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1、安徒生童话：TheLittleSeaMaid海的女儿FARoutintheseathewaterisasblueasthepetalsofthemostbeautifulcorn-flower,andasclearasthepurestglass.Butitisverydeep,deeperthananycablewillsound;manysteeplesmustbeplacedoneabovetheothertoreachfromthegroundtothesurfaceofthewater.Anddownt
2、herelivethesea-people. Now,youmustnotbelievethereisnothingdowntherebutthenakedsand;no,—thestrangesttreesandplantsgrowthere,sopliableintheirstalksandleavesthatattheleastmotionofthewatertheymovejustasiftheyhadlife.Allfishes,greatandsmall,glideamongthetwigs,just
3、asherethebirdsdointhetrees.InthedeepestspotofallliestheSea-king’scastle:thewallsareofcoral,andthetall,Gothicwindowsoftheclearestamber;shellsformtheroof,andtheyopenandshutaccordingasthewaterflows.Itlookslovely,forineachshellliegleamingpearls,asingleoneofwhichw
4、ouldhavegreatvalueinaqueen’sdiadem. TheSea-kingbelowtherehadbeenawidowerformanyyears,whilehisoldmotherkepthouseforhim.Shewasacleverwoman,butproudofherrank,sosheworetwelveoystersonhertail,whiletheothergreatpeoplewereonlyallowedtowearsix.Beyondthisshewasdeservi
5、ngofgreatpraise,especiallybecauseshewasveryfondofhergrand-daughters,thelittleSea-princesses.Theseweresixprettychildren;buttheyoungestwasthemostbeautifulofall.Herskinwasasclearandasfineasaroseleaf;hereyeswereasblueasthedeepestsea;but,likealltherest,shehadnofee
6、t,forherbodyendedinafish-tail. Alldaylongtheycouldplayinthecastle,downinthehalls,wherelivingflowersgrewoutofthewalls.Thegreatamberwindowswereopened,andthenthefishesswamintothem,justastheswallowsflyintouswhenweopenourwindows;butthefishesswamstraightuptothePrin
7、cesses,ateoutoftheirhands,andletthemselvesbestroked. Outsidethecastlewasagreatgardenwithbrightredanddarkblueflowers;thefruitglowedlikegold,andtheflowerslikeflamesoffire;andtheycontinuallykeptmovingtheirstalksandleaves.Theearthitselfwasthefinestsand,butblueast
8、heflameofbrimstone.Apeculiarblueradiancelayuponeverythingdownthere:onewouldhavethoughtoneselfhighintheair,withthecanopyofheavenaboveandaround,ratherthanatthebottomofthedeepsea.Duringacalm
