英美民间故事赏析：Devils Island
<p><span word="Devils">Devils</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Halifax">Halifax</span> <span word="Harbour">Harbour</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Passage">Passage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> , <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="depicting">depicting</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nova">Nova</span> <span word="Scotia">Scotia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Devilles">Devilles</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Duvals">Duvals</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="habitation">habitation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="anglicized">anglicized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Devils">Devils</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="by">by</span> , <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifesaving">lifesaving</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>; <span word="today">today</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="lighthouse">lighthouse</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="keepers">keepers</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>. <span word="Paranormal">Paranormal</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="lighthouse">lighthouse</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lighthouse">lighthouse</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="handy">handy</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unexplained">unexplained</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="paint">paint</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="caspar">caspar</span> <span word="henneberry">henneberry</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="halibut">halibut</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="caspar">caspar</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span>. <span word="some">some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> "<span word="devils">devils</span> <span word="island">island</span>".</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poltergeist">poltergeist</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>, <span word="knockings">knockings</span>, <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="disembodied">disembodied</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>, <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="odors">odors</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apparitions">apparitions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="demolished">demolished</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="stood">stood</span>.</p>
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