《快乐王子童话集》

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〃we will go to sleep now;〃 they said; 〃and when we wake up the

kettle will be boiled〃; and they lay down on the grass; and shut

their eyes。

the rocket was very damp; so he took a long time to burn。  at last;

however; the fire caught him。

〃now i am going off!〃 he cried; and he made himself very stiff and

straight。  〃i know i shall go much higher than the stars; much

higher than the moon; much higher than the sun。  in fact; i shall

go so high that … 〃

fizz! fizz! fizz! and he went straight up into the air。

〃delightful!〃 he cried; 〃i shall go on like this for ever。  what a

success i am!〃

but nobody saw him。

then he began to feel a curious tingling sensation all over him。

〃now i am going to explode;〃 he cried。  〃i shall set the whole

world on fire; and make such a noise that nobody will talk about

anything else for a whole year。〃  and he certainly did explode。

bang! bang! bang! went the gunpowder。  there was no doubt about it。

but nobody heard him; not even the two little boys; for they were

sound asleep。

then all that was left of him was the stick; and this fell down on

the back of a goose who was taking a walk by the side of the ditch。

〃good heavens!〃 cried the goose。  〃it is going to rain sticks〃; and

she rushed into the water。

〃i knew i should create a great sensation;〃 gasped the rocket; and

he went out。

end

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