英语童话小故事

童话：海的女儿（一）Faroutintheseathewaterisvery,veryblue.Youcanseethroughitlikeglass.Fardowninthewatertherearebeautifultreesandplants.Thesetreesandplantsaresofarfromthetopofthewaterthatnoonecanseethem.Fishesgoinandoutofthetreesjustlikebirds.ThisistheplacewheretheSeaKing’scityis.TheSeaKing’swifediedmanyyearsbefore,sohisoldmotherlookedafterhim.ShelovedtheSeaKing’ssixchildrenverymuch,andtheylovedtheirgrandmother,too.Thesesixchildrenwerebeautifulprincesses.Theyoungestprincesswasthemostbeautiful:hereyeswereasblueastheseaandherbodywaswhitelikearose.But,likeallhersisters,shehadnofeet.Thetopofherbodywaslikeagirl’sbody;andtherestofherbodywaslikethebodyofafish.ThesixprincessesoftenplayedalldayinthebigroomsinsidetheSeaKing’shouse.BeautifulflowersGREwoutofthewallsonallsidesofthem.Whenthewindowswereopened,fisheswouldgointotheroomsjustlikebirdscomeintoourrooms.ButthefisheswerebraverthanbirdsTheywentuptothelittleprincessestoeatfoodfromtheirhands.InfrontoftheSeaKing’shousetherewasalargegardenfullofredplantsandblueplants.Theflowersoftheseplantswereliketheburningsun.Therewasabluelightoverthegarden;youwouldthinkthatyouwereupinthesky—notdowninthesea.Eachofthelittleprincesseshadherownlittlegardeninsidethelargegarden.Theycouldplanttheflowers,whichtheythemselveslikedthemost.Theyoungestprincessplantedredflowersinthegarden,andsheplantedaredtreeneartheflowers.Shewasnotatalllikehersisters.在海洋的远处，水很蓝很蓝，你能象隔着玻璃同样，看透它。水底深处有漂亮的树木和植物。这些树木和植物离水面很远，谁也看不到它们。鱼儿在树木间游来游去，就象鸟儿在天空翱翔同样。海王的都市就在这个地方。海王的的妻子死了很数年了，他的老母亲照顾他。她非常爱慕海王的六个孩子。她们也爱她们的祖母。这六个小孩都是漂亮的公主。最小的公主最漂亮，她的眼睛象海同样蓝，她的身体像玫瑰同样白。不过，她和姐姐们同样，没有腿。她的上半截象一种姑娘的身体，下半截却象一条鱼的身体。六个公主常常成天在海王王宫的大厅里游玩。这些大厅墙壁周围长满了鲜花。窗户开着的时候，鱼儿会游入室内，就象鸟儿会飞进我们的房间同样。不过鱼儿比鸟儿勇敢，它们游到小公主跟前，吃她们手里的食物。在海王宫殿前面有一种很大的花园，里面长满了红色的和蓝色的植物。这些植物上的花朵象燃烧着的太阳。花园中闪耀着蓝色的光辉，你会认为这是在空中，而不是在海底。在这个大花园里，每位小公主均有一种自己的小花园，她们可以栽种自己最喜欢的花卉。最年幼的公主在她的花园里种上红色，靠近这些花，又种了一棵红树。她一点儿也不象她的姐姐们。童话：海的女儿（二）Thelittleprincesslovedtohearaboutpeoplewhowerenotthesameasshewas.Thesepeoplehavefeetanddidnotliveinthesea:theylivedonland.Shemadehergrandmothertellhereverythingsheknewaboutships,cities,andmen.Shewasverypleasedwhensheheardthattheflowersonlandhadalovelysmell:theflowersintheseahadnosmellatall.Shewasverypleased,too,whensheheardthatthesmallfishesintheskycouldsing.Theoldladywasspeakingaboutbirds,butshecalledthemfishesbecausethelittleprincessesdidnotknowaboutbirds."Whenyouarefifteenyearsold,youcangotothetopofthesea,"theirgrandmothersaid."Youwillthensitatnightandseetheshipsgoby.Andyouwillknowaboutcitiesandmen."Thenextyeartheoldestofthesisterswouldbefifteen.Shewasveryhappy,buttheothersisterswereunhappy.Theycouldnotgotothetopofthesea.Theoldestsistersaidthatshewouldtellthemabouteverythingthatshesaw.Butnoneofthesisterswantedtogosomuchastheyoungestsisterwantedtogo.Onmanynightsshestoodbytheopenwindow,lookingupthroughthebluewater.Shecouldseethesunanditlookedverybigtoher.Ifashipwentbyupthere,aboveher,shethoughtthatitmustbeaverybigfish.Thedaynowcamewhentheoldestoftheprincesswasfifteenandcouldgotothetopofthesea.Whenshecamebackshehadmanythingstotell.这个小公主喜欢听跟自己不一样的人类的故事。这些人有腿，不在海里生活，他们在陆地上生活。她让祖母把她所懂得的一切有关船只、都市和人类的知识告诉她。当她听到地上的花儿有好闻的香味时，她很快乐。海里的花儿一点香味也没有。当她听说天上的小鱼儿会唱歌时，她也很快乐。老太太说的是鸟儿，不过她管它们叫鱼儿，由于小公主不懂得什么叫鸟儿。“等你到你们满十五岁的时候，你们可以浮到海面上去。”她们的老祖母说，“你们晚上坐在那儿，看船只在身旁驶过去，你们就懂得都市和人的某些事。再过一年，最大的姐姐就满十五岁了，她很快乐，但其她的姐妹却不快乐。她们不能到海面上去。大姐姐说，她会把她看到的一切讲给她们听。可是，在姐妹中谁也没有象最年幼的妹妹那样，想上去想得那么厉害。有诸多夜晚，她站在开着的窗口，透过蓝色的海水，朝上凝望。她看到太阳，对她来说，太阳看起来是那么大。假如一条船从她上方的海面驶过，她会认为那是一条很大的鱼。这一天来到了，最大的公主满十五岁，可以升到海面上去了。她回来的时候，有许多事情要讲。童话：海的女儿（三）"ThethingwhichIlikedtodothemostwastolookatalargecity,"shesaid."Thecitywasneartheseaandthereweremanylights.Iheardpeoplesingingandmenspeaking.IsawbighousesandIheardbellsringing.AndIwantedtogointothecity."Theyoungestprincesswantedtohearabouteverythingagain.Thenextnightwhenshestoodbytheopenwindowandlookedupthroughthesea,shethoughtshecouldhearthebellsringing.Thenextyearanothersisterbecamefifteenandwenttothetopofthesea.Shewenttherejustasthesunwasgoingdownintheskyatnight."ThiswasmorebeautifulthananyotherthingIeversaw,"shetoldhersisterswhenshecameback."Theskywasgolden,andIcannottellyouhowbeautifulitwas."Itwassoontimeforanothersistertogotothetopofthesea.Shewasthebravestofthesix,andshewentupariver.Shesawhillswithwoodsandhousesandsheheardthebirdssinging.Manychildrenwerejumpinginthewater.Thenalittledogranafterher.Shebecameafraidandwentbacktothesea."Nothingcanbemorebeautiful,"shesaidwhenshecamebackhome."Ihaveseenshipsonthewater:theyweresofarawaythattheylookedlikewhitebirds."译文：“我最喜欢做的事就是凝视一座大都市。”她说，“这座城就在海边，那里灯火辉煌。我听到人们在歌唱，我听到男人们在发言。我看到高大的房屋，听到钟声叮当响。我真但愿到这个都市去。最小的公主但愿统统再听一遍。第二天晚上，她站在开着的窗户边，透过海水朝上望着的时候，她认为她可以听到钟的响声。次年，另一种姐姐满十五岁，浮到海面上去了。她升到水面上的时候，太阳在傍晚的空中刚刚下落。