小学英语 英语故事童话故事The Garden of Paradise 天国花园Word下载.docx
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Oh,whydidEvehavetopickfruitfromthetreeofknowledge,andwhydidAdameatwhatwasforbiddenhim?
NowifithadonlybeenI,thatwouldneverhavehappened,andsinwouldneverhavecomeintotheworld."
Hesaiditthen,andwhenhewasseventeenhesaiditstill.TheGardenofParadisewasalwaysinhisthoughts.
Hewentwalkinginthewoodsoneday.Hewalkedalone,forthiswashisfavoriteamusement.Eveningcameon,thecloudsgathered,andtherainpoureddownasiftheskywereallonebigfloodgatefromwhichthewaterplunged.Itwasasdarkasitwouldbeatnightinthedeepestwell.Hekeptslippingonthewetgrass,andtrippingoverthestonesthatstuckoutoftherockysoil.Everythingwassoakingwet,andatlengththepoorPrincedidn'
thaveadrystitchtohisback.Hehadtoscrambleovergreatboulderswherethewatertrickledfromthewetmoss.Hehadalmostfainted,whenheheardastrangepuffingandsawahugecaveaheadofhim.Itwasbrightlylit,forinsidethecaveburnedafiresolargethatitcouldhaveroastedastag.Andthiswasactuallybeingdone.Amagnificentdeer,antlersandall,hadbeenstuckonaspit,andwasbeingslowlyturnedbetweentherough-hewntrunksoftwopinetrees.Anelderlywoman,soburlyandstrongthatshemighthavebeentakenforamanindisguise,satbythefireandthrewlogafterloguponit.
Youcancomenearer,"
shesaid."
Sitdownbythefireandletyourclothesdry."
There'
sanawfuldrafthere,"
thePrinceremarked,asheseatedhimselfontheground.
Itwillbestillworsewhenmysonsgethome,"
thewomantoldhim."
Youareinthecaveofthewinds,andmysonsarethefourwindsoftheworld.DoImakemyselfclear?
Whereareyoursons?
thePrinceasked.
Suchastupidquestionishardtoanswer,"
Mysonsgotheirownways,playingballwiththecloudsinthatgreathall."
Andshepointeduptowardthesky.
Really!
saidthePrince."
Inoticethatyouhavearatherforcefulwayofspeaking,andarenotasgentleasthewomenIusuallyseearoundme."
Isupposetheyhavenothingbettertodo.Ihavetobeharshtocontrolthosesonsofmine.Imanagetodoit,forallthattheyareanobstinatelot.Seethefoursacksthathangthereonthewall!
Theydreadthoseasmuchasyouusedtodreadtheswitchthatwaskeptbehindthemirrorforyou.Icanfoldtheboysrightup,letmetellyou,andpopthemstraightintothebag.Wedon'
tmincematters.Theretheystay.Theyaren'
tallowedtoroamaroundagainuntilIseefittoletthem.Butherecomesoneofthem."
ItwastheNorthWindwhocamehurtlingin,withacoldblastofsnowflakesthatswirledabouthimandgreathailstonesthatrattledonthefloor.Hewaswearingabear-skincoatandtrousers;
aseal-skincapwaspulledoverhisears;
longicicleshungfromhisbeard;
andhailstoneafterhailstonefellfromthecollarofhiscoat.
Don'
tgorightuptothefiresoquickly,"
thePrincewarnedhim."
Yourfaceandhandsmightgetfrostbite."
Frostbite!
theNorthWindlaughedhisloudest."
Why,frostismychiefdelight.Butwhatsortof'
longleg'
areyou?
Howdoyoucometobeinthecaveofthewinds?
Heishereasmyguest,"
theoldwomanintervened."
Andifthatexplanationdoesn'
tsuityou,intothesackyougo.DoImakemyselfclear?
Shemadeherselfclearenough.TheNorthWindnowtalkedofwhencehehadcome,andwherehehadtraveledforalmostamonth.
IcomefromtheArcticSea,"
hetoldthem."
IhavebeenonBearIslandwiththeRussianwalrushunters.Ilaybesidethehelm,andsleptastheysailedfromtheNorthCape.WhenIawokefromtimetotimethestormbirdcircledaboutmyknees.There'
sanoddbirdforyou!
Hegivesaquickflapofhiswings,andthenholdsthemperfectlystillandrushesalongatfullspeed."
tbesolong-winded,"
hismothertoldhim."
SoyoucametoBearIsland?
It'
sawonderfulplace!
There'
sadancingfloorforyou,asflatasaplatter!
Thesurfaceoftheislandisallhalf-meltedsnow,littlepatchesofmoss,andoutcroppingrocks.Scatteredaboutarethebonesofwhalesandpolarbears,coloredamoldygreen,andlookinglikethearmsandlegsofsomegiant.
