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Why,thewordsarespeltdifferently,andmeanquitedifferentthings.
Everybodycanseethat.’
“‘Howwellyoutalk’!saidtheMiller’sWife,pouringherselfout
alarge glass of warm ale; ‘reallyI feel quite drowsy.It is just like
beinginchurch.’
“ ‘Lots of people act well,’ answered the Miller; ‘but very few
peopletalkwell,whichshowsthattalkingismuchthemoredifcult
thingofthetwo,andmuchthenerthingalso’;andhelookedsternly
acrossthetableathislittleson,whofeltsoashamedofhimselfthathe
hunghisheaddown,andgrewquitescarlet,andbegantocryintohis
tea.However,hewassoyoungthatyoumustexcusehim.”
“Isthattheendofthestory?”askedtheWaterrat.
“Certainlynot,”answeredtheLinnet,“thatisthebeginning.”
“Then you are quite behind the age,” said the Waterrat. “Eve
ry good storyteller nowadays starts with the end, and then goes
ontothebeginning,and concludeswiththemiddle.Thatisthenew
method.Iheardallaboutittheotherdayfromacriticwhowaswal
kingroundthepondwithayoungman.Hespokeofthematteratgreat
length,andIamsurehemusthavebeenright,forhehadbluespec
taclesand a baldhead, and whenever the young man made any re
mark, he always answered ‘Pooh!’ But pray go on with your story.
Ilikethe Miller immensely.I haveallkindsof beautifulsentiments
myself,sothereisagreatsympathybetweenus.”
“Well,” said the Linnet, hopping now on one leg and now
ontheother,“assoonasthewinterwasover,andtheprimrosesbegan
toopentheirpaleyellowstars,theMillersaidtohiswifethathewould
godownandseelittleHans.
“ ‘Why,what a good heartyou have’! cried hisWife;‘you are
alwaysthinkingofothers.Andmindyoutakethebigbasketwithyou
fortheowers.’
“SotheMillertiedthesailsofthewindmilltogetherwithastrong
ironchain,andwentdownthehillwiththebasketonhisarm.“‘Good
morning,littleHans,’saidtheMiller.
“‘Goodmorning,’saidHans, leaningonhisspade, and smiling
fromeartoear.
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“‘Andhowhaveyoubeenallthewinter?’saidtheMiller.
“‘Well,really,’criedHans,‘itisverygoodofyoutoask,verygood
indeed.IamafraidIhadratherahardtimeofit,butnowthespringhas
come,andIamquitehappy,andallmyowersaredoingwell.’
“‘Weoftentalkedofyouduringthewinter,Hans,’saidtheMiller,
‘andwonderedhowyouweregettingon.’
“‘Thatwaskindofyou,’saidHans;‘Iwasyouhad
forgottenme.’
“‘Hans,Iamsurprisedatyou,’saidtheMiller;‘friendshipnever
forgets.Thatisthewonderfulthingaboutit,butIamafraidyoudon’t
understandthepoetryoflife.Howlovelyyourprimrosesarelooking,
bythebye”!
“ ‘They are certainly very lovely,’ said Hans, ‘and it is a most
luckythingformethatIhavesomany.Iamgoingtobringtheminto
themarketandsellthemtotheBurgomaster’sdaughter,andbuyback
mywheelbarrowwiththemoney.’
“’Buybackyourwheelbarrow?Youdon’tmeantosayyouhave
soldit?Whataverystupidthingtodo’!
“ ‘Well, the fact is,’ said Hans, ‘that I was obliged to. You see
thewinterwasaverybadtimeforme,andIreallyhadnomoneyatall
tobuybreadwith.SoIrstsoldthesilverbuttonsoffmySundaycoat,
andthenIsoldmysilverchain,andthenIsoldmybigpipe,andatlast
Isoldmywheelbarrow.ButIamgoingtobuythemallbackagainnow.’
“‘Hans,’saidtheMiller,‘Iwillgiveyoumywheelbarrow.Itisnot
;indeed,onesideisgone,andthereissomething
wrongwiththewheelspokes;butinspiteofthatIwillgiveittoyou.
