传统英语故事：Another Ghost Story
<p><span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timid">timid</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="man">man</span>---<span word="so">so</span> <span word="timid">timid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="pigeon">pigeon</span>" <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mocked">mocked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> "<span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>."</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="ivan">ivan</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tavern">tavern</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span>. <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="shack">shack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="it">it</span>---<span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>.</p><p><span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tavern">tavern</span>, <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="mockery">mockery</span>. <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="canary">canary</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="womb">womb</span>. "<span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>---<span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timid">timid</span> <span word="one">one</span>."</p><p><span word="Ivan">Ivan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="jeered">jeered</span> <span word="cruelly">cruelly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cossack">cossack</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="flung">flung</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="horrid">horrid</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pigeon">pigeon</span>, <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span>. <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>---<span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="it">it</span>." <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="murmured">murmured</span>, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>, <span word="captain">captain</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="cried">cried</span>, "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>, <span word="then">then</span>! <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>, <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="rubles">rubles</span>---<span word="five">five</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="rubles">rubles</span>!"</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vodka">vodka</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="rubles">rubles</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span>, <span word="moistening">moistening</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lips">lips</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>: "<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="captain">captain</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tavern">tavern</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="disbelief">disbelief</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="winked">winked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unbuckled">unbuckled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>.</p>
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