小学英语 英语故事(儿童故事)The Little Elves

圣诞节童趣故事英语作文Once upon a time in the North Pole, which is known as the home of Santa Claus, lived a group of tiny elves. These elves were not just ordinary elves; they were Santa's little helpers. They worked tirelessly all year round to get everything ready for Christmas. They were responsible for making toys, wrapping gifts, and ensuring that Santa's sleigh was in perfect condition. And every year, they looked forward to the most wonderful time of the year - Christmas.The head elf, Oliver, was a wise and kind-hearted elf who took care of all the other little elves. He was responsible for organizing their work and making sure that everything was running smoothly. The little elves loved and admired Oliver. They often looked to him for guidance and support.One year, as Christmas was just around the corner, a major problem occurred. Santa had fallen ill and couldn't deliver the presents to the children. The elves were devastated when they heard the news. Without Santa, there would be no Christmas. The joy and happiness of children all around the world would be gone.Oliver called a meeting with all the little elves to discuss the situation. They brainstormed ideas and came up with a plan. The plan was to send a group of brave little elves to deliver the presents themselves. It was a risky mission, but they had no other choice. Christmas had to be saved!The little elves who volunteered for this mission were named Max, Lily, Charlie, and Rosie. They were determined to make Christmas happen, just like Santa Claus. Oliver gave them each a small magical pendant which would assist them in their journey. The pendant had the power to make them invisible, move swiftly, and communicate with one another.The next day, with their pendants securely fastened around their necks, the little elves set off on their grand adventure. They hopped onto Santa's sleigh and with a wave of Oliver's hand, they took off into the wintry night sky.Their first stop was a small village in England. The children were fast asleep, dreaming of the presents they hoped to receive for Christmas. The little elves sneaked into each house and with the help of their pendants, delivered the presents under the Christmas trees. The children woke up the next morning with smiles on their faces.As they continued their journey, they faced various challenges along the way. In Paris, they got caught in a heavy snowstorm that almost blew them off course. However, with their determination and teamwork, they managed to navigate through the snow-covered streets and deliver the presents. In Moscow, they encountered mischievous reindeer who tried to delay their mission. But with the help of their pendants, they outsmarted the mischievous reindeer and completed their task.The little elves felt a sense of fulfillment with each successfully delivered present. They knew that they were bringing joy and happiness to children all around the world. Their hearts were filled with warmth and love.Finally, after traveling for days and nights, the little elves returned to the North Pole. They were greeted with cheers and applause from their fellow elves. The news of their heroic mission had spread throughout the North Pole, and everyone was grateful for their bravery and selflessness.On Christmas morning, Santa Claus woke up feeling much better. He looked out of his window and saw the smiles and excitement on the faces of the children. He knew that his little helpers had done an extraordinary job. He invited them into his workshop, where he presented each of them with a special gift as a token of his appreciation.From that day forward, the little elves were known not only as Santa's little helpers, but also as the heroes who saved Christmas. They continued their work tirelessly each year, spreading joy and love to children all around the world.And so, the magical adventure of Santa's little helpers lived on, reminding us all that sometimes the smallest of us can achieve the greatest things when we work together and believe in the magic of Christmas.。

卖火柴的小女孩的英语故事《卖火柴的小女孩》是一篇经典的童话故事，以下是它的英语版本：In a cold and gray New Year"s Eve, a little girl was wandering in the streets selling matches. Her shoes were worn out and her clothes were too thin for such a harsh winter. Nobody had bought anything from her all day long, so she had no money to bring home to her abusive father.The little girl found an empty corner and sat down to rest. She took out a match and struck it against the wall. The flame warmed up her hands and illuminated her surroundings. Suddenly, she saw a beautiful Christmas tree standing before her, with candles and decorations all over it. She tried to touch it, but the vision disappeared when the match went out.As she lit another match, she saw her beloved grandmother who had passed away a year ago. Her grandmother took her by the hand and led her to heaven where they lived happily together. When the match went out, the little girl lit another one and saw a feast of roasted goose and delicious food before her. But then the match went out again, and the warm vision vanished. The little girl felt colder than ever before, so she lit all the matches she had left, hoping they would keep her warm.In the light of the last match, she saw her grandmother again, more beautiful and radiant than ever before. The grandmother hugged her and took her to heaven once again. The little girl never came back.The next morning, people found the little girl frozen to death in that corner of the street. But on her face, there was a peaceful smile.。

