LESSON 69 Little Dick And The GiantLittle Dick, what a gay fellow he was!He used to go about singing and whistling the whole day long.He was always merry, and scarcely anything could make him sad.One day, little Dick thought that he would have a ramble in the forest, at some distance from his home.So off he set in high spirits, singing and whistling till he made the woods ring again.At last he reached a clear brook that ran through the wood; and being thirsty, he stooped to drink.But just at that moment, he was suddenly seized from behind;and he found himself in the hands of a great, tall giant, a hundred times as big as himself!The giant looked at him with great delight, and then put him into a large bag, and carried him off.Poor Dicky tried all he could to get out of the bag, but to no purpose.He screamed, he struggled, he tried to tear the bag; but the giant only laughed at him for his pains, and went on, holding him fast.At last the giant came to his house, a gloomy-looking place, with a high wall all round it, and no trees or flowers.When he got in, he shut the door, and took Dicky out of the bag.The poor captive now thought that his time was come;for when he looked round he saw a large fire, and before it two victims larger than himself roasting for the giant's dinner.
第69课 小迪克和巨人小迪克，一个多么高兴的小家伙啊！他过去常常整天到处走走唱唱，吹着口哨。他总是高高兴兴的，几乎没有什么事能让他难过。一天，小迪克想，他要去离家稍远点儿的森林里转转。所以，他兴高采烈地出发了，唱着歌，吹着口哨，直到到达了树林深处。最后，他到了一条溪流边，溪流穿过树林；他很渴，于是俯下身来喝水。但就在那时，他突然被人从身后抓住，他发现自己被一个又高又大的人抓在手里，而这个巨人居然相当于他的百倍大小！巨人满脸高兴地看着他，然后把他放进一个大口袋里，带走了。可怜的迪克用尽所有办法想从袋子里逃脱，但一点用也没有。他大声喊叫着，挣扎着，努力地撕扯着袋子，但巨人只是嘲笑他而已，嘲笑他的痛苦，然后继续把他拽紧。终于，巨人到家了，一个昏暗的地方，四周都是高墙，没有树也没有花。一进到家里，他就把门关上了，然后把迪克从袋子里拿了出来。这可怜的俘虏现在想到自己大限已到，因为他环视四周发现了一个巨大的火堆，火堆前，两个比自己大的俘虏被烘烤着，当作巨人的晚餐。
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