tailieunhanh - THE WILLOW-WREN AND THE BEAR -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE WILLOW-WREN AND THE BEAR- GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES Một trong những bộ truyện cổ nổi tiếng nhất thế giới đã được dịch ra nhiều thứ tiếng là Truyện cổ Grimm. Sau đây là những câu truyện cổ ấy nhưng với nguyên bản bằng tiếng anh nhằm giúp các bạn nhỏ vừa học ngoại ngữ vừa tiếp xúc với thế giới thần tiên . | THE WILLOW-WREN AND THE BEAR Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest and the bear heard a bird singing so beautifully that he said Brother wolf what bird is it that sings so well That is the King of birds said the wolf before whom we must bow down. In reality the bird was the willow-wren. IF that s the case said the bear I should very much like to see his royal palace come take me thither. That is not done quite as you seem to think said the wolf you must wait until the Queen comes Soon afterwards the Queen arrived with some food in her beak and the lord King came too and they began to feed their young ones. The bear would have liked to go at once but the wolf held him back by the sleeve and said No you must wait until the lord and lady Queen have gone away again. So they took stock of the hole where the nest lay and trotted away. The bear however could not rest until he had seen the royal palace and when a short time had passed went to it again. The King and Queen had just flown out so he peeped in and saw five or six young ones lying there. Is that the royal palace cried the bear it is a wretched palace and you are not King s children you are disreputable children When the young wrens heard that they were frightfully angry and screamed No that we are not Our parents are honest people Bear you will have to pay for that The bear and the wolf grew uneasy and turned back and went into their holes. The young willow-wrens however continued to cry and scream and when their parents again brought food they said We will not so much as touch one fly s leg no not if we were dying of hunger until you have settled whether we are respectable children or not the bear has been here and has insulted us Then the old King said Be easy he shall be punished and he at once flew with the Queen to the bear s cave and called in Old Growler why have you insulted my children You shall suffer for it we will punish you by a bloody war. Thus war was announced to .