6.The Wishing-Table,the Gold-Ass,and the Cudgel in the Sack-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《格林童话精选Grimms'FairyTales》

The Wishing-Table,the Gold-Ass,and the Cudgel in the Sack There was once upon a time a tailor who had three sons,and only one goat.But as the goat supported the whole of them with her milk,she was obliged to have good food,and to be taken every day to pasture2.The sons,therefore,did this,in turn.Once the eldest took her to the churchyard,where the finest herbs were to be found,and let her eat and run about there.At night when it was time to go home he asked,"Goat,hast thou had enough?"The goat answered, "I have eaten so much, Not a leaf more I'll touch,meh!meh!" "Come home,then,"said the youth,and took hold of the cordround her neck, led her into the stable and tied her up securely."Well,"said the old tailor,"has the goat had as much food as she ought?""Oh,"answered the son,"she has eaten so much,not a leaf more she'll touch."But the father wished to satisfy himself, and went down to the stable,stroked the dear animal and asked,"Goat,art thou satisfied?"The goat answered, ·064· 许愿桌、金驴和 袋子里的木棍 ①tailor[eiln.(尤指缝制 从前有个裁缝，他有三个儿子，但只有一只山羊。 男子外衣的)裁缝 全家人都要靠羊奶养活，所以一定要保证她吃饱，他们 ②pasture[pa:stfa]n.牧t场， 每天把山羊带到草地上吃草，因此，三个儿子轮流去放 草地 羊。一天，大儿子把山羊带到教堂的墓地里，那里长着 最肥美的青草，他让山羊四处溜达，尽情吃了个饱。到 了晚上该回家了，他问山羊：“羊儿羊儿，你吃饱了吗？” 山羊回答说： “我已吃得饱又饱， 多一片叶子也不想要，咩！咩！” ③cord[kxdn.细绳，绳索 “那我们就回家吧。”年轻人说，他抓住山羊脖子 上的绳子，把她拉进羊圈牢牢地拴好。“怎么样，”老裁 缝问道，“山羊吃饱了吗？”“哦，”大儿子回答说，“她 已经吃得饱饱，多一片叶子也吃不下了。”可是他的父 亲不相信，他走到羊圈里，抚摸着山羊问道：“羊儿羊儿， 你吃饱了吗？”山羊回答说： ·065· The Wishing-Table,the Gold-Ass,and the Cudgel in the Sack. "Wherewithal should I be satisfied? Among the graves I leapt about, And found no food,so went without,meh!meh!" "What do I hear?"cried the tailor,and ran upstairs and said to the youth, "Hollo,thou liar:thou saidest2 the goat hadhad enough,and hast let her hunger!" and in his anger he took the yard-measure3 from the wall,and drove him out with blows. Next day it was the turn of the second son,who looked out for a place in the fence of the garden,where nothing but good herbs grew,and the goat cleared them all off.At night when he wanted to go home,he asked,"Goat,art thou satisfied?" The goat answered, "I have eaten so much, Not a leaf more I'll touch,meh!meh!" "Come home,then,"said the youth,and led her home,and tied her up in the stable."Well,"said the old tailor,"has the goat had as much food as she ought?" “Oh,”answered the son,“she has eaten so much,not a leaf more she'll touch.”The tailor would not rely on this,but went down to the stable and said,"Goat,hast thou had enough?"The goat answered, "Wherewithal should I be satisfied? Among the graves I leapt about, And found no food,so went without,meh!meh!" "The godless wretch!"cried the tailor,"to let such a good animal hunger,"and he ran up and drove the youth out of doors with the yard-measure. Now came the turn of the third son,who wanted to do the thing well,and sought out some bushes with the finest leaves,and let the goat devour them.In ·066· 许愿桌、金驴和袋子里的木棍 ①wherewithal “我怎么可能吃得饱？ [hweawioa:l]ad.[古] 我在坟堆里四处跑， 用什么（相当于where- with) 根本没有找到一根草， 饿着肚皮我真苦恼，咩！咩！” ②saidest[sedist]v[古] “你说什么？”裁缝生气地叫起来，冲到楼上对着 say的第二人称单数过 大儿子就吼道：“好啊，你这个骗子！你说山羊己经吃 去式 饱，实际上却让她挨饿！”他气呼呼地从墙上取下尺子， ③yard-measure t码尺 对着大儿子一顿痛打，把他从家里赶走了。 第二天轮到二儿子了，他在花园的篱笆内找到一个 好地方，那里长着肥美的青草，山羊一会儿就把青草一 扫光。到了晚上该回家了，他问山羊：“羊儿羊儿，你 吃饱了吗？”山羊回答说： “我已吃得饱又饱， 多一片叶子也不想要，咩！咩！” “那我们就回家吧。”二儿子说，他把山羊牵回 家，拴在羊圈里。“怎么样，”老裁缝说，“山羊吃饱了 吗？”“哦，”二儿子回答说，“她已经吃得饱饱，多一 片叶子也吃不下了。”裁缝不相信，他走到羊圈里问山 羊：“羊儿羊儿，你吃饱了吗？”山羊回答说： “我怎么可能吃得饱？ 我在坟推里四处跑， 根本没有找到一根草， 饿着肚皮我真苦恼，咩！咩！” “这个不敬上帝的坏蛋！”裁缝大吼起来，“竟然 让这么温顺的山羊挨饿。”他跑到楼上，用尺子把二儿 子打出了家门。 ④sought out(seek out的 过去式)找出 现在轮到小儿子了，他想把事情做好，找到了一片 ·067· The Wishing-Table,the Gold-Ass,and the Cudgel in the Sack. the evening when he wanted to go home,he asked,"Goat,hast thou had enough?" The goat answered, “I have eaten so much, Not a leaf more I'll touch,meh!meh!" "Come home,then,"said the youth,and led her into the stable,and tied her up."Well,"said the old tailor,"has the goat had a proper amount of food?" "She has eaten so much,not a leaf more she'll touch."The tailor did not trust to that,but went down and asked,"Goat,hast thou had enough?"The wicked beast answered, "Wherewithal should I be satisfied? Among the graves I leapt about, And found no leaves,so went without,meh!meh!" “Oh,the brood of liars！”cried the tailor,.“each as wicked and forgetful of his duty as the other!Ye shall no longer make a fool of me,"and quite beside himself with anger,he ran upstairs and belabouredthe poor young fellow so vigorously with the yard-measure that he sprang out of the house. The old tailor was now alone with his goat.Next morning he went down into the stable,caressed the goat and said,"Come,my dear little animal,I will take thee to feed myself."He took her by the rope and conducted her to green hedges,and amongst milfoil,and whatever else goats like to eat."There thou mayest for once eat to thy heart's content,"said he to her,and let her browse till evening.Then he asked,"Goat,art thou satisfied?"She replied, "I have eaten so much, Not a leaf more I'll touch,meh!meh!" ·068· 许愿桌、金驴和袋子里的木棍 叶子最鲜嫩的矮树丛，他让山羊在那里吃了个饱。到了 晚上该回家了，他问山羊：“羊儿羊儿，你吃饱了吗？” 山羊回答说： “我已吃得饱又饱， 多一片叶子也不想要，咩！咩！” “那我们就回家吧。”小儿子说，他把山羊牵回 家，拴在羊圈里。“怎么样，”老裁缝说，“山羊吃饱了 吗？”“哦，”小儿子回答说，“她已经吃得饱饱，多一 片叶子也吃不下了。”裁缝不相信，他走到羊圈里问山 羊：“羊儿羊儿，你吃饱了吗？”那个邪恶的畜生回答说： “我怎么可能吃得饱？ 我在坟堆里四处跑， 根本没有找到一根草， 饿着肚皮我真苦恼，咩！咩！” ①brood[bru:d].(一家庭 的)所有孩子们 “哦，这一窝骗子！”裁缝大叫起来，“一个个都 ②belabour [bi'leiba痛打 这么坏，都这么不负责任！你们再也别想骗我了。”他 3 vigorously ['vigarasli] 气得发疯，跑上楼去，用尺子狠狠地把小儿子打了一顿， ad.猛力地 可怜的孩子被打得跑出了家门。 现在只剩下老裁缝和他的山羊了。第二天早上，他 来到羊圈里，抚摸着山羊说：“来吧，我亲爱的小乖乖， ④hedge [hed3]n.树篱， 篱笆 今天我自己带你去吃草。”他用绳子牵着她，把她带到 ⑤milfoil[milfoil训n.著草 绿色的树篱前，那里有各种各样的草，全是山羊爱吃的。 “现在你可以一次吃个饱了。”裁缝对山羊说。他让她尽 情地吃，直到天黑。然后他问道：“羊儿羊儿，你吃饱 了吗？”她回答说： “我已吃得饱又饱， 多一片叶子也不想要，咩！