the Elf of the Roseby Hans Christian Andersen（1839）IN the midst of a garden GREw a rosetree，infull blossom，and in the prettiest of all the roseslived an elf. He was such a little wee thing，that nohuman eye could see him. Behind each leaf of t herose he had a sleeping chamber. He was as wellformed and as beaut iful as a little child could be，and had wings that reached from his shoulders to hisfeet. Oh，what sweet fragrance there was in hischambers！and how clean and beauti ful were the walls！for they were the blushing leaves ofthe rose.During the whole day he enjoyed himself in the warm sunshine，flew from flower toflower，and danced on the wings of the flying butte rflies. Then he took it into his head tomeasure how many steps he would have to go through the roads and crossroads that are onthe le af of a lindentree. What we call the veins on a leaf，he took fo r roads；ay，and verylong roads they were for him；for before he had half finished his task，the sun went down：he had menced his work too late. It became very cold，the dew fel l，and the wind blew；so he thought the best thing he could do would be to return home. He hurried himself as muchas he could；but he found the roses al l closed up，and he could not get in；not a single rosestood ope n. The poor little elf was very much frightened. He had never befor e been out atnight，but had always slumbered secretly behind the wa rm roseleaves. Oh，this wouldcertainly be his death. At the other e nd of the garden，he knew there was an arbor，overgrown with beautiful honeysuckles. The blossoms looked like largepainted horns；and hethought to himself，he would go and sleep in one of these till the morning. He flew thither；but “hush！”two people were in the arbor，—a handsome young man and a beautiful lady.They sat side by side，and wished that they might never be obliged to part. They loved e achother much more than the best child can love its father and moth er.“But we must part，”said the young man；“your brother does not like our engagement，and therefore he sends me so far away on business，over mountains and seas. Farewell，mysweet bride；for so you are to me.”And then they kissed each other，and the girl wept，and gave him a rose；but before shedid so，she pressed a kiss upon it so fe rvently that the flower opened. Then the little elf flewin，and lea ned his head on the delicate，fragrant walls. Here he could plainly hear them say，“Farewell，farewell；”and he felt that the rose had been placed on the young man's breast.Oh，how his heart did beat！The little elf could not go to sleep，it thumped so loudly. Theyoung man took it out as he walked through the dark wood alone，and kissed the flower sooften and so violently，that the little elf was almost c rushed. He could feel through the leafhow hot the lips of the young man were，and the rose had opened，as if from the heat of then oonday sun.there came another man，who looked gloomy and wicked. He was the w icked brother ofthe beautiful maiden. He drew out a sharp knife，an d while the other was kissing the rose，thewicked man stabbed himto death；then he cut off his head，and buried it with the body inthe soft earth under the lindentree.“Now he is gone，and will soon be forgotten，”thought the wicked brother；“he willnever e back again. He was going on a long journey over m ountains and seas；it is easyfor a man to lose his life in such a journey. My sister will suppose he is dead；for he cannote back ，and she will not dare to question me about him.”then he scattered the dry leaves over the light earth with his foot ，and went home throughthe darkness；but he went not alone，as h e thought，—the little elf acpanied him. He satin a dry rolledup lindenleaf，which had fallen from the tree on to the wicked man's head，ashe was digging the grave. The hat was on the head now，which made it very dark，and thelittle elf shuddered with fright and indignation at the wicked deed.It was the dawn of morning before the wicked man reached home；he took off his hat，and went into his sister's room. There lay the beautiful，blooming girl，dreaming of himwhom she loved so，and who was now，she sup posed，travelling far away over mountainand sea. Her wicked brother stopped over her，and laughed hideously，as fiends only canlaugh. T he dry leaf fell out of his hair upon the counterpane；but he did not notice it，andwent to get a little sleep during the early mo rning hours. But the elf slipped out of the witheredleaf，placed hi mself by the ear of the sleeping girl，and told her，as in a dr eam，of the horridmurder；described the place where her brother hadslain her lover，and buried his body；andtold her of the lindent ree，in full blossom，that stood close by.“That you may not think this is only a dream that I have told yo u，”he said，“you will findon your bed a withered leaf.”then she awoke，and found it there. Oh，what bitter tears she she d！