小學(xué)英語英語故事童話故事Silver Nose銀鼻子

SilverNose銀鼻子

SilverNose

TherewasonceawidowedwasherwomanwiththreedaughtersAllfourofthemworked

theirfingerstothebonewashing,buttheystillwenthungryOnedaytheoldest

daughtersaidtohermother,〃Iintendtoleavehome,evenifIhavetogoandwork

fortheDevil”

〃Don'ttalklikethat,daughter,zzrepliedthemother〃Goodnessknowswhatmight

happentoyou〃

Notmanydaysafterward,theyreceivedavisitfromagentlemanattiredinblack

Hewastheheightofcourtesyandhadasilvernose

〃Iamawareofthefactthatyouhavethreedaughters,/zhesaidtothemotherz/Would

youletonecomeandworkforme?〃

Themotherwouldhaveconsentedatonce,haditnotbeenforthatsilvernosewhich

shedidn，tlikethelooksofShecalledheroldestgirlasideandsaid,〃Nomanon

earthhasasilvernoseIfyougooffwithhimyoumightwelllivetoregretit,

sowatchout，z

Thedaughter,whowasdyingtoleavehome,paidnoattentiontohermotherandleft

withthemanTheywalkedformilesandmiles,crossingwoodsandmountains,and

finallycameinsightofanintenseglowinthedistancelikethatofafire〃What

isthatIseewaydownthereinthevalley?”askedthegirl,growinguneasy

〃MyhouseThat'sjustwherewearegoing,〃repliedSilverNose

Thegirlfollowedalong,butcouldn，tkeepfromtremblingTheycametoalargepalace,

andSilverNosetookherthroughitandshowedhereveryroom,eachonemorebeautiful

thantheother,andhegaveherthekeytoeachoneWhentheyreachedthedoorof

thelastroom,SilverNosegaveherthekeyandsaid,〃Youmustneveropenthisdoor

foranyreasonwhatever,oryou，11wishyouhadn，t!You，reinchargeofalltherooms

butthisone〃

He'shidingsomethingfromme,thoughtthegirl,andresolvedtoopenthatdoorthe

minuteSilverNoseleftthehouseThatnight,whileshewassleepinginherlittle

room,intiptoedSilverNoseandplacedaroseinherhairThenheleftjustasquietly

ashehadentered

ThenextmorningSilverNosewentoutonbusinessFindingherselfalonewithall

herkeys,thegirlranandunlockedtheforbiddendoorNosoonerhadshecracked

itthansmokeandflamesshotout,whileshecaughtsightofacrowdofdamnedsouls

inagonyinsidethefieryroomShethenrealizedthatSilverNosewastheDeviland

thattheroomwasHellShescreamed,slammedthedoor,andtooktoherheelsBut

atongueoffirehadscorchedtherosesheworeinherhair

SilverNosecamehomeandsawthesingedrose〃Sothat，showyouobeyme!〃hesaid

Hesnatchedherup,openedthedoortoHell,andflungherintotheflames

Thenextdayhewentbacktothewidow〃Yourdaughterisgettingalongverywell

atmyhouse,buttheworkissoheavysheneedshelpCouldyousendusyoursecond

daughtertoo?”SoSilverNosereturnedhomewithoneofthegirl5ssistersHeshowed

heraroundthehouse,gaveherallthekeys,andtoldhershecouldopenallthe

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roomsexceptthelast〃Doyouthink,〃saidthegirl,〃Iwouldhaveanyreasonto