You'
dhavethoughtthatthesunnevershonethere.Iblewthefogawayabit,sothatthehousecouldbeseen.Itwasahutbuiltofwreckageandcoveredwithwalrusskins,thefleshysideturnedoutward,andsmearedwithredsandgreens.Alovepolarbearsatgrowlingontheroofofit.
Iwenttotheshoreandlookedatbirdnests,andwhenIsawthefeatherlessnestlingsshrieking,withtheirbeakswideopen,Iblewdownintotheirthousandthroats.Thattaughtthemtoshuttheirmouths.Furtheralong,greatwalruseswerewallowingaboutlikemonstrousmaggots,withpigs'
heads,andtusksayardlong."
Howwellyoudotellastory,myson,"
theoldwomansaid."
MymouthwaterswhenIhearyou!
Thehuntbegan.Theharpoonwashurledintothewalrus'
sbreast,andastreamingbloodstreamspurtedacrosstheicelikeafountain.Thisremindedmeofmyownsport.Iblewmysailingships,thosetoweringicebergs,againsttheboatsuntiltheirtimberscracked.Ho!
howthecrewwhistledandshouted.ButIoutwhistledthemall.Overboardontheicetheyhadtothrowtheirdeadwalruses,theirtackle,andeventheirseachests.Ishroudedtheminsnow,andletthemdriftsouthwiththeirbrokenboatsandtheirbootyalongside,foratasteoftheopensea.Theywon'
tevercomebacktoBearIsland."
"
Thatwasawickedthingtodo,"
saidthemotherofthewinds.
I'
llletotherstellofmygooddeeds,"
hesaid."
Butherecomesmybrotherfromthewest.Ilikehimbestofall.Hehasaseafaringairabouthim,andcarriesarefreshingtouchofcoolnesswhereverhegoes."
IsthatlittleZephyr?
Ofcourseit'
sZephyr,"
theoldwomanreplied,"
buthe'
snotlittle.Hewasaniceboyonce,butthatwasyearsago."
Helookedlikeasavage,exceptthatheworeabroad-rimmedhattoshieldhisface.Inhishandhecarriedamahoganybludgeon,cutinthemahoganyforestsofAmerica.Nothinglesswoulddo!
Wherehaveyoucomefrom?
hismotherasked.
Icomefromtheforestwilderness,"
hesaid,"
wherethethornyvinesmakeafencebetweeneverytree,wherethewatersnakelurksinthewetgrass,andwherepeopleseemunnecessary."
Whatwereyoudoingthere?
Igazedintothedeepestofrivers,andsawhowitrushedthroughtherapidsandthrewupacloudofspraylargeenoughtoholdtherainbow.Isawawildbuffalowadingintheriver,butitswepthimaway.Heswamwithaflockofwildducks,thatflewupwhentheriverwentoverawaterfall.Butthebuffalohadtoplungedownit.ThatamusedmesomuchthatIblewupastorm,whichbrokeage-oldtreesintosplinters."
Haven'
tyoudoneanythingelse?
theoldwomanaskedhim.
Iturnedsomersaultsacrosstheplains,strokedthewildhorses,andshookcocoanutsdownfromthepalmtrees.Yesindeed,Ihavetalesworthtelling,butoneshouldn'
ttellallheknows.Isn'
tthatright,oldlady?
Thenhegavehersuchakissthatitnearlyknockedheroverbackward.Hewascertainlyawildyoungfellow.
ThentheSouthWindarrived,inaturbanandaBedouin'
sbillowingrobe.
sdreadfullycoldinhere,"
hecried,andthrewmorewoodonthefire."
IcantellthattheNorthWindgotherebeforeme."
shotenoughtoroastapolarbearhere,"
theNorthWindprotested.
Youareapolarbearyourself,"
theSouthWindsaid.
Doyouwanttobeputintothesack?
theoldwomanasked."
Sitdownonthatstoneoverthereandtellmewhereyouhavebeen."
InAfrica,dearMother,"
saidhe."
IhavebeenhuntingthelionwithHottentotsinKaffirland.Whatfinegrassgrowsthereontheplains.Itisasgreenasanolive.Theredancedthegnu,andtheostrichracedwithme,butIamfleeterthanheis.Iwentintothedesertwheretheyellowsandislikethebottomofthesea.Imetwithacaravan,wheretheywerekillingtheirlastcameltogetdrinkingwater,butitwaslittleenoughtheygot.Thesunblazedoverheadandthesandscorchedunderfoot.Thedesertwasunending.
Irolledinthefineloosesandandwhirleditaloftingreatcolumns.Whatadancethatwas!
Yououghttohaveseenhowdespondentlythedromedarieshunchedup,andhowthetraderpulledhisburnooseoverhishead.HethrewhimselfdownbeforemeashewouldbeforeAllah,hisgod.Nowtheyareburied,withapyramidofsandrisingoverthemall.WhensomedayIblowitaway,thesunwillbleachtheirboneswhite,andtravelerswillseethatmenhavebeentherebeforethem.Otherwisenoonewouldbelieveit,thereinthedesert."
Soyouhavedonenothingbutwi
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