and she could notopen her heart to any one for relief.the window stood open the whole day，and the little elf could easi ly have reached theroses，or any of the flowers；but he could not find it in his heart to leave one so afflicted. Inthe window stoo d a bush bearing monthly roses. He seated himself in one of the fl owers，andgazed on the poor girl. Her brother often came into the room，and would be quite cheerful，in spite of his base conduct；so she dare not say a word to him of her heart's grief.As soon as night came on，she slipped out of the house，and went into the wood，tothe spot where the lindentree stood；and after removing the leaves from the earth，sheturned it up，and there fou nd him who had been murdered. Oh，how she wept and prayedthat she also might die！Gladly would she have taken the body home with h er；but that wasimpossible；so she took up the poor head with the closed eyes，kissed the cold lips，andshook the mould out of the beautiful hair.“I will keep this，”said she；and as soon as she had covered t he body again with the earthand leaves，she took the head and a l ittle sprig of jasmine that bloomed in the wood，nearthe spot wherehe was buried，and carried them home with her. As soon as she w as in herroom，she took the largest flowerpot she could find，and in this she placed the head of thedead man，covered it up with earth，and planted the twig of jasmine in it.“Farewell，farewell，”whispered the little elf. He could not any longer endure to witnessall this agony of grief，he therefore flew away to his own rose in the garden. But the rose wasfaded；only a few dry leaves still clung to the GREen hedge behind it.“Alas！how soon all that is good and beautiful passes away，”sig hed the elf.After a while he found another rose，which became his home，for a mong its delicatefragrant leaves he could dwell in safety. Every morn ing he flew to the window of the poor girl，and always found her weeping by the flower pot. The bitter tears fe ll upon the jasmine twig，and each day，as she became paler and paler，the sprig appeared t o grow GREener andfresher. One shoot after another sprouted forth，a nd little white buds blossomed，which thepoor girl fondly kissed. Bu t her wicked brother scolded her，and asked her if she was goingma d. He could not imagine why she was weeping over that flowerpot，a nd it annoyed him. Hedid not know whose closed eyes were there，no r what red lips were fading beneath the earth.And one day she sat and leaned her head against the flowerpot，and the little elf of t he rosefound her asleep. Then he seated himself by her ear，talked to her of that evening in thearbor，of the sweet perfume of the rose，and the loves of the elves. Sweetly she dreamed，and while she dreamt，her life passed away calmly and gently，andher spirit was with himwhom she loved，in heaven. And the jasmine opened its large white bells，and spread forthits sweet fragrance；it had no other way of showing its grief for the dead. But the wickedbrother considered the beautiful blooming plant as his own prope rty，left to him by hissister，and he placed it in his sleeping room，close by his bed，for it was very lovely inappearance，and the fragrance sweet and delightful. The little elf of the rose fol lowed it，and flew from flower to flower，telling each little spirit that dwe lt in them the story of themurdered young man，whose head now form ed part of the earth beneath them，and of thewicked brother and th e poor sister.“We know it，”said each little spirit in the flowers，“we know it，for have we not sprungfrom the eyes and lips of the murdered one. We know it，we know it，”and the flowersnodded wi th their heads in a peculiar manner. The elf of the rose could not understand howthey could rest so quietly in the matter，so he fle w to the bees，who were gathering honey，and told them of the wicked brother. And the bees told it to their queen，who mandedthat the next morning they should go and kill th e murderer. But during the night，the firstafter the sister's death ，while the brother was sleeping in his bed，close to where he h adplaced the fragrant jasmine，every flower cup opened，and invisibl y the little spirits stoleout，armed with poisonous spears. They pla ced themselves by the ear of the sleeper，toldhim dreadful dreams a nd then flew across his lips，and pricked his tongue with their po isonedspears.“Now have we revenged the dead，”said they，and flew back into the white bells of thejasmine flowers. When the morning came，and as soon as the window was opened，the roseelf，with the queen bee ，and the whole swarm of bees，rushed in to kill him. But he wa salready dead. People were standing round the bed，and saying that the scent of the jasminehad killed him.then the elf of the rose understood the revenge of the flowers，an d explained it to thequeen bee，and she，with the whole swarm，b uzzed about the flowerpot. The bees couldnot be driven away. Then a man took it up to remove it，and one of the bees stung him in thehand，so that he let the flowerpot fall，and it was broken t o pieces. Then every one saw thewhitened skull，and they knew the dead man in the bed was a murderer. And the queen beehummed in the air，and sang of the revenge of the flowers，and of the elf of the rose andsaid that behind the smallest leaf dwells One，who ca n discover evil deeds，and punish themalso.。

