世界名著SOMETHING.docx
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1872
FAIRYTALESOFHANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN
SOMETHING
byHansChristianAndersen
SOMETHING
"IMEANtobesomebody,anddosomethingusefulintheworld,"
saidtheeldestoffivebrothers."Idon'tcarehowhumblemyposition
is,sothatIcanonlydosomegood,whichwillbesomething.Iintend
tobeabrickmaker;bricksarealwayswanted,andIshallbereally
doingsomething."
"Your'something'isnotenoughforme,"saidthesecond
brother;"whatyoutalkofdoingisnothingatall,itisjourneyman's
work,ormightevenbedonebyamachine.No!
Ishouldprefertobe
abuilderatonce,thereissomethingrealinthat.Amangainsa
position,hebecomesacitizen,hashisownsign,hisownhouseof
callforhisworkmen:
soIshallbeabuilder.Ifallgoeswell,in
timeIshallbecomeamaster,andhavemyownjourneymen,andmy
wifewillbetreatedasamaster'swife.ThisiswhatIcall
something."
"Icallitallnothing,"saidthethird;"notinrealityany
position.Therearemanyinatownfaraboveamasterbuilderin
position.Youmaybeanuprightman,butevenasamasteryouwill
onlyberankedamongcommonmen.Iknowbetterwhattodothanthat.I
willbeanarchitect,whichwillplacemeamongthosewhopossess
richesandintellect,andwhospeculateinart.Ishallcertainlyhave
torisebymyownendeavorsfromabricklayer'slaborer,orasa
carpenter'sapprentice-aladwearingapapercap,althoughInowwear
asilkhat.Ishallhavetofetchbeerandspiritsforthejourneymen,
andtheywillcallme'thou,'whichwillbeaninsult.Ishall
endureit,however,forIshalllookuponitallasamere
representation,amasquerade,amummery,whichto-morrow,thatis,
whenImyselfasajourneyman,shallhaveservedmytime,willvanish,
andIshallgomyway,andallthathaspassedwillbenothingto
me.ThenIshallentertheacademy,andgetinstructedindrawing,and
becalledanarchitect.Imayevenattaintorank,andhave
somethingplacedbeforeoraftermyname,andIshallbuildas
othershavedonebeforeme.Bythistherewillbealways'something'
tomakemeremembered,andisnotthatworthlivingfor?
"
"Notinmyopinion,"saidthefourth;"Iwillneverfollowthe
leadofothers,andonlyimitatewhattheyhavedone.Iwillbea
genius,andbecomegreaterthanallofyoutogether.Iwillcreatea
newstyleofbuilding,andintroduceaplanforerectinghouses
suitabletotheclimate,withmaterialeasilyobtainedinthecountry,
andthussuitnationalfeelingandthedevelopmentsoftheage,
besidesbuildingastoreyformyowngenius."
"Butsupposingtheclimateandthematerialarenotgoodfor
much,"saidthefifthbrother,"thatwouldbeveryunfortunatefor
you,andhaveaninfluenceoveryourexperiments.Nationalitymay
assertitselfuntilitbecomesaffectation,andthedevelopmentsof
acenturymayrunwild,asyouthoftendoes.Iseeclearlythatnone
ofyouwilleverreallybeanythingworthnotice,howeveryoumay
nowfancyit.Butdoasyoulike,Ishallnotimitateyou.Imeanto
keepclearofallthesethings,andcriticizewhatyoudo.Inevery
actionsomethingimperfectmaybediscovered,somethingnotright,
whichIshallmakeitmybusinesstofindoutandexpose;thatwillbe
something,Ifancy."Andhekepthisword,andbecameacritic.
Peoplesaidofthisfifthbrother,"Thereissomethingvery
preciseabouthim;hehasagoodhead-piece,buthedoesnothing."And
onthatveryaccounttheythoughthemustbesomething.
Now,yousee,thisisalittlehistorywhichwillneverend;as
longastheworldexists,therewillalwaysbemenlikethesefive
brothers.Andwhatbecameofthem?
Weretheyeachnothingor
something?
Youshallhear;itisquiteahistory.
Theeldestbrother,hewhofabricatedbricks,soondiscoveredthat
eachbrick,whenfinished,broughthiminasmallcoin,ifonlya
copperone;andmanycopperpieces,ifplacedoneuponanother,canbe
changedintoashiningshilling;andatwhateverdoorapersonknocks,
whohasanumberoftheseinhishands,whetheritbethebaker's,the
butcher's,orthetailor's,thedoorfliesopen,andhecangetallhe
wants.Soyouseethevalueofbricks.Someofthebricks,however,
crumbledtopieces,orwerebroken,buttheelderbrotherfounda
useforeventhese.
Onthehighbankofearth,whichformedadykeonthesea-coast,a
poorwomannamedMargaretwishedtobuildherselfahouse,soall
theimperfectbricksweregiventoher,andafewwholeoneswith
them;fortheeldestbrotherwasakind-heartedman,althoughhenever
achievedanythinghigherthanmakingbricks.Thepoorwomanbuilt
herselfalittlehouse-itwassmallandnarrow,andthewindowwas
quitecrooked,thedoortoolow,andthestrawroofmighthavebeen
betterthatched.Butstillitwasashelter,andfromwithinyoucould
lookfaroverthesea,whichdashedwildlyagainstthesea-wallon
whichthelittlehousewasbuilt.Thesaltwavessprinkledtheirwhite
foamoverit,butitstoodfirm,andremainedlongafterhewhohad
giventhebrickstobuilditwasdeadandburied.