她回来后来，告诉姐妹们说：“这比我看到过的任何东西都漂亮。天空是金黄色的，我无法形容它有多美。”很快，另一种姐姐该到海面上去了。她是六姐妹中最大胆的一种，她游到一条河里去了。她看到了有树木和房屋的小山，听到了鸟儿歌唱。许多孩子在水里跳跃。这时，一条小狗来追逐她，她胆怯起来，就回到大海。“没有什么比停留在海上更美的事，”她回家后说，“我看到了水里的船只。这些船太远了，看上去象某些白鸟。”海的女儿（四）Theyearafterthis,anothersisterbecamefifteen.Shewentuptothetopofthesea.Butthewaterwascoldandtherewasmuchsnoweverywhereontheland.Shesooncameback.Thefivesisterswereveryhappywhentheywenttothetopoftheseatolookatships,cities,andmen.Buttheydidnotrememberthesethingsforlong.Theirownhomesoonbegantolookmorebeautifulthananythingwhichtheysawatthetopoftheseaorontheland.Thefivesisterswentuptothetopoftheseamanytimes.Theywenthandinhandandtheysangbeautifulsongs.Whentherewasrainorsnow,theywentinfrontoftheshipsandsangtothepeopleontheships.Theysang,"Thosewholivedownintheseaaresohappy!"Thentheytoldthepeopleontheshipsnottobeafraid."Comedowntous,"theycried.Whenthesisterswenttothetopoftheseaatnight,theyoungestprincessstayedinthefather’shouse,lookingupatthem.Shewantedtocry,butseapeoplecannotcry.Sotheyaremoreunhappythanthepeopleonland."Oh,Iwanttobefifteen!"shesaid."IknowthatIshalllovethelandandthepeopleonit."英语童话小故事：海的女儿（四）一年后来，另一种姐姐满十五岁了。她升到海面上，但水是冰凉的，陆地上到处都是雪，因而她很快就回来了。这五个姐妹来到海面上看到了船只、都市和人类，都觉得很开心，但她们并没永远记住这些事。很快，她们觉得自己的家比她们在海面上或陆地上看到的任何东西都美。五个姐妹多次到海面上去，她们手挽着手唱着好听的歌儿。下雨或下雪的时候，她们浮到船的面前，对着船上的人们歌唱。她们唱道：“住在海底多么幸福！”然后她们告诉船上的人们不要胆怯。“下来吧，到我们这儿来。”她们大声说。当姐妹们晚上浮出海面的时候，最小的那位公主待在她父亲的宫殿里瞧着她们。她想哭一场，不过海里的人是不会哭的，因此他们比陆地上的人更加不幸。“哦！我要是十五岁就好了！。”她说，“我懂得我会喜欢陆地和陆地上的人的。”童话：海的女儿（五）英文Atlastshebecamefifteen."Nowyoucangotothetopofthesea,"saidhergrandmother.Whenshewentuptothetopofthewater,thesunwasjustgoingdown.Abigshipwasonthesea.Themenontheshipweresinging.Whennightcame,therewerehundredsoflightsontheship.Thelittleseaprincesswentneartheship.Shelookedthroughthewindows.Shesawmanyrichlydressedmen;themostbeautifulofthemallwasayoungprincewithbigblueeyes.Hewasnotmucholderthantheseaprincessherself.Itwassolightintheshipthateverythingcouldbeseen.Oh!howhappytheyoungprincewas!Thelittleseaprincesscouldnotgoawayfromtheshipandthebeautifulyoungprince.Shestayedlookingthroughthewindowoftheship.Theshipbegantogomorequicklythroughthewater.Therewasabignoiseanditbegantorain.Thebigshipwasthrownaboutfromsidetoside.Watercameintoit.Thelittleseaprincessthoughtthatallthiswasverynice,butthepeopleontheshipwereafraid.Allatoncetheshipbroke.Itwentdowninthesea.Thelittleseaprincesslookedfortheyoungprince.Foratime,shethought,"Nowtheprincemustcometomycityinthesea."Butshesaid,"Canmenliveinwater?Iftheprinceevercomestomyhouse,hemaybedead!""Die?No,hemustnotdie!"shecriedout.Shewentquicklytotheprinceandheldhisheadoutofthewater.Hiseyeswereshut;hewasnearlydead.Shesaid,"Imustsavehim!"