WhentheyarrivedathispalacetheirweddingwascelebratedwithGREatpomp,justasthelittlemenhadpromisedthegirl.　　Ayearlatertheyoungqueengavebirthtoason,andwhenthestepmotherheardofhergoodfortune,shecamewithherdaughtertothepalace,pretendingthatshewantedtopayheravisit.Butwhenthekingwentout,andnooneelsewaspresent,thewickedwomanseizedthequeenbythehead,andherdaughterseizedherbythefeet,andliftingheroutofherbed,theythrewheroutthewindowintothestreamthatflowedby.　　Afterthattheuglydaughterlaydowninthebed,andtheoldwomancoveredherupoverherhead.Whenthekingreturnedandwantedtospeaktohiswife,theoldwomansaid,"Quiet.Quiet.Youcannottalktohernow.Shehasaveryhighfever. Youmustletherresttoday."　　thekingsuspectednoevil,anddidnotreturnuntilthenextmorning.Ashethentalkedwithhiswife,andsheansweredhim,atoadjumpedoutwitheveryword,whereaspreviouslyapieceofgoldhadfallenout.Whenheaskedwhatwasthematter,theoldwomansaidthatitcamefromherhighfever,andthatshewouldsoonloseit.　　Duringthenightthekitchenboysawaduckswimmingalongthegutter,anditsaid,"King,whatareyoudoing?Areyouawakeorareyouasleep?"　　Receivingnoanswer,itsaid,"Whataremyguestsdoing?"　　thenthekitchenboyanswered,"Theyarefastasleep."　　Sheaskedfurther,"Whatismylittlebabydoing?"　　Heanswered,"Heissoundasleepinhiscradle."　　then,intheformofthequeen,shewentupstairs,nursedthebaby,fluffeduphiscover,tuckedhimin,andthensheswamoffthroughthegutterasaduck.　　Shecameinthesamemannerfortwonights.Onthethirdnight,shesaidtothekitchenboy,"Goandtellthekingtotakehisswordandonthethresholdtoswingitovermethreetimes."　　thekitchenboyranandtoldthistotheking,whocamewithhisswordandswungitoverthespiritthreetimes,andafterthethirdtime,hiswifewasstandingbeforehim,vigorous,alive,andhealthy,asshehadbeenbefore. 　　thekingwaselated,buthekeptthequeenhiddeninaroomuntiltheSundaywhenthebabywastobebaptized.Atthebaptismhesaid,"Whatdoesapersondeservewhodragssomeoneoutofbedandthrowshimintothewater?"　　theoldwomananswered,"Thescoundreldeservesnothingbetterthantobeputintoabarrelstuckfullofnails,andthenrolleddownhillintothewater."　　thenthekingsaid,"Youhavepronouncedyourownsentence."　　Heorderedsuchabarreltobebrought.theoldwomanandherdaughterwereputintoit,andthetopwashammeredshut.Thenthebarrelwasrolleddownhilluntilitfellintotheriver.