tailieunhanh - THE MISER IN THE BUSH -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

THE MISER IN THE BUSH-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 MISER IN THE BUSH A farmer had a faithful and diligent servant who had worked hard for him three years without having been paid any wages. At last it came into the man s head that he would not go on thus without pay any longer so he went to his master and said I have worked hard for you a long time I will trust to you to give me what I deserve to have for my trouble. The farmer was a sad miser and knew that his man was very simple-hearted so he took out threepence and gave him for every year s service a penny. The poor fellow thought it was a great deal of money to have and said to himself Why should I work hard and live here on bad fare any longer I can now travel into the wide world and make myself merry. With that he put his money into his purse and set out roaming over hill and valley. As he jogged along over the fields singing and dancing a little dwarf met him and asked him what made him so merry. Why what should make me down-hearted said he I am sound in health and rich in purse what should I care for I have saved up my three years earnings and have it all safe in my pocket. How much may it come to said the little man. Full threepence replied the countryman. I wish you would give them to me said the other I am very poor. Then the man pitied him and gave him all he had and the little dwarf said in return As you have such a kind honest heart I will grant you three wishes one for every penny so choose whatever you like. Then the countryman rejoiced at his good luck and said I like many things better than money first I will have a bow that will bring down everything I shoot at secondly a fiddle that will set everyone dancing that hears me play upon it and thirdly I should like that everyone should grant what I ask. The dwarf said he should have his three wishes so he gave him the bow and fiddle and went his way. Our honest friend journeyed on his way too and if he was merry before he was now ten times more so. He had not gone far before he met an old miser .