小学英语英语故事（儿童故事）MotherHolle

Mother HoileOnceupon atime,there liveda widowwith twodaughters.One wasa beautifuland diligentstepdaughter,and theother washer ugly and lazy real daughter.One day,the stepdaughterbroke the mirror ofher stepmotherwhile cleaningthe house.〃0h,no!What canI do〃The stepdaughtershed frightenedtears thinkingof theangry faceofher stepmother.Then astrange soundcame from the insideof thebroken mirror.“Please come in.You maycome in・〃The stepdaughterpeeped hesitantlyinto the mirror,at whichmoment the girl losther witsin theglare of the shininglight.〃Ah,where amI〃When shecame to her senses,she wasstanding ina gardenfilled withshiningsunlight andbeautiful flowers.The girl kept walkingdreamily amongthe flowers.After awhile,pieces ofbread shoutedout tothe girlfrom ahot oven.，zWow!Its hot!Its toohot.Please takeus fromthe oven.〃The girltook outall thepieces ofbread fromtheoven despitethe blazingheat,and keptwalking.〃My armsare painfulas theyhold somethingheavy.Please shakemy arms.〃A treewithapples hungin thickclusters beggedthe girl,crying,〃My applesare fullyripened andareready toeat.Please shakemy armsby allmeans.，/The girlstopped walkingand shookthe apple tree.The fruitdropped downfromtheappletree asif itwere raining.The girlcollected allthe applesthat felldown.Finally,she arrivedat asmall inn.The girlknocked onthe doorcarefully saying,，zKnock-knock!Is thereanyone here”Suddenly,the doorwas flungwide open,and anold ladyappeared.The girlwas frightenedand triedto runaway.But the old ladysaid,“You donthave tobe afraidof me.Would youlike tolive withmeYou onlyhave toshake offmy beddingcleanly likeflying feathers.Then thefeathers willbecomethe snowwhich isfallen onthe ground.I amMother Hoile.z，The girldid thehousekeeping workvery hard,and the bedding wasshaken offwith flyingfeatherslike snowflakes.And althoughthe oldlady treatedthe girlvery nicely,one daythechild droppedtears saying,〃I wantto go home.I missmy stepmotherand stepsister.z，The girlbeggedtheoldlady saying,“Dear Grandmother,please letme gohome.〃The oldlady thensaidsmiling ather,“All right,you haveindeed workedhard untilnow.I willlet yougohome.〃The oldlady stoodin frontof the mirror holdingher hands,and said,“Pretty Girl,you mayfind yourway homeafter youpass throughthis mirror.And youcan takethese withyouas youhave workedhard.〃At thatmoment,gold and silver money and valuableswere showereddowninto thebreast of the girlfrom heaven.The gratefulchild said,“Thank you,Grandmother.Finally,she arrivedback athome.“Mother,Mother!z，The stepmotherwas surprisedto seethe girlbringing ina greatloadof gold andsilver moneyand valuables.The girltold herwhat happened,and uponhearing thestory,the stepmotherbelieved thather realdaughter mighthave suchluck aswell.The stepmotherdeliberately brokethemirrorwhich washeld byher realdaughter.Therewas asound fromthemirrorsaying,“Please comein.You maycomein・〃The stepmotherpushedher ratheruglyandlazyrealdaughter intothemirror.She alsohappened towalk amongthe fieldslikeher youngersister.Pieces ofbread shoutedout toher froman ovensaying,〃Wow!It，s hot.Its toohot.Please takeus outof theoven.But thegirl keptwalking saying,Hum!I ambusy.And Imayget hurtif Itouch hotpieces ofbread.z，A cryingappletreebegged her,and saying,〃My armsaretoo painful.Please shakemy arms.But thegirlkeptwalking againsaying,〃It isindeedtroublesome.I don，t wantto haveany fruitlike anapple.zzFinally,an innappeared.〃Ah,this isthe place!”The doorwas open,and anold ladyappearedsaying,〃It isgood tohave someoneto workfor me.All youhave todo isto shakeoffmy bedding.z，The girlagreed todo so,but wastired ofworking afterone ortwo days.The girlspent everyday idlywithout workinghard toshake offthebedding.The threshingoldlady wasnot satisfiedwith thelazy girl.Then shesaid,〃My Girl,you maystop workingforme andreturn home.Here isthe compensationfor yourwork.〃Gladly,thegirlwaited forgoldandsilvermoneyandvaluablesin frontof themirror.Mother,Mother!The lazy girl calledtohermother.Upon seeingher daughterreturned home,the motherofthegirl shoutedin dismay.〃0h,no!〃There wereall sortsof dirtyinsects andwormsattached tothe bodyofthelazygirl,who wasforced tolive withthose dirtyinsectsand wormsattached toher bodyall herlife.。