小学英语格林童话系列（三）theTailorinHeaven走进天堂的裁缝（一）阅读素材.docx 2页

theTailorinHeavenJacobandWilhelmGrimm　　ItcametopassthatonebeautifuldayGodwishedtotakeastrollintheheavenlygarden,andtookalltheapostlesandsaintswithhim,leavingnooneinheavenbutSaintPeter.TheLordhadcommandedhimtoallownoonetoenterduringhisabsence,soPeterstoodbythegateandkeptwatch.Beforelongsomeoneknocked.Peteraskedwhowasthere,andwhathewanted.　　"Iamapoor,honesttailorwhoisrequestingadmission,"repliedapleasantvoice.　　"Honestindeed,"saidPeter."Likethethiefonthegallows.Youhavebeensticky-fingeredandhaverobbedpeopleoftheircloth.Youwillnotgetintoheaven.TheLordhasforbiddenmetoletanyoneinaslongheisout."　　"Oh,pleasebemerciful,"criedthetailor."Littlescrapsthatfalloffthetablebythemselvesarenotstolen,andarenotworthmentioning.Seehere,Iamlimpingandhaveblistersonmyfeetfromwalkinghere.Icannotpossiblygobackagain.Justletmein,andIwilldoallthedirtywork.Iwilltendthechildren,washtheirdiapers,wipeoffandcleanthebenchesonwhichtheyhavebeenplaying,andpatchalltheirtornclothes."　　SaintPeterlethimselfbemovedbypityandopenedheaven"sgatejustwideenoughforthelametailortosliphisleanbodyinside.Hehadtotakeaseatinacornerbehindthedoor,andwastoldtostaytherequietlyandpeacefully,sothattheLordwouldnotnoticehimwhenhereturned,andbecomeangry. 　　thetailorobeyed,butonetimewhenSaintPetersteppedoutsidethedoor,hegotup,andfullofcuriosity,lookedintoeverycornerofheaven,seeingwhatwasthere.Finallyhecametoaplacewherethereweremanybeautifulandcostlychairs.Attheircenterwasaseatmadeentirelyofgoldandsetwithglisteningpreciousstones.Itstoodmuchhigherthantheotherchairs,andagoldenfootstoolstoodinfrontofit.ThiswastheseatonwhichtheLordsatwhenhewasathome,andfromwhichhecouldseeeverythingthatwashappeningonearth.