英语故事-Sinbad the Sailor and the Valley of the Diamonds

英语故事SinbadtheSailorandtheValleyoftheDiamondsLongago，intheCityofBagdad，inthelandofPersia，therelivedamancalledSinbadtheSailor.Sinbadlivedinbeautiful，bighouse.ThestreetsofBagdadwerehotanddusty-butinthehouseSinbaditwascoolandpleasant.Thefloorsandthewallswerecoveredwithfinerugs.Andallthroughthehousetherewassmallofflowersandrosewater.Intheevenings，Sinbadinvitedhisfriends.Hisfriendslikedthegoodfood.Theylikedthemusic.ButmostofalltheylikedtolistentoSinbad'sstories.Oneeveningafterdinner，Sinbadpickedupabag，turneditover，andoutcameashowerofdiamonds.Hisfriendsweredazzled.“Diamonds！Howbeautiful！”hisfriendscried.“ThebiggestdiamondsI'veeverseen！”saidonefriend.“Wheredidyougetthem，Sinbad？”Sinbadsmiled.“That'squiteastory，”hesaid.“Tellus，”beggedhisfriends.Soonthebigroomwasquite.AndSinbadtoldhisstory：Myfriends，youknowwhatasailorIam！SoonafterIcamehomefrommyfirstvoyage，Iwaseagertosailoffagain.Ifoundsomesailorandmerchantswhoseshipwasabouttosail.AndIgottogethersomegoods.Youknow，myfriends，Iamnotonlyasailor，Iamamerchanttoo.Itradewithpeopleinfarawaylands.Soonourshipwasoutontheopensea.Wesailedfromislandtoisland.Andwemademanyagoodtrade.Onemorningwelandedonasmallisland.Wefoundnohouses，nopeopleonit.Thereweremanyflowers，andtreesfullofripefruit.Ourmenwalkedaroundtheisland.Theypickedflowersandatesomeofthefruit.Ihadbroughtfoodfromtheship，andIfoundanicespotforapicnic.AfterIate，Itookanap.WhenIwokeup，itwaslateintheday.Howquiteitwasontheisland？Wherewereourmen？“Hi！Ho！”Icalled.Butnooneanswered.Irantoboardship.Theshipwasgone！Iwasleftontheisland，allalone.WhatwasItodo？Iclimbedatalltree.Fromuphigh，Ilookedouttosea.Isawnothingbutwater.Ilookedovertheisland.Isawnothing....No，wait！Faroff，inthemiddleoftheisland，Isawastrangething.Ittoweredabovethetrees-biganddazzlingwhite.Isetoutatoncetoseewhatitwas.Closeby，thebigwhitethinglookedlikeanenormousball！Itouchedit.Itwassmooth.Itriedtogetinsideit.Buttherewasnodoor，noopening.Itriedtoclimbit.Itwastooslippery.Islidrightoff.Suddenlytheskywasverydark，asthoughastormcloudcoveredthesun.Ilookedup.Itwasagiantbird.Whatabird，myfriend！Andthatbirdwasflyingdowntotheisland.NowIrememberedthatsomesailorshadtoldmeofsuchabird.Theyhadcalleditaroc.Therocwascomingcloserandcloser.Gently，gently，thisgreatbirdsettleddownonthebigwhiteball.Therocwaswarmingtheballwithitsbodyanditswings.NowIunderstood：Thisbig，strange，whitethingwastheroc'segg！Iwaiteduntiltherochadgonetosleep.ThenIcrawledclosetooneofthebird'sbiglegs.Theleglookedtomelikeatalltree.IunwoundtheturbanIwaswearing，soIhadalongstripofcloth.ThenIwoundthatstripofclothtightlyaroundmyselfandtheroc'sleg.Ihopedthattherocwouldflyawayinthemorning.IhopeditwouldtakemetoaplacewhereIwouldfindpeopletorescueme.InthemorningIwokeuphighintheair.Therocwascarryingtheaway，overlandandsea.Soonwewerezoomingdown，downatgreatspeed.Thud！Wehittheground.Nearbywasanenormoussnake！QuicklyIuntiedmyselffromtheroc'sleg.Notamomenttoosoon-therocpouncedonthesnakeandflewawaywithit.Whentherochadflownoff，Ilookedaround.WherewasInow？Therochadbroughtmeintoadeep，dark，narrowvalley.Thegroundwassofullofstonesthatitwashardtowalk.Allaround，onallsides，werehighmountains.Theyweresteepandrocky，impossibletoclimb.Iwalkedupanddownthevalley，lookedforawayout.Ifoundnone.Ikickedsomeofthestonesoutofmyway，tomakeiteasiertowalk.Isawasparklehere，adazzlethere.Ilookedmoreclosely.Alloverthegroundtherewerediamonds！