ASHPUTTEL-GRIMM’S FAIRY TALE Một trong những bộ truyện cổ nổi tiếng nhất thế giới đã được dịch ra nhiều thứ tiếng là Truyện cổ Grimm. Sau đây là những câu truyện cổ ấy nhưng với nguyên bản bằng tiếng anh nhằm giúp các bạn nhỏ vừa học ngoại ngữ vừa tiếp xúc với thế giới thần tiên . | ASHPUTTEL The wife of a rich man fell sick and when she felt that her end drew nigh she called her only daughter to her bed-side and said Always be a good girl and I will look down from heaven and watch over you. Soon afterwards she shut her eyes and died and was buried in the garden and the little girl went every day to her grave and wept and was always good and kind to all about her. And the snow fell and spread a beautiful white covering over the grave but by the time the spring came and the sun had melted it away again her father had married another wife. This new wife had two daughters of her own that she brought home with her they were fair in face but foul at heart and it was now a sorry time for the poor little girl. What does the good-for-nothing want in the parlour said they they who would eat bread should first earn it away with the kitchenmaid Then they took away her fine clothes and gave her an old grey frock to put on and laughed at her and turned her into the kitchen. There she was forced to do hard work to rise early before daylight to bring the water to make the fire to cook and to wash. Besides that the sisters plagued her in all sorts of ways and laughed at her. In the evening when she was tired she had no bed to lie down on but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes and as this of course made her always dusty and dirty they called her Ashputtel. It happened once that the father was going to the fair and asked his wife s daughters what he should bring them. Fine clothes said the first Pearls and diamonds cried the second. Now child said he to his own daughter what will you have The first twig dear father that brushes against your hat when you turn your face to come homewards said she. Then he bought for the first two the fine clothes and pearls and diamonds they had asked for and on his way home as he rode through a green copse a hazel twig brushed against him and almost pushed off his hat so he broke it off and brought it away and when he