Thesecondbrotherofcourseknewbetterhowtobuildthanpoor
Margaret,forheservedanapprenticeshiptolearnit.Whenhistime
wasup,hepackeduphisknapsack,andwentonhistravels,singing
thejourneyman'ssong,-
"Whileyoung,Icanwanderwithoutacare,
Andbuildnewhouseseverywhere;
Fairandbrightaremydreamsofhome,
AlwaysthoughtofwhereverIroam.
Hurrahforaworkman'slifeofglee!
There'salovedoneathomewhothinksofme;
HomeandfriendsIcanne'erforget,
AndImeantobeamasteryet."
Andthatiswhathedid.Onhisreturnhome,hebecameamaster
builder,-builtonehouseafteranotherinthetown,tillthey
formedquiteastreet,which,whenfinished,becamereallyanornament
tothetown.Thesehousesbuiltahouseforhiminreturn,whichwas
tobehisown.Buthowcanhousesbuildahouse?
Ifthehouseswere
asked,theycouldnotanswer;butthepeoplewouldunderstand,and
say,"Certainlythestreetbuilthishouseforhim."Itwasnotvery
large,andthefloorwasoflime;butwhenhedancedwithhisbrideon
thelime-coveredfloor,itwastohimwhiteandshining,andfrom
everystoneinthewallflowersseemedtospringforthanddecorate
theroomaswiththerichesttapestry.Itwasreallyaprettyhouse,
andinitwereahappypair.Theflagofthecorporationfluttered
beforeit,andthejourneymenandapprenticesshouted"Hurrah."Hehad
gainedhisposition,hehadmadehimselfsomething,andatlasthe
died,whichwas"something"too.
Nowwecometothearchitect,thethirdbrother,whohadbeen
firstacarpenter'sapprentice,hadwornacap,andservedasan
errandboy,butafterwardswenttotheacademy,andrisentobean
architect,ahighandnoblegentleman.Ahyes,thehousesofthenew
street,whichthebrotherwhowasamasterbuildererected,mayhave
builthishouseforhim,butthestreetreceiveditsnamefromthe
architect,andthehandsomesthouseinthestreetbecamehisproperty.
Thatwassomething,andhewas"something,"forhehadalistof
titlesbeforeandafterhisname.Hischildrenwerecalled"wellborn,"
andwhenhedied,hiswidowwastreatedasaladyofposition,and
thatwas"something."Hisnameremainedalwayswrittenatthecorner
ofthestreet,andlivedineveryone'smouthasitsname.Yes,this
alsowassomething."
Andwhataboutthegeniusofthefamily-thefourthbrother-who
wantedtoinventsomethingnewandoriginal?
Hetriedtobuildalofty
storeyhimself,butitfelltopieces,andhefellwithitandbroke
hisneck.However,hehadasplendidfuneral,withthecityflags
andmusicintheprocession;flowerswerestrewnonthepavement,
andthreeorationswerespokenoverhisgrave,eachonelongerthan
theother.Hewouldhavelikedthisverymuchduringhislife,aswell
asthepoemsabouthiminthepapers,forhelikednothingsowell
astobetalkedof.Amonumentwasalsoerectedoverhisgrave.Itwas
onlyanotherstoreyoverhim,butthatwas"something,"Nowhewas
dead,likethethreeotherbrothers.
Theyoungest-thecritic-outlivedthemall,whichwasquiteright
forhim.Itgavehimtheopportunityofhavingthelastword,whichto
himwasofgreatimportance.Peoplealwayssaidhehadagood
head-piece.Atlasthishourcame,andhedied,andarrivedatthe
gatesofheaven.Soulsalwaysenterthesegatesinpairs;sohe
foundhimselfstandingandwaitingforadmissionwithanother;andwho
shoulditbebutolddameMargaret,fromthehouseonthedyke!
"Itis
evidentlyforthesakeofcontrastthatIandthiswretchedsoul
shouldarrivehereexactlyatthesametime,"saidthecritic."Pray
whoareyou,mygoodwoman?
"saidhe;"doyouwanttogetinhere
too?
"
Andtheoldwomancurtsiedaswellasshecould;shethoughtit
mustbeSt.Peterhimselfwhospoketoher."Iamapooroldwoman,"
shesaid,"withoutmyfamily.IamoldMargaret,thatlivedinthe
houseonthedyke."
"Well,andwhathaveyoudone-whatgreatdeedhaveyou
performeddownbelow?
"
"Ihavedonenothingatallintheworldthatcouldgivemea
claimtohavethesedoorsopenforme,"shesaid."Itwouldbeonly
throughmercythatIcanbeallowedtoslipinthroughthegate."
"Inwhatmannerdidyouleavetheworld?
"heasked,justforthe
sakeofsayingsomething;
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