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1、The Rose—Elf 玫瑰花精Inthemidstofagardentheregrewarosebush,quitecoveredwithroses,andinthemostbeautifulofthemalltherelivedanelf-anelfsotinythatnomortaleyecouldseehim.Buthewasaswellmadeandasperfectasanychildcouldbe,andhehadwingsreachingfromhisshoulderstohisfeet.Behindeachpetaloftherosehehadati
2、nybedroom.Oh,howfragranthisroomswere,andhowbrightandtransparentthewalls,fortheywerethebeautifulpalepinkpetalsoftherose!Alldaylongthelittleelfrejoicedinthewarmsunshineasheflewfromflowertoflowerordancedonthewingsoftheflutteringbutterfliesandmeasuredhowmanystepshewouldhavetotaketopassalonga
3、lltheroadsandpathsonasinglelindenleaf.Yousee,whatwecalltheveinsonaleafwerehighroadsandbywaystohim.Itwasalongjourney,andhehadbegunitratherlate,sobeforehefinished,thesunhadgonedown!Itturnedverycold,dewfell,andthewindblew,sonowitwashightimehewenthome.Hehurriedasfastashecould,buttohisdismayh
4、efoundthattherosehadcloseditspetalsforthenight!Notasinglerosestoodopen!Hecouldn'tgetin!Now,thepoorlittleroseelfwasterriblyfrightened,forhehadneverbeenoutatnightbefore;hehadalwaysslumberedsweetlyandsafelybehindthewarmrosepetals.Thiswouldsurelybethedeathofhim!Suddenlyherememberedthatattheo
5、therendofthegardentherewasanarboroflovelyhoneysuckle,thoseflowerswhichlookedlikebigpaintedhorns.Inoneofthem,perhaps,hecouldgodownandsleepsafelytillmorning.Swiftlyheflewtothefarendofthegarden.Butsuddenlyhestopped!Quiet!Therewerealreadytwopeopleinthearbor.Theloveliestmaidenandahandsomeyoun
6、gman.Theysatcloselytogetherandwishedtheymightnever,neverpart.Theylovedeachother,evenmorethanthebestchildcanloveitsfatherandmother."Yetwemustpart,"theyoungmanwassaying."Yourbrotherdoesn'tlikeme,soheissendingmeonalongjourney,faroverdistantmountainsandoceans.Farewell,mysweetestbride,forthat
7、youwillalwaysbetome!"Thentheykissed,andtheyoungmaidenweptandgavehimarose.Butfirstshepressedonitakisssowarmandtenderthattherosepetalsopened,andthenthelittleelfslippedquicklyinside.Asheleanedhistinyheadagainstthedelicate,fragrantwalls,hecouldhear,"Farewell!Farewell!"andhefe