littleprincess动画片英文字幕文本【中英文实用版】English:Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there lived a little princess.She had beautiful long hair, sparkling eyes, and a kind heart.Every day, she would dance, sing, and play with her loyal companions, the woodland creatures.中文：很久很久以前，在一个遥远的王国里，住着一位小公主。

她有着美丽的长发、闪耀的眼睛和善良的心。

每天，她都会和她的忠诚伙伴——森林生物们一起跳舞、唱歌和玩耍。

English:One day, the little princess received an invitation to attend a grand ball.She was overjoyed and began preparing for the event.She asked her animal friends for help, and together, they created a stunning gown andAccessories.中文：有一天，小公主收到了一份参加盛大舞会的邀请。

她欣喜若狂，并开始为这个活动做准备。

她向她的动物朋友们寻求帮助，他们一起创造了一件令人惊叹的长裙和配饰。

English:As the big day approached, the little princess"s excitement grew.Shecouldn"t wait to meet new people and share her kindness with them.However, on the day of the ball, a terrible storm occurred, preventing her from attending.中文：随着大日子临近，小公主的兴奋感也与日俱增。

The Moon-英语小故事两分钟带翻译The Moon-英语小故事两分钟带翻译In days gone by there was a land where the nights were always dark, and the sky spread over it like a black cloth, for there the moon never rose, and no star shone in the obscurity. At the creation of the world, the light at night had been sufficient. Three young fellows once went out of this country on a travelling expedition, and arrived in another kingdom, where, in the evening when the sun had disappeared behind the mountains, a shining globe was placed on an oak-tree, which shed a soft light far and wide. By means of this, everything could very well be seen and distinguished, even though it was not so brilliant as the sun. The travellers stopped and asked a countryman who was driving past with his cart, what kind of a light that was. "That is the moon," answered he; our mayor bought it for three thalers, and fastened it to the oak-tree. He has to pour oil into it daily, and to keep it clean, so that it may always burn clearly. He receives a thaler a week from us for doing it."When the countryman had driven away, one of them said, "We could make some use of this lamp, we have an oak-tree at home, which is just as big as this, and we could hang it on that. What a pleasure it would be not to have to feel about at night in the darkness!" "I'll tell you what we'll do," said the second; "we will fetch a cart and horses and carry away the moon. The people here may buy themselves another." "I'm a good climber," said the third, "I will bring it down." The fourth brought a cart and horses, and the third climbed the tree, bored a hole in the moon, passed a rope through it, and let it down. When the shining ball lay in the cart, they covered it over with a cloth, that no one might observe the theft. They conveyed it safely into their own country, and placed it on a high oak. Old and young rejoiced, when the new lamp let its light shine over the whole land, and bed-rooms and sitting-rooms were filled with it. The dwarfs came forth from their caves in the rocks, and the tiny elves in their little red coats danced in rings on the meadows.The four took care that the moon was provided with oil, cleaned the wick, and received their weekly thaler, but they became old men, and when one of them grew ill, and saw that he was about to die, he appointed that one quarter of the moon, should, as his property, be laid in the grave with him. When he died, the mayor climbed up the tree, and cut off a quarter with the hedge-shears, and this was placed in his coffin. The light of the moon decreased, but still not visibly. When the second died, the second quarter was buried with him, and the light diminished. It grew weaker still after the death of the third, who likewise took his part of it away with him; and when the fourth was borne to his grave, the old state of darknessrecommenced, and whenever the people went out at night without their lanterns they knocked their heads together.When, however, the pieces of the moon had united themselves together again in the world below, where darkness had always prevailed, it came to pass that the dead became restless and awoke from their sleep. They were astonished when they were able to see again; the moonlight was quite sufficient for them, for their eyes had become so weak that they could not have borne the brilliance of the sun. They rose up and were merry, and fell into their former ways of living. Some of them went to the play and to dance, others hastened