THE BOTTLE NECKWord文档下载推荐.docx
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saidthebottleneck:
thatis,hedidnotreallyspeakthewordsaswedo,fortheneckofa
bottlecannotspeak;
buthethoughtthemtohimselfinhisownmind,
justaspeoplesometimestalkquietlytothemselves.
Yes,youmaysingverywell,youhaveallyourlimbsuninjured;
youshouldfeelwhatitisliketoloseyourbody,andonlyhavea
neckandamouthleft,withacorkstuckinit,asIhave:
you
wouldn'
tsingthen,Iknow.Afterall,itisjustaswellthatthere
aresomewhocanbehappy.Ihavenoreasontosing,norcouldI
singnowifIwereeversohappy;
butwhenIwasawholebottle,and
theyrubbedmewithacork,didn'
tIsingthen?
Iusedtobecalled
acompletelark.IrememberwhenIwentouttoapicnicwiththe
furrier'
sfamily,onthedayhisdaughterwasbetrothed,-itseems
asifitonlyhappenedyesterday.Ihavegonethroughagreatdeal
inmytime,whenIcometorecollect:
Ihavebeeninthefireandin
thewater,Ihavebeendeepintheearth,andhavemountedhigherin
theairthanmostotherpeople,andnowIamswinginghere,outside
abird-cage,intheairandthesunshine.Oh,indeed,itwouldbe
worthwhiletohearmyhistory;
butIdonotspeakitaloud,fora
goodreason-becauseIcannot."
Thenthebottleneckrelatedhishistory,whichwasreally
ratherremarkable;
he,infact,relatedittohimself,or,atleast,
thoughtitinhisownmind.Thelittlebirdsanghisownsongmerrily;
inthestreetbelowtherewasdrivingandrunningtoandfro,every
onethoughtofhisownaffairs,orperhapsofnothingatall;
but
thebottleneckthoughtdeeply.Hethoughtoftheblazingfurnacein
thefactory,wherehehadbeenblownintolife;
herememberedhow
hotitfeltwhenhewasplacedintheheatedoven,thehomefromwhich
hesprang,andthathehadastronginclinationtoleapoutagain
directly;
butafterawhileitbecamecooler,andhefoundhimself
verycomfortable.Hehadbeenplacedinarow,withawholeregiment
ofhisbrothersandsistersallbroughtoutofthesamefurnace;
someofthemhadcertainlybeenblownintochampagnebottles,and
othersintobeerbottles,whichmadealittledifferencebetweenthem.
Intheworlditoftenhappensthatabeerbottlemaycontainthe
mostpreciouswine,andachampagnebottlebefilledwithblacking,
butevenindecayitmayalwaysbeseenwhetheramanhasbeenwell
born.Nobilityremainsnoble,asachampagnebottleremainsthe
same,evenwithblackinginitsinterior.Whenthebottleswerepacked
ourbottlewaspackedamongstthem;
itlittleexpectedthento
finishitscareerasabottleneck,ortobeusedasawater-glass
toabird'
s-cage,whichis,afterall,aplaceofhonor,foritis
tobeofsomeuseintheworld.Thebottledidnotbeholdthelightof
dayagain,untilitwasunpackedwiththerestinthewine
merchant'
scellar,and,forthefirsttime,rinsedwithwater,which
causedsomeverycurioussensations.Thereitlayempty,andwithouta
cork,andithadapeculiarfeeling,asifitwantedsomethingitknew
notwhat.Atlastitwasfilledwithrichandcostlywine,acork
wasplacedinit,andsealeddown.Thenitwaslabelled"
first
quality,"
asifithadcarriedoffthefirstprizeatan
examination;
besides,thewineandthebottlewerebothgood,and
whileweareyoungisthetimeforpoetry.Thereweresoundsofsong
withinthebottle,ofthingsitcouldnotunderstand,ofgreensunny
mountains,wherethevinesgrowandwherethemerryvine-dressers
laugh,sing,andaremerry."
Ah,howbeautifulislife."
Allthese
tonesofjoyandsonginthebottlewereliketheworkingofayoung
poet'
sbrain,whooftenknowsnotthemeaningofthetoneswhichare
soundingwithinhim.Onemorningthebottlefoundapurchaserinthe
sapprentice,whowastoldtobringoneofthebestbottlesof
wine.Itwasplacedintheprovisionbasketwithhamandcheeseand
sausages.Thesweetestfreshbutterandthefinestbreadwereputinto
thebasketbythefurrier'
sdaughterherself,forshepackedit.She
wasyoungandpretty;
herbrowneyeslaughed,andasmilelingered
roundhermouthassweetasthatinhereyes.Shehaddelicate
hands,beautifullywhite,andherneckwaswhiterstill.Itcould
easilybeseenthatshewasaverylovelygirl,andasyetshewasnot
engaged.Theprovisionbasketlayinthelapoftheyounggirlas
thefamilydroveouttotheforest,andtheneckofthebottle
peepedoutfrombetweenthefoldsofthewhitenapkin.Therewasthe
redwaxonthecork,andthebottlelookedstraightattheyoung
girl'
sface,andalsoatthefaceoftheyoungsailorwhosatnear
her.Hewasayoungfriend,thesonofaportraitpainter.Hehad
latelypassedhisexaminationwithhonor,asmate,andthenext
morninghewastosailinhisshiptoadistantcoast.Therehad
beenagreatdealoftalkonthissubjectwhilethebasketwasbeing
packed,andduringthisconversationtheeyesandthemouthofthe
sdaughterdidnotwearaveryjoyfulexpression.Theyoung
peoplewanderedawayintothegreenwood,andtalkedtogether.What
didtheytalkabout?
