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高中生必看的经典英文名著泰戈尔的故事
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STORIESFROMTAGORE
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StoriesfromTagore
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1918
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Copyright1916and1918
By THEMACMILLANCOMPANY
Setupandelectrotyped.Published,October,1918
PREFACE
Every experiencedteachermusthavenoticedthedifficultyofinstructingIndianchildrenoutofbooksthatarespeciallyintendedforuseinEnglishschools.Itisnotmerelythatthesubjectsareunfamiliar,butalmosteveryphrasehasEnglishassociationsthatarestrangetoIndianears.TheenvironmentinwhichtheyarewrittenisunknowntotheIndianschoolboyandhismindbecomesoverburdenedwithitsdetailswhichhefailstounderstand.Hecannotgivehiswholeattentiontothelanguageandthusmasteritquickly.
ThepresentIndianstory-bookavoidssomeatleastoftheseimpediments.Thesurroundingsdescribedinitarethoseofthestudents'everydaylife;thesentimentsandcharactersarefamiliar.Thestoriesaresimplytold,andthenotesattheendwillbesufficienttoexplainobscurepassages.ItshouldbepossiblefortheIndianstudenttofollowthepagesofthebookeasilyandintelligently.ThosestudentswhohavereadthestoriesintheoriginalwillhavethefurtheradvantageofknowingbeforehandthewholetrendofthenarrativeandthustheywillbeabletoconcentratetheirthoughtsontheEnglishlanguageitself.
ItisproposedtopublishtogetherinasinglevolumetheoriginalstorieswhoseEnglishtranslationsaregiveninthisReader.VersionsofthesamestoriesinthedifferentIndianvernacularshavealreadyappeared,andothersarelikelytofollow.
Twoofthelongeststoriesinthisbook—"MasterMashai"and"TheSonofRashmani"—arereproducedinEnglishforthefirsttime.Therestofthestorieshavebeentaken,withslightrevision,fromtwoEnglishvolumesentitled"TheHungryStones"and"Mashi."AshortparagraphhasbeenaddedfromtheoriginalBengaliattheendofthestorycalled"ThePostmaster."ThiswasunfortunatelyomittedinthefirstEnglishedition.
ThelistofwordstobestudiedhasbeenchosenfromeachstoryinordertobringtonoticedifferenttypesofEnglishwords.Thelistsareinnosenseexhaustive.TheendinviewhasbeentoendeavourtocreateaninterestinIndianwordsandtheirhistory,whichmayleadontofurtherstudy.
CONTENTS
PAGE
TheCabuliwallah
3
TheHome-Coming
21
OncetherewasaKing
35
TheChild'sReturn
51
MasterMashai
69
Subha
101
ThePostmaster
115
TheCastaway
129
TheSonofRashmani
151
TheBabusofNayanjore
203
Notes
223
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THECABULIWALLAH
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STORIESFROMTAGORE
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THECABULIWALLAH
My fiveyears'olddaughterMinicannotlivewithoutchattering.Ireallybelievethatinallherlifeshehasnotwastedaminuteinsilence.Hermotherisoftenvexedatthis,andwouldstopherprattle,butIwouldnot.ToseeMiniquietisunnatural,andIcannotbearitlong.Andsomyowntalkwithherisalwayslively.
Onemorning,forinstance,whenIwasinthemidstoftheseventeenthchapterofmynewnovel,mylittleMinistoleintotheroom,andputtingherhandintomine,said:
"Father!
Ramdayalthedoor-keepercallsacrowakrow!
Hedoesn'tknowanything,doeshe?
"
BeforeIcouldexplaintoherthedifferencesoflanguageinthisworld,shewasembarkedonthefulltideofanothersubject."Whatdoyouthink,Father?
Bholasaysthereisanelephantinthe [Pg4]clouds,blowingwateroutofhistrunk,andthatiswhyitrains!
"
Andthen,dartingoffanew,whileIsatstillmakingreadysomereplytothislastsaying:
"Father!
whatrelationisMothertoyou?
"
WithagravefaceIcontrivedtosay:
"GoandplaywithBhola,Mini!
Iambusy!
"
Thewindowofmyroomoverlookstheroad.Thechildhadseatedherselfatmyfeetnearmytable,andwasplayingsoftly,drummingonherknees.Iwashardatworkonmyseventeenthchapter,wherePratapSingh,thehero,hadjustcaughtKanchanlata,theheroine,inhisarms,andwasabouttoescapewithherbythethird-storywindowofthecastle,whenallofasuddenMinileftherplay,andrantothewindow,crying:
"ACabuliwallah!
aCabuliwallah!
"SureenoughinthestreetbelowwasaCabuliwallah,passingslowlyalong.Heworetheloose,soiledclothingofhispeople,withatallturban;therewasabagonhisback,andhecarriedboxesofgrapesinhishand.
Icannottellwhatw
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