小学英文:THE HAPPY PRINCE_3000字
Sincetheswallowhadbroughtbacktheprince’sredgem,hecouldatlaststay;butonenightassoonashewasabouttoreturntotheEgypt,thehappyprincesaidtothelittleswallow,“OHlittleswallow,pleasestaywithmeforonelastnight?”theswallowreplied,“Ohdearprince,Icouldn’tstaywithyouanylonger,myfriendsarewaitingformeand…”“Ohpleaselittleswallow,youmustobeyme;”theswallowsighedandsaid,“AllrightIshallstaywithyouforonelastnight.”
Theswallowthentookabreath,afterthathecontinued,“Whatistherequestthatyouwantmetododearprince?”theprincesaidtotheswallow,“Seethatpooroldmanwritingastory,heisveryhungry;andIcouldtellbyhisface,”“Whatdoyouwantmetogivetohimdearprince?”askedtheswallow,asifhehadsomanyquestionstoask;“Iwantyoutotakeoutmyblueeyeball,itislikeagem,andbringittothemansothathecouldfinishhisact;andbehappyoncemore.”
Atthesewordstheswallowsaid,“OHmydearprince,Icouldn’tdothat!Iswear!Because…”“Nolittleswallow,youmustdowhatIsay,andhelpthatpoorman!”atthesewords,theswallowhadnochoicebuttoobey,hetookouttheotherprince’seye;withasqueak,asifhewashelpingthepoorprincetorecoverfromhispain.
Whentheswallowflewtothemanwiththebluesapphiregem,hefeltthewarmwindofthespringdancingaroundinhisbrain.Whenhearrived,heplacedthegemundertheman’sface,andflewbacktotheprince.Whenhereturned,theprinceaskedtheswallow,“Didyousucceed?”askedtheprincejoyfully,“Idid,andIhopethemanenjoysittoo.
Themanawokeeventually,whenhesawthebluesapphiregem;hesaidhappily,“Whatontheworldisthis?somebodyactuallylikesmyplays,yes!NowIcanfinishmyplay;”andhebegantowrite.Thenextday,theswallowflewawaytoEgyptandbeforethathesaidtotheprince,“IamgoingtoflyawaytoEgypttodayand…”“Ohpleaselittleswallow,ohpleasecanyoustaywithmeforonelastnight?”buttheswallowwasverysatisfied,“But,dearprince;Ican’tdothat,myfriendsarewaitingformeanditisgettingcolderandcolderhere;IhavetogotoEgypt,wherethesunishot,anditiswarmandcoolthere;”“Youmustlittleswallow,youmuststaywithmeforonelastnight,”“Dearprince,Icouldn’tand…”“Swallowthiscan’tbe,youhavetostaywithme;Icommandyou!”thelittleswallowhadnochoicebuttoobey.
“Okayprince,whatisyourcommand?”“Seethatpoorlittlegirlontheroad,sheissellingmatches;itisChristmasday,andshehadn’tevensoldonematch.Butshedaresnottogohome;becauseherfatherwasacruelman,andhewouldpunishherandhitherhardandsaymeanwordstoherifshedoesn’tbringhomeanymoney.Sheiscryingbitterly,andIwantyoutodosomethingthatIwant;whichisveryimportant,Inowrealizethathelpingpeopleisgoodsinceitfeelsgood.”
“Wellwhatdoyousuggestmetododearprince?”“Iwantyoutotakemysword’sredgemoffagain,andgiveittohersothatshecanbringhome,”“OHmydearprince!”shoutedtheswallowintheloudestvoice,“Ican’tdothat,youwillloseyoursword’sredgemand…”“Noswallow,youmustdowhatItellyou,orfaceyourdoom!”andsotheswallowbroughttheredgemtothelittlegirlbywings,thelittlegirllooksatitandsmiled,“Thatisnice!Butitisstillnotenoughasmyfatherwishedmetogiveittohim;”thenshebegantosighandcryagain,theswallowheardwhatthegirlhadjustsaid;hesaidtohimself,“Whatapickygirl!”whenheflewback,hedidn’ttelltheprincethemessagethathehadjustreceivedfromthelittlegirl;buthestillwasverycold.
Heknewthatsincehedidnothelpthepoorlittlegirl,hefeltbad;andsothatwasthereasonwhyhewascold.Hewasverysad;andwhenhewasabouttoflytoEgypt,theprincesaidtotheswallow,“Iseethatyouareverysadthesedays;Iwonderwhatisthematter,tellme?”theswallowdidnotspeak,theprinceforcedtheswallowtotellhim;buthestilldidn’tsayanything.Atlasttheprincesaid,“Ifyoudon’ttellmeIwillputdynamitesonyourheadandblowyouup!Iwastryingtohelpyou!”
Atthesewordstheswallowwassoscaredthathesaidoutloud,“Iheardthelittlegirlsaythatthatwasn’tenoughtopayforhisfather,andsoIdidn’ttellyoubecauseIthoughtthatyouwouldnotlikeitand…”
“Ohmydearswallow,whyonearthwouldyouthinkIwillnothelpalittlegirl?Andwhyonearthwouldyounottellmeaboutthis?”thespellwasbroken,theprinceturnedtoreallife,andjumpeddownfromthestatue’sstand,“Thankyoudearswallow,youhavebrokethespell,andnowIcanliveonlandoncemore.
Thatwastheendofthehappyprince.Duringtheliveswhenhewasagoldenstatue,herealizedhowimportanteverybodywastohim,andthathowimportanthelpingpeopleis.
