小学英语阅读100篇【1-10篇】

小学英语阅读100篇【1-10篇】

Inacountryhome,amotherhenandhercutechicks

werelivinghappily.Alittlegirlcametovisitthecountry

home,butwasverybored.Onenight,thegirlwentintothe

chickenhouse.Assoonasshewentin,therewasdisorder.

Hereandtherecriesofthechickenscouldbeheard.The

father,whowasinside,wokeup.

“What'sgoingon?Whyareyoubotheringthe

chickens?”"BecauseI'mbored.”"Youhavetosleepnow,

goinside.”

Thegirlwentintothechickenhouse,again,thenext

day.Therewasaracketagain,asthechickenswere

frightened.Themooninthenightskywasworried.Thistime,

thelittlegirl'sfatherwillnotbeforgiving.

Finally,thesleepingfatherwokeup."Whyarethe

chickenscrying?Bychance”Thefatherwasangryandcame

outtotheyard."What'swrongwithyou?Isitokayto

botheranimalsthatcan'ttalk?Youneedtobepunished.”

Whenthelittlegirlsawherfather?sangryface,shebegan

tocry.

“ItistruethatIbotheredthechickens,butIwas

boredyesterday.ButtodayIwentintoapologizetothe

chickens.Iwasgoingtohugthechickens.”

Whenthefatherheardwhathisdaughtersaid,asmile

quicklyappearedonhisface."Youaretrulymydaughter.”

Thefatherpraisedhisdaughter.Hewasproudofhisdaughter

thatknewhowtoapologize.Themoonintheskygaveabig

laugh,too.

【第二篇：TheMermaidPrincess]

Inthedeep,seapalace,therelivedamermaid

princess.Whenevershesangasongwithherbeautifulvoice,

everyoneenviedher.However,themermaidprincesswantedto

gototheoutsideworld.

“Iwouldliketohearthebeautifulsoundofbirds.

“Thekingpromisedher."Whenyouturn15yearsold,you

cangoandseethelifeabovethesea.”"Oh,Ican'twait!

Finally,itwasthemermaidprincess'15thbirthday.

Shewentuptothesea.Theprincesssawagreatship.And

shesawahandsomeprincestandingontheship.Theprincess

fellinlovewithhimatfirstsight.

However,asthunderandlightningstruck,theship

sankonitsside.Theprincelosthisconsciousnessandfell

deepintothesea."Oh,no!Theprincefellintothewater.

Letmehurryandsavehim.”

Theprincesssavedtheprinceandlaidhimonthesand.

Theprincesstookcareofhimallnight.Whentheprince

openedhiseyes,themermaidprincesshidfromhim.She

thoughthemightgetscaredbyhertail.Justthen,a

princessfromaneighborlandcameouttoseetheseaandshe

sawtheprince.

Theprincesswatchedfromafartheprincewhoalways

cameouttotheseaatnight.Theprincesswasverysad.She

wantedtobecomeahumansothatshecouldbewiththeprince.

Sheaskedthewitch."Okay,Iwillmakeyouintoa

human,butyoumustgivemeyourbeautifulvoice.Ifthe

princemarriessomeoneelse,youwillbecomeawaterbubble.

Youmustmarrytheprince.”

Onthesand,shedrankthemedicinethatthewitchhad

givenher.Withthebigsuddenpain,sheturnedintoahuman.

Justthen,theprincewhocameouttotheseasawthe

princess.

Theprincetooktheprincesswhocouldnotspeak,to

hispalace.Althoughshecouldnotspeak,shewashappyto

belivingneartheprince.Theprincewasgoingtobemarried

toaprincessfromaneighborland.

“Iwillbemarryingtheprincessthatsavedmylife.”

’Iamtheonethatsavedyourlife.'But,hervoicecould

notbeheard.

Atnight,themermaidprincess'oldersisterscameup

tothesea.Theygavethemermaidprincessaknifeandsaid,

“Ifyoustabtheprincewiththisknife,youcanbea

mermaidagain.Ifyoudon't,youwillbecomeawater

bubble.”

Onthenightofthewedding,themermaidprincesswas

goingtostabthesleepingprincewiththeknife.But,she

couldnotkillthelovingprince."It'sbestthatIjust

turnintoawaterbubble."Whenmorningcame,themermaid

turnedintoawaterbubbleandwentuptoheaven.

【第三篇：TheNakedKing]

Long,longtimeago,therelivedaveryfancyking.