译文最终，她满十五岁了。“目前你可以到海面上去了。”她的祖母说。当她升到海面上时，太阳刚刚下落。海上有一条大船，船上的人在歌唱。夜幕来临了，船上点着几百盏灯。小海公主向这条船游去。她透过窗户往里张望，看见许多服饰华丽的人；他们之中，最美的是那个有一对大蓝眼睛的年轻王子，他比海公主自己大不了多少。船里灯火辉煌，什么东西都看得清清晰楚。哦！这位年轻的王子多么幸福啊！小海公主离不开这艘船和美貌而年轻的王子。她待在那儿，透过船窗注视着里面的东西。船在水里加紧了速度。忽然一声巨响，天下起雨来。大船左右摇摆，水涌进船舱。小海公主觉得这一切都很有趣，但船上的人们却很惊恐。忽然间，船体破裂，沉下海去了。小海公主找寻年轻的王子，她一度想道：“现在王子会到我们的海中都市来了。”但她又说：“人能在水里生活吗？假如王子到我们家来，那他可能已经死了！”“死？不成，他决不能死！”她叫了起来。她很快地游到王子身边，把他的头拖出水面。他的眼睛闭着，他快死了。她说：“我一定要救活他！”童话：海的女儿（六）英文Shesawthelandwithitshillscoveredwithsnow.Therewasawoodnearthesea:inthewoodtherewasabigwhitebuilding.Someyounggirlscameouttowalkinthegarden.Theseaprincesswentawayandhidnearsomestones.Oneoftheyounggirlssawtheprince.Shewasafraid,forshethoughttheprincewasdead.Sheranbacktocallhersisters.Thelittleseaprincesssawthattheprincehadopenedhiseyes.Hewasalive!Theyoungprincedidnotlookfortheseaprincess.Hedidnotknowthatshesavedhim.Peoplecameandtooktheprinceintothehouse.Theprincessbecameverysad.Shejumpedintothewaterandwentbacktoherfather’shousedowninthesea.Hesistersaskedher,"Whatdidyousee?"Butthelittleseaprincessdidnotanswer.Shewentbackmanytimestothebigwhitehousewheresheputtheyoungprince.ThesnowwentfromthehillsandflowersGREwupinthewoods.Butsheneversawtheprince.Soshealwayswentbacksadlytoherhomeinthesea.Shedidnotevenlikeherowngardenanymore.Atlastshetoldthestorytotheotherprincesses,andtheytoldittotheirfriends.Oneofthesefriendsrememberedtheprince.Sheknowthecountrywheretheprincelived."Come,littlesister!"saidtheprincesses.Andtheyallwenttothetopofthewater.Theycameoutofthesea,arminarm,justinfrontoftheprince’shouse.中文她看见陆地和积雪覆盖着的小山。海边有一片树林，树林有一幢高大的、白色的建筑物。几种年轻的姑娘出来，走进花园。海公主游开，躲在几块石头旁边。有个年轻的姑娘看见了王子，认为他已经死了，胆怯起来，就跑回去叫她的姐妹们。小海公主看到王子睁开眼睛，他还活着！年轻的王子没有寻找海公主，他不懂得是海公主救了他。人们来了，把王子抬进屋里去。海公主很悲伤，跳进水里，回到海底她父亲的宫殿里去了。她的姐妹们问她：“你看到了什么？”但小海公主没有回答。她多次回到她曾经放下年轻王子的高大的白色的房屋那儿去。山上的雪融化了，林中开满了鲜花。不过她从未见到过那个王子，因此她回到海底的家里,总是很忧伤。她连自己的小花园也不喜欢了。最终，她把自己的心事告诉了一种姐姐。姐姐把这件事告诉了别的海公主，她们又告诉了她们的朋友。这些朋友之中有一位懂得这个王子，她懂得这位王子所在的国家。“来吧，小妹妹！”公主说。她们都朝水上游去，手挽着手游出了海面，恰好来到王子宫殿前。