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Silver Nose银鼻子 Silver NoseThere was once a widowed washerwoman with three daughters All four of them worked their fingers to the bone washing, but they still went hungry One day the oldest daughter said to her mother, 〃I intend to leave home, even if I have to go and work for the Devil” “Dont talk like that, daughter,z，replied the mother Goodness knows what might happen to you”Not many days afterward, they received a visit from a gentleman attired in black He was the height of courtesy and had a silver nose 〃I am aware of the fact that you have three daughters,，z he said to the mother Would you let one come and work for me?〃The mother would have consented at once, had it not been for that silver nose which she didnt like the looks of She called her oldest girl aside and said, 〃No man on earth has a silver nose If you go off with him you might well live to regret it, so watch out” The daughter, who was dying to leave home, paid no attention to her mother and left with the man They walked for miles and miles, crossing woods and mountains, and finally came in sight of an intense glow in the distance like that of a fire What is that I see way down there in the valley?” asked the girl, growing uneasy 〃My house Thats just where we are going,“ replied Silver NoseThe girl followed along, but couldn，t keep from trembling They came to a large palace, and Silver Nose took her through it and showed her every room, each one more beautiful than the other, and he gave her the key to each one When they reached the door of the last room, Silver Nose gave her the key and said, “You must never open this door for any reason whatever, or you，11 wish you hadn，t! You，re in charge of all the rooms but this one〃 He，s hiding something from me, thought the girl, and resolved to open that door the minute Silver Nose left the house That night, while she was sleeping in her little room, in tiptoed Silver Nose and placed a rose in her hair Then he left just as quietly as he had enteredThe next mo