openit?Iamnotinterestedinyourpersonalbusiness〃Thatnightafterthegirl

wenttosleep,SilverNosetiptoedinandputacarnationinherhair

WhenSilverNosewentoutthenextmorning,thefirstthingthegirldidwasgoand

opentheforbiddendoorShewasinstantlyassailedbysmoke,flames,andhowlsof

thedamnedsouls,inwhosemidstshespottedhersister"Sister,freemefromthis

Hell!screamedthefirstgirlButthemiddlegirlgrewweakintheknees,slammed

thedoor,andranShewasnowsurethatSilverNosewastheDevil,fromwhomshe

couldn，thideorescapeSilverNosereturnedandnoticedherhairrightawayThe

carnationwaswithered,sowithoutawordhesnatchedherupandthrewherintoHell

too

Thenextday,inhiscustomaryaristocraticattire,hereappearedatthe

washerwoman'shouse"Thereissomuchworktobedoneatmyhousethatnoteventwo

girlsareenoughCouldIhaveyourthirddaughteraswell?”Hethusreturnedhome

withthethirdsister,Lucia,whowasthemostcunningofthemallShetoowasshown

aroundthehouseandgiventhesameinstructionsashersistersShetoohadaflower

putinherhairwhileshewassleeping:ajasmineblossomThefirstthingLuciadid

whenshegotupnextmorningwasarrangeherhairLookinginthemirror,shenoticed

thejasmine"Well,well!〃shesaid"SilverNosepinnedajasmineonmeHowthoughtful

ofhim!Whoknowswhyhedidit?InanycaseI'11keepitfresh"Sheputitinto

aglassofwater,combedherhair,thensaid,〃Nowlet'stakealookatthatmysterious

doorz/

Shejustbarelyopenedit,andoutrushedaflameSheglimpsedcountlesspeople

burning,andthereinthemiddleofthecrowdwereherbigsisters〃Lucia!Lucia!”

theyscreamed"Getusoutofhere!Saveus!〃

AtonceLuciashutthedoortightlyandbeganthinkinghowshemightrescueher

sisters

BythetimetheDevilgothome,Luciahadputherjasminebackinherhair,andacted

asthoughnothinghadhappenedthatdaySilverNoselookedatthejasmine〃0h,it's

stillfresh,〃hesaid

〃0fcourse,whyshouldn，titbe?Whywouldanyonewearwitheredflowersinherhair?zz

〃0h,Iwasjusttalkingtobetalking,zzansweredSilverNose"Youseemlikeaclever

girlKeepitup,andwe'11neverquarrelAreyouhappy?”

〃Yes,butrdbehappierifIdidn'thavesomethingbotheringme〃

〃What'sbotheringyou?〃

“WhenIleftmymother,shewasn，tfeelingtoowellNowIhavenonewsatallof

her”

〃Ifthat，sallyou，reworriedabout,〃saidtheDevil,〃I'11dropbyherhouseand

seehowshe'sdoing”

z/Thankyou,thatisverykindofyouIfyoucangotomorrow,I'llgetupabagof

laundryatoncewhichmymothercanwashifsheiswellenoughThebagwon，tbetoo

heavyforyou,willit?〃

〃0fcoursenotIcancarryanythingunderthesun,nomatterhowheavyitis〃

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WhentheDevilwentoutagainthatday,LuciaopenedthedoortoHell,pulledout

heroldestsister,andtiedherupinabag〃Keepstillinthere,Carlotta,/zshe

toldher〃TheDevilhimselfwillcarryyoubackhomeButanytimehesomuchasthinks

ofputtingthebagdown,youmustsay,'Iseeyou,Iseeyou!’〃

TheDevilreturned,andLuciasaid,“HereisthebagofthingstobewashedDoyou

promiseyou，11takeitstraighttomymother?”

“Youdon51trustme?〃askedtheDevil

“CertainlyItrustyou,allthemoresowithmyspecialabilitytoseefromagreat

distanceawayIfyoudareputthebagdownsomewhere,I'11seeyou”

〃Yes,ofcourse,z/saidtheDevil,buthehadlittlefaithinherclaimofbeingable

toseethingsagreatdistanceawayHeflungthebagoverhisshoulder〃Mygoodness,

thisdirtystuffisheavy!zzheexclaimed

“Naturally!”repliedthegirl〃Howmanyyearshasitbeensinceyouhadanything

washed?”