to the public-houses, where they asked for wine, got drunk, brawled, quarreled, and at last took up cudgels, and belabored each other. The noise became greater and greater, and at last reached even to heaven.Saint Peter who guards the gate of heaven thought the lower world had broken out in revolt and gathered together the heavenly troops, which are to drive back the Evil One when he and his associates storm the abode of the blessed. As these, however, did not come, he got on his horse and rode through the gate of heaven, down into the world below. There he reduced the dead to subjection, bade them lie down in their graves again, took the moon away with him, and hung it up in heaven.天过去了，那里有一片漆黑的夜晚，天空像一条黑色的布铺在上面，在那里，月亮从不升起，也没有星星在黑暗中闪烁。

101个儿童英语故事073The Little ElvesLong time ago, there lived a very poor shoemaker. Because the old man was so poor, he had enough leather to make only one pair of shoes. Still, the very understanding old man never complained. "Tomorrow morning, let's make one pair of shoes with a cheerful heart."The Little ElvesAfter the old man cleaned and prepared the leather that he was going to work on the next day, he placed it on the worktable and went to sleep. The next day, it was morning. The old man was very surprised. "Oh, where did this beautiful shoes come from?" On top of the worktable, the leather was gone, instead a pair of shoes that had been made with a lot of effort was there.A little later, a customer came into the store. "I saw from the outside window the very beautiful shoes. Please, sell the shoes to me." The customer showed such a great desire to buy the shoes that he bought it for much more than the normal price. With that money, the old man bought enough leather to make four pairs of shoes."Dear, Lord thank you very much." The old man prayed with a grateful heart. "Tomorrow, let's wake up with a fresh feeling and make some beautiful shoes." However, there was no need to. When the old man woke up from his sleep, the shoes were already made.Because the shoes were so beautiful, all four pairs were sold at a very expensive price. This kept happening all the time. At night, the leather would be carefully prepared, placed on top of the worktable and he would go to sleep. The next morning, a well tailored made shoes would be on top of the worktable.The old man quickly became rich. Whenever the old man saw his neighbors or a poor person, he would help them as if it was his own work and lived happily. It was a few nights before Christmas. After the old man finished preparing the leather and before going to bed, he said to his wife,"Tonight, let's stay awake through the night. Then we can see the person who is helping us." The old woman, too, was very curious as to who was helping them all this time. "Okay. Let's hide and see."The old man and the old woman hid behind the closet and watched the workshop table. How much time could have past. Little naked elves started to go up the worktable one by one. "Hurry, Let's Hurry." The little elves were singing as they started to work."Cut and sew. Cut and sew." "Let's make wonderful shoes and give it to the old man." "We are little elves! We are kind elves that help kind people."The little elves were singing happily as they made beautiful shoes. With little fingers, they skillfully pierced and sewed with a needle and banged with the hammer. The old man and the old woman were so shocked that they could not believe their eyes. The elves, without resting for a second, worked hard and finished making the shoes. When the sun was rising, they quickly hid themselves."Because of those little elves, we became rich." "We must show them our gratitude." In a rush, the old woman found some leather. "The elves weren't wearing any clothes. How cold they must be. Let's make the elves some pants and shirts." "That's a good idea."The old man and the old woman devotedly made the clothes for the elves. When it was night, the old man and the old woman placed on top of the worktable clothes, instead of the leather. In the middle of the night, the elves came out and discovered their clothes. "What fabulous clothes." "Yes, they are." Each of the elves put on their clothes and were very happy. They disappeared as they sang. After that, the old man and the old woman continued to work hard and lived even more happily.File name: 247254196.doc; Total pages: 1Printed at 23:27:12 on 2015-01-02。