咩！” ·069· The Wishing-Table,the Gold-Ass,and the Cudgel in the Sack. "Come home,then,"said the tailor,and led her into the stable,and tied her fast.When he was going away,he turned round again and said,"Well,art thou satisfied for once?"But the goat did not behave the better to him,and cried, "Wherewithal should I be satisfied? Among the graves I leapt about, And found no leaves,so went without,meh!meh!" When the tailor heard that,he was shocked,and saw clearly that he had driven away his three sons without cause."Wait,thou ungrateful creature,"cried he,"it is not enough to drive thee forth,I will mark thee so that thou wilt no more dare to show thyself amongst honest tailors."In great haste he ran upstairs,fetched his razor,lathered2 the goat's head,and shaved her as clean as the palm of his hand.And as the yard-measure would have been too good for her,he brought the horsewhip,and gave her such cuts with it that she ran away in violent haste. When the tailor was thus left quite alone in his house he fell into great grief, and would gladly have had his sons back again,but no one knew whither they were gone.The eldest had apprenticed5 himself to a joiner,and learnt industriously and indefatigably and when the time came for him to go travelling,his master presented him with a little table which had no particular appearance,and was made of common wood,but it had one good property;if anyone set it out,and said,"Little table,spread thyself,"the good little table was at once covered with a clean little cloth,and a plate was there,and a knife and fork beside it,and dishes with boiled meats and roasted meats,as many as there was room for,and a great glass of red wine shone so that it made the heart glad.The young journeyman thought,"With this thou hast enough for thy whole life,"and went joyously about the world and never troubled himself at all whether an inn was good or bad,or if anything was to be found in it or not.When it suited him he did not enter an inn at all,but either on the plain,in a wood,a meadow,or wherever he fancied,he took his little table off his back,set it down before him, ·070· 许愿桌、金驴和袋子里的木棍 “那我们就回家吧。”裁缝说，他把山羊牵到羊圈 里，牢牢地拴好。正要走开，他又回过头去问：“怎么样， 今天你应该已经吃饱了吧？”可是山羊对他也不客气， 嚷嚷着说： “我怎么可能吃得饱？ 我在坟堆里四处跑， 根本没有找到一根草， 饿着肚皮我真苦恼，咩！咩！” 裁缝听到这话惊呆了，他清楚地意识到自己冤枉了 三个儿子，不该把他们赶走。“你等着，你这个忘恩负 义的畜生，”他大叫着，“光把你赶走还不够，我要给你 ①razor[reiza]n.剃刀 做上标记，让你不敢再去欺骗其他那些诚实的裁缝。” ②lather ['la:lado]v.用 肥皂沫涂抹 他急匆匆地跑上楼，拿了剃须刀，把山羊的头涂上肥皂 ③cut [kAt].(鞭子的)抽 泡，剃得像他的手掌那么光溜。显然尺子对她来说已经 是太客气了，他拿来马鞭狠狠地抽她，抽得她浑身是伤， ④whither[hwit]ad.往 她只能狂奔而逃。 何处，向哪里 等到裁缝独自一人在家时，他陷入了巨大的悲伤， 5 apprentice [o'prentis]v. 他多么想让三个儿子回来呀，可是没有人知道他们去了 使当学徒 ⑥joiner[d3ina]n.细木 哪里。大儿子跟着一个细木工匠当了学徒，他非常努力 工匠 地学习，一点不知疲倦，等到他要远游的时候，师父给 industriously [in'dAstriasli] 了他一张小桌子。这桌子看上去没什么特别，是用普通 ad.勤奋地，刻苦地 ⑧indefatigably 木头做的，但它有一个好处，只要有人把它放好说一声： [indi'fatigabli]ad.不知 “小桌子，摆摆好。”那张听话的小桌子就会马上铺上干 疲倦地 净的桌布，摆好盘子，配好刀叉，然后一盆盆煮好的肉 ⑨set out摆放，布置 和烤好的肉就会出现在桌上，把桌子摆得满满的，还有 大杯红葡萄酒，颜色晶莹剔透，让人心情愉悦。年轻 的旅人心想：“有了这个，我一辈子也不用愁了。”他开 开心心地周游世界，从来不用担心旅店是好是坏，或者 0 meadow[medou]n.草 那里缺不缺什么东西。