SilverNosesetoutforthewasherwoman's,butwhenhewasonlyhalfwaythere,he

saidtohimself,zzMaybebutIshallseeifthisgirlisn，temptyingmyhouseof

everythingIown,underthepretextofsendingoutlaundry〃Hewenttoputthebag

downandopenit

〃Iseeyou,Iseeyou!〃suddenlyscreamedthesisterinsidethebag

〃ByJove,it'strue!Shecanseefromafar!z/exclaimedSilverNoseHethrewthebag

backoverhisshoulderandmarchedstraighttoLucia，smother，shouse〃Yourdaughter

sendsyouthisstufftowashandwantstoknowhowyouare〃

Assoonasheleft,thewasherwomanopenedthesack,andyoucanimagineherjoy

uponfindingheroldestdaughterinside

Aweeklater,slyLuciapretendedtobesadoncemoreandtoldSilverNoseshewanted

newsofhermother

ShesenthimtoherhousewithanotherbagoflaundrySoSilverNosecarriedoff

thesecondsister,withoutmanagingtopeepinsidebecauseofthe〃Iseeyou,Isee

you!，zwhichcamefromthebagtheinstanthestartedtoopenitThewasherwoman,

whonowknewSilverNosewastheDevil,wasquitefrightenedwhenhereturned,for

shewassurehewouldaskforthecleanwashfromlasttimeButSilverNoseputdown

thenewbagandsaid,〃I'11getthecleanwashsomeothertimeThisheavybaghas

brokenmyback,andIwanttogohomewithnothingtocarry”

Whenhehadgone,thewasherwomananxiouslyopenedthebagandembracedhersecond

daughterButshewasmoreworriedthaneveraboutLucia,whowasnowaloneinthe

Devil，shands

WhatdidLuciado?Notlongafterwardshestartedupagainaboutnewsofhermother

BynowtheDevilwassickandtiredofcarryinglaundry,buthehadgrowntoofond

ofthisobedientgirltosaynotoherAssoonasitgrewdark,Luciaannouncedshe

hadabadheadacheandwouldgotobedearly〃I'11preparethelaundryandleave

thebagoutforyou,soifIdontfeellikegettingupinthemorning,youcanbe

onyourway〃

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NowLuciahadmadearagdollthesamesizeasherselfSheputitinbedunderthe

covers,cutoffherownbraids,adnsewedthemonthedoll'sheadthedollthenlooked

likeLuciaasleep,andLuciaclosedherselfupinthebag

InthemorningtheDevilsawthegirlsnuggleddownunderthecoversandsetout

withthebagoverhisshoulder〃She'ssickthismorning,z/hesaidtohimself,〃and

won'tbelookingIt5stheperfecttimetoseeifthisreallyisnothingbutlaundry”

Atthat,heputthebagdownandwasabouttoopenit〃Iseeyou,Iseeyou!〃cried

Lucia

〃ByJove,it'shervoicetoatee,asthoughshewererighthere!Betternotjoke

withsuchagirl"Hetookupthebagagainandcarriedittothewasherwoman〃I'11

comebacklaterforeverything,hesaidrapidly〃Ihavetogethomerightaway

becauseLuciaissick〃

SothefamilywasfinallyreunitedSinceLuciahadalsocarriedoffgreatsumsof

theDeviTsmoney,theywerenowabletoliveincomfortandhappinessTheyplanted

acrossbeforethedoor,andfromthenon,theDevilkepthisdistance

(Langhe)

NOTES:

“SilverNose〃(Ilnasod"argento)fromCarraroli,3,fromLanghe,Piedmont

BluebeardinPiedmontisSilverNoseHisvictimsarenotwivesbutservantgirls,

andthestoryisnottakenfromchroniclesaboutcruelfeudalmastersasinPerrault,

butfrommedievaltheologicallegends:BluebeardistheDevil,andtheroom

containingthemurderedwomenisHellIfoundthesilvernoseonlyinthisversion

translatedfromdialectandsummarizedbyCarraroli;buttheDevi1-Bluebeard,the

flowersinthehair,andtherusestogetbackhomewereencounteredalloverNorthern

ItalyIintegratedtherathermeagerPiedmontversionwithonefromBologna(Coronedi

S27)andaVenetianone(Bernoni,3)

Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino,

translatedbyGeorgeMartin,

PantheonBooks,NewYork1980

銀鼻子

從前，有一個(gè)寡婦，帶著三個(gè)女兒以替人洗衣為生。一家四口每日竭盡全力洗著衣服，但還

是過著忍饑挨餓的生活。一天，大女兒對媽媽說：

“這樣還不如去給魔鬼干活，我想離家出外謀生?！?/p>

“千萬別這樣說，我的孩子，”媽媽說，“這樣你會惹禍上身的?！?/p>

沒過幾天，她們家里來了一位紳士，身著黑衣褲，衣冠楚楚的，長著一只銀鼻子。

“我聽說您有三個(gè)女兒，讓我?guī)ё咭粋€(gè)做我的仆人吧?！彼麑寢屨f。

媽媽對這人的銀鼻子看不慣，要不然，她會立即讓女兒跟他走。她把大女兒叫到一旁，對她

說：“人世間長著銀鼻子的人是沒有的，你得留點(diǎn)神，要是跟他走，將來你一定會后悔?！?/p>

但女兒急不可待地要離開家，還是跟他走了。他們走了很遠(yuǎn)的路，穿過森林，越過高山，到

了一個(gè)地方，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地看見前邊有一處亮光，好像在著火?！澳鞘鞘裁矗俊惫媚飭?，這時(shí)她開

始有點(diǎn)擔(dān)憂了。

“是我家，我們就去那里。"銀鼻子說。

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姑娘跟著他繼續(xù)往前走，全身上下忍不住地哆嗦。他們來到一座巨大的宮殿，銀鼻子帶著她,

參觀了所有的房間，一間比一間漂亮，每看一個(gè)房間，他都把鑰匙交給她。走到最后一個(gè)房

間門口，銀鼻子把鑰匙遞給她后說：“這個(gè)門你無論如何不能打開，否則，你就麻煩了！這

里的一切，你都可以做主，只有這個(gè)房間除外?！?/p>

姑娘心想：這里一定有什么名堂！她決定等銀鼻子一離開這里，就打開看看。晚上，姑娘正

睡在自己的房間里，銀鼻子躡手躡腳地走了進(jìn)來，他走近姑娘的床邊，在她的頭發(fā)上插了一

朵玫瑰花，就又躡手躡腳地出去了。

第二天早上，銀鼻子出去辦事了。只剩姑娘一個(gè)人拿著一大串鑰匙留在家里，她立即跑去開

那扇被禁止打開的房門。剛打開一條縫隙，就從里面沖出了好多火苗和煙霧，火苗和煙霧盡

是被火燒煉的罪惡的靈魂。姑娘這時(shí)才明白銀鼻子就是魔鬼，而這個(gè)房間就是地獄。她大叫

一聲，立即關(guān)上房門，想盡量跑遠(yuǎn)一點(diǎn)，離開這個(gè)地獄之屋，但火舌還是燒到了她頭上的插

著的那朵玫瑰花。

銀鼻子回到家，看到那朵燙焦了的玫瑰花，就說：“怎么，你就是這樣聽我的話的嗎！”他

一把抓住姑娘，打開地獄的門，把她扔進(jìn)了火中。

第二天，他又來到寡婦家，說：“您的女兒在我那里住得很好，但活兒太多，她需要個(gè)幫手。

您能讓二女兒也跟我去嗎？”就這樣，銀鼻子帶著另一個(gè)姑娘回到了宮殿。他也給姑娘看了

每個(gè)房間，把房間的鑰匙也都給她，也對她說所有的房間都可以打開，只有最后那間除外。

姑娘說：“您不必?fù)?dān)心，我為什么要開它呢？我不想了解您的私事。”晚上，姑娘上床休息

以后，銀鼻子悄悄地來到她的床前，把一朵康乃馨插在她的頭發(fā)上。

第二天早上，銀鼻子一出門，姑娘做的第一件事就是去打開那扇禁門。只見里面滿是煙霧、

火苗，還有罪惡靈魂的嚎叫，在火中她還發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的姐姐?！懊妹?，快救救我！把我從這

