1. Andersen's fairy tale: Thumbelina
A long time ago, in a village, there was a woman who wanted to have a baby very much. So she went to ask the magician. The magician gave her a seed and said to her, "Plant it in the soil and you will realize your wish." As soon as the lady planted the seed, the magical seed immediately opened the tulip bud. "wow! What a beautiful bud! " The woman can't help kissing the bud, and the bud opens itself, and there is a small and lovely female doll inside. The little girl is very cute, but only the size of her thumb, so she was named "Thumb Fairy Boy"!
During the day, she used the plates on the table as ponds and the petals as boats. At night, Thumbelina in fairchild sleeps comfortably in a cradle made of walnuts, dreaming a beautiful dream.
One night, a toad sneaked into a woman's room. As soon as he saw the fairy's thumb, he liked it very much and thought, "Let me take her back and marry my son!" " "
So toad secretly took the walnut cradle and the thumb fairy home. In the morning, Fairchild woke up with his thumb and found himself sleeping on the lotus leaf, which startled him. Moreover, when she heard that she was going to marry a toad, she was even more afraid and began to cry. "What a pity! Let's help her! " After learning what happened to Fairchild's thumb, the little fish were very sympathetic to her.
They bit off the lotus leaf together, and the lotus leaf drifted away slowly. Thumb Fairy said gratefully, "Thank you!" The thumb fairy floats on the river.
At this time, I met Miss Butterfly, and Miss Butterfly said very enthusiastically, "Let me help!" " "So, it uses a belt to pull the lotus leaf that Fairchild's thumb rides to the shore. Suddenly, a scarab flew in and took fairchild's thumb away.
The Thumb Fairy tried to escape from the toad, but was caught by the scarab. Scarab took her to a big tree in the forest and proudly said to her companion, "I found a lovely little girl!" " However, the beetle's friend said, "Oh, dear! He only has two feet! " "And she has no beard. Really ugly! " So the scarab hated her, left the thumb fairy and ran away.
The Thumb Fairy was abandoned in the forest. She eats nectar, sleeps among flowers and leaves, drinks dew and lives alone. Soon, winter came, the sky was covered with snow, the flowers withered, and the thumb fairy had no food to eat, but she was wrapped in dead leaves, but the wind was still biting. Fairchild thumbed around the forest hungry and cold, thinking, "Ah! It's so cold that I'm hungry. If this continues, I will starve to death! "
The thumb fairy shivered and walked in the snow; Finally, she found the house where the wild mouse's mother-in-law lived.
When the mother-in-law of the wild mouse saw the child of the thumb fairy, she said with great sympathy, "What a pity! Come in and have something to eat! " Therefore, Fairchild Thumb settled down in the home of the wild mouse's mother-in-law, and helped the wild mouse's mother-in-law do a lot of housework every day and lived a happy life. One day, Fairchild thumb found a sick swallow. Thumb Fairy weaves blankets with hay, fills blankets with cotton to warm sick swallows, and collects dew with petals for swallows to drink. "Poor swallow! You should recover soon! " Throughout the winter, fairchild Mba took good care of the sick swallow, hoping that it would recover soon. Soon, spring came. Swallows also recovered quickly under the careful care of Fairchild's thumb. "Thank you! Thumb fairchild, I'm going back to the green forest. Goodbye! " A rich mole lives next door to his mother-in-law. He likes fairchild's thumb very much and wants to marry her. My mother-in-law also agreed: "Mr. Mole is very rich. You are so lucky! " But fairchild Thumb really didn't want to marry the mole, she thought. Living on the land, you can't see sunshine and flowers; What a monotonous world it is! So, she cried very sadly. When the wedding day finally came, the thumb fairy stood at the door of the wild mouse's mother-in-law and said goodbye to the sun: "Dear Grandpa Sun, goodbye." He cried so sadly that he attracted the once rescued swallow. The swallow said, "Let's go! Follow me! I can take you to a very happy and beautiful place! " "Thank you, thank you for picking me up." So the thumb fairy sat on the swallow's back and flew to a warm country.
The warm countryside is full of beautiful flowers; Swallow puts Thumbelina on the most beautiful flower, where stands a little flower prince. Prince Hua likes Thumb Fairchild very much and proposes to her: "Thumb Fairchild, please marry me!" " ""Well ... "Thumb Fairchild nodded embarrassedly and agreed; So the flower fairies were very happy and gave her a pair of wings as a gift.
From then on, Fairchild's thumb can also fly from flower to flower and live a happy life with the prince.
2. Andersen's fairy tale: shirt collar
Once upon a time there was a beautiful gentleman; All his movable property is a boot remover and a comb. But he has a shirt collar in the world.
What we want to hear now is the story about this collar.
