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1、小美人鱼英文故事FARoutintheocean,wherethewaterisasb1ueastheprettiestcornf1ower,andasc1earascrysta1,itisvery,verydeep;sodeep,indeed,thatnocab1ecou1dfathomit:manychurchsteep1es,pi1edoneuponanother;wou1dnotreachfromthegroundbeneathtothesurfaceofthewaterabove.Theredwe11theSeaKingandhissubjects.Wemustnotimaginet

2、hatthereisnothingatthebottomoftheseabutbareye11owsand.No,indeed;themostsingu1arf1owersandp1antsgrowthere;the1eavesandstemsofwhicharesop1iant,thatthes1ightestagitationofthewatercausesthemtostirasiftheyhad1ife.Fishes,both1argeandsma11,g1idebetweenthebranches,asbirdsf1yamongthetreeshereupon1and.Inthede

3、epestspotofa11,standsthecast1eoftheSeaKing.Itswa11sarebui1tofcora1,andthe1ong,gothicwindowsareofthec1earestamber.Theroofisformedofshe11s,thatopenandc1oseasthewaterf1owsoverthem.Theirappearanceisverybeautifu1,forineach1iesag1itteringpear1,whichwou1dbefitforthediademofaqueen.TheSeaKinghadbeenawidowerf

4、ormanyyears,andhisagedmotherkepthouseforhim.Shewasaverywisewoman,andexceeding1yproudofherhighbirth;onthataccountsheworetwe1veoystersonhertai1;whi1eothers,a1soofhighrank,wereon1ya11owedtowearsix.Shewas,however;deservingofverygreatpraise,especia11yforhercareofthe1itt1esea-princesseszhergrand-daughters

5、.Theyweresixbeautifu1chi1dren;buttheyoungestwastheprettiestofthema11;herskinwasasc1earandde1icateasarose-1eafandhereyesasb1ueasthedeepestsea;but,1ikea11theothers,shehadnofeet,andherbodyendedinafishstai1.A11day1ongtheyp1ayedinthegreatha11softhecast1e,oramongthe1ivingf1owersthatgrewoutofthewa11s.The1a

6、rgeamberwindowswereopen,andthefishswamin,justastheswa11owsf1yintoourhouseswhenweopenthewindows,exceptingthatthefishesswamuptotheprincesses,ateoutoftheirhands,anda11owedthemse1vestobestroked.Outsidethecast1etherewasabeautifu1garden,inwhichgrewbrightredanddarkb1uef1owers,andb1ossoms1ikef1amesoffire;th

7、efruitg1ittered1ikego1d,andthe1eavesandstemswavedtoandfrocontinua11y.Theearthitse1fwasthefinestsand,butb1ueasthef1ameofburningsu1phur.Overeverything1ayapecu1iarb1ueradiance,asifitweresurroundedbytheairfromabove,throughwhichtheb1ueskyshonezinsteadofthedarkdepthsofthesea.Inca1mweatherthesuncou1dbeseen

8、,1ooking1ikeapurp1ef1ower;withthe1ightstreamingfromtheca1yx.Eachoftheyoungprincesseshada1itt1ep1otofgroundinthegarden,whereshemightdigandp1antasshep1eased.Onearrangedherf1ower-bedintotheformofawha1e;anotherthoughtitbettertomakehers1ikethefigureofa1itt1emermaid;butthatoftheyoungestwasround1ikethesunz

9、andcontainedf1owersasredashisraysatsunset.Shewasastrangechi1d,quietandthoughtfu1;andwhi1ehersisterswou1dbede1ightedwiththewonderfu1thingswhichtheyobtainedfromthewrecksofvesse1s,shecaredfornothingbutherprettyredf1owers,1ikethesun,exceptingabeautifu1marb1estatue.Itwastherepresentationofahandsomeboy,ca

10、rvedoutofpurewhitestone,whichhadfa11entothebottomoftheseafromawreck.Shep1antedbythestatuearose-co1oredweepingwi11ow.Itgrewsp1endid1y,andverysoonhungitsfreshbranchesoverthestatue,a1mostdowntotheb1uesands.Theshadowhadavio1ettint,andwavedtoandfro1ikethebranches;itseemedasifthecrownofthetreeandtherootwe

11、reatp1ayzandtryingtokisseachother.Nothinggavehersomuchp1easureastohearaboutthewor1dabovethesea.Shemadehero1dgrandmotherte11hera11.sheknewoftheshipsandofthetowns,thepeop1eandtheanima1s.Toheritseemedmostwonderfu1andbeautifu1tohearthatthef1owersofthe1andshou1dhavefragrance,andnotthosebe1owthesea;thatth

12、etreesoftheforestshou1dbegreen;andthatthefishesamongthetreescou1dsingsosweet1y,thatitwasquiteap1easuretohearthem.Hergrandmotherca11edthe1itt1ebirdsfishes,orshewou1dnothaveunderstoodher;forshehadneverseenbirds.Whenyouhavereachedyourfifteenthyear;saidthegrand-mother,youwi11havepermissiontoriseupoutoft

13、hesea,tositontherocksinthemoon1ight,whi1ethegreatshipsaresai1ingby;andthenyouwi11seebothforestsandtowns.Inthefo11owingyear,oneofthesisterswou1dbefifteen:butaseachwasayearyoungerthantheother,theyoungestwou1dhavetowaitfiveyearsbeforeherturncametoriseupfromthebottomoftheocean,andseetheearthaswedo.Howev

14、er;eachpromisedtote11theotherswhatshesawonherfirstvisit,andwhatshethoughtthemostbeautifu1;fortheirgrandmothercou1dnotte11themenough;thereweresomanythingsonwhichtheywantedinformation.Noneofthem1ongedsomuchforherturntocomeastheyoungest,shewhohadthe1ongesttimetowaitzandwhowassoquietandthoughtfu1.Manyni

15、ghtsshestoodbytheopenwindow,1ookingupthroughthedarkb1uewater;andwatchingthefishastheysp1ashedaboutwiththeirfinsandtai1s.Shecou1dseethemoonandstarsshiningfaint1y;butthroughthewaterthey1ooked1argerthantheydotooureyes.Whensomething1ikeab1ackc1oudpassedbetweenherandthem,sheknewthatitwaseitherawha1eswimm

16、ingoverherhead,orashipfu11ofhumanbeings,whoneverimaginedthatapretty1itt1emermaidwasstandingbeneaththem,ho1dingoutherwhitehandstowardsthekee1oftheirship.Assoonasthee1destwasAfteen,shewasa11owedtorisetothesurfaceoftheocean.Whenshecameback,shehadhundredsofthingstota1kabout;butthemostbeautifu1,shesaid,wasto1ieinthemoon1ight,onasandbank,inthequietsea,nearthecoast,andtogazeona1argetownnearby,wherethe1ightsweretwink1ing1ikehundredsofstars;to1istentothesoundsofthemusic,thenoiseofcarriag