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1、theAngelbyHansChristianAndersen（1844）HENEVERagoodchilddies，anangelofGodcomesdownfromheaven，takesthedeadchildinhisarms，spreadsouthisGREatwhitewings，andflieswithhimoveralltheplaceswhichthechildhadlovedduringhislife.Thenhegathersalargehandfulofflowers，whichhecarriesuptotheAlmighty，thattheymaybloommoreb
2、rightlyinheaventhantheydoonearth.AndtheAlmightypressestheflowerstoHisheart，butHekissestheflowerthatpleasesHimbest，anditreceivesavoice，andisabletojointhesongofthechorusofbliss.“thesewordswerespokenbyanangelofGod，ashecarriedadeadchilduptoheaven，andthechildlistenedasifinadream.Thentheypassedoverwell-kn
3、ownspots，wherethelittleonehadoftenplayed，andthroughbeautifulgardensfulloflovelyflowers.“Whichoftheseshallwetakewithustoheaventobetransplantedthere？”askedtheangel.ClosebyGREwaslender，beautiful，rose-bush，butsomewickedhandhadbrokenthestem，andthehalf-openedrosebudshungfadedandwitheredonthetrailingbranch
4、es.“Poorrose-bush！”saidthechild， “letustakeitwithustoheaven，thatitmaybloomaboveinGodsgarden.”theangeltookuptherose-bush；thenhekissedthechild，andthelittleonehalfopenedhiseyes.Theangelgatheredalsosomebeautifulflowers，aswellasafewhumblebuttercupsandhearts-ease.“Nowwehaveflowersenough，”saidthechild；butt
5、heangelonlynodded，hedidnotflyupwardtoheaven.Itwasnight，andquitestillintheGREattown.Heretheyremained，andtheangelhoveredoverasmall，narrowstreet，inwhichlayalargeheapofstraw，ashes，andsweepingsfromthehousesofpeoplewhohadremoved.Therelayfragmentsofplates，piecesofplaster，rags，oldhats，andotherrubbishnotplea
6、santtosee.Amidstallthisconfusion，theangelpointedtothepiecesofabrokenflower-pot，andtoalumpofearthwhichhadfallenoutofit.Theearthhadbeenkeptfromfallingtopiecesbytherootsofawitheredfield-flower，whichhadbeenthrownamongsttherubbish.“Wewilltakethiswithus，”saidtheangel， “Iwilltellyouwhyasweflyalong.”Andasth
7、eyflewtheangelrelatedthehistory.“Downinthatnarrowlane，inalowcellar，livedapoorsickboy；hehadbeenafflictedfromhischildhood，andeveninhisbestdayshecouldjustmanagetowalkupanddowntheroomoncrutchesonceortwice，butnomore.Duringsomedaysinsummer，thesunbeamswouldlieonthefloorofthecellarforabouthalfanhour.Inthiss
8、potthepoorsickboywouldsitwarminghimselfinthesunshine，andwatchingtheredbloodthroughhisdelicatefingersasheheldthembeforehisface.Thenhewouldsayhehadbeenout，yetheknewnothingoftheGREenforestinitsspringverdure，tillaneighborssonbroughthimagreenboughfromabeech-tree.Thishewouldplaceoverhishead，andfancythathe
9、wasinthebeech-woodwhilethesunshone，andthebirdscarolledgayly.Onespringdaytheneighborsboybroughthimsomefield-flowers，andamongthemwasonetowhichtherootstilladhered.Thishecarefullyplantedinaflower-pot，andplacedinawindow-seatnearhisbed.Andtheflowerhadbeenplantedbyafortunatehand，foritgrew，putforthfreshshoo
10、ts，andblossomedeveryyear.Itbecameasplendidflower-gardentothesickboy，andhislittletreasureuponearth.Hewateredit，andcherishedit，andtookcareitshouldhavethebenefitofeverysunbeamthatfounditswayintothecellar，fromtheearliestmorningraytotheeveningsunset.Theflowerentwineditselfeveninhisdreamsforhimitbloomed，f
11、orhimspreaditsperfume.Anditgladdenedhiseyes，andtotheflowerheturned，evenindeath，whentheLordcalledhim.HehasbeenoneyearwithGod.Duringthattimetheflowerhasstoodinthewindow，witheredandforgotten，tillatlengthcastoutamongthesweepingsintothestreet，onthedayofthelodgersremoval.Andthispoorflower，witheredandfaded
12、asitis，wehaveaddedtoournosegay，becauseitgavemorerealjoythanthemostbeautifulflowerinthegardenofaqueen.”“Buthowdoyouknowallthis？”askedthechildwhomtheangelwascarryingtoheaven.“Iknowit，”saidtheangel， “becauseImyselfwasthepoorsickboywhowalkeduponcrutches，andIknowmyownflowerwell.”thenthechildopenedhiseyes
13、andlookedintotheglorioushappyfaceoftheangel，andatthesamemomenttheyfoundthemselvesinthatheavenlyhomewhereallishappinessandjoy.AndGodpressedthedeadchildtoHisheart，andwingsweregivenhimsothathecouldflywiththeangel，handinhand.ThentheAlmightypressedalltheflowerstoHisheart；butHekissedthewitheredfield-flower，anditreceivedavoice.Thenitjoinedinthesongoftheangels，whosurroundedthethrone，somenear，andothersinadistantcircle，butallequallyhappy.Theyalljoinedinthechorusofpraise，bothGRE
