《莴苣姑娘》中英文童话故事

Onceuponatime,therelivedanoldcoupleinavillage.Theoldcoupleprayedeverydaythattheymighthaveababy.Oneday,anoldwomanmovedintothehousenextdoor.TheOldwomanraisedlettucethatlookedverytastyanddelicious.很久以前，一个村庄里住着一对老夫妻。这对老夫妇每天都祈祷他们能有一个孩子。一天，一位老妇人搬进了隔壁的房子。那位老妇人种的莴苣看上去水灵灵的，很可口。Theoldwifewantedtoeatthelettucefromnextdoor,andsheconstantlypesteredherhusbandtolethereatthatmouth-wateringlettuce.Dear,Iwanttohavethatlettuce.Withoutknowingwhatelsetodo,thehusbandcreptnextdoorandstoletheoldwoman'slettuce.老太太想吃隔壁的莴苣，她一直缠着丈夫想吃水灵灵的莴苣。“亲爱的，我想吃那边的莴苣。”没有办法，丈夫只好爬到隔壁，偷走了老妇人的莴苣。However,thewomannextdoorwasawitch,andshenoticedthatthehusbandofherneighborhadstolenthelettuce.Thewitchsaid,Youdaretostealanother'slettuce.Youdeservetobepunished.Thehusbandsaid,Iamsorry,butmywifewantstohavethelettuceverymuch.然而，隔壁的老妇人是一个女巫，她知道是邻居的丈夫偷了莴苣。女巫说：“你居然偷别人的莴苣。你应该受到惩罚，”丈夫回答道，“很抱歉，因为我的妻子非常想吃你种的莴苣。Thewitchsaid,Isthatso?Thenyoucantakeasmuchasyouwant.Butthereisacondition.Thehusbandasked,Whatisit?Thewitchsaid,Ifababyisborn,youhavetogivemethechild.女巫说：“真的是那样吗?那你以后想吃多少就吃多少。但我有一个条件。”丈夫问：“什么条件?”女巫回答：“要是们的孩子出生了，必须交给我。”Afterawhile,hiswifegotpregnantandgavebirthtoaprettygirl.Thewitchswiftlycreptoffwiththebabygirlanddisappearedintotheforest.没过多久，妻子怀孕了，生了一个漂亮的女孩。女巫很快就偷走了小女孩，消失在森林里。ShegavethenameRapunzeltothegirl,andthischildgrewupfasttobecomeabeautifullady.YetthewitchwasafraidoflosingRapunzel,soshelockedherupinatower.她给女孩取了个名字叫莴苣姑娘，很快孩子便长大成为一个美丽的姑娘。但是，女巫害怕失去她，所以把她锁在一个塔内。Rapunzel,Rapunzel,pleaseletdownyourgoldenhair.WhenRapunzeldroppeddownherlonghair,thewitchwouldclimbupinordertopreventRapunzelfrommeetingotherpeople.“莴苣姑娘，莴苣姑娘，请放下你的金色头发。”当女孩把长发放下时，女巫才会爬上塔，这是为了女孩与其他人约会。Oneday,aPrincehappenedtopassbythetower.ThePrincelosthishearttothebeautifulsingingvoiceofRapunzel.HowcanIclimbuptothetower?ThePrincedecidedtowaitunderthetoweruntilhesawanopportunity.一天，一个王子碰巧经过了附近。王子爱上了莴苣姑娘美丽的歌声。“我怎么样才能爬到塔里去呢?”王子决定在塔下等待时机。Onthenextday,thePrincesawthatthewitchclimbeduptothetoweronthelovelyyellowhairofRapunzel.Afterthewitchleftthetower,thePrinceimitatedthewitch.Hesaid,Rapunzel,Rapunzel,pleaseletdownyourgoldenhair.Thenthelonghairwasdroppedfromtheinsideofthetower.第二天，王子看到巫婆爬着莴苣姑娘金色的头发进入塔内。女巫离开塔后，王子模仿了女巫的动作说道：“莴苣姑娘，莴苣姑娘，请放下你的金色头发。”果然，女孩把头发从塔里放了出来。UponseeingRapunzel,thePrincefellinstantlyinlovewithher.Hesaid,Youarethemostbeautifulladyintheworld.Rapunzelalsolostherhearttothehandsomeprince.Thetwoloversmeteachothereverynight,hidingfromtheeyesofthewitch.看到公主后，王子便立刻爱上了她。他说，“你是世界上最美丽的女人”。莴苣姑娘也爱上了英俊的王子。于是，这对恋人悄悄地避开女巫，每晚都见面约会。Howeveroneday,thewitchfoundoutaboutthesesecretmeetings,cutoffthehairofRapunzel,andsenthertoadesert.ThenthewitchdroppeddownthecuthairtothePrince,ashecametoseeRapunzel.WhenthePrinceclimbedupthetower,holdingthecuthair,thewitchcastofftheladdersendingthePrincecrashingtotheground.然而有一天，巫婆发现了这个秘密，她很生气地剪掉莴苣姑娘的长发，把她送到了沙漠。当王子再来的时候，巫婆把剪下来的头发放了下去。当王子抓着剪下来的头发快爬上高塔后，巫婆将这个梯子推翻，王子狠狠地摔在地上。Hefellheavilyontheearthatthebaseofthetowerandbecameblind.ThePrincegainedstrengthbywanderingaroundthelandinordertofindRapunzel,andfinallymetherintheheartofthedesert.RapunzelrecognizedthePrinceatonce.UponrealizingthatthePrincehadbecomeblind,Rapunzel'seyesfilledwithtears,whichtrickleddownintotheeyesofthePrince.王子因严重的摔伤，变成了瞎子。王子为了寻找莴苣姑娘日夜奔波，最后发现她在沙漠的中心。莴苣姑娘立刻认出了王子。但是，看到王子变成了瞎子，她悲伤的流出了泪水，泪水滴到王子的眼睛上。Atthatmoment,thePrincegainedhiseyesightagainwiththepoweroflove.Thenthetwopeoplereturnedtotheroyalpalaceandlivedhappilyeverafter.在那一刻，因为满含爱的泪水，王子的眼睛重见光明。之后，两人回到皇宫，过上了幸福的生活。