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1、The Little SeaMaid 海的女儿FARoutintheseathewaterisasblueasthepetalsofthemostbeautifulcorn-flower,andasclearasthepurestglass.Butitisverydeep,deeperthananycablewillsound;manysteeplesmustbeplacedoneabovetheothertoreachfromthegroundtothesurfaceofthewater.Anddowntherelivethesea-people. Now,youmustno
2、tbelievethereisnothingdowntherebutthenakedsand;no,—thestrangesttreesandplantsgrowthere,sopliableintheirstalksandleavesthatattheleastmotionofthewatertheymovejustasiftheyhadlife.Allfishes,greatandsmall,glideamongthetwigs,justasherethebirdsdointhetrees.InthedeepestspotofallliestheSea-king’scast
3、le:thewallsareofcoral,andthetall,Gothicwindowsoftheclearestamber;shellsformtheroof,andtheyopenandshutaccordingasthewaterflows.Itlookslovely,forineachshellliegleamingpearls,asingleoneofwhichwouldhavegreatvalueinaqueen’sdiadem. TheSea-kingbelowtherehadbeenawidowerformanyyears,whilehisoldmother
4、kepthouseforhim.Shewasacleverwoman,butproudofherrank,sosheworetwelveoystersonhertail,whiletheothergreatpeoplewereonlyallowedtowearsix.Beyondthisshewasdeservingofgreatpraise,especiallybecauseshewasveryfondofhergrand-daughters,thelittleSea-princesses.Theseweresixprettychildren;buttheyoungestwa
5、sthemostbeautifulofall.Herskinwasasclearandasfineasaroseleaf;hereyeswereasblueasthedeepestsea;but,likealltherest,shehadnofeet,forherbodyendedinafish-tail. Alldaylongtheycouldplayinthecastle,downinthehalls,wherelivingflowersgrewoutofthewalls.Thegreatamberwindowswereopened,andthenthefishesswam
6、intothem,justastheswallowsflyintouswhenweopenourwindows;butthefishesswamstraightuptothePrincesses,ateoutoftheirhands,andletthemselvesbestroked. Outsidethecastlewasagreatgardenwithbrightredanddarkblueflowers;thefruitglowedlikegold,andtheflowerslikeflamesoffire;andtheycontinuallykeptmovingthei
7、rstalksandleaves.Theearthitselfwasthefinestsand,butblueastheflameofbrimstone.Apeculiarblueradiancelayuponeverythingdownthere:onewouldhavethoughtoneselfhighintheair,withthecanopyofheavenaboveandaround,ratherthanatthebottomofthedeepsea.Duringacalmthe
