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1、海量资料下载 免费学习英语 （申请网址）But the leper（麻风病患者） entreated him sore, so that the Star-Child had pity on him, and gave him the piece of yellow gold.And when he came to the Magicians house, the Magician opened to him, and brought him in, and said to him, Hast thou the piece of yellow gold? And the Star-Child
2、 said to him, I have it not. So the Magician fell upon him, and beat him, and loaded him with chains, and cast him again into the dungeon.And on the morrow the Magician came to him, and said, If to-day thou bringest me the piece of red gold I will set thee free, but if thou bringest it not I will su
3、rely slay thee.So the Star-Child went to the wood, and all day long he searched for the piece of red gold, but nowhere could he find it. And at evening he sat him down, and wept, and as he was weeping there came to him the little Hare.And the Hare said to him, The piece of red gold that thou seekest
4、 is in the cavern（洞穴） that is behind thee. Therefore weep no more but be glad.How shall I reward thee, cried the Star-Child, for lo! this is the third time thou hast succoured me.Nay, but thou hadst pity on me first, said the Hare, and it ran away swiftly.And the Star-Child entered the cavern, and i
5、n its farthest corner he found the piece of red gold. So he put it in his wallet, and hurried to the city. And the leper seeing him coming, stood in the centre of the road, and cried out, and said to him, Give me the piece of red money, or I must die, and the Star-Child had pity on him again, and ga
6、ve him the piece of red gold, saying, Thy need is greater than mine. Yet was his heart heavy, for he knew what evil fate awaited him.But lo! as he passed through the gate of the city, the guards bowed down and made obeisance to him, saying, How beautiful is our lord! and a crowd of citizens followed
7、 him, and cried out, Surely there is none so beautiful in the whole world! so that the Star-Child wept, and said to himself, They are mocking me, and making light of my misery. And so large was the concourse of the people, that he lost the threads of his way, and found himself at last in a great squ
8、are, in which there was a palace of a King.And the gate of the palace opened, and the priests（祭司，牧师） and the high officers of the city ran forth to meet him, and they abased themselves before him, and said, Thou art our lord for whom we have been waiting, and the sort of our King.And the Star-Child
9、answered them and said, I am no kings son, but the child of a poor beggar-woman. And how say ye that I am beautiful, for I know that I am evil to look at?Then he, whose armour was inlaid（镶嵌的） with gilt（镀金的） flowers, and on whose helmet couched a lion that had wings, held up a shield, and cried, How
10、saith my lord that he is not beautiful?And the Star-Child looked, and lo! his face was even as it had been, and his comeliness had come back to him, and he saw that in his eyes which he had not seen there before.And the priests and the high officers knelt down and said to him, It was prophesied of o
11、ld that on this day should come he who was to rule over us. Therefore, let our lord take this crown and this sceptre（权杖） , and be in his justice and mercy our King over us.But he said to them, I am not worthy, for I have denied the mother who bare me, nor may I rest till I have found her, and known
12、her forgiveness. Therefore, let me go, for I must wander again over the world, and may not tarry here, though ye bring me the crown and the sceptre. And as he spake he turned his face from them towards the street that led to the gate of the city, and lo! amongst the crowd that pressed round the sold
13、iers, he saw the beggar-woman who wqs his mother, and at her side stood the leper, who had sat by the road.And a cry of joy broke from his lips, and he ran over, and kneeling down he kissed the wounds on his mothers feet, and wet them with his tears. He bowed his head in the dust, and sobbing, as on
14、e whose heart might break, he said to her: Mother, I denied thee in the hour of my pride. Accept me in the hour of my humility. Mother, I gave thee hatred. Do thou give me love. Mother, I rejected thee. Receive thy child now. But the beggar-woman answered him not a word.And he reached out his hands,
15、 and clasped the white feet of the leper, and said to him: Thrice did I give thee of my mercy. Bid my mother speak to me once. But the leper answered him not a word.And he sobbed again, and said: Mother, my suffering is greater than I can bear. Give me thy forgiveness, and let me go back to the fore
16、st. And the beggar-woman put her hand on his head, and said to him, Rise, and the leper（麻风病患者） put his hand on his head, and said to him Rise, also.And he rose up from his feet, and looked at them, and lo! they were a King and a Queen.And the Queen said to him, This is thy father whom thou hast succoured.And the King said, This is thy mother, whose feet thou hast washed w