Thekingchangedhisclothes12timesaday.Hereallyliked

toshowofftohissubjects."Myclothesarethebestinthe

world.”

Oneday,twotailorsplannedatrick."Whydon'twe

teachthatstupidandextravagantkingalesson.Hedoesn't

evenworryabouthisstarvingpeople.”"That'sright!He

thinkshe'sthebest.”

Thetwomenwenttoseetheking."Oh,theworld's

mostmarvelousking!Wehavebroughtthemostbeautiful

clothinthewholeworld.”"However,noteveryoneisable

toseethecloth.Thosethattellliesandhavebadhearts

arenotabletoseethisfinecloth.”

Afterthekingheardthosewords,hebecamevery

interested."Couldtherereallybesuchacloth?IfIcan

makeclothesoutofthosecloths,myclotheswillbethe

bestinthewholeworld.Hurryandshowmethecloth."The

kingbegantogetmoreandmoregreedy.

Thetailorspretendedthattheclothwasreal,asthey

showedittotheking.Thekingandthefine-spokensubjects

couldnotseeanythingbeforethem.But,noneofthemcould

showthattheycouldnotseeit.

Thekingandhisfine-spokensubjectsjustlookedat

eachother.Then,thetailorquicklyspokeinaarrogant

manner."Well,istherenohonestmanhere?Howcanyou

lookatthisbeautifulclothandnotpraiseit.”

Amongthesubjects,oneofthemmadeaflattering

commentoutloud."Wow!ThisisthefirsttimethatIhave

seensuchawonderfulcloth."Allthesubjectstriedtobe

thefirsttopraisethecloth.Then,thekingwasamazed

withthebeautyofthecloth,too.

Thekinggavethemoneyandorderedthemtomakehis

clothes.Forseveraldays,thetailorspretendedtobe

makingtheclothes.Thekingbecameworriedandtoldoneof

hissubjectstogoandseehowtheclotheswascomingalong.

Thesubjectcouldnotsayhowmuchtheclotheshadbeen

completed.Ashardashelooked,hecouldnotseeit.But,

hecouldnotsaythathewasunabletoseeit.Instead,he

pretendedtobeamazedathowbeautifulitwascomingalong.

Afewdayslater,thetailorscamebackwiththe

King'sclothes."Hereyouare,tryonthisclothes."The

kingwasnotabletohonestlysaythathecouldnotseethe

clothes.He,too,pretendedtolookoverit.

Onemansaid,“Yourmajesty,letsgoandshowoff

thisfinestclothesintheworld."Thesubjectsallagreed

atthesametime."Yes,thatisagoodidea.”

Thekingwalkedouttothestreetveryproudlyand

walkedwithpride.Allthepeopleinthelandcameouttosee

theking'snewclothes.Theywereallsurprised,though.

Justthen,alittlegirlshoutedout,aOurkingis

naked!”Theneveryonesaid,"He'snaked,he'snaked!”

Thekingnowrealizedthetruth.However,withonlyhis

undergarmentson,hestillwalkedinadignifiedmanner.

Eventhoughhewasembarrassed,hecouldnotstopwalking.

Whynot?Becausehewastheking.

【第四篇：TheElfoftheRose]

Thereoncewasarosebushinfullbloominabiggarden.

Anelfwaslivinginthemostbeautifulroseinthegarden,

andshewassosmallthatpeoplecouldnotseeher.Shehad

longblondhairtohertoesandbeautifulwings.

Oneday,itgotdarkbeforeshegothome.Shehadbeen

dancingandflyingaroundsoshedidn'thavetimetoget

backtotherosebush.Suddenly,theweathergotcold,

eveningdewstartedtofall,andastrongwindbegantoblow.

Shecouldnotstayintheotherflowersbecausetheywereall

closedup.

“WhatamIgoingtodonow?It'stoocold."Shegot

scaredbecauseshehadneverstayedoutsideatnight.There

wasatwinklinglightfromtheothersideofthegarden.

“It'stoocold,andIamscared.MaybeIshouldspend

tonightthere.”

Theelfflewtoapavilionontheothersideofthe

gardeninahurry.Buttherewerealreadytwopeopleinthe

pavilion.Abeautifulyoungladyandahandsomemanwere

prayingthattheywouldneverbeapartfromeachother.They

wereinlove."Butwemustgofarawayfromeachothersoon.’

