英语童话故事TheTerribleHead.docx
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英语童话故事TheTerribleHead
英语童话故事:
TheTerribleHead
Onceuponatime...
Therewasakingwhoseonlychildwasagirl.NowtheKinghadbeenveryanxioustohaveason,oratleastagrandson,tocomeafterhim,buthewastoldbyaprophetwhomheconsultedthathisowndaughter'ssonshouldkillhim.Thisnewsterrifiedhimsomuchthathedeterminednevertolethisdaughterbemarried,forhethoughtitwasbettertohavenograndsonatallthantobekilledbyhisgrandson.Hethereforecalledhisworkmentogether,andbadethemdigadeeproundholeintheearth,andthenhehadaprisonofbrassbuiltinthehole,andthen,whenitwasfinished,helockeduphisdaughter.
Nomaneversawher,andsheneversaweventhefieldsandthesea,butonlytheskyandthesun,fortherewasawideopenwindowintheroofofthehouseofbrass.SothePrincesswouldsitlookingupatthesky,andwatchingthecloudsfloatacross,andwonderingwhethersheshouldevergetoutofherprison.Nowonedayitseemedtoherthattheskyopenedaboveher,andagreatshowerofshininggoldfellthroughthewindowintheroof,andlayglitteringinherroom.Notverylongafter,thePrincesshadababy,alittleboy,butwhentheKingherfatherheardofithewasveryangryandafraid,fornowthechildwasbornthatshouldbehisdeath.Yet,cowardlyashewas,hehadnotquitethehearttokillthePrincessandherbabyoutright,buthehadthemputinahugebrass-boundchestandthrustouttosea,thattheymighteitherbedrownedorstarved,orperhapscometoacountrywheretheywouldbeoutofhisway.
SothePrincessandthebabyfloatedanddriftedinthechestontheseaalldayandnight,butthebabywasnotafraidofthewavesnorofthewind,forhedidnotknowthattheycouldhurthim,andhesleptquitesoundly.AndthePrincesssangasongoverhim,andthiswashersong:
"Child,mychild,howsoundyousleep!
Thoughyourmother'scareisdeep,YoucanliewithheartatrestInthenarrowbrass-boundchest;InthestarlessnightanddrearYoucansleep,andneverhearBillowsbreaking,andthecryOfthenight-windwanderingby;InsoftpurplemantlesleepingWithyourlittlefaceonmine,HearingnotyourmotherweepingAndthebreakingofthebrine."
Well,thedaylightcameatlast,andthegreatchestwasdrivenbythewavesagainsttheshoreofanisland.Therethebrass-boundchestlay,withthePrincessandherbabyinit,tillamanofthatcountrycamepast,andsawit,anddraggeditontothebeach,andwhenhehadbrokenitopen,behold!
therewasabeautifulladyandalittleboy.Sohetookthemhome,andwasverykindtothem,andbroughtuptheboytillhewasayoungman.NowwhentheboyhadcometohisfullstrengththeKingofthatcountryfellinlovewithhismother,andwantedtomarryher,butheknewthatshewouldneverpartfromherboy.Sohethou
ghtofaplantogetridoftheboy,andthiswashisplan:
AgreatQueenofacountrynotfaroffwasgoingtobemarried,andthiskingsaidthatallhissubjectsmustbringhimweddingpresentstogiveher.Andhemadeafeasttowhichheinvitedthemall,andtheyallbroughttheirpresents;somebroughtgoldcups,andsomebroughtnecklaces
ofgoldandamber,andsomebroughtbeautifulhorses;buttheboyhadnothing,thoughhewasthesonofaprincess,forhismotherhadnothingtogivehim.Thentherestofthecompanybegantolaughathim,andtheKingsaid:
"Ifyouhave
nothingelsetogive,atleastyoumightgoandfetchtheTerribleHead."
Theboywasproud,andspokewithoutthinking:
"ThenIswearthatIwillbringtheTerribleHead,ifitmaybebroughtbyalivingman.ButofwhatheadyouspeakIknownot."
Thentheytoldhimthatsomewhere,alongwayoff,theredweltthreedreadfulsisters,monstrousogrishwomen,withgoldenwingsandclawsofbrass,andwithserpentsgrowingontheirheadsinsteadofhair.Nowthesewomenweresoawfultolookonthatwhoeversawthemwasturnedatonceintostone.Andtwoofthemcouldnotbeputtodeath,buttheyoungest,whosefacewasverybeautiful,couldbekilled,anditwasherheadthattheboyhadpromisedtobring.Youmayimagineitwasnoeasyadventure.
WhenheheardallthishewasperhapssorrythathehadsworntobringtheTerribleHead,buthewasdeterminedtokeephisoath.Sohewentoutfromthefeast,wheretheyallsatdrinkingandmakingmerry,andhewalkedalonebesidetheseaintheduskoftheevening,attheplacewherethegreatchest,withhimselfandhismotherinit,hadbeencastashore.
Therehewentandsatdownonarock,lookingtowardthesea,andwonderinghowheshouldbegintofulfilhisvow.
