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JacobandWilhelmGrimm
Onedaytheroostersaidtohishens,"Gointothekitchenandpickupthebreadcrumbsfromthetable.Ourmistresshasgoneoutvisiting."
thehenssaid,"No,no,wewon'tgo.Ifourmistressfindsout,shewillbeatus."
thentheroostersaid,"Shewon'tknowanythingaboutit.Comeon.Shenevergivesusanythinggood."
thenthehenssaidonceagain,"No,no.Notever.Wearenotgoinginthere."
Buttheroosterwouldgivethemnopeaceuntiltheyfinallygotontothetableandbegantoeatthebreadcrumbswithalltheirmight.Justthenthemistresscamehome,quicklytookholdofa
stick,drovethemoffthetableandgavethemagoodbeating.
Onceoutsidethehouse,thehenssaidtotherooster,"Don'tyousee,see,see,see,see,see,see?"
theroosterlaughedandsaid,"Didn'tIknowit,knowit,knowit?"Andtheywenttheirway.JacobandWilhelmGrimm
Onceuponatimetherewasaclever,wilypeasant,whosetrickscouldbemuchtalkedabout.Thebeststory,however,ishowheoncegotthebestofthedevilandmadeafoolofhim.Onedaythe
peasanthadbeenworkinginhisfield,andjustasitwasgettingdarkhewasgettingreadytogohomewheninthemiddleofhisfieldhesawapileofburningcoals.Filledwithamazementhe
walkedtowardit,andsittingonthetopoftheglowingcoalstherewasalittleblackdevil.
"Youmustbesittingonatreasure,"saidthepeasant.
"Yesindeed,"repliedthedevil,"onatreasurethatcontainsmoregoldandsilverthanyouhaveeverseeninyourlife."

"thetreasureisinmyfieldandbelongstome,"saidthepeasant."Itisyours,"answeredthedevil,"iffortwoyearsyouwillgivemeonehalfofeverythingyourfieldproduces.Ihaveenoughmoney,butIhaveadesireforthefruitsoftheearth."
thepeasantenteredintothebargain,saying,"Topreventanydisputefromarisingaboutthedivision,everythingabovethegroundshallbelongtoyou,andeverythingbeneaththegroundtome."
thedevilwasquitesatisfiedwiththat,butthecunningpeasanthadplantedturnips.
Nowwhenharvesttimecamethedevilappearedandwantedtotakeawayhiscrop,buthefoundnothingexcepttheyellowwitheredleaves,andthehappypeasantduguphisturnips.
"Yougotthebestofmethistime,"saidthedevil,"butitwon'thappenagain.Nexttimewhatgrowsabovegroundshallbeyours,andwhatisunderitshallbemine."
"Thatisallrightwithme,"answeredthepeasant.Whenplantingtimecamethepeasantdidnotplantturnipsagain,butwheat.Thecropripened,andthepeasantwentintothefieldandcutthe
fullstalksoffatgroundlevel.Whenthedevilcamehefoundnothingbutthestubble,andheangrilydisappearedintoachasminacliff."That'sthewayonehastodealwithfoxes,"saidthepeasant,thencarriedawaythetreasure.
从前有位远见卓识、机智聪明的农夫，有关他足智多谋的故事至今人们仍广为传颂。其中最精彩的要首推他曾经怎样捉弄魔鬼的故事。
一天，农夫在田间劳动了一整天，天黑时正准备回家，忽然发现自己的田里有堆煤在燃烧，他惊讶万分，於是便走上前去看，发现竟有一个黑色的小魔鬼走在燃烧的煤堆上。“你是坐在财宝上吗?”农夫问。“正是财宝。”魔鬼答道，“而且比你一生见到的都要多呢!”“财宝在我田里就得归我。”农夫说道。“就归你吧!”魔鬼说，“只要你肯将两年内一半的收成给我就行了。钱，我有的是，但我更喜欢地上的果实。”农夫答应了这桩交易，并说：“为了避免在我们分配时出现纠纷，凡泥土上的东西归你，泥土下的归我。”魔鬼感到心满意足，但这位聪明的农夫却种上了萝蔔.
