小学英语 英语故事（儿童故事）The Bell.doc

1TheBellAchurchbelltolledanditsechoreachedthestreets.Thesoundofthebellseemedtobefromaforest.TheBellThepeoplethoughtthebellsoundedstrangeandwentintotheforesttofindthebell.Oneday,thekingsaidtohispeople,"Anyonewhofindsoutwherethesoundofthebellcomesfrom,Iwillgiveahighposition."Alotofpeoplewentintotheforest.Noonecouldfindoutwhereitcamefrom.Then,onemanfoundwherethesoundcamefrom.Itcamewhenagiantowlhititsbodyagainstatree.Buthedidn'tknowwhichtreeitwas.Hegotaprizefromtheking,butnothinghadchanged.Oneday,agroupofchildrenwentintotheforest.Theyallwantedtofindthesoundofthebell.Allthechildrenwentintotheforest,butthreechildrendidn't.Afterashortwhile,someofthemwereexhausted.Manyofthemwentbacktothetown.Therestofthechildrenintheforestsaid,"We'vebeensearchingeverywhere,butthereisno'bell'."Atthatmoment,abellsoundcamefromdeepintheforest.Theywentdeeperintothewoods.Then,theyheardwaterflowing."Hey!Whatdoyouthinkisthatsound?Theboyswereallcuriousaboutthesound."No,thisisnotthesoundweheard."Oneoftheboysanswered.Hewasaprince.Therestofthemallwentbacktotown.Theprincestartedtogointotheforestallbyhimselffromthenon.Butoneday,apoorboycameupinfrontofhim."I'llgowithyou.ButIcan'twalkasfastasyou,becauseofmywoodenshoes."Thepoorboywalkedtowardtheforest.Theprincewalkedasfastasthepoorboydid."Iwillfindthebellintheend!"Aroundsunset,theforestbecamepeacefulandquiet.Theprincewentdeeperintothewoods.Heclimbedupacliff.Hegottothetopofitbeforesunset.Helookeddownatthebroadsea.Itwasverybeautiful.Then,thetuneoftheforestcamefromsomewhere.Healsocouldhearthetuneofthesea.Hestretchedhisarmstowardthesky,seaandforest.Assoonasthepoorboyheldtheprince'shand,theholysoundofthebellechoedallaround.