小学英语格林童话系列(一)桧树theJuniperTree(一)阅读素材theJuniperTreeJacobandWilhelmGrimmLongago,atleasttwothousandyears,therewasarichmanwhohadabeautifulandpiouswife,andtheylovedeachotherdearly.However,theyhadnochildren,thoughtheywishedverymuchtohavesome,andthewomanprayedforthemdayandnight,buttheydidntgetany,andtheydidntgetany.Infrontoftheirhousetherewasacourtyardwheretherestoodajunipertree.Onedayinwinterthewomanwasstandingbeneathit,peelingherselfanapple,andwhileshewasthuspeelingtheapple,shecutherfinger,andthebloodfellintothesnow.Oh,saidthewoman.Shesighedheavily,lookedatthebloodbeforeher,andwasmostunhappy.IfonlyIhadachildasredasbloodandaswhiteassnow.Andasshesaidthat,shebecamequitecontented,andfeltsurethatitwasgoingtohappen.thenshewentintothehouse,andamonthwentby,andthesnowwasgone.Andtwomonths,andeverythingwasGREen.Andthreemonths,andalltheflowerscameoutoftheearth.Andfourmonths,andallthetreesinthewoodsgrewthicker,andthegreenbrancheswereallentwinedinoneanother,andthebirdssanguntilthewoodsresoundedandtheblossomsfellfromthetrees.Thenthefifthmonthpassed,andshestoodbeneaththejunipertree,whichsmelledsosweetthatherheartjumpedforjoy,andshefellonherkneesandwasbesideherself.Andwhenthesixthmonthwasover,thefruitwasthickandlarge,andthenshewasquitestill.Andaftertheseventhmonthshepickedthejuniperberriesandatethemgreedily.Thenshegrewsickandsorrowful.Thentheeighthmonthpassed,andshecalledherhusbandtoher,andcried,andsaid,IfIdie,thenburymebeneaththejunipertree.Thenshewasquitecomfortedandhappyuntilthenextmonthwasover,andthenshehadachildaswhiteassnowandasredasblood,andwhenshesawit,shewassohappythatshedied.Herhusbandburiedherbeneaththejunipertree,andhebegantocrybitterly.Aftersometimehewasmoreatease,andalthoughhestillcried,hecouldbearit.Andsometimelaterhetookanotherwife.Hehadadaughterbythesecondwife,butthefirstwifeschildwasalittleson,andhewasasredasbloodandaswhiteassnow.Whenthewomanlookedatherdaughter,shelovedherverymuch,butthenshelookedatthelittleboy,anditpiercedherheart,forshethoughtthathewouldalwaysstandinherway,andshewasalwaysthinkinghowshecouldgettheentireinheritanceforherdaughter.AndtheEvilOnefilledhermindwiththisuntilsheGREwveryangrywiththelittleboy,andshepushedhimfromonecornertotheotherandslappedhimhereandcuffedhimthere,untilthepoorchildwasalwaysafraid,forwhenhecamehomefromschooltherewasnowherehecouldfindanypeace.Onedaythewomanhadgoneupstairstoherroom,whenherlittledaughtercameuptoo,andsaid,Mother,givemeanapple.Yes,mychild,saidthewoman,andgaveherabeautifulappleoutofthechest.Thechesthadalargeheavylidwithalargesharpironlock.Mother,saidthelittledaughter,isbrothernottohaveonetoo?Thismadethewomanangry,butshesaid,Yes,whenhecomeshomefromschool.Whenfromthewindowshesawhimcoming,itwasasthoughtheEvilOnecameoverher,andshegrabbedtheappleandtookitawayfromherdaughter,saying,Youshallnothaveonebeforeyourbrother.Shethrewtheappleintothechest,andshutit.Thenthelittleboycameinthedoor,andtheEvilOnemadehersaytohimkindly,Myson,doyouwantanapple?Andshelookedathimfiercely.Mother,saidthelittleboy,howangryyoulook.Yes,givemeanapple.thenitseemedtoherasifshehadtopersuadehim.Comewithme,shesaid,openingthelidofthechest.Takeoutanappleforyourself.Andwhilethelittleboywasleaningover,theEvilOnepromptedher,andcrash!sheslammeddownthelid,andhisheadflewoff,fallingamongtheredapples.thenfearovercameher,andshethought,MaybeIcangetoutofthis.Soshewentupstairstoherroomtoherchestofdrawers,andtookawhitescarfoutofthetopdrawer,andsettheheadontheneckagain,tyingthescarfarounditsothatnothingcouldbeseen.Thenshesethimonachairinfrontofthedoorandputtheappleinhishand.AfterthisMarlenecameintothekitchentohermother,whowasstandingbythefirewithapotofhotwaterbeforeherwhichshewasstirringaroundandaround.Mother,saidMarlene,brotherissittingatthedoor,andhelookstotallywhiteandhasanappleinhishand.Iaskedhimtogivemetheapple,buthedidnotanswerme,andIwasveryfrightened.Gobacktohim,saidhermother,andifhewillnotansweryou,thenboxhisears.SoMarlenewenttohimandsaid,Brother,givemetheapple.Buthewassilent,soshegavehimoneontheear,andhisheadfelloff.Marlenewasterrified,andbegancryingandscreaming,andrantohermother,andsaid,Oh,mother,Ihaveknockedmybrothersheadoff,andshecriedandcriedandcouldnotbecomforted.Marlene,saidthemother,whathaveyoudone?Bequietanddontletanyoneknowaboutit.Itcannotbehelpednow.Wewillcookhimintostew.thenthemothertookthelittleboyandchoppedhiminpieces,puthimintothepot,andcookedhimintostew.ButMarlenestoodbycryingandcrying,andallhertearsfellintothepot,andtheydidnotneedanysalt.thenthefathercamehome,andsatdownatthetableandsaid,Whereismyson?Andthemotherservedupalarge,largedishofstew,andMarlenecriedandcouldnotstop.thenthefathersaidagain,Whereismyson?Oh,saidthemother,hehasgoneacrossthecountrytoh