英语民间故事Tiny Finger
<p><span word="Many">Many</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cheered">cheered</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Kenta">Kenta</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mori">Mori</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenta">Kenta</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="Kenta">Kenta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mori">Mori</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Goddess">Goddess</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="Kenta">Kenta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mori">Mori</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span>."</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="Mori">Mori</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="delight">delight</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="description">description</span>! <span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="Kenta">Kenta</span> <span word="hurried">hurried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Goddess">Goddess</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="bestowed">bestowed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="astonished">astonished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p>
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