小学英语安徒生童话系列二theSWINEHERD阅读素材2

theSWINEHERDtherewasonceapoorPrince，whohadakingdom.Hiskingdomwasverysmall，butstillquitelargeenoughtomarryupon；andhewishedtomarry.ItwascertainlyrathercoolofhimtosaytotheEmperorsdaughter， “Willyouhaveme？”Butsohedid；forhisnamewasrenownedfarandwide；andtherewereahundredprincesseswhowouldhaveanswered， “Yes！”and“Thankyoukindly.”Weshallseewhatthisprincesssaid.Listen！IthappenedthatwherethePrincesfatherlayburied，thereGREwarosetreeamostbeautifulrosetree，whichblossomedonlyonceineveryfiveyears，andeventhenboreonlyoneflower，butthatwasarose！Itsmeltsosweetthatallcaresandsorrowswereforgottenbyhimwhoinhaleditsfragrance.Andfurthermore，thePrincehadanightingale，whocouldsinginsuchamannerthatitseemedasthoughallsweetmelodiesdweltinherlittlethroat.SothePrincesswastohavetherose，andthenightingale；andtheywereaccordinglyputintolargesilvercaskets，andsenttoher.theEmperorhadthembroughtintoalargehall，wherethePrincesswasplayingat“Visiting，”withtheladiesofthecourt；andwhenshesawthecasketswiththepresents，sheclappedherhandsforjoy.“Ah，ifitwerebutalittlepussy-cat！”saidshe；buttherosetree，withitsbeautifulrosecametoview.“Oh，howprettilyitismade！”saidallthecourtladies.“Itismorethanpretty，”saidtheEmperor， “itischarming！”ButthePrincesstouchedit，andwasalmostreadytocry.“Fie，papa！”saidshe. “Itisnotmadeatall，itisnatural！”“Letusseewhatisintheothercasket，beforewegetintoabadhumor，”saidtheEmperor.Sothenightingalecameforthandsangsodelightfullythatatfirstnoonecouldsayanythingill-humoredofher.“Superbe！Charmant！”exclaimedtheladies；fortheyallusedtochatterFrench，eachoneworsethanherneighbor.“HowmuchthebirdremindsmeofthemusicalboxthatbelongedtoourblessedEmpress，”saidanoldknight. “Ohyes！Thesearethesametones，thesameexecution.”“Yes！yes！”saidtheEmperor，andheweptlikeachildattheremembrance.“Iwillstillhopethatitisnotarealbird，”saidthePrincess.“Yes，itisarealbird，”saidthosewhohadbroughtit. “Wellthenletthebirdfly，”saidthePrincess；andshepositivelyrefusedtoseethePrince.However，hewasnottobediscouraged；hedaubedhisfaceoverbrownandblack；pulledhiscapoverhisears，andknockedatthedoor.“Gooddaytomylord，theEmperor！”saidhe. “CanIhaveemploymentatthepalace？”“Why，yes，”saidtheEmperor. “Iwantsomeonetotakecareofthepigs，forwehaveaGREatmanyofthem.”SothePrincewasappointed“ImperialSwineherd.”Hehadadirtylittleroomclosebythepigsty；andtherehesatthewholeday，andworked.Bytheeveninghehadmadeaprettylittlekitchen-pot.Littlebellswerehungallroundit；andwhenthepotwasboiling，thesebellstinkledinthemostcharmingmanner，andplayedtheoldmelody，“Ach！dulieberAugustin，Allesistweg，weg，weg！”* “Ah！dearAugustine！Allisgone，gone，gone！“Butwhatwasstillmorecurious，whoeverheldhisfingerinthesmokeofthekitchen-pot，immediatelysmeltallthedishesthatwerecookingoneveryhearthinthecitythis，yousee，wassomethingquitedifferentfromtherose.NowthePrincesshappenedtowalkthatway；andwhensheheardthetune，shestoodquitestill，andseemedpleased；forshecouldplay“LieberAugustine”；itwastheonlypiecesheknew；andsheplayeditwithonefinger.