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ALittlePrincess原典英语

ALittlePrincess

byKaySamShephard

Contents

ChapterOne:

Sara,theLittlePrincess3

ChapterTwo:

TheFallenPrincess6

ChapterThree:

TheNewNeighbor8

ChapterFour:

PrincessAgain10

SINGSINGALONG:

ALITTLEPRINCESS13

ROLEPLAY:

ALITTLEPRINCESS14

ACTONE:

SARATHELITTLEPRINCESS14

ACTTWO:

THEFALLENPRINCESS16

ACTTHREE:

THENEWNEIGHBOR18

ACTFOUR:

PRINCESSAGAIN20

ChapterOne:

Sara,theLittlePrincess

ItwasadarkwinterdayinLondon.

Acabwasgoingthroughthethickfog.

Therewasaseven-year-oldgirlinthecabwithherfather.

SaraandCaptainCrewehadjustfinishedtheirlongtripfromIndia.

"Hereweare.Let'sgetoutofthecab,Sara,'saidCaptainCrewe.

Theywentupthestairsandrangthebell.

SaraandCaptainCrewewentintothedrawingroom.

Whentheytookaseat,atallladycamein.

"I'mMissMinchin.You'reCaptainCreweandthisisSara?

"shesaid.

"Yes.Ihaveheardalotaboutyourschool,"saidCaptainCrewe.

MissMinchinknewthathewasveryrich.

"Itwillbeagreathonortoteachsuchabeautifulchild,"shesaid.

"Pleasetakegoodcareofher,"saidCaptainCrewe.

CaptainCreweheldSarainhisarmsandkissedher.

"Goodbye,myprincess,"saidCaptainCrewe.

"Goodbye,Papa,"saidSara.

"Youngladies,"MissMinchinsaid.

"Iwillintroduceanewpupiltoyou."

AllthegirlsintheclassroomlookedatSara.

MissMinchinsaid,"ThisisMissCrewe.

ShehasjustcomefromfarawayIndia."

ThegirlsandSarabowedtoeachotherandsatdown.

Saranoticedsomebodylookingather.

Itwasashortfatgirlaboutherage.

AfterclassSaracametoher.

"Whatisyourname?

"Saraasked.

"Oh,mynameisErmengardeSt.John,"sheanswered.

ShewashappybecauseSaratalkedtoherfirst.

Afterthat,SaraandErmengardebecamegoodfriends.

OnemorningSaraheardanangrycryofalittlegirl"Oh,Lottie,stop,please!

"

MissAmelia,MissMinchin'ssister,wastryingtostophercrying.ButLottiecriedevenmoreloudly.Saracamenearthemandsaidquietly,"MissAmelia,mayItrytomakeherstopcrying?

""Oh,Sara,canyou?

"

MissAmeliasaidandwentoutoftheroom.SaraandLottielookedateachotherwithoutaword.

"Idon'thaveanyma-ma-a!

thechildcriedoutfirst."NeitherdoI,"saidSara.Lottie,afour-year-oldchild,stoppedcryingandasked,"Whereisshe?

"

"Shewenttoheaven.That-iswhereyourmamais,too,"Saraanswered.

FromthattimeSarawaslikeamothertoLottie.

Onthatafternoon,whenSarawentintoherroom,shesawagirlasleepnearthefire.

ShewasBecky,akitchenmaidattheschool.

Shewasalwayshungryanddirty.

ButSaralikedBeckyandtheybecamegoodfriends.

Saragotaletterfromherfather.Hewasgoingtomakediamondmineswithhisfriend.

Everyoneattheschooltalkedaboutthenews."Idon'tbelieveinherfather'sdiamondmines,"saidLavinia.

"Youhateher,"Laviniasfriend,Jessie,giggled.

"Shethinkssheisaprincess.Let'scallher'PrincessSara',"Laviniasaid.

ThetwogirlsbegantocallSara"PrincessSara".

However,Sara'sfriendswereverypleasedwiththetitle.

ChapterTwo:

TheFallenPrincess

ItwasSara'seleventhbirthday.

