英语格林童话： 三个懒汉
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="well">well</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>， “<span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="children">children</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laziest">laziest</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="me">me</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="said">said</span>， “<span word="Father">Father</span>， <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="said">said</span>， “<span word="Father">Father</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="back">back</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="said">said</span>， “<span word="Father">Father</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hanged">hanged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hanged">hanged</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>.”</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>， “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farthest">farthest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="king">king</span>.”</p><p>在一个遥远的地方，有一个国王，他有三个儿子，对每一个儿子他都非常喜爱，他不知道自己死后应该把王位传给他们三个中的哪一个。所以，当他快要死的时候，就把他们叫到身边说：“亲爱的孩子们，在我死后，你们三个中谁最懒，谁就继承我的王位。”老大说：“既然这样，这王位就是我的，因为我是最懒的儿子，当我躺下睡觉时，有任何东西落到我的眼睛里，我也懒得去擦掉，即使不能把眼睛闭上，我仍然会继续睡觉。”二儿子说：“爸爸，王位应该传给我，因为我是最懒的儿子。当我坐在火边取暖的时候，就是火燃到我的脚趾，我也懒得把腿收回来。”第三个儿子说：“爸爸，这王位是我的，因为我是你最懒的儿子，如果我就要被吊起来，绳子已经套在了脖子上，有人把一把锋利的小刀塞在我手里，要我切断绳子，我宁愿被吊起来也懒得抬起手把绳子割断。”父亲听到这里说道：“你是最合适的人选，你应该继承王位。”</p>
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