英语故事A Handful of Clay 一撮黏土
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>, <span word="coarse">coarse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <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="its">its</span> <span word="virtues">virtues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>.</p><p><span word="Overhead">Overhead</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="whispered">whispered</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="descended">descended</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="blossoms">blossoms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="glowed">glowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rubies">rubies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emeralds">emeralds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span>, <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>, <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="caressed">caressed</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Sisters">Sisters</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rejoicing">rejoicing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unison">unison</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>, <span word="murmured">murmured</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="fetters">fetters</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>-<span word="clad">clad</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hurrying">hurrying</span> --- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="mills">mills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="floated">floated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p><span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="blindly">blindly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="comforted">comforted</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lofty">lofty</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Glory">Glory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="season">season</span>."</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tossed">tossed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="lumps">lumps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stony">stony</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>: "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="rugged">rugged</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p>
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