英语民间故事The Four White Swans
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Isle">Isle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Erin">Erin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="women">women</span>--<span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dedannans">Dedannans</span>. <span word="North">North</span>, <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dwell">dwell</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="homage">homage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dedannans">Dedannans</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="King">King</span>. '<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span>,' <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>, '<span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="rulers">rulers</span>.'</p><p><span word="Forth">Forth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Princes">Princes</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wield">wield</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sceptre">sceptre</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crown">crown</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="Bove">Bove</span> <span word="Derg">Derg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lir">Lir</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span> <span word="wander">wander</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dedannan">Dedannan</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="gladly">gladly</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="homage">homage</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="King">King</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="roam">roam</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="arose">arose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>, '<span word="Bove">Bove</span> <span word="Derg">Derg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="King">King</span>. <span word="Bove">Bove</span> <span word="Derg">Derg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="King">King</span>.' <span word="And">And</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="glad">glad</span>, <span word="save">save</span> <span word="Lir">Lir</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Lir">Lir</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dedannan">Dedannan</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="none">none</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="Bove">Bove</span> <span word="Derg">Derg</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reverence">reverence</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="jealousy">jealousy</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lir">Lir</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dedannans">Dedannans</span> <span word="wroth">wroth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="swords">swords</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unsheathed">unsheathed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flashed">flashed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plain">plain</span>. '<span word="We">We</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slay">slay</span> <span word="Lir">Lir</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doeth">doeth</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="homage">homage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regardeth">regardeth</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>.'</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Bove">Bove</span> <span word="Derg">Derg</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bade">bade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warriors">warriors</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offended">offended</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Lir">Lir</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span>, <span word="yielding">yielding</span> <span word="obedience">obedience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="none">none</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Loudly">Loudly</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lament">lament</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span>.</p>
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