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1、英文故事阅读(文本)小巨人-英文故事-幼儿故事- Once on a time a countryman had a son who was as big as a thumb, and did not become any bigger, and during several years did not grow one hairs breadth. Once when the father was going out to plough, the little one said, Father, I will go out with you. Thou wouldst go out wit
2、h me said the father. Stay here, thou wilt be of no use out there, besides thou mightest get lost! Then Thumbling began to cry, and for the sake of peace his father put him in his pocket, and took him with him. When he was outside in the field, he took him out again, and set him in a freshly-cut fur
3、row. Whilst he was there, a great giant came over the hill. Do thou see that great bogie said the father, for he wanted to frighten the little fellow to make him good; he is coming to fetch thee. The giant, however, had scarcely taken two steps with his long legs before he was in the furrow. He took
4、 up little Thumbling carefully with two fingers, examined him, and without saying one word went away with him. His father stood by, but could not utter a sound for terror, and he thought nothing else but that his child was lost, and that as long as he lived he should never set eyes on him again. The
5、 giant, however, carried him home, suckled him, and Thumbling grew and became tall and strong after the manner of giants. When two years had passed, the old giant took him into the forest, wanted to try him, and said, Pull up a stick for thyself. Then the boy was already so strong that he tore up a
6、young tree out of the earth by the roots. But the giant thought, We must do better than that, took him back again, and suckled him two years longer. When he tried him, his strength had increased so much that he could tear an old tree out of the ground. That was still not enough for the giant; he aga
7、in suckled him for two years, and when he then went with him into the forest and said, Now just tear up a proper stick for me, the boy tore up the strongest oak-tree from the earth, so that it split, and that was a mere trifle to him. Now that will do, said the giant, thou art perfect, and took him
8、back to the field from whence he had brought him. His father was there following the plough. The young giant went up to him, and said, Does my father see what a fine man his son has grown into The farmer was alarmed, and said, No, thou art not my son; I dont want thee leave me! Truly I am your son;
9、allow me to do your work, I can plough as well as you, nay better. No, no, thou art not my son; and thou canst not plough go away! However, as he was afraid of this great man, he left go of the plough, stepped back and stood at one side of the piece of land. Then the youth took the plough, and just
10、pressed it with one hand, but his grasp was so strong that the plough went deep into the earth. The farmer could not bear to see that, and called to him, If thou art determined to plough, thou must not press so hard on it, that makes bad work. The youth, however, unharnessed the horses, and drew the
11、 plough himself, saying, Just go home, father, and bid my mother make ready a large dish of food, and in the meantime I will go over the field. Then the farmer went home, and ordered his wife to prepare the food; but the youth ploughed the field which was two acres large, quite alone, and then he ha
12、rnessed himself to the harrow, and harrowed the whole of the land, using two harrows at once. When he had done it, he went into the forest, and pulled up two oak-trees, laid them across his shoulders, and hung on them one harrow behind and one before, and also one horse behind and one before, and ca
13、rried all as if it had been a bundle of straw, to his parents house. When he entered the yard, his mother did not recognize him, and asked, Who is that horrible tall man The farmer said, That is our son. She said, No that cannot be our son, we never had such a tall one, ours was a little thing. She
14、called to him, Go away, we do not want thee! The youth was silent, but led his horses to the stable, gave them some oats and hay, and all that they wanted. When he had done this, he went into the parlour, sat down on the bench and said, Mother, now I should like something to eat, will it soon be rea
15、dy Then she said, Yes, and brought in two immense dishes full of food, which would have been enough to satisfy herself and her husband for a week. The youth, however, ate the whole of it himself, and asked if she had nothing more to set before him. No, she replied, that is all we have. But that was
16、only a taste, I must have more. She did not dare to oppose him, and went and put a huge caldron full of food on the fire, and when it was ready, carried it in. At length come a few crumbs, said he, and ate all there was, but it was still not sufficient to appease his hunger. Then said he, Father, I see well that with you I shall never have food enough; if you will get me an iron staff which is
