小学英语英语故事童话故事TheLittleGirlSoldwiththePears和梨子一起卖掉的小女孩.docVIP

PAGE / NUMPAGES The?Little?Girl?Sold?with?the?Pears?和梨子一起卖掉的小女孩 The Little Girl Sold with the Pears Once a man had a pear tree that used to bear four baskets of pears a year One year, though, it only bore three baskets and a half, while he was supposed to carry four to the king Seeing no other way out, he put his youngest daughter into the fourth basket and covered her up with pears and leaves The baskets were carried into the kings pantry, where the child stayed in hiding underneath the pears But having nothing to eat, she began nibbling on the pears After a while the servants noticed the supply of pears dwindling and also saw the cores There must be a rat or a mole gnawing on the pears, they said We shall look inside the baskets They removed the top and found the little girl What are you doing here? they asked Come with us and work in the kings kitchen They called her Perina, and she was such a clever little girl that in no time she was doing the housework better than the kings own maidservants She was so pretty no one could help loving her The kings son, who was her age exactly, was always with Perina, and they became very fond of each other As the maiden grew up, the maidservants began to envy her They held their tongues for a while, then accused Perina of boasting she would go and steal the witches treasure The king got wind of it and send for the girl Is it true you boasted you would go and steal the witches treasure? No, Sacred Crown, I made no such boast You did so, insisted the king, and now you have to keep your word At that, he banished her from the palace until she should return with the treasure On and on she walked until nightfall Perina came to an apple tree, but kept on going She next came to a peach tree, but still didnt stop Then she came to a pear tree, climbed it, and fell asleep In the morning there stood a little old woman under the tree What are you doing up there, my daughter? asked the old woman Perina told her about the