二年级英语童话故事钟声.docx
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二年级英语童话故事钟声
二年级英语童话故事:
钟声
Peoplesaid“theEveningBellissounding,thesunissetting.”Forastrangewondroustonewasheardinthenarrowstreetsofalargetown.Itwaslikethesoundofachurch-bell:
butitwasonlyheardforamoment,fortherollingofthecarriagesandthevoicesofthemultitudemadetooGREatanoise.
Thosepersonswhowerewalkingoutsidethetown,wherethehouseswerefartherapart,withgardensorlittlefieldsbetweenthem,couldseetheeveningskystillbetter,andheardthesoundofthebellmuchmoredistinctly.Itwasasifthetonescamefromachurchinthestillforest;peoplelookedthitherward,andfelttheirmindsattunedmostsolemnly.
Alongtimepassed,andpeoplesaidtoeachother——“Iwonderifthereisachurchoutinthewood?
Thebellhasatonethatiswondroussweet;letusstrollthither,andexaminethematternearer.”Andtherichpeopledroveout,andthepoorwalked,butthewayseemedstrangelylongtothem;andwhentheycametoaclumpofwillowswhichGREwontheskirtsoftheforest,theysatdown,andlookedupatthelongbranches,andfanciedtheywerenowinthedepthofthegreenwood.Theconfectionerofthetowncameout,andsetuphisbooththere;andsoonaftercameanotherconfectioner,whohungabelloverhisstand,asasignorornament,butithadnoclapper,anditwastarredovertopreserveitfromtherain.Whenallthepeoplereturnedhome,theysaidithadbeenveryromantic,andthatitwasquiteadifferentsortofthingtoapic-nicortea-party.Therewerethreepersonswhoassertedtheyhadpenetratedtotheendoftheforest,andthattheyhadalwaysheardthewonderfulsoundsofthebell,butithadseemedtothemasifithadcomefromthetown.Onewroteawholepoemaboutit,andsaidthebellsoundedlikethevoiceofamothertoagooddearchild,andthatnomelodywassweeterthanthetonesofthebell.Thekingofthecountrywasalsoobservantofit,andvowedthathewhocoulddiscoverwhencethesoundsproceeded,shouldhavethetitleof“UniversalBell-ringer,”evenifitwerenotreallyabell.
Manypersonsnowwenttothewood,forthesakeofgettingtheplace,butoneonlyreturnedwithasortofexplanation;fornobodywentfarenough,thatonenotfurtherthantheothers.However,hesaidthatthesoundproceededfromaverylargeowl,inahollowtree;asortoflearnedowl,thatcontinuallyknockeditsheadagainstthebranches.Butwhetherthesoundcamefromhisheadorfromthehollowtree,thatnoonecouldsaywithcertainty.Sonowhegottheplaceof“UniversalBell-ringer,”andwroteyearlyashorttreatise“OntheOwl”;buteverybodywasjustaswiseasbefore.
Itwasthedayofconfirmation.Theclergymanhadspokensotouchingly,thechildrenwhowereconfirmedhadbeenGREatlymoved;itwasaneventfuldayforthem;fromchildrentheybecomeallatoncegrown-up-persons;itwasasiftheirinfantsoulswerenowtoflyallatonceintopersonswithmoreunderstanding.Thesunwasshininggloriously;thechildrenthathadbeenconfirmedwentoutofthetown;andfromthewoodwasbornetowardsthemthesoundsoftheunknownbellwithwonderfuldistinctness.Theyallimmediatelyfeltawishtogothither;allexceptthree.Oneofthemhadtogohometotryonaball-dress;foritwasjustthedressandtheballwhichhadcausedhertobeconfirmedthistime,forotherwiseshewouldnothavecome;theotherwasapoorboy,whohadborrowedhiscoatandbootstobeconfirmedinfromtheinnkeeper'sson,andhewastogivethembackbyacertainhour;thethirdsaidthatheneverwenttoastrangeplaceifhisparentswerenotwithhim——thathehadalwaysbeenagoodboyhitherto,andwouldstillbesonowthathewasconfirmed,andthatoneoughtnottolaughathimforit:
theothers,however,didmakefunofhim,afterall.
therewerethree,therefore,thatdidnotgo;theothershastenedon.Thesunshone,thebirdssang,andthechildrensangtoo,andeachheldtheotherbythehand;forasyettheyhadnoneofthemanyhighoffice,andwereallofequalrankintheeyeofGod.
ButtwooftheyoungestsoonGREwtired,andbothreturnedtotown;twolittlegirlssatdown,andtwinedgarlands,sotheydidnotgoeither;andwhentheothersreachedthewillow-tree,wheretheconfectionerwas,theysaid,“Nowwearethere!
Inrealitythebelldoesnotexist;itisonlyafancythatpeoplehavetakenintotheirheads!
”
Atthesamemomentthebellsoundeddeepinthewood,soclearandsolemnlythatfiveorsixdeterminedtopenetratesomewhatfurther.Itwassothick,andthefoliagesodense,thatitwasquitefatiguingtoproceed.WoodroofandanemoniesGREwalmosttoohigh;bloomingconvolvulusesandblackberry-busheshunginlonggarlandsfromtreetotree,wherethenightingalesangandthesunbeamswereplaying:
itwasverybeautiful,butitwasnoplaceforgirlstogo;theirclotheswouldgetsotorn.Largeblocksofstonelaythere,overgrownwithmossofeverycolor;thefreshspringbubbledforth,andmadeastrangegurglingsound.