格林童话英文版：小精灵TheElvesAt first the girl did not know what she should do, but finally they convinced her to accept. It would not be right, they said, to decline such an invitation.Three elves came and led her to a hollow mountain where the little people lived. Everything there was small, but more ornate and splendid than can be described. The new mother was lying in a bed of ebony decorated with pearl buttons. The covers were embroidered with gold. The cradle was made of ivory, and the bathtub of gold. The girl stood in as godmother, and then wanted to go back home, but the elves asked her fervently to stay with them for three days. She agreed to do so, and the time passed pleasantly and joyfully. The little people did everything to make her happy.Finally she wanted to return home. They filled her pockets with gold and led her outside the mountain. She arrived home. Wanting to begin her work, she picked up the broom that was still standing in the corner and started to sweep. Then some strange people came out of the house and asked her who she was and what she was doing there. It was not three days, as she thought, that she had spent in the mountain with the little men, but rather seven years. In the meantime her former employers had died.Third TaleA mother had her child taken from the cradle by elves. In its place they laid a changeling with a thick head and staring eyes who would do nothing but eat and drink. In distress she went to a neighbor and asked for advice. The neighbor told her to carry the changeling into the kitchen, set it on the hearth, make a fire,and boil water in two eggshells. That should make the changeling laugh, and if he laughs it will be all over with him. The woman did everything just as her neighbor said. When she placed the eggshells filled with water over the fire, the blockhead said: Nun bin ich so altWie der Westerwald,Und hab nicht gesehen,Da? jemand in Schalen kocht.Now I am as oldAs the Wester Wood, But have never seen anyoneCooking in shells.And he began laughing about it. When he laughed, a band of little elves suddenly appeared. They brought the rightful child, set it on the hearth, and took the changeling away.。

幼儿英语小故事The elves and the shoemakerA long time ago, there lived a kind shoemaker and his wife.They were very poor.They had no money to buy wood for their fire and no food to eat.One night before going to bed, Henry the shoemaker cut his last piece of leather.Henry said, "I will make shoes tomorrow morning."In the middle of the night,two little elves climbed up on the workbench."Shoes, shoes, shoes! Snip, snip, snip! We cut the leather to fit, fit, fit!"The elves made a Pretty Pair of shoes with the leather.The next morning, Henry saw the. shoes and was surprised."Mary, come quick! Look at this wonderful pair of shoes!""Who has made these beautiful shoes?" Mary wondered.That day a rich woman tried the shoes on."I love them and they fit perfectly," she said.With the money the rich woman gave Henry for the shoes,he bought firewood,food,and leather to make more shoes.Henry the shoemaker cut leather for four more pairs of shoes.He left it on his workbench, and then he and Mary went to bed.Once again, the little elves visited Henry's shop and went busily to work.They worked late into the night."Shoes, shoes, shoes! Snip, snip, snip! We cut the leather to fit, fit, fit!"The very next morning, Henry found four pairs of shoes!They were very surprised again.Many people came and bought their wonderfully made shoes.Mary said, "We must wake up one of these nights and find out who is helping us."Late one night, the shoemaker and his wife peeked around the door.They saw the two happy elves making shoes!The next morning, Mary said to her husband,"Did you see their bare feet and their old clothing? They are so poor!"Henry said, "it would be easy for us to make little shoes for their feet and clothes for their bodies." So the shoemaker and his wife made tiny little shoes and tiny little clothes.They put them on the table.That night, they hid around a corner and waited for the elves to come."Wow, look at these!" the little elves cried."They are so beautiful!"The elves sang a little song about their good fortune."We helped them and they helped us.There wasn't any real fuss!When you are down, we can make you smile.And you can help too, in a little while!"After that night, the elves did not come back,but Henry and Mary knew their good fortune.Now the shoemaker and his wife always had food and good customers to buy their shoes.精灵和鞋匠很久很久以前，这里住着一种鞋匠和他的妻子。