现在收穫的季节到了，魔鬼又来了，要求收回属於他的收成。但除了那些枯黄的败叶外，他一无所获;而农夫却在兴高采烈地挖着他的萝蔔.“这次让你佔了便宜，”魔鬼说，

“下次可不能这样。地上的归你，地下的归我。”“悉听尊便。”农夫答道。播种的季节又到了，这次他可不播萝蔔，而是种上了小麦。麦子熟了，他来到田间，把麦秆齐根割倒在地。魔鬼又来了，见到除了残茬外，他又一无所获，气得转身就走，顺着石缝钻了进去。“我就是这样骗倒魔鬼的。”农夫说完，赶紧拾起财宝回家去了。Spindle,Shuttle,andNeedleJacobandWilhelmGrimm
Onceuponatimetherewasagirlwhosefatherandmotherdiedwhenshewasstillalittlechild.Hergodmotherlivedallaloneattheendofthevillageinalittlehouse,andearned
herlivingwithspinning,weaving,andsewing.Theoldwomantooktheorphanedchildintoserviceandgaveherapiousupbringing.
Whenthegirlwasfifteenyearsoldthegodmothertookill,calledthechildtoherbedside,andsaid,"Mydeardaughter,Ifeelthatmyendisnear.Ileavetoyouthislittlehouse,that
willprotectyoufromwindandweather;andalsoaspindle,ashuttle,andaneedle,withwhichyoucanearnyourliving."
Shethenlaidherhandsonthegirl'sheadandblessedher,saying,"KeepGodinyourheart,anditwillgowellwithyou."Withthatsheclosedhereyes.Whenshewaslaidtorestinthe
earth,thegirlwalkedbehindthecoffincrying,andpaidherlastrespects.
thegirlnowlivedallaloneinthelittlehouse.Shewasindustrious.Shespan,wove,andsewed;andeverythingshedidwastouchedbythegoodoldwoman'sblessing.Itwasasthoughtheflax
multiplieditselfinherkitchen,andwhenevershewoveapieceofclothoracarpet,orsewedashirt,shealwaysimmediatelyfoundabuyerwhopaidsowellthatshewasneverinneedandalwayshadsomethingtosharewithothers.
Atthistimetheking'ssonwastravelingthroughoutthecountryinsearchofabride.Hewantedneitherapooronenorarichone.Hesaid,"Mywifeshallbethegirlwhoisatthesametimethepoorestandtherichest."
Whenhecametothevillagewherethegirllivedheasked,ashehaddoneeverywhere,whowastherichestgirlandthepoorestgirl.Firstofallthey

namedforhimtherichestgirl,and
thensaidthatthepoorestgirlwastheonewholivedinthelittlehouseattheendofthevillage.
therichgirlsatinherdoorwayinallherfinery,andwhentheprinceapproachedshebowedbeforehim.Helookedather,saidnotaword,androdeon.Whenhearrivedatthepoorgirl'shouseshewasnotstandinginthedoorway,butinsteadwassittinginherlittlekitchen.Hestoppedhishorseandlookedintothewindow,throughwhichthe
brightsunwasshining,andsawthegirl,sittingatherspinningwheelanddiligentlyspinning.Shelookedup,andwhenshesawtheprincelookinginsheblushedallover,closedhereyes,and
continuedtospin.Idonotknowifthethreadwasentirelyevenatthistime,butshecontinuedtospinuntiltheprincehadriddenaway.
thenshesteppedtothewindowandopenedit,saying,"Itissohotinthekitchen,"butshecontinuedtofollowhimwithhereyesaslongasshecouldrecognizethewhitefeathersonhishat.
thegirlsatbackdowninthekitchenandcontinuedtoworkather
spinning.Thenasayingcametoherthattheoldwomanhadsometimessaidwhileshewasatwork,andshesangitthus:Spindle,spindle,goonout,Andbringasuitortomyhouse.