“Thatsurelycannotbethebell,”saidoneofthechildren,lyingdownandlistening.“Thismustbelookedto.”Soheremained,andlettheothersgoonwithouthim.
theyafterwardscametoalittlehouse,madeofbranchesandthebarkoftrees;alargewildapple-treebentoverit,asifitwouldshowerdownallitsblessingsontheroof,whereroseswereblooming.Thelongstemstwinedroundthegable,onwhichtherehungasmallbell.
Wasitthatwhichpeoplehadheard?
Yes,everybodywasunanimousonthesubject,exceptone,whosaidthatthebellwastoosmallandtoofinetobeheardatsoGREatadistance,andbesidesitwasverydifferenttonestothosethatcouldmoveahumanheartinsuchamanner.Itwasaking'ssonwhospoke;whereontheotherssaid,“Suchpeoplealwayswanttobewiserthaneverybodyelse.”
theynowlethimgoonalone;andashewent,hisbreastwasfilledmoreandmorewiththeforestsolitude;buthestillheardthelittlebellwithwhichtheothersweresosatisfied,andnowandthen,whenthewindblew,hecouldalsohearthepeoplesingingwhoweresittingatteawheretheconfectionerhadhistent;butthedeepsoundofthebellroselouder;itwasalmostasifanorganwereaccompanyingit,andthetonescamefromthelefthand,thesidewheretheheartisplaced.Arustlingwasheardinthebushes,andalittleboystoodbeforetheKing'sSon,aboyinwoodenshoes,andwithsoshortajacketthatonecouldseewhatlongwristshehad.Bothkneweachother:
theboywasthatoneamongthechildrenwhocouldnotcomebecausehehadtogohomeandreturnhisjacketandbootstotheinnkeeper'sson.Thishehaddone,andwasnowgoingoninwoodenshoesandinhishumbledress,forthebellsoundedwithsodeepatone,andwithsuchstrangepower,thatproceedhemust.
“Why,then,wecangotogether,”saidtheKing'sSon.Butthepoorchildthathadbeenconfirmedwasquiteashamed;helookedathiswoodenshoes,pulledattheshortsleevesofhisjacket,andsaidthathewasafraidhecouldnotwalksofast;besides,hethoughtthatthebellmustbelookedfortotheright;forthatwastheplacewhereallsortsofbeautifulthingsweretobefound.
“Butthereweshallnotmeet,”saidtheKing'sSon,noddingatthesametimetothepoorboy,whowentintothedarkest,thickestpartofthewood,wherethornstorehishumbledress,andscratchedhisfaceandhandsandfeettilltheybled.TheKing'sSongotsomescratchestoo;butthesunshoneonhispath,anditishimthatwewillfollow,forhewasanexcellentandresoluteyouth.
“Imustandwillfindthebell,”saidhe,“evenifIamobligedtogototheendoftheworld.”
theuglyapessatuponthetrees,andgrinned.“Shallwethrashhim?
”saidthey.“Shallwethrashhim?
Heisthesonofaking!
”
Butonhewent,withoutbeingdisheartened,deeperanddeeperintothewood,wherethemostwonderfulflowersweregrowing.Therestoodwhitelilieswithblood-redstamina,skybluetulips,whichshoneastheywavedinthewinds,andapple-trees,theapplesofwhichlookedexactlylikelargesoapbubbles:
soonlythinkhowthetreesmusthavesparkledinthesunshine!
AroundthenicestGREenmeads,wherethedeerwereplayinginthegrass,grewmagnificentoaksandbeeches;andifthebarkofoneofthetreeswascracked,theregrassandlongcreepingplantsgrewinthecrevices.Andtherewerelargecalmlakestheretoo,inwhichwhiteswanswereswimming,andbeattheairwiththeirwings.TheKing'sSonoftenstoodstillandlistened.Hethoughtthebellsoundedfromthedepthsofthesestilllakes;butthenheremarkedagainthatthetoneproceedednotfromthere,butfartheroff,fromoutthedepthsoftheforest.
thesunnowset:
theatmosphereglowedlikefire.Itwasstillinthewoods,soverystill;andhefellonhisknees,sunghiseveninghymn,andsaid:
“IcannotfindwhatIseek;thesunisgoingdown,andnightiscoming——thedark,darknight.YetperhapsImaybeableoncemoretoseetheroundredsunbeforeheentirelydisappears.Iwillclimbupyonderrock.”
Andheseizedholdofthecreeping-plants,andtherootsoftrees——climbedupthemoiststoneswherethewater-snakeswerewrithingandthetoadswerecroaking——andhegainedthesummitbeforethesunhadquitegonedown.Howmagnificentwasthesightfromthisheight!
Thesea——theGREat,theglorioussea,thatdasheditslongwavesagainstthecoast——wasstretchedoutbeforehim.Andyonder,whereseaandskymeet,stoodthesun,likealargeshiningaltar,allmeltedtogetherinthemostglowingcolors.Andthewoodandtheseasangasongofrejoicing,andhisheartsangwiththerest:
allnaturewasavastholychurch,inwhichthetreesandthebuoyantcloudswerethepillars,flowersandgrassthevelvetcarpeting,andheavenitselfthelargecupol
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