安徒生童话：沙冈那边的一段故事_少儿英语故事

安徒生童话：沙冈那边的一段故事

　　Jorgen and his foster parents went past this castle. They had told him its story during the long winter evenings， and now he saw the stately edifice， with its double moat， and trees and bushes； the wall， covered with ferns， rose within the moat， but the lofty lime-trees were the most beautiful of all； they grew up to the highest windows， and the air was full of their sweet fragrance. In a north-west corner of the garden stood a great bush full of blossom， like winter snow amid the summers green； it was a juniper bush， the first that Jorgen had ever seen in bloom. He never forgot it， nor the lime-trees； the childs soul treasured up these memories of beauty and fragrance to gladden the old man.

　　From Norre-Vosborg， where the juniper blossomed， the journey became more pleasant， for they met some other people who were also going to the funeral and were riding in waggons. Our travellers had to sit all together on a little box at the back of the waggon， but even this， they thought， was better than walking. So they continued their journey across the rugged heath. The oxen which drew the waggon stopped every now and then， where a patch of fresh grass appeared amid the heather. The sun shone with considerable heat， and it was wonderful to behold how in the far distance something like smoke seemed to be rising； yet this smoke was clearer than the air； it was transparent， and looked like rays of light rolling and dancing afar over the heath.