“Yourbrotherissendingmeawaybecausehedoesnotlike

ourmarriage.Ohmybride,pleasewaitformeuntilIcome

backtoyou!”Shesobbedandnoddedherhead.

Shepulledoffarosefromthebushwhichwasasideher

andkissedit.Thenshegavehimtheroseasatokenofher

love.Atthatmoment,theroseopenedup.Theelfwentinto

therosesecretly.

Atthatmoment,ahorriblelookingmanenteredthe

pavillion.Hewasthebrotheroftheyounglady."What?You

wanttomarrymysister?”Hedrewhisswordandcutthe

youngmanandburiedhimunderalinden-tree.

“Heisgoneforevernow,andhewillforgetmysister.

Howdarethepoorlittleboywanttomarrymysister?Itis

commontodieduringatrip,sonobodywillsuspectmeof

murderinghim."Thebrotherbrusheduphisclothesand

disappeared.

Theelfwokeupandfoundshewasinthemiddleofa

darkforest."Ohmy!Theforestismoving!”Butitwas

notaforest.Itwasthehairoftheyounglady'sbrother.

Sheshiveredwithfearandanger.

Whentheygotinthehouse,theyoungladyfromthe

gardenwascrying.Themanlookedathissisterandgaveher

achillysmile,andwenttobed."Ohmylover,mydear

fiance,pleasecomebacksafely."Shesobbedsadlyandfell

asleep.

Theelfsatdownquietlyspreadingherwingsandtold

theyoungladywhatshesawthatday."WhatIamtryingto

saynowisnotadream.Ifyoudigunderthelinden-treein

thegarden,youwillfindyourfiance.Itisyourbrother

whokilledhim."Thebeautifulyoungladywokeup.She

secretlywentoutofherroomanddugunderthelinden-tree

astheelfhadsaid.

Herloverwaslyingintheground,colddead.Shecried

outsadlyandkilledherselfrightnexttoherfiance.After

sometimepassed,aflowercalled,'Jasmine'cameinto

bloomattheplacewherethetwolovershaddied.TheJasmine

hadbigwhiteflowersonthebranchandhadasweetsmell.

Incidentally,theyounglady'sbrotherwaswalking

downtheroadandhepulledoffabranchofthejasmineand

putitnearhisbedside.Whennightfell,twobeeswith

poisonstingerscameoutofthejasmineflowersandbitthe

brother'searsandmouth,andthentheyvanished.

【第五篇：TheUglyDuckling]

Amotherduckwasbroodingonhereggsnearthemargin

ofapond.Aflockoflovelybabyduckswassoonborn,

makingsweetpeepingsoundswhentheeggswerebroken.But

oneeggremainedunbroken."Itisstrange.Whyhasthisegg

notbroken?”

Themotherduckcontinuedherbrooding.Atlast,the

eggwasbrokenandababyduckwasborn.Howeverthatbaby

duckwasveryuglycomparedtotheotherbabyducks.

Themotherduckwasworried,butstillshetookthe

babyducksnearthewaterandtaughtthemhowtoswim.The

uglyducklingalsoswamwithhisbrothersandsisters,

movinghislegseagerly."Itisluckythough.Thatbaby

swimswell."Stillhisbrotherspeckedattheuglyduckling

withtheirbills.

“Howhideousthisbabyduckis.Wedon'twanttosee

you.Gotoacat."Hisbrothersgaveaveryhardtimetothe

poorduckling."Stopit,don'tdothat!”Themotherduck

sighedandsaid,"Ah!Iwishthatthisbabycouldlive

happilyatanotherplace.”

Thebabyduckheardwhathismothersaidanddropped

tearsofsorrowsaying,“Mom,Iwillleave.Good-bye.”

Theuglyducklinglefthisnestbeyondthepond.

Whenheenteredtheforest,otherbirdswerefrightened

bythebabyduckandranaway."Whydotheyrunaway?Isit

becauseIamsoawful?”Thebabyduckbecamesadderand

ploddedalongthefield.

Nearthewaterbesidethefield,twowildduckswere

playingaround."Yah,whatisthatuglyduck?Let(smake

funofhim."Thetwowildducksflewupintheairandthrew

stonesatthebabyduck.

“Bang!Bang!”Atthattime,ahuntershothisgun.

Thetwowildducksfelldowndeadtotheground."Uh?What

isthissmallbird?”Thehuntertookhometheawkward

littlebabyduckalongwiththetwowildducks.

