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1、thePeaBlossombyHansChristianAndersen(1853)theREwereoncefivepeasinoneshell,theywereGREen,theshellwasgreen,andsotheybelievedthatthewholeworldmustbegreenalso,whichwasaverynaturalconclusion.Theshellgrew,andthepeasgrew,theyaccommodatedthemselvestotheirposition,andsatallinarow.Thesunshonewithoutandwarmedt
2、heshell,andtherainmadeitclearandtransparent;itwasmildandagreeableinbroaddaylight,anddarkatnight,asitgenerallyis;andthepeasastheysattheregrewbiggerandbigger,andmorethoughtfulastheymused,fortheyfelttheremustbesomethingelseforthemtodo.“Arewetosithereforever?”askedone; “shallwenotbecomehardbysittingsolo
3、ng?Itseemstometheremustbesomethingoutside,andIfeelsureofit.”Andasweekspassedby,thepeasbecameyellow,andtheshellbecameyellow.“Alltheworldisturningyellow,Isuppose,”saidthey,andperhapstheywereright.Suddenlytheyfeltapullattheshell;itwastornoff,andheldinhumanhands,thenslippedintothepocketofajacketincompan
4、ywithotherfullpods.“Nowweshallsoonbeopened,”saidone,justwhattheyallwanted.“Ishouldliketoknowwhichofuswilltravelfurthest,”saidthesmallestofthefive; “weshallsoonseenow.”“Whatistohappenwillhappen,”saidthelargestpea.“Crack”wenttheshellasitburst,andthefivepeasrolledoutintothebrightsunshine.Theretheylayin
5、achildshand.Alittleboywasholdingthemtightly,andsaidtheywerefinepeasforhispea-shooter.Andimmediatelyheputoneinandshotitout.“NowIamflyingoutintothewideworld,”saidhe; “catchmeifyoucan;”andhewasgoneinamoment.“I,”saidthesecond, “intendtoflystraighttothesun,thatisashellthatletsitselfbeseen,anditwillsuitme
6、exactly;”andawayhewent.“Wewillgotosleepwhereverwefindourselves,”saidthetwonext, “weshallstillberollingonwards;”andtheydidcertainlyfallonthefloor,androllaboutbeforetheygotintothepea-shooter;buttheywereputinforallthat. “Weshallgofartherthantheothers,”saidthey.“Whatistohappenwillhappen,”exclaimedthelas
7、t,ashewasshotoutofthepea-shooter;andashespokeheflewupagainstanoldboardunderagarret-window,andfellintoalittlecrevice,whichwasalmostfilledupwithmossandsoftearth.Themosscloseditselfroundhim,andtherehelay,acaptiveindeed,butnotunnoticedbyGod.“Whatistohappenwillhappen,”saidhetohimself.Withinthelittlegarre
8、tlivedapoorwoman,whowentouttocleanstoves,chopwoodintosmallpiecesandperformsuch-likehardwork,forshewasstrongandindustrious.Yetsheremainedalwayspoor,andathomeinthegarretlayheronlydaughter,notquitegrownup,andverydelicateandweak.Forawholeyearshehadkeptherbed,anditseemedasifshecouldneitherlivenordie.“She
9、isgoingtoherlittlesister,”saidthewoman; “Ihadbutthetwochildren,anditwasnotaneasythingtosupportbothofthem;butthegoodGodhelpedmeinmywork,andtookoneofthemtoHimselfandprovidedforher.NowIwouldgladlykeeptheotherthatwaslefttome,butIsupposetheyarenottobeseparated,andmysickgirlwillverysoongotohersisterabove.
10、”Butthesickgirlstillremainedwhereshewas,quietlyandpatientlyshelayallthedaylong,whilehermotherwasawayfromhomeatherwork.Springcame,andonemorningearlythesunshonebrightlythroughthelittlewindow,andthrewitsraysovertheflooroftheroom.justasthemotherwasgoingtoherwork,thesickgirlfixedhergazeonthelowestpaneoft
11、hewindow“Mother,”sheexclaimed, “whatcanthatlittleGREenthingbethatpeepsinatthewindow?Itismovinginthewind.”themothersteppedtothewindowandhalfopenedit. “Oh!”shesaid, “thereisactuallyalittlepeawhichhastakenrootandisputtingoutitsGREenleaves.Howcouldithavegotintothiscrack?Wellnow,hereisalittlegardenforyou
12、toamuseyourselfwith.”Sothebedofthesickgirlwasdrawnnearertothewindow,thatshemightseethebuddingplant;andthemotherwentouttoherwork.“Mother,IbelieveIshallgetwell,”saidthesickchildintheevening, “thesunhasshoneinheresobrightlyandwarmlyto-day,andthelittlepeaisthrivingsowell:Ishallgetonbetter,too,andgooutin
13、tothewarmsunshineagain.”“Godgrantit!”saidthemother,butshedidnotbelieveitwouldbeso.ButsheproppedupwiththelittlesticktheGREenplantwhichhadgivenherchildsuchpleasanthopesoflife,sothatitmightnotbebrokenbythewinds;shetiedthepieceofstringtothewindow-sillandtotheupperpartoftheframe,sothatthepea-tendrilsmighttwinerounditwhenitshotup.Anditdidshootup,indeeditmightalmostbeseentogrowfromdaytoday.“Nowreallyhereisaflowercoming,”saidthe