安徒生童话-第216章

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〃But　I　gave　away　the　goose　for　a　fowl。〃

〃A　fowl！　Well；　that　was　a　good　exchange；〃　replied　the　woman。〃The　fowl　will　lay　eggs　and　hatch　them；　and　we　shall　have　chickens；　weshall　soon　have　a　poultry…yard。　Oh；　this　is　just　what　I　was　wishingfor。〃

〃Yes；　but　I　exchanged　the　fowl　for　a　sack　of　shrivelled　apples。〃

〃What！　I　really　must　give　you　a　kiss　for　that！〃　exclaimed　thewife。　〃My　dear；　good　husband；　now　I'll　tell　you　something。　Do　youknow；　almost　as　soon　as　you　left　me　this　morning；　I　began　to　thinkof　what　I　could　give　you　nice　for　supper　this　evening；　and　then　Ithought　of　fried　eggs　and　bacon；　with　sweet　herbs；　I　had　eggs　andbacon；　but　I　wanted　the　herbs；　so　I　went　over　to　the　schoolmaster's：　Iknew　they　had　plenty　of　herbs；　but　the　schoolmistress　is　very　mean；although　she　can　smile　so　sweetly。　I　begged　her　to　lend　me　a　handfulof　herbs。　'Lend！'　she　exclaimed；　'I　have　nothing　to　lend；　nothing　atall　grows　in　our　garden；　not　even　a　shrivelled　apple；　I　could　not　evenlend　you　a　shrivelled　apple；　my　dear　woman。　But　now　I　can　lend　herten；　or　a　whole　sackful；　which　I'm　very　glad　of；　it　makes　me　laughto　think　about　it；〃　and　then　she　gave　him　a　hearty　kiss。

〃Well；　I　like　all　this；〃　said　both　the　Englishmen；　〃always　goingdown　the　hill；　and　yet　always　merry；　it's　worth　the　money　to　seeit。〃　So　they　paid　a　hundred…weight　of　gold　to　the　peasant；　who；whatever　he　did；　was　not　scolded　but　kissed。

Yes；　it　always　pays　best　when　the　wife　sees　and　maintains　that　herhusband　knows　best；　and　whatever　he　does　is　right。

That　is　a　story　which　I　heard　when　I　was　a　child；　and　now　you　haveheard　it　too；　and　know　that　〃What　the　old　man　does　is　always　right。〃

THE　END。

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