Theschoolroomwasdecoratedforherbirthdayparty.

Therewerealotofgiftboxes.MissMinchinsaid,

"Youngladies,Saraiselevenyearsoldtoday.Herbirthdaypartywillbedifferentfromtheothergirls'birthdays.Whensheisolder,shewillhavealargefortune."

"Thediamondmines,"giggledLaviniaandJessie.

InthedrawingroomagentlemanwaswaitingforMissMinchin.

"IamCaptainCrewe'slawyer.Youhavespenttoomuchmoneyonthelittlegirl'sbirthday,"hesaid.

"Ibegyourpardon?

"MissMinchinsaid.

"CaptainCreweisdead.Therearenodiamondmines.Andhisfriendranawaywithhismoney.Thelittlegirlisabeggarnow,"hesaid.

Herfaceturnedpale."BringSaratome,rightnow!

"

SaracameintoMissMinchin'sroom.

"Everythingwillbeverydifferentnow.Youareabeggar.

YoumustworkinthekitchenandsleepintheatticnexttoBecky,"MissMinchinsaidcoldly.

Sarawasverysurprised,butshesaidnothing.

Theroomintheatticwascoldanddirty-Sarasatinthedarknessalone.

"Idon'thaveapapa.Heisdead,"shecriedquietly.

Thensomebodyknockedonthedoor.

"Oh,Miss!

MayIcomein?

"Beckysaid.

"Sure,Becky.Wearethesame.Lookatme.I'mnotaprincessanymore,"saidSara.

BeckysatbesideSaracrying.

"Yes,Miss,youare.Whateverhappenstoyou,youareaprincessallthesame,"Beckysaid.

Afewdayslater,LottiecameintoSara'sroomintheattic.

"MamaSara."

Shelookedaroundtheroomandstartedtocry.

Sararantothechildandsaid,

"Don'tcry.It'snotsuchabadroom,Lottie.Youcanseeinterestingthingshere."

SheliftedupLottieandtheystoodonanoldtable.

"Lookatthechimneys,roofs,andtheotheratticwindows.Oh,lookatthatcloud,"saidSara."MamaSara!

Iwanttolivehere!

"saidLottie.

"No,youmustgobacktoyourroom,"saidSara.

Theroomlookedlonelierafterthevisitorleft.

OnenightErmengardecameuptotheattic.Sheheardalittlelowlaughfrominside."There!

Takeitandgohome,"sheheardSara'swhisper.

"Who,whoareyoutalkingto,Sara?

"saidErmengarde.

"Shh!

Speakquietly,"whisperedSara.

Sarastaredatahole,andsaidsoftly,"Don'tbeafraid."

Atlastagrayratcameoutofthehole.

"There!

Heismyfriend!

"saidSara.

Shedroppedsomecrumbs.

Theratcamequietlyandatethem.

Ermengardebegantolaugh,

"Oh,Sara,youarequeer,butnice."

ChapterThree:

TheNewNeighbor

Thehousenexttotheschoolhadbeenempty.OnemorningSarasawavanbeforethehouse.

"Oh,somebodyismovingin,"Sarasaidtoherself.

Onthatevening,Sarawaslookingoutatthesunsetfromthewindow.Shesawadarkfaceinthewindowofthenexthouse'sattic.Hewasholdingamonkey.

ThemonkeysuddenlyjumpedintoSara'sattic."Oh,younaughtyboy!

Comehere,"heshouted.

"It'sOK.He'ssocute.Hello,IamSara,"saidSaraHello,"hesaid.HisnamewasRamDass.

Hewasthenewneighbor'sservant.

Thenewneighbor,Mr.Carrisford,hadlivedinIndia.

Mr.Carrisfordwasrich.Hehaddiamondmines.

"Icaughtbrainfeverwhenthediamondminesseemedtogowrong.BeforelongIrecovered.

Butmybestfriendwasalreadydead.Imustfindmyfriend'sdaughter.Shemustbealivesomewhere.

Shemaybepennilessnow.Oh,itisthroughmyfault,"Mr.CarrisfordsaidtoRamDass.

