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小学英语英语故事(童话故事)The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf 踩着面包走的女孩

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TheGirlWhoTrodontheLoaf踩着面包走的女孩Youhavequitelikelyheardofthegirlwhotrodonaloafsoasnottosoilherprettyshoes,andwhatmisfortunesthisbroughtuponher.Thestoryhasbeenwrittenandprinted,too.Shewasapoorchild,butproudandarrogant,andpeoplesaidshehadabaddisposition.Whenbutaverylittlechild,shefoundpleasureincatchingflies,topullofftheirwingsandmakecreepinginsectsofthem.AndsheusedtostickMaybugsandbeetlesonapin,thenputagreenleaforpieceofpaperclosetotheirfeet,sothatthepooranimalsclungtoit,andturnedandtwistedastheytriedtogetoffthepin."TheMaybugisreadingnow,"littleIngerwouldsay."Seehowitturnstheleaves!"Asshegrewoldershebecameevenworseinsteadofbetter;butshewasverypretty,andthatwasprobablyhermisfortune.Becauseotherwiseshewouldhavebeendisciplinedmorethanshewas."You'llbringmisfortunedownuponyou,"saidherownmothertoher."Asalittlechildyouoftenusedtotrampleonmyaprons;andwhenyou'reolderIfearyou'lltrampleonmyheart."Andshereallydid.
Thenshewassentintothecountrytobeintheserviceofpeopleofdistinction.Theytreatedheraskindlyasifshehadbeentheirownchildanddressedhersowellthatshelookedextremelybeautifulandbecameevenmorearrogant.Whenshehadbeenintheirserviceforaboutayear,hermistresssaidtoher,"Yououghttogobackandvisityourparents,littleInger."Soshewent,butonlybecauseshewantedtoshowthemhowfineshehadbecome.Butwhenshereachedthevillage,andsawtheyoungmenandgirlsgossipingaroundthepond,andhermothersatrestingherselfonastonenearby,withabundleoffirewoodshehadgatheredintheforest,Ingerturnedaway;shewasashamedthatonedressedassmartlyassheshouldhaveforamothersuchapoor,raggedwomanwhogatheredsticksforburning.Itwaswithoutreluctancethatsheturnedaway;shewasonlyannoyed.Anotherhalfyearwentby."Youmustgohomesomedayandvisityouroldparents,littleInger,"saidhermistress."Here'salargeloafofwhitebreadtotakethem.They'llbehappytoseeyouagain."SoIngerputonherbestdressandherfinenewshoesandliftedherskirthighandwalkedverycarefully,sothathershoeswouldstaycleanandneat,andforthatnoonecouldblameher.Butwhenshecametowherethepathcrossedovermarshyground,andtherewasastretchofwaterandmudbeforeher,shethrew

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