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我不会,”小女孩回答。
  “呆鹅,”巫婆大叫,并把头伸进炉子里点火。
  格瑞特尔把巫婆推进壁炉,放出汉斯尔。
  孩子们在巫婆的房间里找到了金子和珠宝,并把它们带回家。樵夫一家再也不挨饿了。
  他们生活得很幸福。


■ 圣母院的驼背人
  THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTER-DAME
  Victor Hugo
  Quasimodo the hunchback lives in the bell tower at Notre-Dame, in Paris. He only has one friend, Esmeralda.
  One day, a curious little boy called Pierre goes up the tower to see “the monster” everyone is afraid of.
  Quasimodo shows Pierre the birds he cures and little Pierre help him. The two boys soon become friends…
  THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTER-DAME
  Quasimodo lives in the bell tower1 of Notre-Dame. Notre-Dame is a big cathedral in Paris. Every day he rings2 the old bells. DING, DONG, DING, DONG. And all the people go to church.
  “Who rings the bells
” little Pierre asks his mummy.
  “Ohhh, a horrible monster!” she answers. “Don't go up1 the bell tower! The monster eats2 little boys!”
  Little Pierre is curious. One day, after mass, he creeps1 up the steps to the bell tower.
  “Hello…are you here, monster
” he calls. “I'm not afraid of you,” he says.
  “Come out and let me see you!”
  “I'm not a monster,” a voice says.Pierre sees a teenager. A very ugly1 boy!“Who are you
How old are you
” asks Pierre.
  “My name's Quasimodo,” the ugly boy answers. “I'm fifteen years old.”
  Quasimodo is a hunchback1. He's short and bent2. One eye is big and one eye is small. He's got a big nose and brown hair.“You're not very good-looking,” says Pierre.
  “I know, I know,” Quasimodo answers.
  “Where do you live
” Pierre asks.“I live here in the tower,” Quasimodo answers. “I work here, sleep1 here and eat here too. Where do you live

  “I live at the king's palace. My father's a gardener2 there.”
  “Do you go to school
” asks Pierre.
  “No, no, I can't leave1 the tower, ”the hunchback answers. “Everyone is afraid of me…except Esmeralda.”
  “What do you do all day
”asks Pierre.
  “Oh, I'm always very busy,” Quasimodo answers. “I ring the bells, and look after2 the birds3 …come and see!”
  Quasimodo takes Pierre up to the top1 of the tower. There are boxes of leaves2. In the boxes are … birds! There are sparrows with broken3 wings and pigeons with broken legs. There's a robin with a bad cough4 too!
  “This is a real hospital!” exclaims Pierre. When the birds see the hunchback, they chirp1 and limp2 to him. They are very happy when Quasimodo is there with them!
  “You are a doctor …an animal doctor. A vet1! You are brilliant, good and kind! You can look after all the birds in Paris!” shouts2 Piere. Quasimodo blushes3.
  “Thank you, thank you,” he says. “But I can't leave the tower!”
  Quasimodo is sad when Pierre goes home. “Come and see me again,” he calls. Pierre nods1 and waves2 his hand,.“Tomorrow is Sunday. I can come after mass,” He answers. “See you then.”
  Every day Pierre runs to visit the hunchback.
  Quasimodo is very, very happy because he has a friend. Pierre is his first friend!
  Pierre is happy too. He likes to help nurse1 the birds.
  The king of France is depressed1!
  “My parrot2 doesn't talk3!”he cries. “I say: ‘repeat after me: my darling!, my king’. But the stupid bird is MUTE4!”
  “Take it to the hunchback of Notre-Dame, ”says Pierre. Quasimodo is very surprised1 to see the king in the bell tower. He takes the parrot and speaks to it quietly.
  “Pretty boy, pretty boy, my darling,”answers the parrot.
  The king is very happy. “I name1 you the royal vet!” he says. Quasimodo rides2 to the Palace every day now, but he still lives in the bell tower where he rings the bells and looks after his
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