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中英雙語童話故事：醋溜先生花錢 很久以前，有一個窮人，他的原名叫什麼已經不記得了。他個頭很矮，臉上皺皺巴巴的，所以朋友們管他叫醋溜先生。他的太太也是又矮又老，他們住在一塊小荒田後邊的小屋裡。 “約翰，”醋溜太太說道，“你到城裡去買一頭奶牛吧。我用擠出的牛奶做黃油，以後我們就衣食不愁了。” “好主意，”醋溜先生說，於是他出發進城，他的太太在路邊等候他。 醋溜先生在城裡走啊走，四處找牛。過了一會兒，一個農夫拉著一頭非常漂亮而肥壯的奶牛走了過來。 “哦，如果那頭牛是我的，我就是世界上最幸福的人了！” “這可是頭很好的牛，”農夫說。 “啊，”醋溜先生說，“我出五十塊金幣的價買它。” 農夫微笑著伸手接錢，“你把它帶走吧，”他說，“我就喜歡成人之美，朋友！” 醋溜先生抓住牛繩，拉著它在街上走啊走。“我是全世界最幸運的人了，”他說，“瞧瞧大家看著我和牛的眼神！” 可是在街的另一頭，他見到一個吹風笛的人。他停下腳步聆聽，笛聲曼妙。 “哦，這是我聽過的最動聽的音樂了，”他說，“瞧瞧有這麼多孩子圍著那人，塞錢給他！如果我有風笛的話，就是世界上最幸福的人了！！” “我可以賣給你呀，”風笛手說道。 “是嗎？可是我沒有錢了，我拿這頭牛和你換吧。” “拿去吧，”風笛手答道，“我最喜歡成人之美了。” 於是醋溜先生拿過了風笛，風笛手牽走了奶牛。 “現在我們可有音樂聽了，”醋溜先生說，但是他花了老大的勁，還是吹不出什麼調來。風笛只發出吱吱的怪聲。孩子們非但沒給他錢，還對他百般嘲笑。 天冷極了，為了吹風笛，醋溜先生的手指都凍僵了。他真希望自己沒把牛給換走。 他開始往家走的時候，遇到一個人，那人戴著暖暖的手套。“哦，如果那副漂亮手套是我的，”他說，“那我就是世界上最幸福的人了。” “你出多少錢買？”那人問道。 “噢，我沒錢了，可我用風笛和你換吧，”醋溜先生答道。 “這樣的話，”那人說，“你就拿去吧，我就喜歡成人之美。” 醋溜先生把風笛給了那人，拿過手套戴在凍僵的手指頭上。“我多幸運啊，”他邊往家走邊說道。他 的手很快就暖起來了，可是道路坑坑窪窪的，走得很艱難。走到一個陡坡下的時候，他累極了。“我怎麼才能爬上去呢？”他說。這時候，他看到一個人從另一邊走了過來。那人手裡握著一根棍，用做爬坡的杖子。 “朋友，”醋溜先生說道，“如果我能有你那根杖子來爬坡，我就是這世界上最幸福的人了！” “你出多少錢來買？”那人問道。 “啊，我沒錢了，可我願把這副暖和的手套給你，”醋溜先生說。 “這樣的話，”那人說道，“你就拿去好了，因為我最喜歡成人之美。” 醋溜先生的手早暖和過來了，於是他拿手套跟那人換了根上坡用的粗杖。“我多幸運啊！”他一邊費勁地上坡一邊說道。 到了山頂，他停下來休憩。可正當他想著一整天的好運時，他聽到有誰在叫著自己的名字。他抬起頭，只看到樹枝上坐著只綠鸚鵡。 “醋溜先生，醋溜先生，”鸚鵡喊道。 “怎麼了？”醋溜先生問。 “你是傻瓜，你是傻瓜！”鳥兒答道，“你出門找錢，找到了，卻拿錢買牛，用牛換了風笛，用風笛換了手套，又用手套去換根能在路邊弄到的棍子。呵呵呵，你是傻瓜！你是傻瓜！” 這話讓醋溜先生生氣極了。他用盡力氣拿棍子朝鳥兒擲去。可鳥兒只回了句：“你是傻瓜！你是傻瓜！”而棍子又卡在樹枝上，他夠不著。 醋溜先生慢慢地向前走著，他腦子裡亂騰騰的。他的太太正站在路邊呢，一見到他，她就喊起來：“奶牛呢？奶牛呢？” “唔，我可不知道奶牛到哪去了，”醋溜先生說道。接著他把事情完完整整地告訴了她。 Mr。 Vinegar and His Fortune A long time go， there lived a poor man whose real name has been forgotten。 He was little and old and his face was 1）wrinkled， and that was why his friends called him Mr。 Vinegar。 His wife was also little and old， and they lived in a little old 2）cottage at the back of a little old field。 “John，” said Mrs。 Vinegar， “you must go to town and buy a cow。 I will milk her and 3）churn butter and we shall never want for anything。” “That is a good plan，” said Mr。 Vinegar， so he started off to town while his wife waited by the roadside。 Mr。 Vinegar walked up and down the street of the town looking for a cow。 After a time， a farmer came that way， leading one that was very pretty and fat。 “Oh， if I only had that cow，” said Mr。 Vinegar， “I would be the happiest man in the world！” “She‘s a very good cow，” said the farmer。 “Well，” said Mr。 Vinegar， “I’ll give you these 50 gold pieces for her。” The farmer smiled and held out his hand for the money， “You may have her，” he said， “I always like to oblige， my friends！” Mr。 Vinegar took hold of the cow‘s halter and led her up and down the street。 “I am the luckiest man in the world，” he said， “for only see how all the people are looking at me and my cow！” But at one end of the street， he met a man playing 5）bagpipes。 He stopped and listened —— Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dee。 “Oh， that is the sweetest music I ever heard，” he said， “and just see how all the children crowd around the man and give him pennies！ If I only had those bagpipes， I would be the happiest man in the world！！” “I’ll sell them to you，” said the 6）piper。 “Will you？ Well then， since I have no money， I will give you this cow for them。” “You may have them，” answered the piper， “I always like to oblige a friend。” Mr。 