The biggest green leaves in this country are undoubtedly the leaves of burdock. You put it on your stomach, and then

Like an apron. If you wear it on your head, it can be used as an umbrella in rainy days, because it is outside.

Strange generosity. Burdock never grows alone; No, where there are burdock, you can find several.

. This is its cutest point, and this is just snail food.

Many great men in ancient times made these big white snails into "minced meat"; When they eat, they say:

"Hum, it is delicious!" Because they think snails taste good. These snails feed on burdock leaves; So people

Planting burdock.

Now there is an old mansion, and people no longer eat snails. So all the snails died, except the cows.

Bang bang is still alive. This kind of plant is so flourishing on the paths and flower beds that people can't stop it at all. This place

This place has become a burdock forest. If there were not several apple trees and plum trees here and there, no one would think it was a flower.

Garden. Burdock is everywhere; Among them lived the last two snails.

They don't know how old they are. But they remember very clearly: their number used to be many, many,

And they all belong to a family that moved from abroad, and the whole forest was developed for them and their families. they

I have never left home, but I heard that there is another thing in this world called a mansion. they are

It was cooked, then turned black, and finally served in a silver plate. But as it turns out, they are not at all.

I see. Besides, they can't imagine what it tastes like to serve it in a silver plate after cooking. That?

Be sure to look good, especially ostentation and extravagance! They asked the golden bug, the toad and the earthworm, but they didn't understand, because it

None of the children cooked or served on silver plates.

Those old white snails are the most important people in the world. They know that the forest belongs to them.

Now, luxury houses also exist, so that they can be cooked and put in silver plates.

They live a quiet and happy life. Having no children of their own, they adopted an ordinary little snail.

. They raised it as their own child. But this little thing won't grow up, because it is just an ordinary snail.

. But the old snail-especially his mother-thinks she can see him growing up. If dad can't see it, she wants it.

Begging him to touch its shell. So he touched it; He found that what his mother said was reasonable.

One day, it rained heavily.

"Please listen to the voice on the burdock leaves-knocked! Knock, knock! " Papa snail said.

"This is what I call raindrops," said Mother Snail. "It drips down the stem! As you can see, the horses here

You'll get the floor wet! I'm glad we have our own house; The little guy has his own (note: in Denmark

In this paper, the shell of a snail is called a shell. )。 We have more advantages than other creatures. everybody

You can see at a glance that we are the noblest people in the world! We were born with a house to live in and this burdock forest.

It was planted entirely for us-I wonder how big it is and what else is outside! "

"There is nothing else!" Papa snail said. "There is nothing better than us in the world.

Location. I don't want anything else "

"Yes," my mother said, "I want to be cooked in the building and put it in a silver plate. Our ancestors

Ancestors are like this; You know, it's an honor! "

"The building may have collapsed," said Father Snail, "or the burdock has grown into a forest on it, which makes people

I can't even walk out. Don't worry-you are always in such a hurry that even the little guy starts to learn from you. Look at his three.

Isn't it climbing the stalk every day? When I looked up at him, my head was dizzy "

"Please don't scold him under any circumstances," said Mother Snail. "He climbed very sure. He makes us happy.

. We old couple have no other reason to live. However, have you ever thought: Where are we?

Can you find him a wife? In the distance of this forest, there may be our people living. Have you ever thought about it? "

"I believe there are some black snails living there," said the old man. "Black snail without a house! But they are all a bunch of lowlifes.

I like to put on airs when things go wrong. But we can entrust ants to do it. They ran around, as if they were very

Busy as a fiddle They will certainly find a wife for our young master. "

I know the most beautiful girl! The ant said, "but I'm afraid she can't because she is a queen!" " "

"Never mind," said two old snails. "Does she have a house?"

"She has a palace!" Said the ant. "The most beautiful ant palace with 700 corridors."

"Thank you!" Mother snail said, "Our children won't drill into ant holes. If you can't find someone better.

