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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