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1、theFlyingTrunkbyHansChristianAndersen（1838）theREwasonceamerchantwhowassorichthathecouldhavepavedthewholestreetwithgold，andwouldeventhenhavehadenoughforasmallalley.Buthedidnotdoso；heknewthevalueofmoneybetterthantouseitinthisway.Socleverwashe，thateveryshillingheputoutbroughthimacrown；andsohecontinuedt
2、illhedied.Hissoninheritedhiswealth，andhelivedamerrylifewithit；hewenttoamasqueradeeverynight，madekitesoutoffivepoundnotes，andthrewpiecesofgoldintotheseainsteadofstones，makingducksanddrakesofthem.Inthismannerhesoonlostallhismoney.Atlasthehadnothingleftbutapairofslippers，anolddressing-gown，andfourshill
3、ings.Andnowallhisfriendsdesertedhim，theycouldnotwalkwithhiminthestreets；butoneofthem，whowasverygood-natured，senthimanoldtrunkwiththismessage， “Packup！” “Yes，”hesaid， “itisallverywelltosaypackup，”buthehadnothinglefttopackup，thereforeheseatedhimselfinthetrunk.Itwasaverywonderfultrunk；nosoonerdidanyone
4、pressonthelockthanthetrunkcouldfly.Heshutthelidandpressedthelock，whenawayflewthetrunkupthechimneywiththemerchantssoninit，rightupintotheclouds.Wheneverthebottomofthetrunkcracked，hewasinaGREatfright，forifthetrunkfelltopieceshewouldhavemadeatremendoussomersetoverthetrees.However，hegotsafelyinhistrunkto
5、thelandofTurkey.Hehidthetrunkinthewoodundersomedryleaves，andthenwentintothetown：hecouldsothisverywell，fortheTurksalwaysgoaboutdressedindressing-gownsandslippers，ashewashimself.Hehappenedtomeetanursewithalittlechild. “Isay，youTurkishnurse，”criedhe， “whatcastleisthatnearthetown，withthewindowsplacedsoh
6、igh？”“thekingsdaughterlivesthere，”shereplied； “ithasbeenprophesiedthatshewillbeveryunhappyaboutalover，andthereforenooneisallowedtovisither，unlessthekingandqueenarepresent.”“Thankyou，”saidthemerchantsson.Sohewentbacktothewood，seatedhimselfinhistrunk，flewuptotheroofofthecastle，andcreptthroughthewindow
7、intotheprincesssroom.Shelayonthesofaasleep，andshewassobeautifulthatthemerchantssoncouldnothelpkissingher.Thensheawoke，andwasverymuchfrightened；buthetoldherhewasaTurkishangel，whohadcomedownthroughtheairtoseeher，whichpleasedherverymuch.Hesatdownbyhersideandtalkedtoher：hesaidhereyeswerelikebeautifuldar
8、klakes，inwhichthethoughtsswamaboutlikelittlemermaids，andhetoldherthatherforeheadwasasnowymountain，whichcontainedsplendidhallsfullofpictures.Andthenherelatedtoheraboutthestorkwhobringsthebeautifulchildrenfromtherivers.Theseweredelightfulstories；andwhenheaskedtheprincessifshewouldmarryhim，sheconsented
9、immediately.“ButyoumustcomeonSaturday，”shesaid； “forthenthekingandqueenwilltaketeawithme.TheywillbeveryproudwhentheyfindthatIamgoingtomarryaTurkishangel；butyoumustthinkofsomeveryprettystoriestotellthem，formyparentsliketohearstoriesbetterthananything.Mymotherprefersonethatisdeepandmoral；butmyfatherli
10、kessomethingfunny，tomakehimlaugh.”“Verywell，”hereplied； “Ishallbringyounoothermarriageportionthanastory，”andsotheyparted.Buttheprincessgavehimaswordwhichwasstuddedwithgoldcoins，andthesehecoulduse.thenheflewawaytothetownandboughtanewdressing-gown，andafterwardsreturnedtothewood，wherehecomposedastory，s
11、oastobereadyforSaturday，whichwasnoeasymatter.ItwasreadyhoweverbySaturday，whenhewenttoseetheprincess.Theking，andqueen，andthewholecourt，wereatteawiththeprincess；andhewasreceivedwithGREatpoliteness.“Willyoutellusastory？”saidthequeen，“onethatisinstructiveandfullofdeeplearning.”“Yes，butwithsomethinginitt
12、olaughat，”saidtheking.“Certainly，”hereplied，andcommencedatonce，askingthemtolistenattentively. “Therewasonceabundleofmatchesthatwereexceedinglyproudoftheirhighdescent.Theirgenealogicaltree，thatis，alargepine-treefromwhichtheyhadbeencut，wasatonetimealarge，oldtreeinthewood.Thematchesnowlaybetweenatinder
13、-boxandanoldironsaucepan，andweretalkingabouttheiryouthfuldays.Ah！thenweGREwonthegreenboughs，andwereasgreenasthey；everymorningandeveningwewerefedwithdiamonddropsofdew.Wheneverthesunshone，wefelthiswarmrays，andthelittlebirdswouldrelatestoriestousastheysung.Weknewthatwewererich，fortheothertreesonlyworetheirgreendressinsummer，butourfamilywereabletoarraythemselvesingreen，summerandwinter.Butthewood-cuttercame，likeagreatrevolution，andourfamilyfellundertheaxe.Theheadofthehouseobtain