“Whythereismypiece，”saidthePrincess. “Thatswineherdmustcertainlyhavebeenwelleducated！Goinandaskhimthepriceoftheinstrument.”Sooneofthecourt-ladiesmustrunin；however，shedrewonwoodenslippersfirst.“Whatwillyoutakeforthekitchen-pot？”saidthelady.“IwillhavetenkissesfromthePrincess，”saidtheswineherd.“Yes，indeed！”saidthelady.“Icannotsellitforless，”rejoinedtheswineherd.“Heisanimpudentfellow！”saidthePrincess，andshewalkedon；butwhenshehadgonealittleway，thebellstinkledsoprettily“Ach！dulieberAugustin，Allesistweg，weg，weg！”“Stay，”saidthePrincess. “Askhimifhewillhavetenkissesfromtheladiesofmycourt.”“No，thankyou！”saidtheswineherd. “TenkissesfromthePrincess，orIkeepthekitchen-potmyself.”“Thatmustnotbe，either！”saidthePrincess. “Butdoyouallstandbeforemethatnoonemayseeus.”Andthecourt-ladiesplacedthemselvesinfrontofher，andspreadouttheirdressestheswineherdgottenkisses，andthePrincessthekitchen-pot.Thatwasdelightful！thepotwasboilingthewholeevening，andthewholeofthefollowingday.Theyknewperfectlywellwhatwascookingateveryfirethroughoutthecity，fromthechamberlainstothecobblers；thecourt-ladiesdancedandclappedtheirhands.“Weknowwhohassoup，andwhohaspancakesfordinnerto-day，whohascutlets，andwhohaseggs.Howinteresting！”“Yes，butkeepmysecret，forIamanEmperorsdaughter.”theswineherdthatistosaythePrince，fornooneknewthathewasotherthananill-favoredswineherd，letnotadaypasswithoutworkingatsomething；heatlastconstructedarattle，which，whenitwasswunground，playedallthewaltzesandjigtunes，whichhaveeverbeenheardsincethecreationoftheworld.“Ah，thatissuperbe！”saidthePrincesswhenshepassedby. “Ihaveneverheardprettiercompositions！Goinandaskhimthepriceoftheinstrument；butmind，heshallhavenomorekisses！”“HewillhaveahundredkissesfromthePrincess！”saidtheladywhohadbeentoask.“Ithinkheisnotinhisrightsenses！”saidthePrincess，andwalkedon，butwhenshehadgonealittleway，shestoppedagain. “Onemustencourageart，”saidshe， “IamtheEmperorsdaughter.Tellhimheshall，asonyesterday，havetenkissesfromme，andmaytaketherestfromtheladiesofthecourt.”“Ohbutweshouldnotlikethatatall！”saidthey. “Whatareyoumuttering？”askedthePrincess. “IfIcankisshim，surelyyoucan.Rememberthatyouoweeverythingtome.”Sotheladieswereobligedtogotohimagain.“AhundredkissesfromthePrincess，”saidhe， “orelseleteveryonekeephisown！”“Standround！”saidshe；andalltheladiesstoodroundherwhilstthekissingwasgoingon.“Whatcanbethereasonforsuchacrowdclosebythepigsty？”saidtheEmperor，whohappenedjustthentostepoutonthebalcony；herubbedhiseyes，andputonhisspectacles. “Theyaretheladiesofthecourt；Imustgodownandseewhattheyareabout！”Sohepulleduphisslippersattheheel，forhehadtroddenthemdown.Assoonashehadgotintothecourt-yard，hemovedverysoftly，andtheladiesweresomuchengrossedwithcountingthekisses，thatallmightgoonfairly，thattheydidnotperceivetheEmperor.Heroseonhistiptoes.“Whatisallthis？”saidhe，whenhesawwhatwasgoingon，andheboxedthePrincesssearswithhisslipper，justastheswineherdwastakingtheeighty-sixthkiss.“Marchout！”saidtheEmperor，forhewasveryangry；andbothPrincessandswineherdwerethrustoutofthecity.thePrincessnowstoodandwept，theswineh