日期:2014-05-14 The baker, who had of course been only in joke, was exceedingly surprised at my cleverness, and the woman, who was at last convinced that the man spoke the truth, produced another piece of money in its place. When she had gone, my master was so plea... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-05-14 A short time after Amina entered as quietly as she had gone out. She undressed and stole into bed, congratulating herself apparently on the cleverness with which she had managed her expedition. As may be guessed, after such a scene it was long befor... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-05-14 The Caliph, Haroun-al-Raschid, was much pleased with the tale of the blind man and the dervish(托钵僧) , and when it was finished he turned to the young man who had ill-treated his horse, and inquired his name also. The young man replied that he w... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 Stop a moment! said the little Cadi, before we come to oaths, I should like to examine the vase with the olives. Ali Cogia, he added, have you got the vase with you? and finding he had not, the Cadi continued, Go and get it, and bring it to me. So A... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 Oh certainly, said he, I am only glad I could be of use to you in the matter. Here is the key of my shop; you will find the vase in the place where you put it. Ali Cogia fetched his vase and carried it to his room at the inn, where he opened it. He... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 In the reign of Haroun-al-Raschid, there lived in Bagdad a merchant named Ali Cogia, who, having neither wife nor child, contented himself with the modest profits produced by his trade. He had spent some years quite happily in the house his father h... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 The prince looked, and beheld the princess reclining on a sofa with tears in her eyes, singing softly to herself a song bewailing(悲恸) her sad destiny, which had deprived her, perhaps for ever, of a being she so tenderly loved. The young man's he... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 Meanwhile the Indian had turned the horse in such a direction that, before many hours had passed, it had entered a wood close to the capital of the kingdom of Cashmere. Feeling very hungry, and supposing that the princess also might be in want of fo... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 In common politeness the prince could hardly refuse this request, and the princess set about inventing every kind of amusement for him, and succeeded so well that two months slipped by almost unnoticed, in balls, spectacles and in hunting, of which,... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 So the prince began at the beginning, and told all the story of the festival of Nedrouz held yearly in Persia, and of the splendid spectacles celebrated in its honour. But when he came to the enchanted horse, the princess declared that she could nev... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 Meanwhile, Prince Firouz Schah had gone gaily up into the air, and for the space of an hour continued to ascend higher and higher, till the very mountains were not distinguishable from the plains. Then he began to think it was time to come down, and... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-04-09 It was the Feast of the New Year, the oldest and most splendid of all the feasts in the Kingdom of Persia, and the day had been spent by the king in the city of Schiraz, taking part in the magnificent spectacles prepared by his subjects to do honour... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 Down The River A fortnight later, the boys were picking apples one golden October afternoon, and the girls were hurrying to finish their work, that they might go and help the harvesters. It was six weeks now since the new school began, and they had... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 Cattle Show The children were not the only ones who had learned something at Pebbly Beach. Mrs. Minot had talked a good deal with some very superior persons, and received light upon various subjects which had much interested or perplexed(困惑的) h... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 A Happy Day Oh dear! Only a week more, and then we must go back. Don't you hate the thoughts of it? said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning. Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice p... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 Pebbly Beach Now, Mr. Jack, it is a moral impossibility to get all those things into one trunk, and you mustn't ask it of me, said Mrs. Pecq, in a tone of despair, as she surveyed the heap of treasures she was expected to pack for the boys. Never mi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 A Sweet Memory Now the lovely June days had come, everything began to look really summer-like; school would soon be over, and the young people were joyfully preparing for the long vacation. We are all going up to Bethlehem. We take the seashore one... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 Good Templars Hi there! Bell's rung! Get up, lazy-bones! called Frank from his room as the clock struck six one bright morning, and a great creaking and stamping proclaimed that he was astir. All right, I'm coming, responded a drowsy voice, and Jack... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 May Baskets Spring was late that year, but to Jill it seemed the loveliest she had ever known, for hope was growing green and strong in her own little heart, and all the world looked beautiful. With the help of the brace she could sit up for a short... 阅读全文>> 日期:2014-03-26 Down At Molly's Now, my dears, I've something very curious to tell you, so listen quietly and then I'll give you your dinners, said Molly, addressing the nine cats who came trooping after her as she went into the shed-chamber with a bowl of milk and... 阅读全文>> |
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