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1、Jack the Dullard 笨汉汉斯Farintheinteriorofthecountrylayanoldbaronialhall,andinitlivedanoldproprietor,whohadtwosons,whichtwoyoungmenthoughtthemselvestoocleverbyhalf.TheywantedtogooutandwootheKing’sdaughter;forthemaideninquestionhadpubliclyannouncedthatshewouldchooseforherhusbandthatyou
2、thwhocouldarrangehiswordsbest.Sothesetwogeniusespreparedthemselvesafullweekforthewooing—thiswasthelongesttimethatcouldbegrantedthem;butitwasenough,fortheyhadhadmuchpreparatoryinformation,andeverybodyknowshowusefulthatis.OneofthemknewthewholeLatindictionarybyheart,andthreewholeyears
3、ofthedailypaperofthelittletownintothebargain,andsowell,indeed,thathecouldrepeatitalleitherbackwardsorforwards,justashechose.Theotherwasdeeplyreadinthecorporationlaws,andknewbyheartwhateverycorporationoughttoknow;andaccordinglyhethoughthecouldtalkofaffairsofstate,andputhisspokeinthe
4、wheelinthecouncil.Andheknewonethingmore:hecouldembroidersuspenderswithrosesandotherflowers,andwitharabesques,forhewasatasty,light-fingeredfellow.“IshallwinthePrincess!”Socriedbothofthem.Thereforetheiroldpapagavetoeachofthemahandsomehorse.Theyouthwhoknewthedictionaryandnewspaperbyhe
5、arthadablackhorse,andhewhoknewallaboutthecorporationlawsreceivedamilk-whitesteed.Thentheyrubbedthecornersoftheirmouthswithfish-oil,sothattheymightbecomeverysmoothandglib.Alltheservantsstoodbelowinthecourtyard,andlookedonwhiletheymountedtheirhorses;andjustbychancethethirdsoncameup.F
6、ortheproprietorhadreallythreesons,thoughnobodycountedthethirdwithhisbrothers,becausehewasnotsolearnedasthey,andindeedhewasgenerallyknownas“JacktheDullard.”“Hallo!”saidJacktheDullard,“whereareyougoing?IdeclareyouhaveputonyourSundayclothes!”“We’regoingtotheKing’scourt,assuitorstotheK
7、ing’sdaughter.Don’tyouknowtheannouncementthathasbeenmadeallthroughthecountry?”Andtheytoldhimallaboutit.“Myword!I’llbeinittoo!”criedJacktheDullard;andhistwobrothersburstoutlaughingathim,androdeaway.“Father,dear,”saidJack,“Imusthaveahorsetoo.Idofeelsodesperatelyinclinedtomarry!Ifs
