英语民间故事表演

THE WHITE SNAKEA Chinese mythical tale of wide appeal is that of the White Snake.There are four characters in it-Bai Suzhen,Xiaoqing,Xu Xian and Fahai.Suzhen is a white snake thousands of years old and ,having acquired transcendant powers through self-cultivation,changes herself into a beautiful woman.Xiaoqing,her maid,is a green snake who has likewise assumed the form of a girl.Bored by the lonesome life in the mountains,they go to visit the beautiful city of Hangzhou.They are caught in the rain at the side of West Lake near a place called the Broken Bridge. Here they are offered an umbrella by Xu Xian,a young shop keeper at the apothecary in town.Suzhen(also known as the White Lady)falls in love with him and asks him to call on her the next day to get back his umbrella.At their next meeting,their mutual admiration quickly blossoms into marriage.They live happily together for a few months until Xu Xian meets Fahai,Abbot of Jinshan Monastery.This crafty,meddlesome hypocrite,jealous of the happiness of the lay world,tells Xu Xian that he has fallen into the trap of a demon and that his life is in danger.At length,instigated by the wicked monk,Xu Xian goes home and plies the White Lady with a medicated wine till drunkenness restored her original form.The sight sends Xu Xian into shock and a lasting stupor.To save her husband,the White Lady goes up the Kunlun Mountains to steal a divine cureall herb at the risk of her life.With tender care and Xiaoqing's assistance,she nurses Xu Xian back to health.But the loving yet apprehensive Xu Xian is abducted by Fahai and detained in the monastery.An open,fierce struggle unfolds,culminating in the White Lady besieging Jinshan Monastery with a flood.She is defeated because she is far gone in pregnancy and has to run for her life with Xiaoqing.In the meantime,Xu Xian also escapes from the monastery.

The Little Red HenOnce upon a time, there was a little red hen who lived on a farm . She was friends with a lazy dog , a sleepy cat , and a noisy yellow duck . One day the little red hen found some seeds on the ground. The little red hen had an idea. She would plant the seeds . The little red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me plant the seeds ?" "Not I," barked the lazy dog ."Not I," purred the sleepy cat ."Not I," quacked the noisy yellow duck . "Then I will," said the little red hen . So the little red hen planted the seeds all by herself. When the seeds had grown, the little red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me cut the wheat ?""Not I," barked the lazy dog ."Not I," purred the sleepy cat ."Not I," quacked the noisy yellow duck . "Then I will," said the little red hen . So the little red hen cut the wheat all by herself. When all the wheat was cut, the little red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me take the wheat to the mill to be ground into flour ?""Not I," barked the lazy dog ."Not I," purred the sleepy cat ."Not I," quacked the noisy yellow duck . "Then I will," said the little red hen . So the little red hen brought the wheat to the mill all by herself, ground the wheat into flour , and carried the heavy sack of flour back to the farm . The tired little red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me bake the bread ?" "Not I," barked the lazy dog ."Not I," purred the sleepy cat ."Not I," quacked the noisy yellow duck . "Then I will," said the little red hen . So the little red hen baked the bread all by herself. When the bread was finished, the tired little red hen asked her friends, "Who will help me eat the bread ?" "I will," barked the lazy dog ."I will," purred the sleepy cat ."I will," quacked the noisy yellow duck . "No!" said the little red hen . "I will." And the little red hen ate the bread all by herself