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The Giants Secret

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   The Giants SecretLong ago there was a king who had a very brave son. One day the son told his father, "Father, I am going to roam the world in search of adventures."The king did not want to grant his son permission to do so, but the prince insisted so much that the king finally consented.

  The prince mounted a beautiful horse and journeyed seeking adventures. After travelling a long long way, he came to a forest which he had to cross. Penetrating1 the deep woods, he suddenly heard a hound bay and a lion roar. Then he saw four animals: a lion, a hound, an eagle and an ant, all of them arguing over the carcass of a deer.
  Seeing the prince approach, the lion roared, "One moment, hombre. As you see, all of us argue because we cannot decide which part of this dead deer belongs to each. If you make a satisfactory division of the carcass amongst us, we will reward you."The prince agreed and divided the deer into four parts. To the lion he gave the haunches, to the hound the ribs2, to the eagle the entrails, and to the ant the head.
  The animals agreed to the division as the lion said to the prince, "We promised to reward you and we will keep that promise." Pulling a hair from its mane and giving it to the prince, the lion continued, "Take this hair. Whenever you want to become a lion just say 'God and Lion' and you will be transformed into a lion. To become a man again, all you have to say is 'God and Man.'"The hound also gave the prince a hair from its body and told him to effect his transformation3 into a hound, he had only to change the wording of the phrase to "God and Hound," then "God and Man."The eagle then gave the prince a feather and told him to say, "God and Eagle," in order to become an eagle. The ant also gave the prince one of its antennae5, telling the youth to say "God and Ant" to become an ant.
  The prince thanked the animals and went on his way, until one day he came to a castle which appeared to be deserted6. The prince desired to see the interior of this castle, but it seemed impossible as the place was completely surrounded by a high wall. He then remembered the gifts he had received from the animals in the forest. Pulling out the feather, the prince said, "God and Eagle." He turned into an eagle and flew over the castle. In the highest tower of the castle he saw an open window, to which he flew and stopped on the sill. He looked into a bedroom and there saw a beautiful maiden7 asleep.
  The prince then said, "God and Man," and turning into a man again, entered the bedroom the better to see the sleeping maiden. The maiden awoke and, seeing the prince bending over her, asked, "Se?or, what do you want here? If the giant, owner of this castle, finds you, he will kill you without mercy.""Se?ora," answered theprince, "I do not fear the giant, since I seek adventure. As far as I can see, you seem to be a prisoner in this huge castle. If I can be of service, please order me to do what I can.""True," said the maid, "I am a prisoner of the giant. But it is hopeless to ask for your aid. The giant conquers all who fight against him."Suddenly a thundering voice was heard echoing through the castle. The maiden exclaimed, "We are lost! The giant will be here any moment and there is no place where you can hide.""Do not be afraid, se?ora," and holding the little ant's antenna4 the prince said the magic words which made him an ant.
  At that instant the giant came in saying, "Se?ora, I am sure that you were talking to someone." The giant searched everywhere but did not see the ant. Satisfied, he left.
  The prince then said, "God and Man," and became a man again.
  The maiden was so appy she couldn't even talk, but finally she spoke8 to the prince.
  "Se?or, perhaps you can save me. But to do so, you have to slay9 the giant, and to slay the giant you must first break the egg in which the giant's life is kept. That egg is very well hidden. Nobody has ever been able to find it."The following day the giant came to the maiden's bedroom and the girl said, "Se?or, last night I dreamt that your life was in danger. A man was breaking the egg which hides your secret.""Do not worry, se?ora, that egg is very well hidden," he replied.
  The giant left, but nevertheless he worried. Perhaps his life was really in danger. Quick as the win of an eye, the giant became a pigeon which flew out of the window.
  The prince, who had been watching the giant all this time, said, "God and Eagle" and began to fly in pursuit of the pigeon.
  The pigeon landed at a cave from which it took a little box containing an egg. At this particular moment the eagle arrived. The pigeon, seeing the eagle, changed into a coyote who swallowed the egg. The coyote started to run. The prince said "God and Lion," and turned into a lion and gave chase. The coyote then turned into a hare, which hid in the underbrush where the lion was unable to follow it.
  The prince said "God and Hound," became a hound and began to chase the hare. The hare, finding itself in danger of being captured, quickly changed itself back into a pigeon. The eagle caught the pigeon, flew to earth with the dead pigeon in its claws, opened up the dead bird and with a single blow of its beak10 broke the egg. Then instead of a dead pigeon there was a dead giant in its place.
  The eagle flew back to the castle and entered the maiden's bedroom. There he said "God and Man," assumed his human form, and took into his arms the beautiful maiden. Forgetting their fear of the giant, they were married and changed the gloomy castle into a nest of love and happiness.

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1 penetrating ImTzZS     
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
参考例句:
  • He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
  • He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
2 ribs 24fc137444401001077773555802b280     
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹
参考例句:
  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
  • Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。
3 transformation SnFwO     
n.变化;改造;转变
参考例句:
  • Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
  • He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。
4 antenna QwTzN     
n.触角,触须;天线
参考例句:
  • The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。
  • In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里,每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。
5 antennae lMdyk     
n.天线;触角
参考例句:
  • Sometimes a creature uses a pair of antennae to swim.有时某些动物使用其一对触须来游泳。
  • Cuba's government said that Cubans found watching American television on clandestine antennae would face three years in jail.古巴政府说那些用秘密天线收看美国电视的古巴人将面临三年监禁。
6 deserted GukzoL     
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
参考例句:
  • The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
  • The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
7 maiden yRpz7     
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
参考例句:
  • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
  • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
8 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
9 slay 1EtzI     
v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮
参考例句:
  • He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
  • She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。
10 beak 8y1zGA     
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻
参考例句:
  • The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
  • This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。
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