“Dad,whatisthispoor-lookingbird?”"Itookit

withmeinordertogiveittoyou,myson.Itwastrembling

withfearinthewater."Thechildrengaveahardtimeto

thebabyduckbypullingitswingsandtail.

“Thathurts!Ow!”Thebabyduckspilledajugof

milkwhilerunningawayfromthecruelhandsofthechildren.

Thedishesonthetablewerealsobroken.Theangryhunter

sentoutthebabyduckwithaflourishofhisbroomstick.And

sotheafterbeingcastoutfromthehouseofthehunter,

theuglyducklingspentalongandcoldwinteralone.

Finallyspringcame.Thebabyduckhadagoodstretch

andflewupintheairvigorously."Uh!Iamflying!”

Uponthelake,aflockofwhiteandprettyswanswere

playingaroundwhileswimming."Theyareindeedpretty

birds."Thebabyduckbecamesad."Thosebirdsmaynotlike

measIamsougly.”

Thebabyducktriedtorunawayfromthegroupof

beautifulswans."Hi!Whereareyougoing?Comeandplay

aroundwithus!”Thebabyduckapproachedtheswans

hesitatingly.Atthatmoment,thebabyducksawhisown

appearancereflectedtothelake.Therewasonemore

beautifulswanglidinggracefullyacrossthewater.

Theuglyducklingwhoovercameallsufferinghadfinally

becomeabeautifulswan.Andsohelivedhappilyeverafter.

【第六篇：Nightingale]

AlongtimeagoinChinatherelivedanemperor.The

emperorlovedtoreadbooks.Oneday,inthebookhewas

reading,itwrote,“Themostbeautifulprecioustreasure

isthebirdnightingale.”

Theemperorhadneverseenorheardofnightingale.

“Whatisnightingale?”Noonehaseverseenorheardofit.

Theemperorwasverycuriousastowhatnightingalewas.

“Bringnightingaletomeatonce”.Theservantswere

worriedbytheemperor'scommand.Theylookedhereandthere.

Onedayalittlegirlsaidthatsheknewofnightingale.

Shesaidthatthebirdshehadwasnightingale.Itwasa

smallcutebird.Atoncenightingalewasbroughttothe

emperor.

Theemperorwasveryhappy."Ah〜isthisbirdcalled

nightingale?"Forthefirsttimeinhislife,heheardthe

beautifulvoiceandwasimpressedanddeeplymoved.

“PleasegivemenightingaleandIwillrewardyou

handsomely."Sonightingalecametoliveinthepalace.

EverydayNightingalesangfortheemperor.

EmperorwashappyeverytimeheheardNightingalesing.

HewassoproudofNightingalethatheallowedtheservants

tohearittoo.However,Nightingalewasnothappy.

Nightingalefelttrappedandhadnofreedom.

Onedaytheneighboringcountrysentagifttothe

emperor.Itwasanightingaledollmadeofjewelsandgold.

Everytimethedollwaswoundupitsangbeautifully.

Furthermore,theemperorifwantedcouldheariteveryday.

“It'sreallyamazing.It'sbeautyisthefinestin

theworld."TherealNightingalewassad.Thereal

Nightingaledecidedtoleave.Itflewoffintotheforestof

freedom.

TheNightingaledollkeptonsinging.Onedaythedoll

broke.Nobodywasabletofixit.Theemperorwasheart

broken.

Theemperorbecameill.Hejustlaidtherewaitingto

die.Justthen,fromthewindow,abeautifulsongcame

flowingin.Everyonelooked.

Sittingbythewindow,Nightingalebegansinging.

Shortlyafter,theemperorbecamebetter.Nightingalewas

happy.Soon,theemperor?sfacewasfilledwithhappiness

onceagain.

【第七篇：TheWildSwans]

Onceuponatimeinakingdomfaraway,therewere

elevenPrincesandasinglePrincess,bythenameofElisa.

Oneday,theirmotherdiedofadisease.

EventuallytheKingmarriedagain.ThenewQueenhated

thetwelvechildren.

Shesaidcraftily,“Elisaisweak,anditwouldbe

goodforhertogotothecountryforrecuperation."The

KingwasgratefultotheQueen,assheseemedtocarefor

thehealthofhisdaughter.Therefore,thePrincesswassent

offtotheremotestcornerofthecountry.