Ipickedupabigdiamond.“HowtheseathomeinBagdad.JustthemIheardaterriblehissing.Ilookedaround.Notfaraway，someenormoussnakeswerecrawlingoutofabigcave.Thesmallestofthemcouldhaveswallowedanelephant！Bynow，itwasalmostnight.Inthedark，Ilookedforaplacetohide.Ifoundacave，acavetoosmallforthosegiantsnakes.Icrawledinsideandputabigrockinfrontofit.WouldIbesafeherefromthesnakes？Iatesomeofthefoodthatwasleftinmybag，andIlaydowntosleep.ButIdidnotdaretoaloesmyeyes.AllnightIheardthesnakescrawlingaroundthevalley.AllnightIheardtheirterriblehissing.Whenmorningcame，thevalleywasquite.Thesnakeshadcrawledbackintotheirhidingplaces.Theywerehidingfromtherocswoopeddownonthevalleybyday.Icameoutofmycave.Undermyfeetlaythesparklingdiamonds.Ikickedthemoutoftheway.Whathelpcouldtheserichesbetomehere？Oh，wouldIevergetoutofthisvalleyofsnakes？Isatdownonabigstonetorest.SuddenlyIheard-Plop！Thud！Allaroundme，enormouspiecesofrawmeatwerefalling，hittingthegroundhard.Someonewasthrowingthemfromuphighinthemountains.AsIlookedatoneofthesebigchunksofmeat，Isawthatsomeofthediamondsonthegroundhadstucktoit.IrememberedthatIhadheardsailorstalkoftheValleyoftheDiamonds.TheytoldmethatinthemountainshighabovetheValleyoftheDiamonds，greateagleshavetheirnests.Everyyear，whentheeagleshatchtheiryoung，clevermerchantscometothesemountainswithbigchunksofmeat.ThemerchantsthrowthesepiecesofmeatdownintotheValleyoftheDiamonds.Theythrowthemhard，sothatsomediamondswillgetstuckinthemeat.Theeaglesswoopdown.Theycarrythemeat-andthediamondsalongwithit-uptotheirnests，tofeedtheiryoung.Thenthemerchantsmakeaterriblenoise.Theyscarethebigeaglesaway.Theytakethediamondsoutoftheeagles'nests，andtheycarrythemoff.This，thesailorstoldme，isthewaytheclevermerchantsgettheirdiamonds.CouldthisbetherealValleyofDiamonds？Wereeaglesreallygoingtocomeandtakethesepiecesofmeat？Imustbereadyforthem.OncemoreIunwoundmyturbanuntilitwasalongstripofcloth.Iemptiedallthefoodoutofmybag.Istuffedthebagwithsomeveryfinediamonds.ThenItiedanenormouschunkofmeattomyback.Iputmyfacedowntothestonyground，andIwaited.Atlast，Iheardtheflappingofwings.Theeagleswerecoming！Aneaglepickedupthechunkofmeatthatwastiedtomybackandhecarriedmewithitintothemountains.Iwasdroppedintoanest，amongtheyoungeagles！SoonIheardshoutingandbanging.Themerchantsweremakingaterribleracket.Itscaredthebigeaglesaway.Oneofthemerchantscametothenest.Hewassurprisedtoseeme.Hewasangrytoo.“Thief！”hecried.“Areyoutryingtotakeawaymydiamonds？”“Ifyouknewmebetter，youwouldnottalktomelikethis，”Isaidtohim.Itoldhimmystory.ThenIopenedmybag，filledwiththeveryfinediamonds.Iofferedhimhalfofthem.“Whatdiamonds！”criedthemerchant.“Thereisn'taprinceintheworldwhohasanythinglikethem.Justgivemeoneofthese，andIwilllivewellfortherestofmylife.”Andallhewouldtakewasonediamond.Allthemerchantswereamazedanddazzledbythesightofmydiamonds.Theytookmetotheirship，andsoonwesetsailforhome.HowgladIwastoseeourCityofBagdadagai！nMydiamondsindeedprovedtobeagreattreasure.Igavemanypresentstothepoor.Andnow，forawhile，Iamsettingdowntoamostpleasantlife.Butyouknowmewell，myfriends....Ican'tstayhomeforlong.Soonagain，yourfriendSinbadtheSailorwillgotoseaandsailtofarawaylands.