英美民间故事赏析：Alton Towers - Curse
<p><span word="Hidden">Hidden</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UKs">UKs</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="derelict">derelict</span> <span word="gothic">gothic</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Alton">Alton</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="haunted">haunted</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="surrounds">surrounds</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Alton">Alton</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="bunbury">bunbury</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="fort">fort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="BC">BC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="saxon">saxon</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="ceolred">ceolred</span> <span word="mercia">mercia</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortress">fortress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="AD">AD</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="AD">AD</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fort">fort</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crusader">crusader</span> <span word="bertram">bertram</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="verdan">verdan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>.</p><p><span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talbot">talbot</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="earl">earl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shrewsbury">shrewsbury</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="john">john</span> <span word="talbot">talbot</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="henry">henry</span> <span word="v">v</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rulers">rulers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="alveton">alveton</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="alton">alton</span> <span word="lodge">lodge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earl">earl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="th">th</span> <span word="earl">earl</span> <span word="charles">charles</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="till">till</span> ; <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charles">charles</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gothic">gothic</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="charles">charles</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earl">earl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shrewsbury">shrewsbury</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="castle">castle</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stagecoach">stagecoach</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earl">earl</span> <span word="angrily">angrily</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="request">request</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="cursed">cursed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earls">earls</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earl">earl</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curse">curse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mysteriously">mysteriously</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earl">earl</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="chained">chained</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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