TheQueenthenchangedtheelevenPrincesintoswans

throughhermagicpower,andsentthemawayfromtheroyal

palace.ThePrincesflewawaycryingsadly."Oh!Ifeel

good.Itismyworldnow.”

Aftersometime,theKingmissedPrincessElisaand

sentforher.TheQueenhadPrincessElisawearadirtyand

worn-outdress.TheKingwasverysurprisedtoseethedirty

PrincessElisa."Elisa,howdoyoudressyourself?”Then

theQueensaidquickly,

“DearLord,itseemsthatPrincessElisahasgonemad.

TheKingwasfuriousandsentthePrincessawayfromhim.

“Ah!Wherearemybrothers?”ThePrincessaskeda

manpassingby,“HaveyoueverseenelevenPrinces?”The

mansaid,“IhavenotseenelevenPrincesbutIhaveseen

elevenswans.Strangelytheswansworegoldencrowns.Youmay

findthemneartheriver.”

PrincessElisawaitedforherbrothersneartheriver

hopingtofindthem.Atnight,elevenswansswoopeddownto

thegroundandwereturnedintotheformofPrinces."My

brothers!”"Elisa!”Theycriedandembracedeachother.

Thebrothersweretrappedunderthespellofthewicked

Queen,andwereforcedtobecomeswansandflyaroundto

lookforsomethingtoeatduringtheday.Elisaprayed

earnestly,“DearGod,pleasereleasethemagiccursefrom

mybrothers."Inherdreamsthatnight,afairyappeared

andsaid,“Makemantlesforyourbrotherswithhempand

havethemwearthemantles.However,youshouldnotspeakat

alluntilthosemantlesaremadecompletely.”

ThePrincesthoughtthatElisa,whodidnotspeakand

merelykeptknitting,hadbecomestrange.Oneday,aPrince

fromaneighboringkingdomsawtheknittingPrincesswhenhe

wasouthunting.ThePrincetookElisatohispalacesaying

tohimself,“Sheisareallybeautifullady.Iamgoingto

makeherhappy.”

ButElisadidnotsayanything,andonlykeptknitting

eagerly.Atnightfallofthenextday,thehempwasallused

up.Elisapickedsomemorehempnearagravebutwascaught

bythePrince.ThePrincesaid,“Youdaredtogotoagrave

atnight?Youmustbeawitch.Takethiswitchandburnher

atthestake!”

PrincessElisawasunabletosayanythingandwas

imprisoned.PrincessElisacontinuedknittingwithouttaking

restevenintheprison.PrincessElisawasfinallyknitting

theeleventhmantle,whilebeingcarriedonacartgoingto

theburningplace.Thevillagersthrewstonesatherwhile

shouting,“Thatwitchisstillknitting.Burnheratthe

stake!”

Atthatprecisemoment,theelevenswansflewin.

PrincessElisathrewthefinishedmantlestotheswans.Only

then,PrincessElisaopenedhermouth."Inowcanspeak.I

amnotawitch.”

Theydonnedtheknittedhoodstheywereturnedbackinto

Princes.ThePrincesstoldthePrincewhathadhappenedupto

thattime.Thereafter,thePrinceandPrincessElisalived

happilytogetherintheirkingdom.

【第八篇：TheUnwiseHans]

Inthecountryside,therelivedthreebrothers.The

firstandsecondbrotherswereverywise.Butthethirdwas

notverywise.PeoplecalledhimunwiseHans.Allthreeof

thebrotherswantedtomarrytheprincess.Theprincesshad

saidthatshewantedtomarrythewisestmanontheland.

“Weonlyhaveoneweek.”

Soinordertomarrytheprincess,theyhurriedoffon

theirway.Thefatherofthethreebrothersgavehorsesto

onlytwoofthesons.Thefirstbrothergotabrownhorseand

thesecondbrothergotawhitehorse.But,nohorsewas

giventoHans.TheunwiseHansleftonagoat,insteadofa

horse.

TheolderbrotherslaughedatHans.Still,Hansleft

withhisbrothers.Aftersometime,Hanspickedupadead

crowontheroad."Brothers,lookatthis.”"Whatareyou

goingtodowiththat?”"I'mgoingtogiveittothe

princess."ThebrotherscontinuedtolaughatHans.

AsHanswasgoingalongtheroad,besidesthecrow,he

pickedupanoldwoodenclogandgoodqualitymud.Theolder

brothersnolongerpaidattentiontoHans'strangebehavior

andhurriedoffontheirhorsesreachingthecastlebefore

Hans.