Thenhefeltsomeonetouchhimontheshoulder;andheturned,andsawayoungmanlikeaking'sson,havingwithhimatallandbeautifullady,whoseblueeyesshonelikestars.Theyweretallerthanmortalmen,andtheyoungmanhadastaffinhishandwithgoldenwingsonit,andtwogoldenserpentstwistedroundit,andhehadwingsonhiscapandonhisshoes.Hespoketotheboy,andaskedhimwhyhewassounhappy;andtheboytoldhimhowhehadsworntobringtheTerribleHead,andknewnothowtobegintosetabouttheadventure.
Thenthebeautifulladyalsospoke,andsaidthat"itwasafoolishoathandahasty,butitmightbekeptifabravemanhadswornit."Thentheboyansweredthathewasnotafraid,ifonlyheknewtheway.
Thentheladysaidthattokillthedreadfulwomanwiththegoldenwingsandthebrassclaws,andtocutoffherhead,heneededthreethings:
first,aCapofDarkness,whichwouldmakehiminvisiblewhenheworeit;next,aSwordofSharpness,whichwouldcleaveironatoneblow;andlast,theShoesofSwiftness
withwhichhemightflyintheair.
Theboyansweredthatheknewnotwheresuchthingsweretobeprocured,andthat,wantingthem,hecouldonlytryandfail.Thentheyoungman,takingoffhisownshoes,said"First,youshallusetheseshoestillyouhavetakentheTerribleHead,andthenyoumustgivethembacktome.Andwiththeseshoesyouwillflyasfleetasabird,orathought,overthelandoroverthewavesofthesea,wherevertheshoesknowtheway.Buttherearewayswhichtheydonotknow,roadsbeyondthebordersoftheworld.Andtheseroadshaveyoutotravel.NowfirstyoumustgototheThreeGraySisters,wholivefaroffinthenorth,andaresoverycoldthattheyhaveonlyoneeyeandonetoothamongthethree.Youmustcreepupclosetothem,andasoneofthempassestheeyetotheotheryoumustseizeit,andrefusetogiveituptilltheyhavetoldyouthewaytotheThreeFairiesoftheGarden,andTHEYwillgiveyoutheCapofDarknessandtheSwordofSharpness,andshowyouhowtowingbeyondthisworldtothelandoftheTerribleHead."
Thenthebeautifulladysaid:
"Goforthatonce,anddo
notreturntosaygood-bytoyourmother,forthesethingsmustbedonequickly,andtheShoesofSwiftnessthemselveswillcarryyoutothelandoftheThreeGraySisters--fortheyknowthemeasureofthatway."
Sotheboythankedher,andhefastenedontheShoesofSwiftness,andturnedtosaygood-bytotheyoungmanandthelady.But,behold!
theyhadvanished,heknewnothoworwhere!
ThenheleapedintheairtotrytheShoesofSwiftness,andtheycarriedhimmoreswiftlythanthewind,overthewarmbluesea,overthehappylandsofthesouth,overthenorthernpeopleswhodrankmare'smilkandlivedingreatwagons,wanderingaftertheirflocks.Acrossthewiderivers,wherethewildfowlroseandfledbeforehim,andovertheplainsandthecoldNorthSeahewent,overthefieldsofsnowandthehillsofice,toaplacewheretheworldends,andallwaterisfrozen,andtherearenomen,norbeasts,noranygreengrass.ThereinabluecaveoftheicehefoundtheThreeGraySisters,theoldestoflivingthings.Theirhairwasaswhiteasthesnow,andtheirflesh
ofanicyblue,andtheymumbledandnoddedinakindofdream,andtheirfrozenbreathhungroundthemlikeacloud.Nowtheopeningofthecaveintheicewasnarrow,anditwasnoteasytopassinwithouttouchingoneoftheGraySisters.But,floatingontheShoesofSwiftness,theboyjustmanagedtostealin,andwaitedtilloneofthesisterssaidtoanother,whohadtheironeeye:
"Sister,whatdoyousee?
doyouseeoldtimescomingback?
"
"No,sister."
"ThengiveMEtheeye,forperhapsIcanseefartherthanyou."
Thenthefirstsisterpassedtheeyetothesecond,but
asthesecondgropedforittheboycaughti
tcleverlyoutofherhand.
"Whereistheeye,sister?
"saidthesecondgreywoman.
"Youhavetakenityourself,sister,"saidthefirstgreywoman.
"Haveyoulosttheeye,sister?
haveyoulosttheeye?
"saidthethirdgreywoman;"shallweNEVERfinditagain,andseeoldtimescomingback?
"
Thentheboyslippedfrombehindthemoutofthecoldcaveintotheair,andhelaughedaloud.
Whenthegreywomenheardthatlaughtheybegantoweep,fornowtheyknewthatastrangerhadrobbedthem,andthattheycouldnothelpthemselves,andtheirtearsfrozeasthey
fellfromthehollowswherenoeyeswere,andrattledontheicygroundofthecave.Thentheybegantoimploretheboytogivethemtheireyebackagain,andhecouldnothelpbeingsorryforthem,theyweresopitiful.ButhesaidhewouldnevergivethemtheeyetilltheytoldhimthewaytotheFairiesoftheGarden.
Thentheywrungtheirhandsmiserably,fortheyguessedwhyhehadcome,andhowhewasgoingtotrytowintheTerribleHead.NowtheDreadfulWomenwereakintotheThreeGraySisters,anditwashardforthemtotelltheboytheway.Butatlasttheytoldhimtokeepalwayssouth,andwiththelandonhisleftandtheseaonhisright,tillhereachedtheIslan
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