小学英语英语故事（童话故事）TheDaysOftheWeek一个星期的日子

The DaysOf theWeek一个星期的日子The daysof the week oncewanted tobe freeto get together andhave aparty.But eachof thesevendays wasso occupied,the yeararound,that they had notime tospare.They wanteda wholeextra day;but thentheyhadthat everyfour years,the intercalary day thatcomes inFebruaryfor thepurpose ofkeeping orderin chronology.On theintercalary daythey wouldgettogetherfor aparty,and,as Februaryis themonth ofcarnivals,they wouldcome incostumes ofeach onestaste andchoice;they wouldeat well,drinkwell,make speeches,and becomplimentary anddisagreeable toone anotherin unrestrainedcomradeship.While thevikings ofolden timesused to throw theirgnawed-off bonesat eachothersheads duringmealtime,the daysof the week intendedtothrowjokes andsarcastic witticismssuchas mightbe inkeeping withthe innocentcarnival spirit.So whenit was intercalaryday,they assembled.Sunday,foreman of the daysof the week,appeared ina blacksilk cloak;pious peoplethoughthe wasdressed forchurch ina ministersgown,but theworldly mindedsaw thathe was attiredin adomino formerriment and that theflashing carnationhe worein hisbuttonhole was a littleredtheater lanternon whichit said,“All soldour;see nowthat youenjoy yourselves!Monday,a youngfellow relatedto Sunday,and veryfond ofpleasures,came next.He lefthisworkshop,he said,whenever heheard themusic of the paradeof theguard.〃I must go outandlisten toOffenbach，s music;it doesn，tgoto myhead orto myheart;it ticklesmy legmuscles;I mustdance,have afew drinks,get ablack eye,sleep itoff,and thenthe nextday goto work.I am the newpart of theweek!z，Tuesday isTyrs day,the dayof strength.〃Yes,that I am,〃said Tuesday.〃I takea firmgrip onmy work;I fastenMercury，s wingsontothe merchant，s boots,see thatthe wheelsin thefactory areoiled andturning,that thetailorsits athis table,and thatthe streetpaver isby hispaving stones;each attendstohis business,for Ikeep myeye onall.Accordingly,I amhere ina policeuniform andcall myselfTuesday,a well-used day!If thisis abad joke,then youothers tryto thinkof abetter one!”“Then Icome,〃said Wednesday.Im in the middleoftheweek.The Germanscall meHerr Mittwoch.I stand like ajourneyman ina storeandlikea flowerin themidst ofthe otheresteemed daysoftheweek!If weall marchup inorder,then Ihave three days beforeme andthreedaysbehind;they arelike anhonor guard,so Ishould thinkthat I amthemost prominentday intheweek!z，Thursday appeareddressed asa coppersmith,with ahammer anda copperkettle,asasymbol ofhisnoble descent.〃Iamofthehighest birth,he said,“paganish,godlike!In theNorthern countriesIamnamedafter Thor,and inthe Southerncountries afterJupiter,who bothknew howto thunderand lighten,andthathas remainedinthefamily!And thenhe beathis copperkettle,thereby provinghis highbirth.Friday wasdressed asa younggirl,and calledherself Freia,also Venusfor achange,dependingupon thelanguage ofthe countryin whichshe appeared.She wasof aquiet,cheerful character,she said,but todayshe feltgay andfree,for thiswasintercalaryday,which,according toanold custom,gives awoman theright todare propose to aman andnot haveto waitfor himtoproposetoher.Saturday appearedas anold housekeeperwith abroom andother cleaningarticles.Her favoritedishwas beersoup,though atthis festiveoccasion shedid notrequest thatit beserved foreveryone,only thatshe getit,and shegot it.And sothe daysoftheweek hadtheir party.Here theyare inprint,all sevenof them,ready foruse astableaux atfamily parties.Thereyou canmake themas funnyas youwish;we givethem hereasajoke onFebruary,the onlymonthwith anextraday.。