Infrontofthecastletherestoodtheprincessandmany

peoplewhowantedtomarryher.However,allthepeoplewho

wentinsideoftheprincess'roomcameoutstutteringand

mutteringquietlytothemselves.Finallythefirstbrother

wentin."You'renotright.Pleasego.”

Thefirstbrotherhadforgotteneverythingthathehad

memorized.So,hecouldnotsayoneword.Nextthesecond

brotherwentin.Theprincesstoldhimtoleave,aswell.

Thesecondbrothercouldnotunderstandtheprincess'

question.Hanswasthelastpersontogoin.

“Theroomishot.”"Theroosterisbeingroasted.”

“Thenroastmycrow,aswell,please.”"Whatshouldwe

do?Thereisnoplate.”“Hereitis.”

Hansshowedtheoldwoodenclogthathehadhidden.The

princessmadeasmileonherface."Thenwherecanweget

thesauce?”

Hansshowedherthemudthathehadpickeduponthe

road,too."Ha,Ha,Ha-thisisreallyfun.”

TheunwiseHansgavetheprincessthewisestanswers.

That'showtheprincessandtheunwiseHansgotmarried.The

unwiseHansbecamethekingofthatland.

【第九篇：Thumbelina]

Onceuponatime,therelivedawomanwhohadno

children.Thewomanwenttoasorcererandbegged,“Iwant

toraiseaprettybaby."Thesorcererthengaveheraflower

seed.Assoonastheseedwasplanted,atulipblossomed

forth.Fromthefloralleaf,alovelybabygirlwhowasas

shortasathumbwasborn.

aMother,howareyou?”Thebabygirlwhocameout

fromtheflowersaidhellotohermotherwithabeautiful

voice.Thewomanwasveryhappyandwantedtogivehera

prettyname."Ababywhoisasshortasathumb...Iwill

nameherasThumbelina.”

Thumbelinaledahappylifesailinghershipacrossa

pondfilledwithflowers.Butonenight,thereappeareda

horrible-lookingtoadwhenThumbelinawasasleep."Sheis

reallyaprettygirl.Iamgoingtomakehermybride."The

toadcarriedthesleepinggirlonhiswartybackandwentto

hispond.Thumbelinawokeupinthemorning,andwasso

surprisedthatshecoulddonothingbutweepsilently.

Shethoughtthatshewouldratherdiethanbecomethe

wifeofatoad.Thefishwhosawthisunhappyeventwere

sympathetictowardsthepoorgirl,andsaid,aThumbelina

ispitiful.Let'shelpher."Thefishcuttheleafofa

lotusfloweronwhichThumbelinawasriding,sothatshe

couldrunawayfromthetoad.Shewasroamingaroundthe

riversideridingontheleafofalotusflower.Atthattime,

abeetlecameflyingaboutandspiedthetopoftheheadof

Thumbelina.

“Uh!Sheisaveryprettygirl.Okay,Iamgoingto

makehermyfriend."ThebeetlegrabbedThumbelinaandflew

intotheforest."Howaboutthat?Sheismyfriend.Isn't

sheverypretty?”Thebeetlebraggedabouthertohisother

beetlefriends,buttheyallthoughtthatshewasanodd

creature."What?Sheonlyhastwolegsbuthasnowings

likewedo.Itisreallystrange.”

Withhisfriendsmakingfunofhim,thebeetlebeganto

dislikeThumbelina.Hewentawaywithhisfriends,leaving

thegirlaloneinthebranches.Shespentmanylonelydays

eatingtreefruitsandflowers."DearGod,pleasesendme

tomymother."Thumbelinawanderedaroundtheforest

shiveringfromcoldandhunger.

Aftersometime,itbegantosnow.Thumbelinawas

lookingforaplacetotakeshelterwhenshefinallysawa

twinklinglight."IamThumbelina.Pleaseallowmetotakea

restinyourhouse."Afieldmousewomangreetedthegirl

warmlysaying,“Ohmydear,pleasecomein.”

ThefieldmousewomanlovedThumbelinaasifshewere

herowndaughter.Oneday,arichmolefromaneighboring

burrowcametothehouseforaholiday.Hesaid,“Sheisa

reallyprettygirl.Itwouldbegoodifshebecamethewife

ofmyson."Thef