Whathappened?thespindledimmediatelyjumpedoutofherhandandoutthedoor.Amazed,shestoodupandwatcheditasitdancedmerrilyacrossthefield,pullingalongaglisteninggolden
threadbehindit.Beforelongithaddisappearedfromhereyes.Becausethegirlnolongerhadaspindle,shepickeduphershuttle,seatedherselfatherloom,andbegantoweave.
Nowthespindledancedeveronward,andjustasthethreadcametoanenditreachedtheprince.
"WhatdoIsee?"hecried."Isthisspindleshowingmetheway?"Heturnedhishorsearoundandfollowedthegoldenthreadback.thegirlwasseatedatherworksinging:

Shuttle,shuttle,weavesofine,Leadasuitorheretome.
Justthentheshuttlejumpedfromherhandandoutthedoor.However,itbegantoweaveacarpetbeforethethreshold,amorebeautifulonethananyonehadeverseenbefore.Atitssides
blossomedrosesandlilies.Initsmiddle,againstagoldenbackground,therewererowsofGREenuponwhichharesandrabbitswerejumpingabout.Inbetween,stagsanddeerstuckouttheirheads.
Colorfulbirdssataboveinthebranches.Theonlythingmissingwastheirsinging.Theshuttlejumpedbackandforth.Itwasasthougheverythingwasgrowingbyitself.
Becausehershuttlehadrunaway,thegirlnowsatdowntosew.Sheheldherneedleinherhandandsang:Needle,needle,sharpandfine,
Cleanupthehouseforthesuitorofmine.
thentheneedlejumpedoutofherfingersandflewaboutinthekitchenasquickaslightning.Itwasasthoughinvisiblespiritswereatwork.Thetableandbenchesweresooncoveredwith
GREencloth,thechairswithvelvet;andsilkcurtainshungatthewindows.
theneedlehadscarcelymadeitslaststitchwhenthegirllookedthroughthewindowandsawthewhitefeathersontheprince'shat.Thespindlehadbroughthimherewithitsgoldenthread.He
dismountedandwalkedacrossthecarpetintothehouse.Whenhesteppedintothekitchenshewasstandingthereinhersimpledress,butshewasglowinginitlikearoseinabush.
"Youarethepoorest,butalsotherichest,"hesaidtoher."Comewithme.Youshallbemybride."
Shesaidnothing,butreachedoutherhandtohim.thenhegaveherakissandledheroutside,liftedherontohishorse,andtookhertotheroyalpalacewheretheirweddingwascelebratedwithGREatjoy.