Iknowitisverygenerousofme,andagreatmanypeoplewouldthink
me extremely foolish for parting with it, but I am not like the rest
oftheworld.Ithinkthatgenerosityistheessenceoffriendship,and,
besides,Ihavegotanewwheelbarrowformyself.Yes,youmayset
yourmindatease,Iwillgiveyoumywheelbarrow.’
“‘Well,really,thatisgenerousofyou,’said little Hans, andhis
funnyround faceglowed allover with pleasure. ‘I can easily putit
inrepair,asIhaveaplankofwoodinthehouse.’
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“‘Aplankofwood’!saidtheMiller;‘why,thatisjustwhatIwant
fortheroofofmybarn.Thereisaverylargeholeinit,andthecorn
willallgetdampifIdon’tstopitup.Howluckyyoumentionedit!It
isquiteremarkablehowonegoodactionalwaysbreedsanother.Ihave
givenyoumywheelbarrow,andnowyouaregoingtogivemeyour
plank.Ofcourse,thewheelbarrow isworthfarmorethantheplank,
buttrue,friendshipnevernoticesthingslikethat.Praygetitatonce,
andIwillsettoworkatmybarnthisveryday.’
“‘Certainly,’criedlittleHans,andheranintotheshedanddragged
theplankout.
“‘Itisnotaverybigplank,’saidtheMiller,lookingatit,‘andIam
afraidthatafterIhavemendedmybarnrooftherewon’tbeanyleft
foryoutomendthewheelbarrowwith;but,ofcourse,thatisnotmy
fault.Andnow,asIhavegivenyoumywheelbarrow,Iamsureyou
wouldliketogivemesomeowersinreturn.Hereisthebasket,and
mindyoullitquitefull.’
“‘Quitefull?’saidlittleHans,rather,foritwasreal
lyaverybigbasket,andheknewthatifhelledithewouldhaveno
owersleftforthemarketandhewasveryanxious to get hissilver
buttonsback.
“ ‘Well,really,’ answered the Miller, ‘as I have given you my
wheelbarrow,Idon’tthinkthatitismuchtoaskyouforafewowers.
Imaybewrong,butIshouldhavethoughtthatfriendship,truefriend
ship,wasquitefreefromselshnessofanykind.’
“‘Mydearfriend,mybestfriend,’criedlittleHans,‘youarewel
cometoalltheowersinmygarden.Iwouldmuchsoonerhaveyour
goodopinionthanmysilverbuttons,anyday’;andheranandplucked
allhisprettyprimroses,andlledtheMiller’sbasket.
“‘Goodbye,littleHans,’said theMiller,as hewentupthehill
withtheplankonhisshoulder,andthebigbasketinhishand.
“ ‘Goodbye,’ said little Hans, and he began to dig away quite
merrily,hewassopleasedaboutthewheelbarrow.
“The next day he was nailing up some honeysuckle against
theporch,whenheheardtheMiller’svoicecallingtohimfromtheroad.
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Sohejumpedofftheladder,andrandownthegarden,andlookedover
thewall.
“TherewastheMillerwithalargesackofouronhisback.
“‘DearlittleHans,’saidtheMiller,‘wouldyoumindcarryingthis
sackofourformetomarket?’
“‘Oh,Iamsosorry,’saidHans,‘butIamreallyverybusytoday.
Ihavegotallmycreeperstonailup,andallmyowerstowater,and
allmygrasstoroll.’
“‘Well,really,’ saidthe Miller,‘Ithink that, considering that Iam
goingtogiveyoumywheelbarrow,itisratherunfriendlyofyoutorefuse.’
“‘Oh,don’tsaythat,’criedlittleHans,‘Iwouldn’tbeunfriend
ly ’; and heran infor his cap,and trudgedoff
withthebigsackonhisshoulders.
“Itwasaveryhotday,andtheroadwasterriblydusty,andbefore
Hanshadreachedthesixthmilestonehewassotiredthathehadtosit
downandrest.However,hewentonbravely,and as last he reached
the market.After he had waited there some time, he sold the sack
of our for a very good price, and then he returned home at once,
forhewasafraidthatifhestoppedtoolatehemightmeetsomerob
bersontheway.
