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2021年1月17日发(作者：教师读书心得)
the Pea Blossom
by Hans Christian Andersen（1853）

theRE were once five peas in one shell， theywere GREen， the shell
was green， and so theybelieved that the whole world must be green
also，
which was a very natural conclusion. The shellgrew， and the peas gr
ew， they accommodatedthemselves to their position， and sat all in a
sun shone without and warmed the shell， andthe rain made
it clear and transparent； it was mildand agreeable in broad daylight
， and dark at night， as it generally is； and the peas as theysa
t there grew bigger and bigger， and more thoughtful as they mused，
for they felt theremust be something else for them to do.
“Are we to sit here forever？” asked one；
“shall we not become hard by sitting so long？ Itseems to me there
must be something outside， and I feel sure of it.”

And as weeks passed by， the peas became yellow， and the shell bec
ame yellow.
“All the world is turning yellow， I suppose，” said they，
—and perhaps they were right.

Suddenly they felt a pull at the shell； it was torn off， and hel
d in human hands， thenslipped into the pocket of a jacket in compa
ny with other full pods.
“Now we shall soon be opened，” said one，
—just what they all wanted.

“I should like to know which of us will travel furthest，” said t
he smallest of the five； “weshall soon see now.”
“What is to happen will happen，” said the largest pea.

“Crack” went the shell as it burst， and the five peas rolled out
into the bright they lay in a child's hand. A littl
e boy was holding them tightly， and said they were finepeas for hi
s pea-shooter. And immediately he put one in and shot it out.
“Now I am flying out into the wide world，” said he；
“catch me if you can；” and he wasgone in a moment.
“I，” said the second，
“intend to fly straight to the sun， that is a shell that lets it
self beseen， and it will suit me exactly；” and away he went.

“We will go to sleep wherever we find ourselves，” said the two n
ext，
“we shall still berolling onwards；” and they did certainly fall on
the floor， and roll about before they got intothe pea-shooter； bu
t they were put in for all that.
“We shall go farther than the others，” saidthey.

“What is to happen will happen，” exclaimed the last， as he was
shot out of the pea-shooter； and as he spoke he flew up against a
n old board under a garret-window， and fellinto a little crevice，
which was almost filled up with moss and soft earth. The moss close
d itselfround him， and there he lay， a captive indeed， but not u
nnoticed by God.
“What is to happen will happen，” said he to himself.

Within the little garret lived a poor woman， who went out to clean
stoves， chop wood intosmall pieces and perform such-like hard work
， for she was strong and industrious. Yet sheremained always poor，
and at home in the garret lay her only daughter， not quite grown
up，
and very delicate and weak. For a whole year she had kept her bed
， and it seemed as if shecould neither live nor die.
“She is going to her little sister，” said the woman；
“I had but the two children， and itwas not an easy thing to supp
ort both of them； but the good God helped me in my work，
and took one of them to Himself and provided for her. Now I would
gladly keep the other thatwas left to me， but I suppose they are
not to be separated， and my sick girl will very soongo to her s
ister above.” But the sick girl still remained where she was， quie
tly and patiently shelay all the day long， while her mother was aw
ay from home at her work.

Spring came， and one morning early the sun shone brightly through t
he little window，
and threw its rays over the floor of the room. just as the mother
was going to her work， thesick girl fixed her gaze on the lowest
pane of the window—“Mother，” she exclaimed，
“whatcan that little GREen thing be that peeps in at the window？
It is moving in the wind.”

“Oh
the mother stepped to the window and half opened it.
！” she said，
“there is actually alittle pea which has taken root and is putting
out its GREen leaves. How could it have got intothis crack？ Well
now， here is a little garden for you to amuse yourself with.” S