Vinegar took the bagpipes and the piper led the cow away。 “Now we will have some music，” said Mr。 Vinegar， but try as hard as he might， he could not play a tune。 He could get nothing out of the bagpipes but “7）squeak， squeak”。 The children instead of giving him pennies laughed at him。 The day was chilly and in trying to play the pipes， his fingers grew very cold。 He wished he had kept the cow。 He just started for home when he met a man who had warm gloves on his hands。 “Oh， if I only had those pretty gloves，” he said， “I would be the happiest man in the world。” “How much will you give for them？” asked the man。 “Oh， I have no money， but I will give you these bagpipes，” answered Mr。 Vinegar。 “Well，” said the man， “you may have them for I always like to oblige a friend。” Mr。 Vinegar gave him the bagpipes and drew the gloves on over his half frozen fingers。 “How lucky I am，” he said as he 8）trudged homeward。 His hands were soon quite warm， but the road was rough and the walking hard。 He was very tired when he came to the foot of the steep hill。 “How shall I ever get to the top？” he said。 Just then he met a man who was walking the other way。 He had a stick in his hand which he used as a cane to help him along。 “My friend，” said Mr。 Vinegar， “if only I had that stick of yours to help me up this hill， I would be the happiest man in the world！” “How much will you give me for it？” asked the man。 “Well， I have no money， but I will give you this pair of warm gloves，” said Mr。 Vinegar。 “Well，” said the man， “you may have it for I always like to oblige a friend。” Mr。 Vinegar‘s hands were now quite warm， so he gave the gloves to the man and took the 9）stout stick to help him along。 “How lucky I am！’‘ he said as he 10）toiled upward。 At the top of the hill he stopped to rest。 But as he was thinking of all his good luck that day， he heard someone calling his name。 He looked up and saw only a green parrot sitting in a tree。 ”Mr。 Vinegar， Mr。 Vinegar，“ it cried。 ”What now？“ said Mr。 Vinegar。 ”You’re a 11）dunce， you‘re a dunce！’‘ answered the bird， “you went to seek your fortune and you found it， then you gave it for a cow， and the cow for some bagpipes， and the bagpipes for some gloves， and the gloves for a stick which you might of cut by the roadside。 He He He， you’re a dunce！ You‘re a dunce！’‘ This made Mr。 Vinegar very angry。 He threw the stick at the bird with all his might。 But the bird only answered， ”You’re a dunce！ You‘re a dunce！“ And the stick 12）lodged in the tree where he could not get it again。 Mr。 Vinegar went on slowly for he had many things to think about。 His wife was standing by the roadside and as soon as she saw him， she cried out， ”Where’s the cow？ Where‘s the cow？“ ”Well， I just don’t know where the cow is，“ said Mr。 Vinegar。 And then he told her the whole story。 ［單詞註釋］ 1） wrinkled ［5riNkld］ a。 皺紋的 2） cottage ［5kCtidV］ n。 村舍 3） churn ［tFE：n］ v。 攪拌 4） oblige ［E5blaidV］ v。 責成 5） bagpipe ［5bA^paip］ n。 風笛 6） piper ［5paipE］ n。 風笛手 7） squeak ［skwi：k］ n。 吱吱的叫聲 8） trudge ［trQdV］ v。 跋涉 9） stout ［staJt］ a。 粗的 10） toil ［tCil］ v。 跋涉，費力地做 11） dunce ［dQns］ n。 傻瓜 12） lodge ［lCdV］ v。 存放，容納

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