英语故事The Dancing Fire.docx
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英语故事TheDancingFire
英语故事
TheDancingFire
Apartyofprospectorswereoncesittingroundafireinthewoods.Fourweremengrown,thefifthwasaboy.Abouteighthewas,notmore.Fedyunka,theycalledhim.
Itwaslongpastthehourforsleep,butthetalkwasinteresting.Therewasanoldmanintheartel,yousee-GrandadYefim.Eversincehewasyounghe’dbeengettinggrainsofgoldfromtheearth,andmany’sthestrangethinghe’sseenandheard.Sohetoldthemthisandthat,andtheyalllistened.
Fedyunka’sfatherkeptsaying:
“Yououghttogotobed.”Buttheboywantedtohearmore.
“Justabitlonger,Father!
Ijustwanttostopabitmore!
”
Well……GrandadYefimfinishedthetalehewastelling.Thefirewasonlyembersnowandtheyallsatlookingintothem.
Suddenlyatinylittlemaidjumpedoutoftheverymiddle-justlikeadoll,shewas,butalive.Herhairwasred,hersarafanblue,andsheheldabluekerchiefinherhand.
Shelookedroundatthemmerrilyandherteethshonewhite.Thensheputonehandonherhip,raisedthebluekerchiefwiththeotherandbegantodance.Andhowlightandprettyitwas,ismorethanIcantellyou.Theminersheldtheirbreath.Theylookedatherandfelttheycouldnevertireoflooking.Buttheysaidnoword,justasthoughtheywereindeepthought.
Firstthemaidcircledontheembers,butthatspacewastoosmallforher,shedancedinawidercircle.Theminersmovedbacktomakeroomforher,andasshemadeanothercircleshegrewalittlebigger.Theminersmovedbackagain.Shedancedanothercircleandgrewbiggeryet.Andwhentheywerealongwaybackfromthefire,shedancedinbetweenthemandwoveroundtheminloops.Andthenshewentrightoutsideandwhirledroundinasmoothcircleagain,andnowshewasasbigasFedyunka.Shestoppedbyatallfirtree,stampedherfoot,herteethshone,sheflourishedherkerchiefandgaveashrillwhistle:
“Fi-i-it-iu-u-u!
”
Thenanowlhootedandseemedtolaugh,andthemaidwasgone.
Ifithadbeenonlygrownmenthere,maybethatwouldhavebeentheendofit.Eachofthemwouldhavethought:
“That’swhatcomesoflookingatthefiretoolong.Yougetdazedwithit.Queer,thethingsyoucanseewhenyou’retired.
ButFedyunkadidn’tthinkthatway,heaskedhisfather:
“Dad,whowasthat?
”
“Anowl,”themananswered.“Whatd’yethink?
Neverheardanowlhootbefore?
”
“Idon’tmeantheowl,IknowowlandIdon’tfearthemamite.Butwhowasthatmaid?
”
“Whatmaid?
”
“Why,theonethatdancedontheembers.Youmovedbacktogiveherroomandsodidalltheothers.”
ThenFedyunka’sfatherandtheothermenstartedaskinghimwhathe’dseen,andtheboytoldthem.Onemanevenasked:
“Howbigwasshe?
”
“Atfirstshewasonlyasbigasmyfinger,butattheendshewasnearlyasbigasIam.”
Thentheminersaid:
“Isawthesamemarvelasyou,Fedyunka.”Andthefatherandtheotherssaidthesame.OnlyGrandadYefimsuckedathispipeandsaidnoword.Sotheminersstartedaskinghim.
“Andyou,Grandad,whatd’yesayaboutthis?
”
“WhatIsayis,Isawthesame,andIthoughtitwasallfancy.ButitlooksliketheDancingFire-Maid’spaidusavisit.”
“WhatFire-Maid?
”
ThenGrandadYefimtoldthemallaboutit.
“Ionceheardtellfromoldfolksthatit’sasignofgold-atinymaidthatdances.IftheDancershowsherselfthere’sgoldinthatplace.It’snotbignuggets,andit’snotveins,it’sinnests,likehorseradishersintheground.They’rewideratthetopandasyegodownthegoldgetslessandlesstillthere’snomoreofit.Digoutthatradishofgolddustandthenlettheplacealoneforye’llfindnomorethere.Theyonlythingis,Ican’tmindifyehavetolookforitwheretheDancerfirstappearsorwhereshegoesbackintotheground.”
“We’llsoonsettlethat,”saidthemen.“We’lldriveashaftdowninthemornwherethefireis,andafterthatwe’lltryunderthatpine.Thenwe’llseeifit’sjusttalesyou’retellingus,orifthere’struthinit.”
Afterthattheysettleddowntosleep.Fedyunkacurleduptoo,buthekeptthinking:
Whatdidtheowllaughat?
HewantedtoaskGrandadYefim,buttheoldmanwasalreadysnoring.
Fedyunkawokeuplatethenextmorningandsawabigholewherethefirehadbeen.Theminerswerestandingunderfourbigpines,allfoursayingthesamething-“Shewentdownhere!
”
“Nay,you’reallwrong!
”Fedyunkashouted.“You’veforgotten!
ItwasbythispinetheDancerstopped.Andtherewaswhereshestampedherfoot.”
Well,thatputtheminersinrealmaze.“Afifthone’swokenupandnowthere’safifthplace.Andifthereweretenofus,there’dbetenplaces.We’rejustwastingourtime.Betterletitalone.”
Allthesame,theytriedallfiveplacesbutgotnaughtfromit.AndGrandadYefimsaidtoFedyunka:
“Lookslikewe’reouto’luck.”
Theboydidn’tlikethatatall.
