The Story of the Vizir Who Was Punished 2(2)
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"Turn over a few more pages," answered the head. The king went on turning, still putting his finger in his mouth, till the poison in which each page was dipped took effect. His sight failed him, and he fell at the foot of his throne. 
 
When the physician's head saw that the poison had taken effect, and that the king had only a few more minutes to live, "Tyrant," it cried, "see how cruelty and injustice1 are punished." 
 
Scarcely had it uttered these words than the king died, and the head lost also the little life that had remained in it. 
 
That is the end of the story of the Greek king, and now let us return to the fisherman and the genius. 
 
"If the Greek king," said the fisherman, "had spared the physician, he would not have thus died. The same thing applies to you. Now I am going to throw you into the sea." 
 
"My friend," said the genius, "do not do such a cruel thing. Do not treat me as Imma treated Ateca." 
 
"What did Imma do to Ateca?" asked the fisherman. 
 
"Do you think I can tell you while I am shut up in here?" replied the genius. "Let me out, and I will make you rich." 
 
The hope of being no longer poor made the fisherman give way. 
 
"If you will give me your promise to do this, I will open the lid. I do not think you will dare to break your word." 
 
The genius promised, and the fisherman lifted the lid. He came out at once in smoke, and then, having resumed2 his proper form, the first thing he did was to kick the vase into the sea. This frightened the fisherman, but the genius laughed and said, "Do not be afraid; I only did it to frighten you, and to show you that I intend to keep my word; take your nets and follow me." 
 
He began to walk in front of the fisherman, who followed him with some misgivings(疑虑,担忧). They passed in front of the town, and went up a mountain and then down into a great plain, where there was a large lake lying between four hills. 
 
When they reached the lake the genius said to the fisherman, "Throw your nets and catch fish." 
 
The fisherman did as he was told, hoping for a good catch, as he saw plenty of fish. What was his astonishment3 at seeing that there were four quite different kinds, some white, some red, some blue, and some yellow. He caught four, one of each colour. As he had never seen any like them he admired them very much, and he was very pleased to think how much money he would get for them. 
 
"Take these fish and carry them to the Sultan, who will give you more money for them than you have ever had in your life. You can come every day to fish in this lake, but be careful not to throw your nets more than once every day, otherwise some harm will happen to you. If you follow my advice carefully you will find it good." 
 
Saying these words, he struck his foot against the ground, which opened, and when he had disappeared, it closed immediately. 
 
The fisherman resolved to obey the genius exactly, so he did not cast his nets a second time, but walked into the town to sell his fish at the palace. 
 
When the Sultan saw the fish he was much astonished. He looked at them one after the other, and when he had admired them long enough, "Take these fish," he said to his first vizir, "and given them to the clever cook the Emperor of the Greeks sent me. I think they must be as good as they are beautiful." 
 
The vizir took them himself to the cook, saying, "Here are four fish that have been brought to the Sultan. He wants you to cook them." 
 
Then he went back to the Sultan, who told him to give the fisherman four hundred gold pieces. The fisherman, who had never before possessed4 such a large sum of money at once, could hardly believe his good fortune. He at once relieved the needs of his family, and made good use of it. 
 
But now we must return to the kitchen, which we shall find in great confusion5. The cook, when she had cleaned the fish, put them in a pan with some oil to fry them. When she thought them cooked enough on one side she turned them on the other. But scarcely had she done so when the walls of the kitchen opened, and there came out a young and beautiful damsel. She was dressed in an Egyptian dress of flowered satin(缎子), and she wore earrings6, and a necklace of white pearls7, and bracelets8 of gold set with rubies9, and she held a wand of #p#分页标题#e#myrtle(桃金娘) in her hand. 
 
She went up to the pan, to the great astonishment of the cook, who stood motionless at the sight of her. She struck one of the fish with her rod, "Fish, fish," said she, "are you doing your duty?" The fish answered nothing, and then she repeated her question, whereupon they all raised their heads together and answered very distinctly10, "Yes, yes. If you reckon11, we reckon. If you pay your debts, we pay ours. If you fly, we conquer, and we are content." 
 
When they had spoken the girl upset the pan, and entered the opening in the wall, which at once closed, and appeared the same as before. 
 
When the cook had recovered from her fright she lifted up the fish which had fallen into the ashes, but she found them as black as cinders12, and not fit to serve up to the Sultan. She began to cry. 
 
"Alas13! what shall I say to the Sultan? He will be so angry with me, and I know he will not believe me!" 
 
Whilst14 she was crying the grand-vizir came in and asked if the fish were ready. She told him all that had happened, and he was much surprised. He sent at once for the fisherman, and when he came said to him, "Fisherman, bring me four more fish like you have brought already, for an accident has happened to them so that they cannot be served up to the Sultan." 
 
The fisherman did not say what the genius had told him, but he excused himself from bringing them that day on account of the length of the way, and he promised to bring them next day.


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1 injustice O45yL     
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
参考例句:
  • They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
  • All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
2 resumed 121ad2eb76415d284215a4c9deddf79c     
v.重新开始( resume的过去式和过去分词 );重新获得;重新占用;恢复
参考例句:
  • Play resumed quickly after the stoppage. 比赛中断后不久又继续进行。
  • The violinist resumed playing after the intermission. 幕间休息之后,那小提琴手又重新开始演奏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
4 possessed xuyyQ     
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
参考例句:
  • He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
5 confusion 3pbz7     
n.困惑,迷乱,混淆,混乱,骚乱
参考例句:
  • His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
  • His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。
6 earrings 9ukzSs     
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 );耳坠子
参考例句:
  • a pair of earrings 一对耳环
  • These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 pearls 993533c4de223361ee7cd3be7404e68b     
n.珍珠( pearl的名词复数 );珍品;人造珍珠;珠状物
参考例句:
  • a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
  • a string of pearls 一挂珍珠
8 bracelets 58df124ddcdc646ef29c1c5054d8043d     
n.手镯,臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 rubies 534be3a5d4dab7c1e30149143213b88f     
红宝石( ruby的名词复数 ); 红宝石色,深红色
参考例句:
  • a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
  • The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
10 distinctly nsfxq     
ad.清楚地;显然
参考例句:
  • We were distinctly underwhelmed by the director's speech. 主任的讲话显然令我们感觉索然无味。
  • He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit. 他对他们的造访明显地感到不安起来。
11 reckon VAwzK     
vt.计算,估计,认为;vi.计(算),判断,依靠
参考例句:
  • Don't reckon upon your relatives to help you out of trouble.不要指望你的亲戚会帮助你摆脱困境。
  • I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.我认为他的年龄太大,不太适于再婚。
12 cinders cinders     
n.煤渣( cinder的名词复数 );炭渣;煤渣路;煤渣跑道
参考例句:
  • This material is variously termed ash, clinker, cinders or slag. 这种材料有不同的名称,如灰、炉渣、煤渣或矿渣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rake out the cinders before you start a new fire. 在重新点火前先把煤渣耙出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
14 whilst 6ftyw     
conj.一边...一边,当...的时候,同时,时时
参考例句:
  • She sang whilst she worked.她边干活边唱歌。
  • There was dead silence in the court,whilst the white rabbit read out these verses.当白兔子念诗的时候,法庭上鸦雀无声。
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