If so, we can entrust the white gnat to do the work. They fly outside in sunny weather and rainy days. Inside and outside the burdock forest, why

We all know that. "

"We found a wife for him," said the gnat. "From here 100 steps away, there is a house.

Our little snail lives in the gooseberry bush. She's lonely. She is old enough to get married. She lives only 10 from here.

0 steps away! "

"Yes, let her come to him," said the old couple. "He owns the whole burdock forest, and she has only one.

Little gooseberry bushes! "

So they invited the little snail girl. It took her eight days to arrive, but it was a very precious gift.

Yes, because it shows that she is a very serious woman.

So they had a wedding. Six fireflies try to shine.

Besides, everything is quiet, because the old snail couple don't like to make a scene. But mother snail gave it to me.

Give a touching speech. Father snail was so moved that he could not speak. So they put

The whole burdock forest was given to the young couple as a legacy; And said a lot of things they often say, that is-this.

This place is the best place in the world. If they want to live and reproduce honestly and amicably, they and it.

Our children will go to that mansion in the future so that they can be cooked? Black, on a silver plate.

After the speech, the old couple went into their house and never came out. They fell asleep.

The young snail couple now occupy the whole forest, and then they have many children. But they never.

I've cooked and never been to a silver plate. So they came to the conclusion that the building had collapsed and the whole world.

Everyone in the world is dead. No one opposes their views, so their views must be correct. The rain is beating.

Burdock leaves, find them drum music. The sun shines for them and adds a lot of color to this burdock forest.

In this way, they are happy-the whole family is happy, unspeakable happiness!

( 1844)

This is a sketch with profound irony, originally published in New Fairy Tales. Raised for food.

Snail, "sit in the well and watch the sky", thinks that "there is nothing better than us in the world (burdock bushes in the courtyard of the mansion)

This place. ""We really want to be cooked in the mansion and put it on a silver plate. Our ancestors all

Well, you know it's an honor! "There are a lot of people's ideological realm is roughly the same.

Once upon a time, there was a poor man who could not support his only son. The son said, "dear dad, your situation is very poor." I will increase your burden. I'd rather go out and earn my own food. " Father blessed him and said goodbye to him sadly. At this time, the king of a big country was at war, so the young man went to serve with him and went to the battlefield together. When he arrived at the front, he experienced a very dangerous battle, and all his comrades around him fell in the hail. Although the commander was still there and everyone else was trying to escape, the teenagers came out to encourage them and said, "We can't let the motherland perish." So the others followed him and defeated the enemy. When the king heard that the victory was due to him alone, he elevated him above all others, gave him many treasures and regarded him as the first person in the kingdom.

The king has a daughter, very beautiful, but also very strange. She once swore that if she died first, her husband must be buried with her, otherwise, she wouldn't want him to be her husband. She said, "If he really loves me, what will he do if I die?" On the contrary, she will do the same. If he dies first, she will go to the grave with him. Until now, this strange oath has scared away all the suitors. But the teenager was fascinated by her beauty and desperately proposed to his father. The king said, "Do you also know what you should promise?" He replied, "If she dies before me, I will accompany her to the grave. I love her very much, so I am not afraid of danger. " The king agreed, and the wedding was held, which was very lively.

They lived happily and safely for a while, but the young princess was very ill and no doctor could save her. When she died, the young Xu thought of his promise and was afraid to be buried with her, but there was nothing he could do. The king told the guards to guard all the doors, and they could not escape their fate. On the day when the body was sent to the Wang family treasury, he was also brought down, and then the door was tied and locked.