Thebottlecouldnotsay,forhewasinthe
provisionbasket.Itremainedtherealongtime;
butwhenatlastit
wasbroughtforthitappearedasifsomethingpleasanthadhappened,
foreveryonewaslaughing;
thefurrier'
sdaughterlaughedtoo,but
shesaidverylittle,andhercheekswereliketworoses.Thenher
fathertookthebottleandthecork-screwintohishands.Whata
strangesensationitwastohavethecorkdrawnforthefirsttime!
Thebottlecouldneverafterthatforgettheperformanceofthat
moment;
indeedtherewasquiteaconvulsionwithinhimasthecork
flewout,andagurglingsoundasthewinewaspouredforthintothe
glasses.
Longlifetothebetrothed,"
criedthepapa,andeveryglass
wasemptiedtothedregs,whiletheyoungsailorkissedhis
beautifulbride.
Happinessandblessingtoyouboth,"
saidtheoldpeople-father
andmother,andtheyoungmanfilledtheglassesagain.
Safereturn,andaweddingthisdaynextyear,"
hecried;
and
whentheglasseswereemptyhetookthebottle,raiseditonhigh,and
said,"
Thouhastbeenpresenthereonthehappiestdayofmylife;
thoushaltneverbeusedbyothers!
"
Sosaying,hehurledithighin
theair.
Thefurrier'
sdaughterthoughtsheshouldneverseeitagain,
butshewasmistaken.Itfellamongtherushesonthebordersofa
littlewoodlandlake.Thebottleneckrememberedwellhowlongit
laythereunseen."
Igavethemwine,andtheygavememuddywater,"
he
hadsaidtohimself,"
butIsupposeitwasallwellmeant."
Hecould
nolongerseethebetrothedcouple,northecheerfuloldpeople;
foralongtimehecouldhearthemrejoicingandsinging.Atlength
therecamebytwopeasantboys,whopeepedinamongthereedsand
spiedoutthebottle.Thentheytookitupandcarriedithomewith
them,sothatoncemoreitwasprovidedfor.Athomeintheirwooden
cottagetheseboyshadanelderbrother,asailor,whowasaboutto
startonalongvoyage.Hehadbeentherethedaybeforetosay
farewell,andhismotherwasnowverybusypackingupvariousthings
forhimtotakewithhimonhisvoyage.Intheeveninghisfather
wasgoingtocarrytheparceltothetowntoseehissononcemore,
andtakehimafarewellgreetingfromhismother.Asmallbottlehad
alreadybeenfilledwithherbtea,mixedwithbrandy,andwrappedina
parcel;
butwhentheboyscameintheybroughtwiththemalarger
andstrongerbottle,whichtheyhadfound.Thisbottlewouldholdso
muchmorethanthelittleone,andtheyallsaidthebrandywouldbe
sogoodforcomplaintsofthestomach,especiallyasitwasmixedwith
medicalherbs.Theliquidwhichtheynowpouredintothebottlewas
notliketheredwinewithwhichithadoncebeenfilled;
thesewere
bitterdrops,buttheyareofgreatusesometimes-forthestomach.The
newlargebottlewastogo,notthelittleone:
sothebottleonce
morestartedonitstravels.Itwastakenonboard(forPeterJensen
wasoneofthecrew)theverysameshipinwhichtheyoungmatewasto
sail.Butthematedidnotseethebottle:
indeed,ifhehadhe
wouldnothaveknownit,orsupposeditwastheoneoutofwhich
theyhaddrunktothefelicityofthebetrothedandtotheprospectof
amarriageonhisownhappyreturn.Certainlythebottlenolonger
pouredforthwine,butitcontainedsomethingquiteasgood;
andsoit
happenedthatwheneverPeterJensenbroughtitout,hismessmatesgave
itthenameof"
theapothecary,"
foritcontainedthebestmedicineto
curethestomach,andhegaveitoutquitewillinglyaslongasadrop
remained.Thosewerehappydays,andthebottlewouldsingwhenrubbed
withacork,anditwascalledagreatlark,"
PeterJensen'
slark."
Longdaysandmonthsrolledby,duringwhichthebottlestood
e
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