“It’stheowlspoiledeverything,”hesaid.“Hehootedandlaughedoutfortuneaway.”
“Nay,”saidGrandadYefim,“theowlhadnaughttodowithit.”
“Hehad!
”
“Nay,nothe.”
“Hehad!
”
Theywentonthatwaytilltheotherslaughedatthetwoofthemandatthemselvestoboot.
“Old‘unandyoung‘un,neitherknows,andherewearestandinglikefools,losingthewholedayharkeningto‘em!
”
FromthattimefolksnicknamedtheoldmanYefimGoldRadishandtheboyFedyunkaFire-Dancer.
Thevillagechildrengottoknowandgavetheboynopeace.
“FedyunkaFire-Dancer!
FedyunkaFire-Dancer!
TellusabouttheFire-Maid!
”
Littletheoldmancaredwhattheycalledhim.Theycouldcallhimkettlesolongastheydidn’tputhimonthefire.ButFedyunkawasaboy,hedidn’tlikethemmakingmockofhim.Hequarreledandhefought,andmorethanoncehecried,butthechildrenonlyjeeredthemore,he’dnopeaceorrest.Hehatedgoinghome.Andthensomethingelsehappened.Hisfatherwedagain.Andthestepmotherwasassavageasashe-bear.Sohe’dnohomeyoucouldcallhomeatall.
GrandadYefimdidn’toftencomebackfromthegold-fieldseither.He’dbetiredaftertheweek’swork,he’dnowishtomakehisoldlegsdomore.Andhe’dnooneawaitinghim,helivedalone.SowhenSaturdaycameandtheotherswenttothevillage,theoldmanandtheboyusedtostoptheretogether.
Whatdidtheydowiththemselves?
Well,they’dtalkaboutthisandthat.GrandadYefimtoldFedyunkaaboutallhe’dseenandheard,andtaughthimthesignsthatshowgold-thingsofthatsort.They’dremembertheFire-Maidtoo.Allasniceandfriendlyasyouplease.Therewasonlyonethingtheycouldn’tagreeon.Fedyunkasaiditwastheowl’sfaultthey’dfoundnogold,andGrandadYefimsaidtheowlhadnaughttodowithit.
Onetimetheygottoarguingaboutitagain.Itwasastillday,thesunwasinthesky,butthey’dmadeafirebythehut-notsomuchafireasasmudgetokeepthemosquitoesoff.Justatinybitofflamebutplentyofsmoke.Well,astheylookedatit,atinylittlemaidappearedinthesmoke.Justliketheonethey’dseenthatothertime,onlyhersarafanwasdarkerandherkerchieftoo.Shelookedatthemwithmerryeyes.Herteethgleamed,sheflourishedherkerchiefandbegantodance.
Firstshemadeasmallcircle,thenitgotbiggerandbiggerandshebegantogrowtoo.Thehutwasinherwaybutitdidn’thinderher.Shedancedrightthroughitasthoughitwasn’tthereatall.Roundandroundshewent,andwhenshegotasbigasFedyunkashestoppedunderabigpine.Shelaughed,stampedherfoot,flourishedherkerchiefandgaveawhistle:
“Fi-i-it-iu-u-u!
”
Andatonceanowlhootedandlaughed.GranddadYefimwasamazed.
“What’sanowldoinghere,withthesunstillhigh?
”
“You’llsee!
Thatowl’sfrightenedourluckawayagain.Mebbeit’sthatowltheDancerranfrom.”
“Why,didyouseetheDancer?
”
“Why,didn’tyouseeher?
”
Theystartedaskingeachotherwhatthey’dseenandtheyfounditwasjustthesame,exceptfortheplacewheretheFire-Maidhadstamped,andtherethey’dseenherunderdifferentpines.
Whentheygottothat,GrandadYefimsighed.
“Eh-heh-heh!
Seemslikeitwasnaughtafterall.Justourfancy.”
Almostbeforehe’dsaidit,smokecamecurlingoutundertheturfthatroofedthehut.Theydashedinandfoundthepolethatsupporteditallsmouldering.Bygoodfortunethey’dgotwaternear.Sotheysoonputitout.TherewasnothingdamagedsaveGrandad’smittens,theywereburnedabit.AndwhenFedyunkapickedthemuphefoundtheholesburnedinthemwerejusttheshapeoftinyfeet.HeshowedthismarveltoGrandadYefim.
“Mebbeye’llsaythat’sjustfancytoo?
”
Well,Yefimcouldfindnowordtosayagainstthat.
“Ye’reright,Fedyunka.It’satruetoken-theFire-Maidwashere.We’llhavetodiginthemorn,tryourluck.”
TheyspentSundayonthatwork.Theydugthreeholesbutnotasignofgolddidtheyfind.GrandadYefimcomplained:
“Ourfortune’sbutamockery.”
Fedyunkablamedtheowlagain.
“Thatpop-eyehootedandlaughedourluckaway.IwishIcouldgetathimwithastick!
”
OnMondaymorningtheminerscamebackfromthevillageandsawfresh-dugholesrightbythehut.Theyguessedthecaseatonce,andlaughedattheoldman.
“OurRadishhasbeendiggingradishes!
”
Thentheysawthere’dbeenthebeginningofafireinthehutandchangedovertostormingatthetwo.Fedyunka’sfatherrushedattheboylikeabearandwasjustgoingtobeathim,butGrandadYefimheldhishand.
“Shameonye,tobeataboy!
Asitishe’safeardtogohome,forhe’sjeeredatandhoundedrightandleft.Andisthefaulthis?
Istoppedhere,blamemeifye’velostaught.Imustha’knockedoutmypipebeforeitwasdead,andthatstarte
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