小学英语英语故事（童话故事）TheManWhoCameOutOnlyatNight夜游人.docx

TheManWhoCameOutOnlyatNight夜游人The Man Who Came Out Only at NightLong ago there lived a poor fisherman with three marriageable daughters A certain young man asked for the hand of one of them, but people were wary of him since he came out only at night The oldest daughter and then the middle daughter both said no to him, but the third girl said yes The wedding was celebrated at night, and as soon as the couple was alone, the bridegroom announced to his bride: I must tell you a secret: I am under an evil spell and doomed to be a tortoise by day and a man at night Theres only one way to break the spell: I must leave my wife right after the wedding and travel around the world, at night as a man and by day as a tortoise If I come back and find that my wife has remained loyal to me all along and endured every hardship for my sake, Ill become a man again for goodI am willing, said the brideThe bridegroom slipped a diamond ring on her finger If you use it to a good end, this ring will help you in whatever situation you find yourselfDay had dawned, and the bridegroom turned into a tortoise and crawled off to begin his journey around the worldThe bride went about the city in search of work Along the way, she came across a child crying and said to his mother, Let me hold him in my arms and calm himYoud be the first person to do that, answered the mother Hes been crying all day longBy the power of the diamond, whispered the bride, may the child laugh and dance and frolic! At that, the child started laughing, dancing, and frolickingNext, the bride entered a bakery and said to the woman who owned it, Youll have no regrets if you hire me to work for you The owner hired her, and she began making bread, saying under her breath, By the power of the diamond, let the whole town buy bread at this bakery as long as I work here! From then on, people poured in and out with no sign of a letup Among the customers were three young men who saw the bride and fell in love with herIf you let me spend a night with you, one of them said to her, Ill give you a thousand francsIll give you two thousand, said anotherAnd Ill make it three thousand, said the thirdShe collected the three thousand francs from the third man and smuggled him into the bakery that very nightIll be with you in a minute, she told him, after Ive put the yeast into the flour While youre waiting, would you please knead the dough a little bit for me?The man began kneading, and kneaded and kneaded and kneaded By the power of the diamond, he couldnt for the life of him take his hands out of the dough, and therefore went on kneading till daylightSo you finally finished! she said to him You really took your time!And she sent him packingThen she said yes to the man with the two thousand francs, brought him in as soon as it grew dark, and told him to blow on the fire a moment so that it wouldnt go out He blew and blew and blew By the power of the diamond, he had to keep right on blowing up to the next morning, with his face bulging like a wineskinWhat a way to behave! she said to him in the morning You come to see me, but spend the night blowing on the fire!And she sent him packingThe next night she brought in the man with the thousand francs I have to add the yeast, she told him While Im doing that, go shut the doorThe man shut the door, which by the power of the diamond came open again right away All night long he closed it only to see it immediately reopen, and in no time the sun was upDid you finally close this door? Well, you may now open it again and get outSeething with rage, the three men denounced her to the authorities In that day and time there were, in addition to policemen, women officers who were called whenever a woman was to be brought into custody So four women officers went to apprehend the brideBy the power of the diamond, said the bride, let these women box one anothers ears until tomorrow morningThe four women officers began boxing one anothers ears so hard that their heads swelled up like pumpkins, and they still went on striking each other for all they were worthWhen the women officers failed to return with the culprit, four male officers were sent out to look for them The bride saw them coming and said, By the power of the diamond, let those men play leapfrog One of the male officers dropped down at once on all fours; a second one moved up, put his hands on the officers back, and leaped over him, with the third and fourth following in his tracks Thus began a game of leapfrogRight at that point, a tortoise came crawling into view It was the husband returning from his trip around the world He saw his wife, and behold! He was again a handsome young man, and a handsome young man he remained, by his wifes side, up to a ripe old age(Riviera ligure di ponente)NOTES:The Man Who Came Out Only at Night (Luomo che usciva solo di notte) from Andrews, 14 and 21, Menton, told by Iren Gena and Irene PanduroA tale full of oddities, the most striking of which is that of women constables, given as a historical fact regarding a particular police system In Andrewss first variant, the bridegroom turns into a toadCopyright: Italian Folktales Selected and Retold by Italo Calvino,translated by George Martin,Pantheon Books, New York 1980夜游人很久以前，有一个渔夫，他很穷，三个女儿都已长大了。有个年轻人向三姊妹求婚。但是这里的人们都很讨厌他，因为他在夜晚才出来转悠。大姑娘和二姑娘都拒绝了他，但三姑娘却答应了。婚礼是在夜间举行的。闹新房的人走后，新郎诚恳地对新娘说：“我把这个秘密告诉你吧：我被一个邪恶的符咒镇住了，白天变成乌龟，只能在夜里恢复成人。要破除这个符咒，只有一个办法：结婚后我马上离开自己的妻子，到外面去闯荡，夜间作人，白天作乌龟。等我回来的时候，如果妻子一直对我忠实，而且为我还忍受了种种艰难困苦，我就能永远恢复成人了。”“我心甘情愿！”新娘说。新郎便摘下一只鉆石戒指，给她戴在手指上，说：“如果用它来做好事的话，不论你碰到什么困难，它都会帮助你你的。”天亮时，新郎变成乌龟爬出去，开始了他到外面闯荡的旅程。新娘进城去寻找工作。路上，她还到一个哇哇大哭的孩子，便对他的母亲说：“让我来抱抱他吧，好教他不闹。”“你是头一个这样做的好人！”孩子的妈妈说，“他一天到晚都在哭闹。”新娘低声说：“让鉆石戒指的魔力使孩子欢笑、跳跃吧！”话刚说完，孩子便嬉笑欢跳起来。接著，新娘走到一家面包房里，对老板娘说：“你要是雇我给你干活，我不会使你后悔的。”于是，老板娘雇用了她，她开始做面包，并轻声细语地说：“我在这个面包房里干活期间，让鉆石戒指指的魔力使全城的人，都到这里来买面包吧！”从这时起，人们络绎不绝地在这个面包房里进进出出，这儿的生意十分兴隆。在这些人中间，有三个小伙子，他们爱上了她。“如果你跟我过一夜，”一个小伙子说：“我就给你一千法郎。”“我给你两千法郎！”另一个小伙子说。“我加到三千法郎！”第三个小伙子说。当天晚上，她收了第三个小伙子三千法郎，偷偷地把他带进了面包房。“我马上就跟你在一起，”她对这个小伙子说，“先让我把发酵粉放到面粉里。你等我的时候，等你帮我揉一下面团好吗？”这个人开始揉面团。他揉啊，揉啊，揉啊。由于鉆石戒指的魔力，他无论怎样也不能从面团里拔出手来。就这样，他一直揉到了天亮。“哟，你已经干好啦！”她对他说，“你干活真卖力。”于是，她把这个人打发走了。接著，她又答应了那个出两千法郎的小伙子。天一黑，她就把他带进面包房，叫他帮忙吹火，不要让它熄灭。他吹啊，吹啊，吹啊。由于鉆石戒指的魔力，他一直不停地吹到第二天早晨，脸都吹得浮肿起来，象个皮酒囊。“你真干得好呀！”清晨，她对