“‘Ithascertainlybeenahardday,’saidlittleHanstohimselfas
hewasgoingtobed,‘butIamgladIdidnotrefusetheMiller,forheis
mybestfriend,and,besides,heisgoingtogivemehiswheelbarrow.’
“EarlythenextmorningtheMillercamedowntogetthemoney
forhissackofour,butlittleHanswassotiredthathewasstillinbed.
“ ‘Upon my word,’said the Miller,‘you are very lazy.Really,
consideringthatIamgoingtogiveyoumywheelbarrow,Ithinkyou
mightworkharder.Idlenessisa greatsin,and Icertainlydon’tlike
anyofmyfriends.Youmustnotmindmy
you.OfcourseIshouldnotdreamofdoingsoif
Iwerenotyourfriend.Butwhatisthegoodoffriendshipifonecannot
sayexactlywhatonemeans?Anybodycansaycharmingthingsand
tryto please and to atter,buta truefriend always says unpleasant
things,and doesnot mindgiving pain.Indeed, ifhe isa reallytrue
friendheprefersit,forheknowsthatthenheisdoinggood.’
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“‘Iamverysorry,’saidlittleHans,rubbinghiseyesandpulling
offhisnightcap,‘butIwassotiredthatIthoughtIwouldlieinbed
foralittletime,andlistentothebirdssinging.DoyouknowthatIal
waysworkbetterafterhearingthebirdssing?’
“‘Well,Iam glad ofthat,’said the Miller,clapping little Hans
ontheback,‘forIwantyoutocomeuptothemillassoonasyouare
dressed,andmendmybarnroofforme.’
“PoorlittleHanswasveryanxioustogoandworkinhisgarden,
forhisowershadnotbeenwateredfortwodays,buthedidnotlike
torefusetheMiller,ashewassuchagoodfriendtohim.
“‘DoyouthinkitwouldbeunfriendlyofmeifIsaidIwasbusy?’
heinquiredinashyandtimidvoice.
“ ‘Well,really,’ answered the Miller,‘I do not think it is much
toaskofyou,consideringthatIamgoingtogiveyoumywheelbar
row;butofcourseifyourefuseIwillgoanddoitmyself.’
“‘Oh!,’criedlittleHansandhejumpedoutofbed,
anddressedhimself,andwentuptothebarn.
“Heworkedtherealldaylong,tillsunset,andatsunsettheMiller
cametoseehowhewasgettingon.
“‘Haveyoumendedtheholeintheroofyet,littleHans?’
theMiller.
“‘Itisquitemended,’answeredlittleHans,comingdowntheladder.
“‘Ah’!saidtheMiller,‘thereisnoworksodelightfulasthework
onedoesforothers.’
“‘Itiscertainlytohearyoutalk,’answeredlittle
Hans,sittingdown,andwipinghisforehead,‘averygreatprivilege.
ButIamafraidIshallneverhavesuchbeautifulideasasyouhave.’
“‘Oh!theywillcometoyou,’saidtheMiller,‘butyoumusttake
morepains.Atpresentyouhaveonlythepracticeoffriendship;some
dayyouwillhavethetheoryalso.’
“‘DoyoureallythinkIshall?’askedlittleHans.
“‘Ihavenodoubtofit,’answeredtheMiller,‘butnowthatyou
havemendedtheroof,youhadbettergohomeandrest,forIwantyou
todrivemysheeptothemountaintomorrow.’
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“PoorlittleHanswasafraidtosayanythingtothis,andearlythenext
morningtheMillerbroughthissheeproundtothecottage,andHansstar
tedoffwiththemtothemountain.Ittookhimthewholedaytogetthere
andback;andwhenhereturnedhewassotiredthathewentofftosleep
inhischair,anddidnotwakeuptillitwasbroaddaylight.
“‘WhatadelightfultimeIshallhaveinmygarden,’hesaid,and
hewenttoworkatonce.
“Butsomehowhewasneverabletolookafterhisowersatall,
forhisfriendthe Miller wasalwayscominground and sendinghim
offon long, or gettinghim tohelp at themill. Little Hans
wasverymuchattimes,ashewasafraidhisowerswould
thinkhehadforgottenthem,buthe
thattheMillerwashisbestfriend.‘Besides,’heusedtosay,‘heis
goingtogivemehiswheelbarrow,andthatisanactofpuregenerosity.’