thespindle,shuttle,andneedleweresecuredinthetreasurechamber,wheretheywerekeptinGREathonor.
从前有个女孩，很小的时候父母就相继去世了。她的教母独自一人住在村头的一间小屋里，靠做针线活儿、纺纱和织布来维持生活。这位好心肠的妇人把这个孤儿接到家中，教她做活儿，培养她长大成了一个既孝顺又虔诚的人。
女孩十五岁的那年，她的教母突然病倒了。她把女孩叫到床边，对她说：「亲爱的孩子，我感觉我就要去了。我把这间小屋留给你，可以给你挡风遮雨。我把我用过的纺锤、梭子和针也留给你，你可以凭它们来糊口。」
说着，她把手放在女孩的头上为她祝福，并且对她说：「心地要纯洁诚实，幸福会降临到你头上的。」说完便合上了眼。在去墓地的路上，可怜的女孩一路走在教母的棺材旁放声大哭。
教母去世以后，女孩独自一人生活着，勤劳地纺纱、织布、做针线活儿;而且好心肠的老教母的祝福使她免受了伤害。人们难免会揣测一番：她的亚麻老是用不完，而且她每织完一块布，或缝好一件衬衫，马上就会来个出好价的买主。这样一来，她不但没有受穷，而且还能分给穷人一些东西。
这个时候，王子正周游全国各地，打算物色一位王妃。他不能选择穷人家的姑娘，也不喜欢富家小姐。於是他说，他要物色一位最贫穷同时又最富有的姑娘。王子来到女孩居住的村庄，便按照他在其它地方的一惯作法，打听村子里哪个姑娘最贫穷同时又最富有。村民们马上告诉他，村里哪个姑娘最富有;至於最贫穷的姑娘嘛，当然就是独自住在村头小屋里的那个女孩了。
那位富家小姐身着节日盛装，坐在门前，看见王子走过来便站起身，迎上前去给他行礼，可是王子看她，便一言不发地走了过去。然后王子来到最贫穷的姑娘的屋前;姑娘没有站在门前，而是把自己关在那间小屋子里。王子在窗前停下脚步，透过窗子注视着屋里。阳光射进小屋，屋里一片明亮，姑娘正坐在纺车前纺纱，手脚灵巧，动作娴熟。姑娘暗暗注意到，王子正在看着她，她羞得满脸通红，於是急忙垂下目光，继续纺纱。不过她这回儿纺的纱是否很均匀，我可就说不准喽。她一直纺啊纺啊，直到王子离开了才停下来。王子刚一离开，她急忙跑到窗前，一把推开窗子，说道：「屋里可真热啊!」透过窗口，她两眼紧紧地盯着王子的背影，直到他帽子上的羽毛也在视线中消失了，才作罢。姑娘重新坐到纺车前继续纺纱。无意中她忽然想起了老教母经常哼唱的一句歌词，便唱了起来：
「小纺锤啊，快快跑，千万别住脚，一定将我的心上人啊，早早带到!」
怎么回事?话音刚落，纺锤突然从她手中滑落，飞也似的跑出门去。她目不转睛地看着纺锤奔跑，惊得目瞪口呆。只见纺锤蹦蹦跳跳地跑过田野，身后拖着闪闪发光的金线。不大一会儿，锤纺就从她的视线里消失了。没了纺锤，姑娘便拿起梭子，开始织布。

纺锤不停地跑啊跑，刚好在金线用完了的时候，追上了王子。「我看见甚么啦?」王子大叫起来，「这支纺锤想给我带路呢。」他於是掉转马头，沿着金线飞快地往回赶。姑娘呢，还在织布，一边织一边唱道：
「小梭子啊，快快跑，千万迎接好，一定将我的未婚夫啊，早早领到!」
话音刚落，梭子突然从她手中滑落，蹦跳着跑到门口。谁知到了门口，它就开始织地毯，织了一块世上最漂亮的地毯。地毯两侧织着盛开的玫瑰和百合花，中间呢，在金色的底子上织着绿油油的籐蔓。在籐蔓间有许多蹦蹦跳跳的小兔子，还有许多探头探脑的小鹿和松鼠;枝头上栖息着五颜六色的小鸟，虽然小鸟不能歌唱，却栩栩如生。梭子不停地跑过来，跳过去，地毯很快就织好了。
梭子不在手边，姑娘便拿起针来，一边缝一边唱道：
「小针儿啊，你来瞧，他马上就到，一定将我的小屋子啊，快整理好。」
话音刚落，针突然从她手指间滑落，在小屋里奔来路去，动作快得和闪电一样。真如同是肉眼看不见的小精灵在做着这一切：转眼之间，桌子和长凳罩上了绿色的织锦，椅子罩上了天鹅绒，墙上挂满了丝绸装饰品。
小针儿刚刚整理完小屋，姑娘就透过窗子看见了王子帽子上的羽毛，王子沿着金线回到了这里。他踏过地毯，走进小屋，只见姑娘衣着依然简朴，站在眨眼之间变得富丽堂皇的小屋中，格外刺眼，恰似灌木丛中一朵盛开的玫瑰。
「你既是最贫穷也是最富有的姑娘，」王子大声地对她说道，「跟我来，做我的王妃吧。」
姑娘默不作答，而是将手伸给了王子。王子吻了她之后，把她抱上马，带着她离开了小村庄，回到了王宫。在宫里，他们举行了盛大的婚宴。那么，纺锤、梭子和针呢?啊!就珍藏在王宫的宝库里了。
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