安徒生童话:THE BELL_少儿英语故事_少儿英语-查字典英语网

安徒生童话:THE BELL

　　They afterwards came to a little house， made of branches and the bark of trees; a large wild apple-tree bent over it， as if it would shower down all its blessings on the roof， where roses were blooming. The long stems twined round the gable， on which there hung a small bell.

　　Was it that which people had heard? Yes， everybody was unanimous on the subject， except one， who said that the bell was too small and too fine to be heard at so great a distance， and besides it was very different tones to those that could move a human heart in such a manner. It was a kings son who spoke; whereon the others said， Such people always want to be wiser than everybody else.

　　They now let him go on alone; and as he went， his breast was filled more and more with the forest solitude; but he still heard the little bell with which the others were so satisfied， and now and then， when the wind blew， he could also hear the people singing who were sitting at tea where the confectioner had his tent; but the deep sound of the bell rose louder; it was almost as if an organ were accompanying it， and the tones came from the left hand， the side where the heart is placed. A rustling was heard in the bushes， and a little boy stood before the Kings Son， a boy in wooden shoes， and with so short a jacket that one could see what long wrists he had. Both knew each other： the boy was that one among the children who could not come because he had to go home and return his jacket and boots to the innkeepers son. This he had done， and was now going on in wooden shoes and in his humble dress， for the bell sounded with so deep a tone， and with such strange power， that proceed he must.