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1、The Flying Trunk 飞箱Thereoncewasamerchantsowealthythathecouldhavepavedawholestreetwithsilver,andstillhavehadenoughleftovertopavealittlealley.Buthedidnothingofthesort.Heknewbetterwaysofusinghismoneythanthat.Ifhepartedwithpenniestheycamebacktohimascrowns.That'sthesortofmerchanthewas-andthenhedied.
2、Nowhissongotallthemoney,andheledamerrylife,wenttomasqueradeseverynight,madepaperdollsoutofbanknotes,andplayedducksanddrakesatthelakewithgoldpiecesinsteadofpebbles.Thismakesthemoneygo,andhisinheritancewassoongone.Atlasthehadonlyfourpennies,andonlyapairofslippersandadressinggowntowear.Nowhisforme
3、rfriendsdidn'tcareforhimanymore,ashecouldnolongerappearinpublicwiththem,butoneofthemwassogoodastosendhimanoldtrunk,withthehintthathepackandbeoff.Thiswasallverywell,buthehadnothingtopack,sohesathimselfinit.Itwasnoordinarytrunk.Pressonthelockanditwouldfly.Andthat'sjustwhatitdid.Whisk!Itflewupthec
4、himney,andovertheclouds,andawaythroughtheskies.Thebottomofitwassocreakythathefearedhewouldfallthroughit,andwhatafinesomersaulthewouldhavemadethen!Goodgracious!Butatlonglasthecamedownsafely,inthelandoftheTurks.Hehidhistrunkundersomedryleavesinthewoods,andsetofftowardthenearesttown.Hecoulddosover
5、ywell,fortheTurksallweardressinggownsandslippers,justashedid.Whenhepassedanursewithachild,hesaid,"Hello,Turkishnurse.Tellme,what'sthatgreatbigpalaceattheedgeoftown?Theonethathasitswindowsupsohigh.""That'swheretheSultan'sdaughterlives,"saidthenurse."Ithasbeenforetoldthatshewillbeunhappywhenshefa
6、llsinlove,sonooneiseverpermittedtovisitherexceptinthepresenceofhermotherandfather.""Thankyou,"saidthemerchant'sson.Backhewenttothewoods,satinhistrunk,andwhiskedofftotheroofofthepalace.Fromthere,heclimbedinatthePrincess'swindow.Shelayfastasleeponasofa,andshelookedsolovelythatthemerchant'ssoncoul
7、dn'thelpkissingher.Shewokeupandwasterriblyfrightened,buthetoldherhewasaTurkishprophet,whohadsailedthroughtheairjusttoseeher.Thispleasedherverymuch.Astheysatthere,sidebyside,hetoldherstoriesabouthereyes.Hesaidtheywerebeautifullydar