“So littleHans worked away for the Miller,and the Miller said all
kindsofbeautifulthingsaboutfriendship,whichHanstookdowninanote
book,andusedtoreadoveratnight,forhewasaverygoodscholar.
“NowithappenedthatoneeveninglittleHanswassittingbyhis
residewhena loud rapcameat thedoor.It wasavery wild night,
andthewindwasblowingandroaringroundthehousesoterriblythat
atrsthethoughtitwasmerelythestorm.Butasecondrapcame,and
thenathird,louderthananyoftheothers.
“‘Itissomepoortraveller,’saidlittleHanstohimself,andheran
tothedoor.
“TherestoodtheMillerwithalanterninonehandandabigstick
intheother.
“’Dear little Hans,’cried the Miller,‘I am in greattrouble. My
little boy has and hurt himself, and I am going
forthe Doctor. Buthe livesso faraway,andit is sucha badnight,
thatithasjustoccurredtomethatitwouldbemuchbetterifyouwent
insteadofme.YouknowIamgoingtogiveyoumywheelbarrow,and
so,itisonlyfairthatyoushoulddosomethingformeinreturn.’
“‘Certainly,’criedlittleHans,‘Itakeitquiteasacomplimentyour
comingtome,andIwillstartoffatonce.Butyoumustlendmeyour
lantern,asthenightissodarkthatIamafraidImightfallintotheditch.’
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“‘Iamverysorry,’answeredtheMiller,‘butitismynewlantern,
anditwouldbeagreatlosstomeifanythinghappenedtoit.’
“‘Well,nevermind,Iwilldowithoutit,’criedlittleHans,andhe
tookdownhisgreatfurcoat,andhiswarmscarletcap,andtiedamuf
erroundhisthroat,andstartedoff.
“Whata dreadfulstorm itwas! Thenight wasso blackthat lit
tleHanscouldhardlysee,andthewind was sostrongthathecould
scarcelystand. However,he wasvery courageous, andafter he had
beenwalkingaboutthreehours,hearrivedattheDoctor’shouse,and
knocked at the door. “’Who is there?’cried the Doctor,putting his
headoutofhisbedroomwindow.
“‘LittleHans,Doctor.’
“‘Whatdoyouwant,littleHans?’
“‘TheMiller’ssonhasfallenfromaladder,andhashurthimself,
andtheMillerwantsyoutocomeatonce.’
“‘Allright!’saidtheDoctor;andheorderedhishorse,andhisbig
boots,andhislantern,andcamedownstairs,androdeoffinthedirec
tionoftheMiller’shouse,littleHanstrudgingbehindhim.
“But the storm grew worse and worse, and the rain fell in tor
rents,andlittle Hans couldnotsee wherehewas going, orkeepup
withthehorse.Atlasthelosthisway,andwanderedoffonthemoor,
whichwasavery dangerous place,asitwas fullofdeepholes, and
therepoorlittleHanswasdrowned.Hisbodywasfoundthenextday
bysomegoatherds,oatinginagreatpoolofwater,andwasbrought
backbythemtothecottage.
“EverybodywenttolittleHans’funeral,ashewassopopular,and
theMillerwasthechiefmourner.
“‘As I was his bestfriend,’saidthe Miller,‘it is only fairthat
Ishouldhavethebestplace’;sohewalkedattheheadoftheproces
sioninalongblackcloak,andeverynowandthenhewipedhiseyes
withabigpockethandkerchief.
“’LittleHansiscertainly,’saidtheBlack
smith,whenthefuneralwasover,andtheywereall seated comfort
ablyintheinn,drinkingspicedwineandeatingsweetcakes.
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“‘Agreatloss to meatanyrate,’answeredtheMiller; ‘why,Ihad
asgoodasgivenhimmywheelbarrow,andnowIreallydon’tknowwhat
todowithit.Itisverymuchinmywayathome,anditisinsuchbadre
pairthatIcouldnotgetanythingforitifIsoldit.Iwillcertainlytakecare
nottogiveawayanythingagain.Onealwayssuffersforbeinggenerous.’”
“Well?”saidtheWaterrat,afteralongpause.