The shirt collar is old enough to consider getting married. It happened that he was mixed with garters and washed in the water.
"My God!" The collar of the shirt reads: "I have never seen such a slim and delicate person, so charming and gentle." May I know your name? "
"I can't tell you this!" Said the garter.
"Where is your home?" Asked the shirt collar.
But garters are shy. She finds it difficult to answer such a question.
"I suppose you are a belt?" The collar of the shirt says-"underwear belt! Dear miss, I can see that you are both useful and can be used as an ornament! "
"You shouldn't talk to me!" Said the garter. "I don't think I gave you any reason to do so!"
"Well, a beautiful person like you," said the shirt collar, "is enough."
"Please don't be too close to me!" The garter said, "You look like a man!" "
"I am still a beautiful gentleman!" The shirt collar said. "I have a shoe remover and a comb!"
This is completely untrue, because both things belong to his master. He's just bragging.
"Please don't be too close to me!" The garter said, "I'm not used to this kind of behavior."
"It's just posturing!" The shirt collar said. At this time, they were taken out of the water, starched, hung on a chair to dry, and finally brought to the iron plate. Now the hot iron is coming.
"madam!" The collar of the shirt said, "Dear widow, I feel a little hot now. I am a different person now; My wrinkles are gone. You burned my body. Oh, I want to propose to you! "
"You old rag!" The iron said, proudly walking through the shirt collar, because she imagined herself as a locomotive, dragging a long train across the tracks, "you old rag!" " "
The edge of the shirt collar is a little broken. So there are paper-cutting scissors to cut these damaged places flat.
"ouch!" The shirt collar says, "You must be a ballerina! Your legs are so straight! I have never seen such a beautiful gesture! No one in the world can imitate you! "
"I know!" Scissors said.
"You deserve to be a countess!" The shirt collar said. "All my possessions are a beautiful gentleman, a boot remover and a comb. I just wish I could count it again! "
"Does he still want to propose?" Scissors said. She got angry and gave him a good chop, which made him never recover.
"I'd better propose to the comb!" The shirt collar said. "Dear girl! Look, you put your teeth. It's amazing how well it is protected. Have you ever thought about getting engaged? "
"Of course, you already know," said the comb. "I'm getting engaged and taking off my boots!"
"engaged!" The shirt collar said.
Now he has no chance to propose. Therefore, he despises such a thing as love.
A long time has passed. The shirt collar came to a box in the paper mill. Surrounded by a bunch of rag friends: meticulous with meticulous people, rude with rude people, birds of a feather flock together. They have a lot to say, but the shirt collar has the most say, because he is a terrible cowhide king.
3. Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
Many years ago, there was an emperor who liked wearing beautiful new clothes very much. In order to dress beautifully, he spent all his money on clothes. He doesn't care about his army at all, and he doesn't like going to the theater. He doesn't like going to the park by carriage unless it is to show off his new clothes. He changes into a new suit every hour every day. When people mention the emperor, they always say, "The emperor is in the conference room." But when people mention him, they always say, "The emperor is in the dressing room."
In the big city where he lives, life is relaxed and happy. Many foreigners come every day. One day, two swindlers came. They say they are weavers. They say they can weave the most beautiful cloth that no one can imagine. The color and pattern of this cloth are not only very beautiful, but also the clothes sewn with it have a strange function, that is, anyone who is incompetent or stupid can't see the clothes.
"That's my favorite skirt!" The emperor thought. "I wear such clothes, you can see who is incompetent in my kingdom; I can tell who is smart and who is stupid. Yes, I want them to weave such cloth at once! " He paid a large sum of cash to the two swindlers to start work at once.
They took out two looms and pretended to be working, but there was nothing on them. They asked the emperor to send them some raw silk and gold one by one. They put all these things in their pockets, but pretended to be busy working on those two empty looms until late at night.
"I wonder how they are woven," thought the emperor. However, he immediately remembered that stupid people or incompetent people could not see the cloth. He did feel a little uncomfortable. He believes that he has nothing to fear. Even so, he still thinks it is more appropriate to send someone to have a look first. The whole city has heard that this fabric has a strange power, so everyone wants to take this opportunity to test it and see how stupid their neighbors are.
"I will send an honest old minister to visit the weavers," thought the emperor. "Only he can see what this cloth looks like, because he has a lot of brains and no one can be as competent as him."
So the kind old minister went to the place where two swindlers worked. They are busy working on the empty loom.
"What is this?" The old minister thought, his eyes as big as bowls.
"I don't see anything!" But he was afraid to say it.
The two swindlers begged him to come closer and asked him if the pattern and color of the cloth were beautiful. They pointed to two aerial looms.
The poor old minister's eyes are getting bigger and bigger, but he still can't see anything, because there is really nothing to see.