"Howabouthelpingthelittlegirlintheattic,Sir?

"Thatwillmakeyoufeelbetter,"saidRamDass.

"That'sagoodidea.Itwillmakeherhappy,too,"saidMr.Carrisfordwithasmile.

Sarawascrossingthemuddystreet.

Justthenshefoundsomethingshininginthemud.

Itwasafour-pennypiece!

Thenshesawalittlegirlwithadirtyfaceandbig,hungryeyes.

"Areyouhungry?

"askedSara.

"Iatenothingtoday,"thegirlsaid.

Sarawentintoabakeryandsaid,"Fourbuns,please."

ThebakerwomanlookedatSaraandputsixbunsinabag.

"Thisisniceandhot.Eatit,"Sarasaidtothegirl."Oh,my!

Oh,my!

"thegirlsaidinsurprise."SheishungrierthanIam,"Sarasaidtoherself.Shegavethelittlegirlfiveofherbuns.

ItwasanotherharddayforSaraandBecky.Theyhadtogotobedwithouthavingsupper.ThenErmengardebroughtaboxfullofgoodfood.

"Ermengarde,let'shaveaparty!

"saidSara.Whentheywereabouttoeatapieceofcake,suddenly,MissMinchinopenedthedoor.

"Laviniawastellingmethetruth,"sheshouted."Youarebad!

Tomorrowyoushallhavenobreakfast,lunch,norsupper!

"

Sheshutthedoorbehindherself.Atthatmoment,adarkfacewaswatchingallthis*throughthewindow.

ChapterFour:

PrincessAgain

WhenSarawokeup,shefeltwarmandcozy.Shelookedaroundherroomandcouldn'tbelievehereyes.

Onthetablethereweresmalldishes,acupandateapot.

Newwarmblanketswereonthebed."Oh,itcan'tbetrue!

It'smagic!

"Saracried.Shetouchedthetable,thedishes,andtheblankets."It'sreal.I'mnotdreaming!

"Sarasaid.

Andshefoundthisnote:

Tothelittlegirlintheattic.Fromafriend."Somebodycaresforme.Ihaveafriend!

"shecried.

Thedaywasmuddierandcolder.

Sarawentupthestairsandstoodbeforetheatticdoor.

"Themagicmighthavegoneaway.Itwasjustforonenight,"shesaidtoherself.

Shepushedthedooropenandwentin.Themagicwasthereagain!

ThereweremoreblanketsandmorefoodtosharewithBecky.SheknockedonthewallforBecky.

"Oh,my!

"Beckycried."Wheredoesitcomefrom?

""Don'tevenask,"saidSara,

"I'drathernotknow.Itmakesitmorebeautiful.

Itsnowedallday.SaraandBeckyheardalittlesoundoutsidethewindow.Saraclimbedonthetableandopenedthewindow.

"Itisthemonkey!

"shecriedout.

"Hehascomefromthenexthouse...Oh,heisshivering."

Beckyrantoherside.

"Areyougoingtolethimin,Miss?

"Beckyasked.

"Yes,it'stoocoldformonkeys.Comeon,monkey.Iwon'thurtyou,"Sarasaid.Sheheldthemonkeyinherarms,kissinghisfunnyhead.

"Oh,Iamsorry,myfriend,Crewe.Itriedtofindyourdaughter,butIcouldn't.Whereisshe?

"

Mr.Carrisfordsaidtohimselfsadly.

ThenRamDasscameinandsaid,

"Sir,thegirlfromnextdoorhascome."

Saracameinandsaid,

"Yourmonkeycameintomyroomagain.IlikemonkeysbecauseIwasborninIndia."

"India?

Andyouliveintheschool?

"Mr.Carrisfordcried.

"Yes.Whenmypapafirsttookmethere,Iwasapupil.Butafterhedied..."Sarasaid."Whatwasyourfather'sname?

"Mr.Carrisfordasked.

"HisnamewasRalphCrewe,"Saraanswered."Oh!

It'syou!

Iamyourfather'sfriend,"Mr.Carrisfordcried.

AtthatmomentMissMinchinenteredtheroom."Icamehere