格林童话： 会唱歌白骨(英汉对照).docVIP

格林童话： 会唱歌白骨(英汉对照) The Singing Bone Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm 　　Once upon a time in a certain country there was great concern about a wild boar that was destroying the peasants fields, killing the cattle, and ripping people apart with its tusks. The king promised a large reward to anyone who could free the land from this plague, but the beast was so large and strong that no one dared to go near the woods where it lived. Finally the king proclaimed that whoever could capture or kill the wild boar should have his only daughter in marriage. 　　Now in this country there lived two brothers, sons of a poor man. They declared that they dared to attempt the task. The older one, who was crafty and shrewd, did so out of pride. The younger one, who was innocent and simple, did so because of his kind heart. 　　The king said, In order to be more sure of finding the beast, you should enter the woods from opposite sides. 　　Thus the older one entered the woods from the west, and the younger one from the east. 　　After the younger one had walked a little while, a little dwarf stepped up to him. He held a black spear in his hand and said, I am giving you this spear because your heart is innocent and good. With it you can confidently attack the wild boar. It will do you no harm. 　　He thanked the dwarf, put the spear on his shoulder, and walked on fearlessly. 　　Before long he saw the beast. It attacked him, but he held the spear toward it, and in its blind fury it ran into the spear with such force that its heart was slashed in two. 　　Then he put the monster on his back and turned towards home, intending to take it to the king. 　　Emerging from the other side of the woods, he came to a house where people were making merry drinking wine and dancing. His older brother was there too. Thinking that the boar would not run away from him any time soon, he had decided to drink himself some real courage. When he saw his younger brother coming out of the woods with his booty, his envious and evil heart