2008年11月21日星期五

Blue Beard travel bag

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Once there was a veryrich man. He lived in a beautiful house, and had a beautiful garden. The richman had a blue beard: so he was called "Blue Beard." Near the rich man’shouse there lived a poor woman. She had three sons, and two beautiful girls.The name of one of the girls was Ann; the name of the other was Fatima. Blue Beard wanted to marryone of the girls; but the girls did not want to marryBlue Beard. Ann and Fatima did notwant to marry the rich man becausehis beard was blue. Blue Beard had married many wives, but his wives had goneaway. No one knew where his other wives had gone. The girls did not want to marry Blue Beard and become his wife, because no oneknew where his other wives had gone. So their mother said to Blue Beard,"My girls do not want to marryyou." Then Blue Beard said," Come and live in my house for some days." So they went and lived inBlue Beard’s house. It was a very beautiful house, and Blue Beard was good tothem in many ways. Fatima said, "His beard is blue, but he is not a bad man. He is verygood in some ways. So I will marry him." So Fatimamarried Blue Beard and went to live in the beautiful house. Some days went by.Then Blue Beard said, "I shall go on a journey.’ Then he gave Fatima the keys of all the rooms in the house. He said,"This is the key of that little room; do not open the door of it. …Saythat you will not open the door of the little room!" Fatima said, "I will not open the door of that little room." Then Blue Beard wentaway.When Blue Beard wasaway, all Fatima’s friends came to see her. She showed them the rooms, and whata beautiful house it was; but she did not open the door of the little room. The friends went away.Then Fatima said, "Shall I open the door of that little room now? Why didhe say, "Do not open it’? I want to see what is in the little room."

Fatima took the key;she went to the door of the little room, and opened it. In the room she saw allBlue Beard’s other wives. They were dead!The key fell from herhand. When she took it up there was a red mark on it. She shut the door.Then she took the key to her room. She said, "Blue Beard will see the markon the key; he will know that I have opened the door of the little room, and hewill kill me, as he killed all the other wives." She rubbed the key with acloth, but the mark did not go away. She washed the key in hot water, but themark was not washed away. She rubbed the key on a stone, but she could not rubthe mark away. Blue Beard came back.He called Fatima, and said, "Give me my keys." Fatima gave him theother keys; but she did not give him the key of the little room. He said,"Where is the key of the little room?" She said, "I will bringit." She went and brought it; and he saw the red mark. He said, "Youhave opened the door of the tittle room. Now you shall die." She fell at hisfeet:" Give me some hours to live," she said. He said, "I willgive you one hour." Fatima had threebrothers. Her brothers had said, "We shall come and see you today;"but they had not come. She said, "If my brothers come in this hour theywill save me."Her sister Ann was inthe house. She called to her, "Sister Ann, Sister Ann, go to the windowand see if my brothers are coming." Sister Ann went to thewindow; she said, "I see no one coming." Fatima waited alittle; then she cried, " Sister Ann, Sister Ann, do you see anyonecoming?" Sister Ann said,"I do not see anyone; no one is coming." Blue Beard called,"Fatima!" Fatima said,"Sister Ann, Sister Ann, is anyone coming?" "I see a littledust," said Sister Ann, "very far away." Blue Beard called,"Fatima, come down." "Sister Ann,Sister Ann," Said Fatima, "is there anyone in the dust?" "I see men in thedust," said Sister Ann. Blue Beard called,"An hour has gone by. Come down, Fatima, and I shall kill you." " Sister Ann,Sister Ann, are three men in the dust?" Blue Beard called,"An hour has gone by. If you do not come down, I shall come up." "I see threemen," said Sister Ann. "They are mybrothers!" said Fatima. Fatima said, "Sister Ann, Sister Ann, call to them to come and save me." Blue Beard called."I am coming up," he said. "Sister Ann, callto them, Sister Ann!" Blue Beard came to thedoor. The door opened: BlueBeard caught Fatima’s arm. The three brotherscame in, and killed Blue Beard. So Fatima was saved.

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