快乐王子童话集-第17章
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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。
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