"My God!" He thought. "Am I a stupid person? I never doubted myself. I must never let anyone know about it. Am I incompetent? No, I must never let anyone know that I can't see that cloth. "
"Hey, don't you mind?" A weaver who is weaving said.
"Oh, it's so beautiful! Great! " The old minister said. He looked at it carefully with his glasses on. "What a beautiful pattern! What a beautiful color! Yes, I will report to the emperor that I am very satisfied with this cloth. "
"Well, we are glad to hear your words," said the two weavers together. They described these rare colors and patterns and added some nouns. The old minister listened attentively so that he could recite it when he went back to see the emperor. In fact, that's what he did.
The two swindlers asked for a lot of money, more silk and gold, which they said were used for weaving. They put all these things in their pockets, not even a thread on the loom. But they still continue to work on an empty shelf.
Soon after, the emperor sent another honest official to see if the cloth could be woven soon. His luck is not better than that of the first minister: he looked and looked, but there was nothing on the two empty looms, and he could see nothing.
"Do you think this cloth is beautiful?" Two swindlers asked. They pointed to some beautiful patterns and made some explanations. In fact, there is no pattern.
"I'm not stupid!" Officials believe. "This is probably because I don't deserve such a good office now? This is really interesting, but I must not let people see it! " So he praised the cloth he didn't see at all and told them that he liked these beautiful colors and ingenious patterns very much. "Yes, it's beautiful," he said to the emperor.
Everyone in the city is talking about this beautiful dress.
While the cloth was still being woven, the emperor wanted to see it for himself. He selected a specially designated entourage-including two honest ministers who had already visited them. In this way, he went to the place where the two cunning swindlers lived. These two guys are weaving in high spirits, but there is no trace of them. "Don't you think it's beautiful?" These two honest officials said. "Your majesty, look, what a beautiful pattern! What a beautiful color! " They pointed to the empty loom because they thought others would see the cloth.
"What is this?" The emperor thought. "I saw nothing! This is ridiculous! Am I a stupid person? Don't I deserve to be emperor? This is really the most terrible thing I have never encountered. "
"Oh, how beautiful!" The emperor said. "I am extremely satisfied!"
So he nodded with satisfaction. He pretended to look at the loom very carefully because he didn't want to say that he didn't see anything. All the attendants who came with him also looked carefully, but they didn't see anything more. However, they also did as the emperor said: "Oh, how beautiful!" " They suggested that the emperor make clothes with this novel and beautiful cloth, and put on clothes to attend the upcoming military parade himself. "How beautiful! How exquisite! Great! " Everyone echoed the voice. Everyone has unspeakable happiness. The emperor gave each liar a knighthood and a medal that could be hung on the button hole; They are also called "royal hired weavers"
The military parade will be held the next morning. The night before, the two swindlers stayed up all night and lit 16 candles. You can see that they are working overtime to finish the emperor's new clothes. They pretended to take the cloth off the loom. They cut it in the air for a while with two big scissors and sewed it up with a needle without threading. Finally, they said in unison, "Look! The new clothes are sewn! "
The emperor himself arrived with a group of expensive knights. Each of the two swindlers raised a hand, as if holding something in his hand. They said, "Look, these are pants and this is a robe! This is a coat! " Wait a minute. "This dress is as soft as a spider's web: people who wear it will feel as if they have nothing on them-that's the beauty of this dress."
"Yes," all the knights said. But they didn't see anything, because in fact there was nothing.
"Please take off your clothes now," said the two swindlers. "We will put on new clothes for your majesty in front of this big mirror.
The emperor took off all his clothes. The two swindlers pretended to give him the new clothes they had just sewn one by one. They worked hard on his waistline for a while, as if they were wearing something: this is the back hem (note: the back hem is a long piece of cloth dragged behind the clothes; This is the dress of European aristocrats in feudal times. )。 The emperor turned around in front of the mirror and twisted his waist.
"Oh, my god, how well this dress fits! How beautifully the style is cut! " Everyone said. "What a beautiful pattern! What a beautiful color! This is really an expensive suit! "
"Everyone has prepared the canopy outside. As soon as your Majesty goes out, you can prop up the canopy and travel!" The ceremony officer said.
"Yes, I'm dressed." The emperor said. "Does this dress suit me?" So he turned in front of the mirror again, because he wanted everyone to see that he was seriously admiring his beautiful clothes. The ministers who are going to hold the aftermath are touching their hands on the ground, as if they are really cleaning up the aftermath. They started walking with air in their hands-they didn't dare to show that they really didn't see anything.
Then, the emperor stepped down from the rich canopy. People standing in the street and in the window said, "dear, the emperor's new clothes are really beautiful!" What a beautiful back hem under his coat! How well the clothes fit! " No one wants people to know that they can't see anything, because it will expose their incompetence or stupidity. All the clothes of the emperor have never received such universal praise.