以下是⽆忧考为⼤家整理的关于经典童话英语故事：卖⽕柴的⼩⼥孩（中英对照）的⽂章，供⼤家学习参考！ It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use. They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor little creature had lost them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling along at a terrible rate. One of the slippers she could not find, and a boy seized upon the other and ran away with it, saying that he could use it as a cradle, when he had children of his own. So the little girl went on with her little naked feet, which were quite red and blue with the cold. In an old apron she carried a number of matches, and had a bundle of them in her hands. No one had bought anything of her the whole day, nor had anyone given her even a penny. Shivering with cold and hunger, she crept along; poor little child, she looked the picture of misery. The snowflakes fell on her long, fair hair, which hung in curls on her shoulders, but she regarded them not. 天冷极了，下着雪，⼜快⿊了。

The Elf of the RoseThe Elf of the RoseThere once was a rose bush in full bloom in a big garden. An elf was living in the most beautiful rose in the garden, and she was so small that people could not see her. She had long blond hair to her toes and beautiful wings.One day, it got dark before she got home. She had been dancing and flying around so she didn't have time to get back to the rose bush. Suddenly, the weather got cold, evening dew started to fall, and a strong wind began to blow. She could not stay in the other flowers because they were all closed up."What am I going to do now? It's too cold." She got scared because she had never stayed outside at night. There was a twinkling light from the other side of the garden. "It's too cold, and I am scared. Maybe I should spend tonight there."The elf flew to a pavilion on the other side of the garden in a hurry. But there were already two people in the pavilion. A beautiful young lady and a handsome man were praying that they would never be apart from each other. They were in love."But we must go far away from each other soon." "Your brother is sending me away because he does not like our marriage. Oh my bride, please wait for me until I come back to you!" She sobbed and nodded her head.She pulled off a rose from the bush which was aside her and kissed it. Then she gave him the rose as a token of her love. At that moment, the rose opened up. The elf went into the rose secretly.At that moment, a horrible looking man entered the pavillion. He was the brother of the young lady. "What? You want to marry my sister?" He drew his sword and cut the young man and buried him under a linden-tree."He is gone forever now, and he will forget my sister. How dare the poor little boy want to marry my sister? It is common to die during a trip, so nobody will suspect me of murdering him." The brother brushed up his clothes and disappeared.The elf woke up and found she was in the middle of a dark forest. "Oh my! The forest is moving!" But it was not a forest. It was the hair of the young lady's brother. She shivered with fear and anger.When they got in the house, the young lady from the garden was crying. The man looked at his sister and gave her a chilly smile, and went to bed. "Oh my lover, my dear fiance, please come back safely." She sobbed sadly and fell asleep.The elf sat down quietly spreading her wings and told the young lady what she saw that day. "What I am trying to say now is not a dream. If you dig under the linden-tree in the garden, you will find your fiance. It is your brother who killed him."The beautiful young lady woke up. She secretly went out of her room and dug under the linden-tree as the elf had said.Her lover was lying in the ground, cold dead. She cried out sadly and killed herself right next to her fiance. After some time passed, a flower called, 'Jasmine'came into bloom at the place where the two lovers had died. The Jasmine had big white flowers on the branch and had a sweet smell.Incidentally, the young lady's brother was walking down the road and he pulled off a branch of the jasmine and put it near his bedside. When night fell, two bees with poison stingers came out of the jasmine flowers and bit the brother's ears and mouth, and then they vanished.。