英语民间故事Tiger Son
<p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="widow">widow</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="licensed">licensed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="magistrate">magistrate</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="skins">skins</span>, <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="provisioned">provisioned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snowstorm">snowstorm</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="tigress">tigress</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="subsided">subsided</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> -- <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="implored">implored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magistrate">magistrate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="magistrate">magistrate</span> <span word="decreed">decreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="henceforth">henceforth</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span>. <span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mouths">mouths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> -- <span word="both">both</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tigress">tigress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profits">profits</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tigress">tigress</span>' <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="cub">cub</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="quivery">quivery</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="fur">fur</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wobbly">wobbly</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toothless">toothless</span> <span word="gums">gums</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="choking">choking</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Instantly">Instantly</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="creature">creature</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="jade">jade</span>-<span word="green">green</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="glistening">glistening</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>.</p>
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