只要他高兴，他根本就不进旅店， 地，牧场 而是随便找块平原、树林、草地或任何他喜欢的地方， ·071· The Wishing-Table,the Gold-Ass,and the Cudgel in the Sack. and said,"Cover thyself,"and then everything appeared that his heart desired.At length he took it into his head to go back to his father,whose anger would now be appeased,and who would now willingly receive him with his wishing-table. It came to pass that on his way home,he came one evening to an inn which was filled with guests.They bade him welcome,and invited him to sit and eat with them,for otherwise he would have difficulty in getting anything."No,"answered the joiner,"I will not take the few bites out of your mouths;rather than that,you shall be my guests."They laughed,and thought he was jesting with them;he, however,placed his wooden table in the middle of the room,and said,"Little table,cover thyself."Instantly it was covered with food,so good that the host could never have procured it,and the smell of it ascended pleasantly to the nostrils of the guests."Fall to,dear friends,"said the joiner;and the guests when they saw that he meant it,did not need to be asked twice,but drew near,pulled out their knives and attacked it valiantly 5.And what surprised them the most was that when a dish became empty,a full one instantly took its place of its own accord. The innkeeper stood in one corner and watched the affair;he did not at all know what to say,but thought,"Thou couldst easily find a use for such a cook as that in thy kitchen."The joiner and his comrades made merry until late into the night; at length they lay down to sleep,and the young apprentice also went to bed,and set his magic table against the wall.The host's thoughts,however,let him have no rest;it occurred to him that there was a little old table in his lumber-room which looked just like the apprentice's and he brought it out quite softly,and exchanged it for the wishing-table.Next morning,the joiner paid for his bed,took up his table,never thinking that he had got a false one,and went his way.At mid-day he reached his father,who received him with great joy."Well,my dear son,what hast thou learnt?”said he to him.“Father,I have become a joiner.” "A good trade,"replied the old man;"but what hast thou brought back with thee from thy apprenticeship?""Father,the best thing which I have brought back with me is this little table."The tailor inspected it on all sides and said,"Thou didst not make a masterpiece when thou mad'st that;it is a bad old table." ·072· 许愿桌、金驴和袋子里的木棍 从背上卸下他的小桌子放在面前，说一句：“摆摆好。” 然后所有的一切就会出现在他面前，应有尽有。终于有 ①appease[bpig使镇 一天，他想到要回去找父亲，他觉得父亲的怒气现在应 静，使平静 该已经平息了，有了这张许愿桌，他一定会愿意让这个 儿子回家的。在回家的路上，有天晚上他来到一个挤满 ②bade[baed;beid]v:(bid 的一种过去式)命令， 客人的小客栈。里面的客人向他表示欢迎，邀请他进去 嘱咐 坐，和他们一起吃东西，否则他就会找不到东西吃。“不， 不，”木匠回答说，“我不能从你们的嘴巴里拿走食物， ③jcst[d3est开玩笑 正好相反，我来招待你们。”大家大笑起来，以为他是 在和他们开玩笑。可是，他把他的小木桌摆在房间中央 对它说：“小桌子，摆摆好。”一眨眼，桌子上就摆满了 食物，那些食物实在太好吃了，客栈老板根本不可能拿 ④fall to着手做，开始吃 得出来，香味飘啊飘，飘进了客人们的鼻子里。“尽情 地吃吧，亲爱的朋友们。”木匠说。客人们发现他是说 5 valiantly ['valjantli]ad. 真的，就再也不客气了，他们纷纷靠近，取出小刀用力 勇敢地 去割肉吃。让他们最感到吃惊的是，只要哪个盘子空了， 就会有装满的盘子自动来替换。客栈老板站在角落里看 着这一切，他不知道该说什么，但心里想：“我需要一 个这样的厨师，就像需要厨房里的厨师一样。”木匠和 他的同伴们寻欢作乐直到深夜。最后，他们都躺下来睡 了，年轻的木匠也睡了，他把那张神奇的桌子靠在墙上。 客栈老板却睡不着觉，他对那张桌子念念不忘。他突然 ⑥lumber-room杂物堆放室 想起来杂物间里有一张小旧桌子，看上去和木匠的那张 桌子一模一样。他悄悄地把自己的桌子拿出来，把那张 许愿桌掉了包。第二天早上，木工付了住宿费，拿上桌 子，继续上路了，他完全不知道那是张假桌子。中午时 分，他回到了父亲家，父亲看到他万分惊喜，他问大儿 子：“啊呀，我亲爱的儿子，你学了什么手艺？”“父亲， ⑦didst[didst]v.[古]do 我现在是木匠了。” 的第二人称单数过去式 “这是个好行当，”老人回答说，“当了这么多年学 ⑧mad'st[meidst][古] make的第二人称单数 徒你带回了什么？”“父亲，我带回来的最好的东西是这 过去式 张小桌子。”裁缝左左右右上上下下地仔细打量了一遍 ·073·