童话：海的女儿（七）英文Thehousewasmadeofwhitestone.Theprincesseslookedintothelargeroomsthroughthewindows.Theroomsweresobeautifulthatthesixseaprincesseswereveryhappyjusttolookatthem.Thelittleseaprincessknewthatthiswasthehouseofheryoungprince.Soshewentthereeverynight.Shewentnearerandnearertotheland.Sheoftenstayedjuststayedjustoutsideoneoftheroomsandlookedinattheyoungprince.Sometimesshesawhiminalittleshipontheriver.Shethenhidinthelonggrassnearthesideoftheriver.Ononenightshehearedthefishermentalkingabouttheprince."Heissobrave,"theysaid.Shewasveryhappy,forsherememberedhowshesavedhislife.SheGREwtolikethepeopleonthelandmoreandmoreeachday.Shewantedtobeoneofthem.Theycouldgotosomanyplacesandtheycoulddosomanythings.Theycouldgoovertheseaintheirships;theycouldgotothetopofthehills;andtheirwoodsandhousesandgardensweresobig.Thereweremanythingsthatshewantedtoknowabout,buthersisterscouldnottellher.Againshewenttoaskhergrandmother."Domenliveforever?"sheasked."Theymustdielikeus;buttheirlifeisnotsolongasours,"answeredtheoldgrandmother."Weliveforthreehundredyears.Whenwedie,ourbodiesbecomewaterinthesea.Wehavenosoulsandwecanneverliveagain.Peoplewholiveonthelandhavesouls:theirbodiesdieandbecomedust:buttheirsoulsdonotdie.Theygotoabeautifulplaceinthesky.""Whyhavewenosouls?"askedthelittleseaprincess."IwouldnotwanttoliveforthreehundredyearsifIhadasoul.Whenmybodydied,Ishouldbeabletoliveforeverinthatbeautifulplaceinthesky."中文这座宫殿是由白色的石块建筑的，公主们透过窗户往大房间里张望。房间富丽堂皇，只要看看这些房间，这六个海公主就非常快乐了。小海公主懂得，这是她那年轻王子的宫殿，因此她每晚都到那儿去。她越游越靠近陆地，常常待在一间房子外面，瞧着那位年轻的王子。有时候，她看到王子坐着小船在河上游玩，她就躲藏在河边的高高的草丛里。有一天晚上，她听到渔夫们谈到王子，他们说：“他真勇敢。”海公主很快乐，由于她回忆起她怎样救了他的命。她渐渐越来越爱陆地上的人了。她想成为他们中的一种。他们可以到那么多的地方去，他们能做那么多的事情。他们可以乘自己的船在海上行驶，能爬高山顶端。他们的树林、房屋和花园又是那么宏大。她想懂得的事情诸多，可是她的姐姐们都不能告诉她。她又去问她的祖母了。“人会永远活下去吗？”她问。“他们和我们同样，也是要死的，但她们的寿命比我们还要短呢。”老祖母回答道，“我们能活到三百岁。等我们死了，我们的身体变成海里的水。我们没有灵魂，不能再活了。生活在陆地上的人有灵魂，他们的身体死后化成尘土，而他们的灵魂还活着，升到天上一种漂亮的地方去。“为何我们没有灵魂？”小海公主问，“假如我有灵魂的话，我乐意放弃我能活三百岁的生命，等我的身体死去，我可以在天上漂亮的世界得到永生。”童话：海的女儿（八）英文"Youmustnotthinkofthat,"hergrandmotheranswered."Welivelongerandwearefarhappierthanpeopleonland."Butthelittleseaprincesssaid,"IfIdie,Icannevergotothetopoftheseaagain.Icanneverhearthelovelynoiseofthesea,neveragainseethebeautifulflowersandthesun!Tellme,grandmother,isthereanywaybywhichIcangetasoul?"Thegrandmotheranswered,"Ifapersononthelandlovesyoumorethanhisfatherormother.Ifhesaysthathewillloveyouforever.Thenhissoulwillgointoyourbody.Youcangetasoulfromapersononthelandwholovesyou.Butthatcanneverbe!Thepeopleonthelandarenotlikeus.Theythinkthatfeetarebeautiful!""Iwillgototheoldwomanwhoknowsallaboutmagic,"saidtheseaprincess."Ihavealwaysbeenafraidofher,butshecanhelpme."Thelittleseaprincesslookedsadlydown.Mostofherbodywasbeautiful.Justlikethebodiesofpeopleontheland.Butshehadnofeet.Thereherbodywaslikethebodyofafish.Sothelittleseaprincesswenttotheoldwoman.Thereweremanyuglyplantsroundtheoldwoman’shouse;theyhadlongarms;theycaughteverythingthatwasnearthem.Thelittleseaprincesswasafraid.Shewanttogoback,butsherememberedtheprince.Thismadeherbraveandshewentbytheseuglyplants.Shesawthattheplantshaddeadpeopleintheirarms.Atlastshecametotheoldwoman."Iknowwhatyouwanttoaskme,"Shesaidtothelittleseaprincess."Ishallgiveyouwhatyouwant,butitwillmakeyouunhappy.Youwantmemakeallyourbodylikethebodiesofthelandpeople.Youwanttwofeet,thenayoungprincemayloveyouandyoumakegetasoul.Iwillmakeyousomethingtodrink.Youmusttakeittotheland.Whenyoudrinkit,youwillgettwofeet.Yourbodywillbecomelikethebodiesofthelandpeople.ButthechangewillgiveyouGREatpain.Youwillbeverybeautiful.Butwhenyouwalk,youwillhavmuchpain.Yourfeetwillbeverypainful.Doyoustillwanttobecomelikethepeopleonland?"中文“你决不能这样想。”她祖母回答道，“我们的寿命比陆地上的人长，我们的生活比他们幸福。”但小海公主说：“要是我死了，我就再不能到海面上去了。我再也听不到大海可爱的涛声，再也看不见漂亮的花朵和太阳！告诉我，祖母，有什么措施让我得到一种灵魂？”祖母回答道：“假如陆地上有一种有爱你，把你当作比父母还亲切的人。假如他说，他永远爱你。那么，他的灵魂就会转移到你的身上，你可以从陆地上爱你的人那里得到一种灵魂。不过，这种事情是永远不会有的！陆地上的人们不象我们，他们认为腿是漂亮的！”小海公主悲伤地向下看着。她身体的大部是漂亮的，和陆地上的人的身体同样。但她没有腿，她的下半身同鱼的身体同样。“我要到那个懂得所有巫术的老巫婆那里去。”海公主说，“我一直怕她，但她可以协助我。”于是小海公主去找那个老巫婆。老巫婆信的房子周围长着诸多丑陋的植物。它们全有长长的手臂，捕捉附近的每样东西。小海公主胆怯了。她想转身回去，但她想起了王子，就又有了勇气，穿过那些难看的植物。她看到在植物手臂里的死人。最终她来到老巫婆住的地方。“我懂得你是来求我什么的。”她对小海公主说，“我会给你你所要的东西，可是这会使你痛苦的。你想叫我使你全身都和陆地的人类同样。你要两条腿，这样，年轻的王子就会爱你，而你可以得到一种灵魂。我要让你喝一点东西，你必须把这东西带到陆地上去，喝下去后来，你就会有两条腿，你的身体就会变得跟陆地上人类的身体同样了，但这种变化会使你非常疼。你会变得非常美，可是你一走路，就会疼，你的脚非常疼。你是不是还要变成陆地上那样的人呢？”童话：海的女儿（九）英文"Yes,Ido,"theprincessanswered.Sherememberedherprinceandthesoulwhichshemightget."Youcanneveragainbecomeaseaprincess.Youwillnevergetbackyourfish’sbody.Youcannevergobacktolivewithyoursisters.Theprincemustloveyousomuchthathewillgoawayfromhisfatherandmother.Ifhedoesnotmarryyou,youwilldie.Theyouwillbechangedtowaterinthesea.""Istillwanttobecomelikethelandpeople,"saidthelittleseaprincess."Thereisonemorething,"saidtheoldwoman."Younowspeakandsing