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1、THEBRONZERINGOnceuponatimeinacertaincountrytherelivedakingwhosepalacewassurroundedbyaspaciousgarden.But,thoughthegardenersweremanyandthesoilwasgood,thisgardenyieldedneitherflowersnorfruits,notevengrassorshadytrees.TheKingwasindespairaboutit,whenawiseoldmansaid
2、tohim:"Yourgardenersdonotunderstandtheirbusiness:butwhatcanyouexpectofmenwhosefatherswerecobblersandcarpenters?Howshouldtheyhavelearnedtocultivateyourgarden?""Youarequiteright,"criedtheKing."Therefore,"continuedtheoldman,"youshouldsendforagardenerwhosefatheran
3、dgrandfatherhavebeengardenersbeforehim,andverysoonyourgardenwillbefullofgreengrassandgayflowers,andyouwillenjoyitsdeliciousfruit."SotheKingsentmessengerstoeverytown,village,andhamletinhisdominions,tolookforagardenerwhoseforefathershadbeengardenersalso,andafter
4、fortydaysonewasfound."ComewithusandbegardenertotheKing,"theysaidtohim."HowcanIgototheKing,"saidthegardener,"apoorwretchlikeme?""Thatisofnoconsequence,"theyanswered."Herearenewclothesforyouandyourfamily.""ButIowemoneytoseveralpeople.""Wewillpayyourdebts,"theysa
5、id.Sothegardenerallowedhimselftobepersuaded,andwentawaywiththemessengers,takinghiswifeandhissonwithhim;andtheKing,delightedtohavefoundarealgardener,entrustedhimwiththecareofhisgarden.Themanfoundnodifficultyinmakingtheroyalgardenproduceflowersandfruit,andatthee
6、ndofayeartheparkwasnotlikethesameplace,andtheKingshoweredgiftsuponhisnewservant.Thegardener,asyouhaveheardalready,hadason,whowasaveryhandsomeyoungman,withmostagree-ablemanners,andeverydayhecarriedthebestfruitofthegardentotheKing,andalltheprettiestflowerstohisd
7、aughter.Nowthisprincesswaswonderfullyprettyandwasjustsixteenyearsold,andtheKingwasbeginningtothinkitwastimethatsheshouldbemarried."Mydearchild,"saidhe,"youareofanagetotakeahusband,thereforeIamthinkingofmarryingyoutothesonofmyprimeminister."Father,"repliedthePr
8、incess,"Iwillnevermarrythesonoftheminister.""Whynot?"askedtheKing."BecauseIlovethegardener'sson,"answeredthePrincess.OnhearingthistheKingwasatfirstveryangry,andthenheweptandsighed,