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Sincetheswallowhadbroughtbacktheprince’sredgem,hecouldatlaststay;butonenightassoonashewasabouttoreturntotheEgypt,thehappyprincesaidtothelittleswallow,“OHlittleswallow,pleasestaywithmeforonelastnight?”theswallowreplied,“Ohdearprince,Icouldn’tstaywithyouanylonger,myfriendsarewaitingformeand…”“Ohpleaselittleswallow,youmustobeyme;”theswallowsighedandsaid,“AllrightIshallstaywithyouforonelastnight.”
Theswallowthentookabreath,afterthathecontinued,“Whatistherequestthatyouwantmetododearprince?”theprincesaidtotheswallow,“Seethatpooroldmanwritingastory,heisveryhungry;andIcouldtellbyhisface,”“Whatdoyouwantmetogivetohimdearprince?”askedtheswallow,asifhehadsomanyquestionstoask;“Iwantyoutotakeoutmyblueeyeball,itislikeagem,andbringittothemansothathecouldfinishhisact;andbehappyagain.”
Atthesewordstheswallowsaid,“OHmydearprince,Icouldn’tdothat!Iswear!Because…”“Nolittleswallow,youmustdowhatIsay,andhelpthatpoorman!”atthesewords,theswallowhadnochoicebuttoobey,hetookouttheotherprince’seye;withasqueak,asifhewashelpingthepoorprincetorecoverfromhispain.
Whentheswallowflewtothemanwiththebluesapphiregem,hefeltthewarmwindofthespringdancingaroundinhisbrain.Whenhearrived,heplacedthegemundertheman’sface,andflewbacktotheprince.Whenhereturned,theprinceaskedtheswallow,“Didyousucceed?”askedtheprincejoyfully,“Idid,andIhopethemanenjoysittoo.
Themanawokeeventually,whenhesawthebluesapphiregem;hesaidhappily,“Whatontheworldisthis?Somebodyactuallylikesmyplays,yes!NowIcanfinishmyplay;”andhebegantowrite.Thenextday,theswallowflewawaytoEgyptandbeforethathesaidtotheprince,“IamgoingtoflyawaytoEgypttodayand…”“Ohpleaselittleswallow,ohpleasecanyoustaywithmeforonelastnight?”buttheswallowwasverysatisfied,“But,dearprince;Ican’tdothat,myfriendsarewaitingformeanditisgettingcolderandcolderhere;IhavetogotoEgypt,wherethesunishot,anditiswarmandcoolthere;”“Youmustlittleswallow,youmuststaywithmeforonelastnight,”“Dearprince,Icouldn’tand…”“Swallowthiscan’tbe,youhavetostaywithme;Icommandyou!”thelittleswallowhadnochoicebuttoobey.
“Okayprince,whatisyourcommand?”“Seethatpoorlittlegirlontheroad,sheissellingmatches;itisChristmasday,andshehadn’tevensoldonematch.Butshedaresnottogohome;becauseherfatherwasacruelman,andhewouldpunishherandhitherhardandsaymeanwordstoherifshedoesn’tbringhomeanymoney.Sheiscryingbitterly,andIwantyoutodosomethingthatIwant;whichisveryimportant,Inowrealizethathelpingpeopleisgoodsinceitfeelsgood.”
“Wellwhatdoyousuggestmetododearprince?”“Iwantyoutotakemysword’sredgemoffagain,andgiveittohersothatshecanbringhome,”“OHmydearprince!”shoutedtheswallowintheloudestvoice,“Ican’tdothat,youwillloseyoursword’sredgemand…”“Noswallow,youmustdowhatItellyou,orfaceyourdoom!”andsotheswallowbroughttheredgemtothelittlegirlbywings,thelittlegirllooksatitandsmiled,“Thatisnice!Butitisstillnotenoughasmyfatherwishedmetogiveittohim;”thenshebegantosighandcryagain,theswallowheardwhatthegirlhadjustsaid;hesaidtohimself,“Whatapickygirl!”whenheflewback,hedidn’ttelltheprincethemessagethathehadjustreceivedfromthelittlegirl;buthewasstillverycold.
Heknewthatsincehedidnothelpthepoorlittlegirl,hefeltbad;andsothatwasthereasonwhyhewascold.Hewasverysad;andwhenhewasabouttoflytoEgypt,theprincesaidtotheswallow,“Iseethatyouareverysadthesedays;Iwonderwhatisthematter,tellme?”theswallowdidnotspeak,theprinceforcedtheswallowtotellhim;buthestilldidn’tsayanything.Atlasttheprincesaid,“Ifyoudon’ttellmeIwillputdynamitesonyourheadandblowyouup!Iwastryingtohelpyou!”
Atthesewordstheswallowwassoscaredthathesaidoutloud,“Iheardthelittlegirlsaythatthatwasn’tenoughtopayforhisfather,andsoIdidn’ttellyoubecauseIthoughtthatyouwouldnotlikeitand…”
“Ohmydearswallow,whyonearthwouldyouthinkIwillnothelpalittlegirl?Andwhyonearthwouldyounottellmeaboutthis?”thespellwasbroken,theprinceturnedtoreallife,andjumpeddownfromthestatue’sstand,“Thankyoudearswallow,youhavebrokenthespell,andnowIcanliveonlandoncemore.
Thatwastheendofthehappyprince.Duringtheliveswhenhewasagoldenstatue,herealizedhowimportanteverybodywastohim,andthathowimportanthelpingpeopleis.
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