麒麟小说

THE TALE（第26页）

thattheyfor混♂gerwoulde*dohimdien;**causehimtodie*

"alas!"quothhe，"alasthatiwaswrought!"**made，born

therewiththetearesfellfromhiseyen。

hisyoungestson，thatthreeyearswasofage，

untohimsaid，"father，whydoyeweep?

whenwillthejailorbringenourpottage?

istherenorselbreadthatyedokeep?

iamso混♂gry，thatimaynotsleep。

nowwouldegodthatimightsleepenever!

thenshouldnot混♂gerinmywombe*creep;*stomach

thereisnothing，savebread，thatonewerelever。"**dearer

thusdaybydaythischildbeguntocry，

tillinhisfathersbarme*adownhelay，*lap

andsaide，"farewell，father，imustdie;"

andkissdhisfather，anddiedthesameday。

andwhenthewoefulfatherdiditsey，**see

forwoehisarmestwohegantobite，

andsaid，"alas!fortune，andwell-away!

tothyfalsewheelmywoeallmayiwite。"**blame

hischildrenweendthatitfor混♂gerwas

thathehisarmesgnawd，andnotforwoe，

andsaide，"father，donotso，alas!

butrathereatthefleshuponustwo

ourfleshthougaveus，ourfleshtakeusfro

andeatenough;"rightthustheytohimsaid。

andafterthat，withinadayortwo，

theylaidtheminhislapadown，anddied。

himself，despaired，ekefor混♂gerstarf。**died

thusendedisthisearlofpise;

fromhighestatefortuneawayhimcarf。**cutoff

ofthistragedyitoughtenoughsuffic