There is a table next to the coffin, with four candles, four steamed buns and four bottles of wine on it. He will starve to death when these things are over. He sat there, full of pain and sorrow, eating only one mouthful of bread and drinking only one mouthful of wine every day, and his death was drawing near. Once when he looked forward, he saw a snake crawling out of the corner of the arched cemetery and reaching for the body. Afraid that the snake would bite her, he drew his sword and said, "I didn't ask you to be by her side when I was alive." He cut the snake into three pieces, and after a while, another snake climbed out of the corner. It saw the first snake die, lay there, cut it into several pieces, and then went back. Soon, it came back with three green leaves in its mouth. Then it arranges the three sections of the snake in natural order and puts a green leaf on each wound. Soon, the separated parts were combined, and the snake moved and revived. Both snakes escaped quickly. The leaves were still on the ground, and the unfortunate man saw all this. He thought that this leaf had an unexpected effect. It can save snakes, so can it save people? Thinking, he picked up the leaves, put one in the dead man's mouth and two in his eyes. As soon as it was put away, the blood in the blood vessels flowed to the pale face, and his face became ruddy again. She took a breath, opened her eyes and said, "Oh, my God, where am I?" He replied, "Dear Princess, you are with me." He told her everything and how she came back to life. He handed her some wine and bread. She got strength and stood up. They knocked on the porter's door and shouted. The guards heard their voices and reported to the king. The king himself came down to open the door. He saw that they were lively and healthy, and he was as happy as they were. All difficulties have been overcome. Young Xu took three snake leaves and gave them to an attendant, saying, "Please keep them safe for me and take them with you at any time. Maybe they can help us when there are difficulties in the future. "

But after the princess came back to life, something changed: all her love for her husband seemed to disappear from her heart. After a while, Xu will cross the sea by boat to see his old father. They got on the boat together. She forgot his great love and loyalty to heal the wounded and rescue the dying, but she had evil thoughts and fell in love with the boatman. Once, young Xu lay asleep. She called the boatman and grabbed Xu's head by herself. The boatman grabbed his foot and threw him into the sea. After the crime was completed, she said to the boatman, "Now let's go back and say that he died on the road. I will praise you in front of my father and tell him to let me marry you and let you inherit the throne. " But a loyal servant, seeing all this, untied a small boat from the big ship when people were not looking, sat down to find his master and let the murderers continue sailing. He fished up the dead man and put three snake leaves in his eyes and mouth. Fortunately, he came back to life.

They tried their best to paddle day and night, and the boat ran fast and reached Lao Wang before the big ship. The king was surprised to see him come back alone and asked them what had happened. He heard about his daughter's crime and said, "I don't believe her behavior is that bad, but the truth will soon be known." He told the two of them to go to a secret room and not to let anyone know. Soon, the ship arrived, and the lawless woman came to her father with a sad face. The king said, "Why did you come back alone? What about your husband? " She answered; "Oh, dear dad, I'm so sad; My husband suddenly fell ill and died on the road. If the boatman is not very good and helps me, I will suffer misfortune. He was there when her husband died, and he can tell you everything. " The king said, "I want to bring the dead back to life." He opened the room and called two people out. When the princess saw her husband, she knelt on the ground like being struck by lightning and begged him to spare her life. The king said, "Never forgive. He is willing to die with you and saved your life. " But you murdered him while he was sleeping, and you should get the punishment you deserve. "So the princess and the boatman were put on a boat with a hole, thrown into the sea and soon sank into the waves.

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Look at this paragraph:

"They dragged another girl, already drunk, didn't listen to her cry. They drank her wine and their hearts were broken when they drank it with ... girls. Then they took off her beautiful clothes, put her on the table, cut her beautiful body into pieces and sprinkled some salt. Poor fiancee is shivering behind the bucket. She could clearly see what fate the robbers had arranged for her. A robber found the murdered girl wearing a ring on her little finger, but he couldn't take it off at once, so he grabbed an axe and cut off her finger. Unexpectedly, my fingers jumped high and flew over the vat, which happened to fall into my fiancee's arms. " (The Robber's fiancee) Except for the lovely description of the last finger flying, all the other scenes are creepy, but when people shout "How did this happen?", what they really want to say is that the brothers Grimm have leisure and ambition to join the imagination that meets the fairy tale standards in the case of the victim. really