安徒生童话英文故事安徒生童话英文故事Really，thelargestGREenleafinthiscountryisadockleaf;ifoneholdsitbeforeone，itislikeawholeapron，andifoneholdsitoverone'sheadinrainyweather，itisalmostasgoodasanumbrella，foritissoimmenselylarge.Theburdocknevergrowsalone，butwheretheregrowsonetherealwaysgrowseveral：itisagreatdelight，andallthisdelightfulnessissnails'food.Thegreatwhitesnailswhichpersonsofqualityinformertimesmadefricasseesof，ate，andsaid，"Hem，hem!howdelicious!"fortheythoughtittastedsodelicate——livedondockleaves，andthereforeburdockseedsweresown.Now，therewasanoldmanorhouse，wheretheynolongeratesnails，theywerequiteextinct;buttheburdockswerenotextinct，theyGREwandgrewalloverthewalksandallthebeds;theycouldnotgetthemasteryoverthem——itwasawholeforestofburdocks.Hereandtherestoodanappleandaplumtree，orelseoneneverwouldhavethoughtthatitwasagarden;allwasburdocks，andtherelivedthetwolastvenerableoldsnails.theythemselvesknewnothowoldtheywere，buttheycouldrememberverywellthattherehadbeenmanymore;thattheywereofafamilyfromforeignlands，andthatforthemandtheirsthewholeforestwasplanted.Theyhadneverbeenoutsideit，buttheyknewthattherewasstillsomethingmoreintheworld，whichwascalledthemanorhouse，andthattheretheywereboiled，andthentheybecameblack，andwerethenplacedonasilverdish;butwhathappenedfurthertheyknewnot;or，infact，whatitwastobeboiled，andtolieonasilverdish，theycouldnotpossiblyimagine;butitwassaidtobedelightful，andparticularlygenteel.Neitherthechafers，thetoads，northeearthworms，whomtheyaskedaboutitcouldgivethemanyinformation——noneofthemhadbeenboiledorlaidonasilverdish.theoldwhitesnailswerethefirstpersonsofdistinctionintheworld，thattheyknew;theforestwasplantedfortheirsake，andthemanorhousewastherethattheymightbeboiledandlaidonasilverdish.Nowtheylivedaverylonelyandhappylife;andastheyhadnochildrenthemselves，theyhadadoptedalittlecommonsnail，whichtheybroughtupastheirown;butthelittleonewouldnotgrow，forhewasofacommonfamily;buttheoldones，especiallyDameMotherSnail，thoughttheycouldobservehowheincreasedinsize，ands