個(gè)地獄里救出去！"姐姐沖她大叫。但姑娘嚇得早已魂飛魄散了，她連忙關(guān)上門，拔腿就逃,

但不知該躲到哪里去，因?yàn)樗_信銀鼻子就是魔鬼，而她早被他捏在手心里，無處可逃。銀

鼻子一回來，首先看姑娘的頭發(fā)，看到康乃馨被烤焦了，便一句話不說，抓起她，把她也扔

進(jìn)了地獄。

次日，銀鼻子照舊穿得像大人物一樣，又來到寡婦家?！拔壹业幕钐?，兩個(gè)姑娘還干不完,

您把三女兒也讓我?guī)?，好嗎？”就這樣，他又把三女兒帶了回來。三女兒名叫露琪亞，在

三姐妹中，她最有頭腦。銀鼻子也帶她看了每個(gè)房間，然后照舊叮囑了她，而且當(dāng)她睡了之

后，也在她的頭發(fā)上插了一朵花，是一朵茉莉花。早上，露琪亞起床后，就去梳頭，照著鏡

子，她發(fā)現(xiàn)了頭上的茉莉花。她自語道：“看哪，銀鼻子給我插了一朵茉莉花。多優(yōu)雅的想

法！可是，我要讓它保持新鮮?！彼鸦ú逶谝粋€(gè)水杯里。梳完頭，看看家里只剩她一個(gè)人,

她就想：我現(xiàn)在去看看那扇神秘的門里有什么。

剛把門打開，烈火撲面而來，只見里邊煉著很多人，而且人群中，她發(fā)現(xiàn)了她的大姐，然后

又看見了二姐。她們大聲叫著：“露琪亞！露琪亞！快拉我們出去！救救我們！”

露琪亞先是關(guān)好了門，然后思考如何才能救出兩位姐姐。

魔鬼回來的時(shí)候，露琪亞早已把那朵茉莉花又插到了頭上，裝作沒事的樣子。銀鼻子看了一

眼茉莉花，說：“噢，還鮮著呢?！?/p>

“當(dāng)然，它怎么會不新鮮呢？誰會把枯敗的花戴在頭上？”

“不是，我只是這么說說罷了，“銀鼻子說，“我覺得你是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的姑娘，你要是一直這樣,

我們就能一直相處得很愉快。你在這里還滿意嗎？”

“滿意，我在這里住得很好，但要不是有放心不下的事，就更好了?！?/p>

“放心不下什么？”

“我離家來這里的時(shí)候，我媽媽身體不舒服。現(xiàn)在我一點(diǎn)她的消息也沒有?！?/p>

“要是就這點(diǎn)事，”魔鬼說，“我到你家去一趟，這樣可以給你帶回點(diǎn)那邊的消息?！?/p>

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“謝謝，您真是個(gè)大好人。要是您明天能去，我現(xiàn)在就把這里的臟東西準(zhǔn)備成一個(gè)袋子，帶

給媽媽，等媽媽身體好的時(shí)候好讓她幫忙洗洗。你不會覺得太重吧？”

“哪里的話，”魔鬼說，“再重的東西我也拿得動?！?/p>

等魔鬼一出去，露琪亞馬上去打開了地獄之門，把大姐拉了出來，然后把她裝進(jìn)一只口袋。

“待在里邊，別說話，卡爾洛塔。等一會，魔鬼要親自帶你回家。不過，路上你要是覺得他

把口袋放在地上，你就要喊：我看見你了！我看見你了！”

銀鼻子來了，露琪亞對他說：