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1、聪明的小裁缝TheCleverLittleTailor Onceuponatimetherewasaprincesswhowaseversoproud:ifanymancametowoohershewouldsethimariddle,andifhecouldn'tguessithewaslaughedtoscornandsentpacking.Shealsohaditmadeknownthatwhoeverdidguesstheanswertoherriddleshouldmarryher,nomatterwho
2、hemightbe.Andindeed,intheenditsohappenedthatthreetailorsweremakingtheattemptatthesametime.Thetwoeldestreckonedthatastheyhadalreadysuccessfullysewnmanyadelicatestitch,theycouldhardlygowrongandwereboundtosucceedhereaswell;thethirdwasafeckless,giddyyoungfellowwhod
3、idn'tevenknowhistradeproperlybutthoughthewasboundtohaveluckinthiscase,forifnot,thenwhatluckwouldheeverhaveinanyothercase.Thetwootherssaidtohim:"You'dbetterjuststayathome,youwithyourfeather-brainwon'tgetfar."Buttheyoungtailorwouldn'tbeputoff,sayingthathehadsethi
4、sheartonthisenterpriseandwouldmanageallright;andoffhewent,saunteringalongasifthewholeworldbelongedtohim. Soallthreeofthemappearedbeforetheprincessandaskedhertoputherriddletothem:shewouldfind,theysaid,thatshehadmethermatchthistime,becausetheirwitsweresosharptha
5、tyoucouldthreadaneedlewiththem.Sotheprincesssaid:"Ihavetwokindsofhaironmyhead,whatcoloursarethey?""That'seasy,"saidthefirst,"Ithinkthey'reblackandwhite,likethecloththeycallpepperandsalt."Theprincesssaid:"You'veguessedwrong;letthesecondofyouanswer."Sothesecondsa
6、id:"Ifit'snotblackandwhite,thenit'sbrownandredlikemyrespectedfather'sfrock-coat.""Wrongagain,"saidtheprincess."Letthethirdofyouanswer,Icanseeheknowsitforsure."Sotheyoungtailorsteppedforwardboldlyandsaid:"Theprincesshassilverandgoldhaironherhead,andthosearethetw
7、ocolours."Whentheprincessheardthat,sheturnedpaleandnearlyfaintedawayinalarm,fortheyoungtailorhadguessedright,andshehadbeenconvincedthatnooneintheworldwouldbeabletodoso.Whenshehadrecoveredherselfshesaid:"Thisstilldoesn'tgiveyoutherighttomarryme,there'ssomethinge
8、lseyoumustdofirst.Downinthestablethere'sabear,andyoumustspendthenightwithhim.Ifyou'restillalivewhenIgetuptomorrowmorning,thenyoushallmarryme."Butshethoughtthatshewouldgetrid
