中国传统故事英文版——九色鹿.pdf

TheDeerofNineColors

Therelivedakinddeerofninecolorsintheforest.The

deerwasverybeautiful.Itsfurhadninedifferent

colors.Theantlersonthetopoftheheadwereaswhite

assnow.

Oneday,whilethedeerofninecolorswas

playingwithitsgoodfriend,acrow,bythe

rive,itsuddenlyheardasoundnotfar

away,Help!Somebodyhelpsme!

Notfaraway,amanwasholdingafloating

trunk,strugglingintheswiftriver.Oh,it

turnedoutthatsomeonehadfalleninto

thewater.

Regardlessofthedangerinwhichitmightbeinvolved,the

deerofninecolorsjumpedintotheriverandtooktheman

tothebank.Themanwasgreatlyastonishedbecausehe

hadneverseensuchabeautifuldeer.

Themansaid,Imahunterandmyhouseisnotfarawayfrom

here.ThankyouforsavingmeandIwoulddoanythingforgratitude.The

deerofninecolorsshookitsheadandsaid,Aslongasyoudonttell

othersaboutit,itwillbethebestreward.

Thehunterraisedhisrighthandandsolemnlyswore,Iwillnevergive

awayyourwhereabouts.Thenhelefttheforest.

Onthenight,thequeenmade

dreamthatabeautifuldeer

ranfreelythroughtheforest

withantlersaswhiteassnow

onthetopofthehead.

Whenthequeenwokeup,she

criedandsaidtotheking,I

wanttomakeclothesoutof

thebeautifulfurofthedeer

ofninecolors.Andyoumust

finditforme!

Thekinghadtoputupnoticesalloverthecountry:whoever

couldhelpthequeencatchthedeerofninecolorswouldget

countlesstreasure.

Whenthehuntersawthenotice,he

wasoverjoyed.Thehunterthought

thatifhetoldthekingthenews

aboutthedeer,hewouldbethe

richestmanintheworld.

Thenthehunterwenttothepalaceand

toldonthedeer.Thehunterhad

forgottenhispromisecompletely.

Thekingledthearmydowntotheforestunder

theguidanceofhun-ter.Hewasveryhappy

becausehefoundthedeerofninecolorswalking

alon