黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂Word格式.docx

1、 Or is there a monster in my net? He pulls and he pulls his net.There are no fish or monsters in his net. But there is a little Mermaid and she is sleeping.The Mermaids hair is golden. Her body is white. Her tail is silver and pearl. Her ears are like sea-shells and her lips are like sea-coral.Her b

2、eauty makes the Fisherman very happy. He leans out of the boat. He takes the Mermaid in his arms. She wakes up when he touches her. She cries like a seagull and she wants to escape. But the Fisherman holds the Mermaid in his arms.Please free me, the Mermaid cries. I am the only daughter of the King.

3、 My father is old and alone. Make me a promise, says the Fisherman. I can free you. B please come when I call you. You can sing to me and to the fish. Then my nets can always be full of fish.I promise, cries the Mermaid.The fisherman opens his arms and fees the frightened Mermaid.She swims down unde

4、r the water.What is not a promise?口A statement in which you say that something will definitely happen.口You will definitely do something.口You will definitely not do something.口You guess something will happen.Every evening the Fisherman goes out on the sea. He calls the Mermaid. She comes out of the w

5、ater and sings to him. The dolphins swim round and round the Mermaid. The seagulls fly round and round the Mermaid.The Mermaid sings a beautiful song. She sings of the Sea-folk and of the palace of the King. She sings of the gardens of the sea full of coral and fish. She sings of whales, sea lions a

6、nd seahorses. She sings of sunken ships and of Mermaids holding out their arms to the sailors, calling them into the sea.The Mermaid sings and sings. All the fish come from the bottom of the sea to listen to her. The Fisherman throws his nets into the sea. His nets and boat are full of fish. Then th

7、e Mermaid stops singing. She smiles at the Fisherman and she swims back under the sea.Every evening the Fisherman calls the Mermaid. And every evening she sings for him. But she does not come near him. The Fisherman tries to touch her. But she swims back under the Sea.Every evening the Fisherman lis

8、tens to the Mermaid. Her Song and her voice are sweet to his ears. And the Fisherman forgets his nets and the fish. His eyes are full of love.One evening the Fisherman calls to the Mermaid.Li ttle Mermaid, little Mermaid, | love you. Can I be your husband? he says.But the Mermaid shakes her head.No,

9、 she says. You have a human soul. I cannot love you with your human soul. Send away your human soul and I can love you.The Fisherman thinks, I have a soul. But I cannot see it. I cannot touch it. I do not need it. I can send it away. Then I can be happy with my little Mermaid.The Fisherman is full o

10、f joy. He stands in his boat. He opens his arms to the Mermaid.I can send my soul away, he cries. You can be my wife and I can be your husband. We can live together at the bottom of the sea. You can show me your kingdom. We can be together.The little Mermaid is very happy. She laughs and hides her f

11、ace in her hands.How can I send my soul away? cries the Fisherman.I do not know, says the little Mermaid sadly. The Sea-folk have no souls.Then she swims back down under the sea. She is sad now.2 THE PRIESTEarly the next morning the Fisherman goes to the Priests house.He knocks three times on the do

12、or.The fisherman enters the house and kneels on the floor. The Priest is reading.Father, he says to the Priest, I am in love with a Mermaid. I can send my soul away.My soul is not important to me. It has no value to me.| cannot see it. I cannot touch it. I do not need it.Are you mad? replies the Pri

13、est. Of course you need your soul. God gives us our souls to do good things. Human souls are precious. Very precious. Forget the Mermaid. The Sea-folk arelost. Good and evil are the same for them. They have no place in heaven.The Fisherman is sad. He has tears in his eyes. He stands and says, Father

14、, I want to be one of the Sea-folk. I dont want my soul. I want to be with my love. My Mermaid is beautiful, like the stars and the moon. I love her, I dont need my soul. I dont need a place in heaven. Help me. Help me send away my soul.Go away! Go away! cries the Priest. You are lost. Lost with you

15、r Mermaid.The Priest sends the Fisherman away and he shuts his door.Fill in the blank.Human souls are important for humans because human souls are precious/ God gives us our souls to do good things. 3 THE MERCHANTSThe Fisherman walks to the marketplace. He is sad.The merchants in the marketplace see

16、 him. One of the merchants see the fisherman, What do you have to sell? My soul. answers the Fisherman. Please buy it. I cannot use it. I cannot see it. I cannot touch it. I do not need it.But the merchants laugh.We cannot buy your soul, they say. Your soul has no value for us. Become a slave and we

17、 can sell your body. We can dress you in purple and give you a ring. You can become the great Queens slave.How strange, thinks the Fisherman. For the priest my soul has great value, but for the merchants it has no value. And he walks away. He goes to the sea to think.Why does the Fishermans soul hav

18、e no value for the merchants?Because the merchants can not sell it.Because his soul is very cheap.Because the merchants sell other goods.Because his soul doesnt have a price in the market.4 THE WITCH Later the Fisherman remembers a young Witch. His friend knows her. She is good at spells.The Fisherm

19、an runs to her cave.I want a small thing, says the Fisherman. The Priest says “no and the merchants laugh. Now I come to you. You can help me and I can pay your price.What do you want? asks the Witch. She comes near to the Fisherman.I want to send my soul away, says the Fisherman.The Witch grows pal

20、e. She hides her face in her blue cloak. Fisherman, Fisherman, she says, It is terrible to send your soul away.The Fisherman laughs, My soul is not important for me, he answers. I cannot see it. I cannot touch it. I do not need it.What can you give me? asks the Witch. Her beautiful eyes look at the

21、Fisherman.Five pieces of gold, he say, my nets, my house and my boat. Tell me how to send my soul away. Then I can give you everything.The Witch laughs, With my spells I can have gold and silver. Money is not important to me. If you dont want gold or silver, what can I give you? Cries the Fisherman.

22、The Witch touches the Fishermans hair. Her hand is thin and white. Dance with me, Fisherman, She says. She is smiling.Is that all?! asks the Fisherman.That is all, she answers. She smiles again.We can dance at sunset, he says. Then you can tell me how to send my soul away.The witch shakes her head.W

23、hen the moon is full, she says. She goes over to the Fisherman and she speaks close to his ear. Tonight at the top of the mountain, she whispers.The Fisherman looks at the Witch.Wait for me at the top of the mountain, under the tree. When the moon is full, we can dance together.Yes, cries the Fisher

24、man. Tonight we can dance. It is a small price for me.He runs back to the town. He is happy.The Witch watches him leave. She goes into the cave. She looks in a mirror. She is angry.Why does he not love me? I am beautiful, too. Why does he love the Mermaid and not me?Why is the Witch very angry?Becau

25、se she cannot dance with the Fisherman.Because the Fisherman loves the Mermaid, not her.Because the Fisherman thinks she is ugly.Because the Witch can do nothing for the Fisherman. In the evening the moon rises in the sky. The Fisherman climbs to the top of the mountain. He waits under the tree. He

26、sees the sea below. There are fishing boats on the sea.At midnight the witches come. They fly in the air like bats. They land on the top of the mountain. Then the young Witch arrives. Her red hair blows in the wind. She is wearing a gold dress and a green hat.The Witch walks to the tree. She pulls the Fisherman into the light of the moon. They begin to dance. They dance and dance. Round and round.Faster, cries the Witch. Faster, faster!Now everything is going round