"But he didn't wear anything!" A child finally cried.
"Oh, my God, listen to this naive voice!" Dad said. So everyone whispered what the child said.
"He's wearing nothing! One child said he was naked! "
"He really has nothing on!" Finally, everyone said.
The emperor trembled a little because he seemed to think that what people said was right. But he thought to himself, "I must finish this grand ceremony." Therefore, he assumed a more arrogant appearance, and his ministers followed him, holding a position that did not exist.
4. Andersen's Fairy Tale: Ugly Duckling
Summer in the country is really beautiful. Wheat is golden and oats are green. The sun shines on the big leaves of burdock. Under the big leaves, there is a mother duck sitting in her nest. Finally, one duckling after another came out of the eggshell. They turned their hairy heads, looked around curiously and exclaimed, "Wow, what a big world!" "
Mother duck stood up and counted her children, only to find that there was still an egg under her feet. The egg didn't move, and Mother Duck was really impatient. However, she wanted to see what this late kid was like, so she sat down again. Finally, the egg cracked a crack and a big, ugly little guy climbed out. The next day, mother duck took all her children to visit a chicken farm, where two chicken families were fighting for an eel head, but as a result, the fish head was taken away by a cunning cat. Mother duck said to her child, "Look, this is the world!" " "
At this time, a group of ducks from other families came. They deliberately let go of their voices and shouted, … Look, how ugly that duckling is! Then, one of them came and pecked the duckling's neck, and said confidently, "He looks very special, so be sure to hit him!" " Later, the duckling's brother hated him, too. They always say, you ugly bastard, just give it to the cat. Finally, even the mother duck didn't want him. Stay away from me. This is the last thing she said to the poor little guy.
The ugly duckling is very sad. He flew over the fence and ran all the way to a swamp where a group of wild ducks lived. The ugly duckling saluted him respectfully, but the wild ducks said, "God, you are so ugly! I hope you can marry any female duck in our family. " Oh, if you allow me to lie among the reeds and drink some swamp water, that will be enough. "The ugly duckling thought with inferiority.
He lay there for two days. On the third day, a hunter came, and they ran around in the swamp with their hounds. A terrible big hound suddenly ran to the ugly duckling, with fierce eyes, long tongue and sharp teeth, but he quickly ran away. The ugly duckling sighed deeply and said, "Alas, I am so ugly that I don't even bite hounds!" " When it was dark, the swamp finally quieted down. The ugly duckling lay there and dared not move. It was a long time before he stood up, looked around and ran like hell. Now, he came to a shabby farmhouse. He came in through the door and saw an old woman sitting with her cat and hen.
The cat is the gentleman of this family, and the hen is the wife of this family. Their tone is very big, and they all say "we and the world." When the ugly duckling wants to express different opinions, the hen always asks, "Can you lay eggs?" Of course the ugly duckling didn't want to, so the hen called him "cut the crap" rudely. Without showing weakness, the cat arched its back and asked, "Can you make Mimi cry?" Of course, neither can the ugly duckling, so the cat rudely asked him to "shut up".
The ugly duckling feels very uncomfortable. He suddenly wants to swim in the water and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air outside. "How happy it would be!" He couldn't help saying to the hen.
The hen cried, "Are you crazy?" ? Ask the cat, or ask the old woman. Do you think they will approve of your strange idea? "You don't know me." The ugly duckling said, "I think I'd better go out."
So the ugly duckling left the farmhouse and came to a small river. He jumped into the water to swim.
One night, a flock of swans flew out of the bushes. They flapped their snow-white wings and stretched out their long necks, screaming and flying over the ugly duckling's head. The ugly duckling has never seen such a beautiful bird. He is ashamed to think of his ugliness.
Winter has come, the weather has become very cold and the river has become more and more biting. The ugly duckling has to swim all the time to prevent the water from freezing. But in the end, he fainted and got stuck in the ice.
When he woke up, he was already lying in a farmer's house. Several children surrounded him and wanted to play with him. As a result, he jumped into the milk dish, flew to the butter basin and fell into the flour bucket. Finally, he rushed out of the gate and plunged into the reeds in the swamp until the lark sang the song of spring.
The sunshine in spring is really good. It shines warmly on the ugly duckling, making him feel more comfortable than ever. He flapped his wings and suddenly flew into the sky, all the way to a big garden.
Three beautiful swans-birds he once admired very much-are swimming towards him, so he swims towards them. He bowed his head humbly in front of these noble birds, but he was surprised to find that he was a swan in the water!
Several children came running, and one of them shouted happily, "Look at that new swan!" " "They clapped their hands and danced and asked their parents to come and watch. Everyone said," Wow, this new one looks! " "