“Well,thatistheend,”saidtheLinnet.
“ButwhatbecameoftheMiller?”askedtheWaterrat.
“Oh!Ireallydon’tknow,”repliedtheLinnet;“andIamsurethat
Idon’tcare.”
“Itisquiteevident thenthatyounoinyourna
ture,”saidtheWaterrat.
“Iamafraidyoudon’tquiteseethemoralofthestory,”remarked
theLinnet.
“Thewhat?”screamedtheWaterrat.
“Themoral.”
“Doyoumeantosaythatthestoryhasamoral?”
“Certainly,”saidtheLinnet.
“Well,really,”saidtheWaterrat,inaveryangrymanner,“Ithink
youshouldhavetoldmethatbeforeyoubegan.Ifyouhaddoneso,
Icertainlywouldnothavelistenedtoyou;infact,Ishouldhavesaid
‘Pooh,’likethecritic.However,Icansayitnow”;soheshoutedout
“Pooh”atthe top ofhisvoice, gave awhiskwith histail,andwent
backintohishole.
“AndhowdoyouliketheWaterrat?”askedtheDuck,whocame
paddling up some minutes afterwards. “He has a great many good
points,butformyownpartIhaveamother’sfeelings,andIcannever
lookataconrmedbachelorwithoutthetearscomingintomyeyes.”
“IamratherafraidthatIhaveannoyedhim,”answeredtheLinnet.
“Thefactis,thatItoldhimastorywithamoral.”
“Ah!thatisalwaysaverydangerousthingtodo,”saidtheDuck.
AndIquiteagreewithher.
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T a s k s a n d e x e r c i s e s
en
couragement; through; gone; friend; constant; way; do; treasure;
shows;falters;on;pleasure.
Ifyouhaveaspecial(1)_________,
Youhavethegreatest(2)________,
Forthedevotionthatshe(3)______
Willgiveyousomuch(4)________
Whentroublescomeyour(5)_________
She’stheretohelpyou(6)________;
Sheneverfailsor(7)__________
Inallshe’saskedto(8)________.
Whenyouneed(9)___________
She’stheretocheeryou(10)________;
Herfaithinyouis(11)_________
Whenotherfriendshave(12)_______.
1.Whatisfriendship?2.Doyouhaveatruefriend?Whatisatrue
friendforyou?3.Whatcouldyousacriceforyourfriend?
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WhatcolourwastheDuck?
a)grey b)purewhite c)likeayellowcanary d)black
WhatwasthenameoftheMiller?
a)Ben b)Miller c)Hugh d)Hans
WhatremarkdidtheWaterratborrowfromacritic?
a)Oh! b)Wow! c)Ouch! d)Pooh!
WhatowersdidtheMillergotfromlittleHansinspring?
a)primroses b)violets c)roses d)daffodils
WhatdidtheMillerasklittleHanstomend?
a)theroofoftheshed b)theroofofthehouse
c)theroofofthebarn d)thewheelbarrow
WhofoundthebodyoflittleHans?
a)theMiller b)goatherds
c)theBlacksmith d)theWaterrat
HowdidtheDoctorgettotheMiller’shouse?
a)bycar b)bybike c)onfoot d)onhishorse
Whosaid“Ishouldexpectmydevotedfriendtobedevotedtome.”?
a)theMiller b)LittleHans c)theDuck d)theWaterrat
1.The Waterrat didn’texpect his friend do anything in return.
2.LittleHanshadonlyonefriend,theMiller.3.TheWifesupported
theMiller.4.LittleHansfearedthattheMillerhadforgottenhimover
thewinter.5.LittleHansrefusedtogofortheDoctor.6.LittleHans
neverforgottowaterhisowersinspiteofhistiredness.7.TheMiller
wasthechief mournerat little Hans’funeral. 8.TheWaterratliked
thestoryoftheDevotedFriend.
_____ Little Hands mends the Miller’s barnroof. _____ Little
HansissentfortheDoctor._____The Millergetsowersinreturn
of his wheelbarrow. _____ The funeral. _____ Little Hans carries
asackofourtomarket._____TheMillervisitslittleHansinspring.
_____LittleHansdrivesthesheeptothemountain.
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