The Little Drummer Boy小鼓手的故事.docVIP

The Little Drummer Boy小鼓手的故事 　　这个是小鼓手的故事多个版本中比较真实的一个，没有被神话，讲述了圣母玛丽在大卫的马厩生下耶稣的故事。 　　David　grew　up　in　the　kitchen　of　the　inn.　His　father　was　the　innkeeper.　His　mother　cooked　the　food.　David’s　older　sisters　cleaned　the　rooms，　and　his　older　brother　swept　the　stable.　David　loved　to　sing.　He　would　sing　to　his　mother　as　she　cooked　the　food.　David　made　up　songs　and　banged　on　pots　and　bowls　as　he　sang　to　her.　David’s　mother　smiled　at　him.“Someday　you　will　sing　in　the　temple，　my　son　，”his　mother　said.　David　grinned　at　his　mother.“Temple，”　David　said　very　carefully. 　　David’s　father　came　into　the　kitchen.　“How　is　my　big　boy？”　David’s　father　asked　as　he　swung　David　onto　his　shoulders.“Pum　Pum　Pum！　Tem-ple　come！”David　sang　as　he　drummed　on　his　father’s　head　with　a　wooden　spoon.　David’s　father　smiled　as　his　son　kept　on　drumming.　“We　must　find　this　boy　a　drum　or　my　poor　head　will　not　survive！”said　David’s　father，　with　a　laugh. 　　A　few　years　later　David　got　a　small　drum　for　his　birthday.　Soon　he　was　beating　rhythms　on　his　drum　wherever　he　went.　Pat-a-rum，　pat-a-rum，　pat-a-rum，　David　drummed　to　copy　the　donkeys　on　the　road.　Swish-click-click-tum，　swish-click-click-tum，　went　David’s　drumming　to　copy　his　brother　sweeping　straw　in　the　stable. 　　One　day　David’s　father　said　to　his　family，“We　are　going　to　be　very　busy.　Caesar　Augustus　has　ordered　a　count　of　all　the　families　in　all　the　towns.”“Pum　Pum.　Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum.　I　counted　six　of　us！”David　sang.　“Why　does　this　make　us　busy？”“Because　people　will　come　to　Bethlehem　to　be　counted　with　their　families，”said　David’s　father.　“They　will　need　a　place　to　stay.　They　will　stay　with　us，　and　we　will　be　very　busy.” 　　David’s　mother　cooked　more　food.　David’s　sisters　cleaned　the　rooms.　David’s　brother　swept　out　the　stable　and　put　new　hay　and　pots　of　water　in　the　stalls.　David’s　father　greeted　the　people　as　they　came　into　town.　Soon　the　inn　was　very　full.　David　played　his　drum　and　sang　his　songs　for　the　people. 　　Late　one　night　there　was