经典童话故事英文绘本-拇指姑娘.pptx

Once upon a time, there lived a lonely old woman who longed for a daughter. The years had gone by and her dream had never come true. One day, sad and desperate, she decided to visit a good witch. The witch took pity on her and gave her a tiny seed. “Plant this in a flower-pot and you will have your wish.” The woman did as she was told, and after one week, a beautiful flower grew. In the centre of the flower was a tiny child with golden hair. The old lady was delighted and picked the little girl up and gave her a tiny hug. “I will call you Thumbelina,” said the lady, “for you are no bigger than my thumb!” Thumbelina and the old lady lived happily for many years. The girl slept in a bed made from a walnut shell. She loved the old woman very much. One night, when the old lady was asleep, a giant toad hopped through an open window and kidnapped Thumbelina. “You are a pretty little creature” said the toad, “you will make the perfect bride for my handsome son!” When they reached the toad’s pond, she set Thumbelina down before her son. Thumbelina began to cry. He was scary, slimy and covered in warts! Thumbelina just wanted to go home. The next day, while the two toads were making wedding arrangements, they left Thumbelina on a lily pad in the middle of the pond. Some fish heard her sobbing and nibbled through the lily pad’s stem to set her free. Thumbelina floated down the stream for a long time, past woods and fields of flowers. She was happy to be free of the toads but she was scared she would never find her way back home. Suddenly a beetle swooped down and grabbed Thumbelina by the waist. He flew her into a tree, saying “You don’t look much like a beetle but you are very pretty!” The beetle’s friends came to see Thumbelina but they weren’t very pleased with her. “Look how ugly she is!” they said. “She only has two legs and where are her feelers?” The beetle did not want to be seen with her after this so he placed Thumbelina on a daisy in the forest and left her the