昨日のエッセー、英語に訳しました、英語を勉強中の貴方に役に立てばと思います！明日は中国語に訳します。
A long time ago, there lived a king. He ran a great country, Not really a big country, but Everyman to be well fed and clothed, living and working in peace and contentment, They were very happy.
The king had three little princesses, The tree little princesses had strange powers when they were born, when they cry, each teardrop became sparkling jewel of inestimable.
One day, the king realized that he was getting really old, but he still does not have a successor, He worried that nobody will take care of the three princesses. So he announced to the whole world:
"Everybody knows, that I have three little pincesses. They have unequaled as beauty compared to others, and their teardrops become expensive jewel. After one month, I will summon all outstanding man, Then, I will let my three little princesses to choose whom they think are desirable partners, Those that will be chosen shall inherit my country and fortune."
After one month, too many princes, knights, rich and powerful people from different parts of the world came to the king’s castle. They are handsome and dandy, have extraordinary outer appearances. They were full of confidence while waiting for the three little princesses.
By high noon, the king came to the castle with the three little princesses.
They had a show to welcome the guests from afar,
The eldest princess sang a song, her voice was clear. Like the sounds of nature.
The second princess danced for the guests, she was light on her feet and she had beautiful figure.
The youngest princess, just smiled at the guests, then hide behind the king and did not want to show herself.
Then the king explained to everybody, “The youngest princess is very shy. She has been like this ever since she was a child.”
Everybody wanted to capture a princess’s admiration.
Some showed their strengths, some wrote poems and painted for the eldest princess.
Someone performed swordplay and equestrian for the second princess,
Some offered very rare treasures for the youngest princess.
The eldest princess and the elder princess were very happy, After a long time of deciding. Their choices narrowed down.
But the youngest princess still hide behind the king.
Finally, the eldest princess have chosen a prince, handsome prince promised her: “I will conquer the world, and your name shall be carved on every castle”.
The elder princess choose an intelligent son of a rich family, The boy promised her: I will make a lot of money, build the most magnificent palace, and put many beautiful rare treasures in it.”
The youngest princess calmly looked at everybody. Then,she shook her head.
When it was time for the king to announce who will be the partners of his three little princesses, a young shepherd came forward from the crowd, the youngest shepherd went to the youngest princess and whispered some words to her ear. The youngest princess suddenly smiled brightly, and without hesitation, held the young shepherd’s hand.
At last, the three little princesses have chosen their partners.
Five years had passed ………….
Eldest princess husband, used her teardrop jewels to recruit soldiers, buy horses, go into hundreds of battles, and claim hundreds of victories, Every castle was overwhelmed by him, he really did engrave the eldest princess’s name on every castle. The eldest princess’s name was known in every household, she was very happy.
The elder princess’s husband used her teardrop jewels as capital to make his businesses. bigger and bigger, coming from a family of entrepreneurs, him being a businessman was really evident. He saved a big amount of wealth and built the grandest palace in the world .
The elder princess was satisfied. She thought to herself that she was really happy.
From the day the youngest princess and the shepherd left the king’s castle, they have
been travelling different places around the world.
Then they found beautiful place and decided to stay here.
Shepherd spend half month, using wood and straw built a big house, and made too many furnitures. They had planted many vegetables in their backyard.
Youngest princess found too many beautiful flowers near thier house and moved it to her small garden, she didn’t know the flowers name, but whenever they saw those flowers they felt happiness.
When dusk of the sky, they are sat by the lakeside. fishing or counting the stars together.
They were poor, but their life was very happy. Youngest princess started speaking more and more, but only with the shepherd, she talked about everything, about clouds in the sky…, fish in the river…, nest in the tree…, the head of the butterfly…, all day long twitter talking, non stop! the shepherd always sat at lakeside and listened to her stories, until youngest princess became tired of talking and fell sleep, He carried her to the house.
The king got very ill and dying, faction minister looked for three princess and their husbands and order them back to the palace.
The king was very surprised, The youngest princess and his husband were wearing neat and patched clothes, he was very curious why they were so poor. Don’t you know that just one tear drop of the youngest princess’s enough to buy one clothing store. .
The shepherd replied: because I never let her cry.
The king immediately decided to pass the throne to the shepherd.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Maybe each of us has own definition of happiness, and the answer is never the same, but only the shepherd knows what treasure.
The king asked the youngest princess, what did the prince told her on that day. Youngest princess said: “he whispered: even if you tears can be expensive diamonds, I would rather have impoverished life, than to let you cry.
The most expensive tears not will become diamonds tears, then that is can’t fall down
tears, because who love you, can’t let you cry.