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1、ALeaffromHeavenbyHansChristianAndersen（1855）HIGHupintheclear，pureairflewanangel，withaflowerpluckedfromthegardenofheaven.Ashewaskissingthefloweraverylittleleaffellfromitandsunkdownintothesoftearthinthemiddleofawood.Itimmediatelytookroot，sprouted，andsentoutshootsamongtheotherplants.“Whataridiculouslit
2、tleshoot！”saidone. “Noonewillrecognizeit；noteventhethistlenorthestinging-nettle.”“Itmustbeakindofgardenplant，”saidanother；andsotheysneeredanddespisedtheplantasathingfromagarden.“Whereareyoucoming？”saidthetallthistleswhoseleaveswereallarmedwiththorns. “Itisstupidnonsensetoallowyourselftoshootoutinthi
3、sway；wearenotheretosupportyou.”Wintercame，andtheplantwascoveredwithsnow，butthesnowglitteredoveritasifithadsunshinebeneathaswellasabove.Whenspringcame，theplantappearedinfullbloom：amorebeautifulobjectthananyotherplantintheforest.Andnowtheprofessorofbotanypresentedhimself，onewhocouldexplainhisknowledge
4、inblackandwhite.Heexaminedandtestedtheplant，butitdidnotbelongtohissystemofbotany，norcouldhepossiblyfindouttowhatclassitdidbelong. “Itmustbesomedegeneratespecies，”saidhe； “Idonotknowit，anditisnotmentionedinanysystem.”“Notknowninanysystem！”repeatedthethistlesandthenettles.thelargetreeswhichGREwroundit
5、sawtheplantandheardtheremarks，buttheysaidnotawordeithergoodorbad，whichisthewisestplanforthosewhoareignorant.therepassedthroughtheforestapoorinnocentgirl；herheartwaspure，andherunderstandingincreasedbyherfaith.HerchiefinheritancehadbeenanoldBible，whichshereadandvalued.FromitspagessheheardthevoiceofGod
6、speakingtoher，andtellinghertorememberwhatwassaidofJosephsbrethrenwhenpersonswishedtoinjureher. “Theyimaginedevilintheirhearts，butGodturnedittogood.”Ifwesufferwrongfully，ifwearemisunderstoodordespised，wemustthinkofHimwhowaspureandholy，andwhoprayedforthosewhonailedHimtothecross， “Fatherforgivethem，for
7、theyknownotwhattheydo.”thegirlstoodstillbeforethewonderfulplant，fortheGREenleavesexhaledasweetandrefreshingfragrance，andtheflowersglitteredandsparkledinthesunshinelikecoloredflames，andtheharmonyofsweetsoundslingeredroundthemasifeachconcealedwithinitselfadeepfountofmelody，whichthousandsofyearscouldno
8、texhaust.WithpiousgratitudethegirllookeduponthisgloriousworkofGod，andbentdownoveroneofthebranches，thatshemightexaminetheflowerandinhalethesweetperfume.Thenalightbrokeinonhermind，andherheartexpanded.Gladlywouldshehavepluckedaflower，butshecouldnotovercomeherreluctancetobreakoneoff.Sheknewitwouldsosoon
9、fade；soshetookonlyasinglegreenleaf，carriedithome，andlaiditinherBible，whereitremainedevergreen，fresh，andunfading.BetweenthepagesoftheBibleitstilllaywhen，afewweeksafterwards，thatBiblewaslaidundertheyounggirlsheadinhercoffin.Aholycalmrestedonherface，asiftheearthlyremainsboretheimpressofthetruththatshen
10、owstoodinthepresenceofGod.IntheforestthewonderfulplantstillcontinuedtobloomtillitGREwandbecamealmostatree，andallthebirdsofpassagebowedthemselvesbeforeit.“Thatplantisaforeigner，nodoubt，”saidthethistlesandtheburdocks. “Wecanneverconductourselveslikethatinthiscountry.”Andtheblackforestsnailsactuallyspa
11、tattheflower.thencametheswineherd；hewascollectingthistlesandshrubstoburnthemfortheashes.Hepulledupthewonderfulplant，rootsandall，andplaceditinhisbundle. “Thiswillbeasusefulasany，”hesaid；sotheplantwascarriedaway.Notlongafter，thekingofthecountrysufferedfromthedeepestmelancholy.Hewasdiligentandindustrio
12、us，butemploymentdidhimnogood.Theyreaddeepandlearnedbookstohim，andthenthelightestandmosttriflingthatcouldbefound，butalltonopurpose.Thentheyappliedforadvicetooneofthewisemenoftheworld，andhesentthemamessagetosaythattherewasoneremedywhichwouldrelieveandcurehim，andthatitwasaplantofheavenlyoriginwhichGREw
13、intheforestinthekingsowndominions.Themessengerdescribedtheflowersothatisappearancecouldnotbemistaken.thensaidtheswineherd， “IamafraidIcarriedthisplantawayfromtheforestinmybundle，andithasbeenburnttoasheslongago.ButIdidnotknowanybetter.”“Youdidnotknow，anybetter！Ignoranceuponignoranceindeed！”thepoorswineherdtookthesewordstoheart，fortheywereaddressedtohim；heknewnotthattherewereotherswhowereequallyignorant.Notevenaleafoftheplantcouldbefound.Therewasone，butitlayinthecoffinofth
