剪断的金线

类别：寓言

加文剪断金线解救了被困的众人，恶毒的公主则自食其果化为孤珠示众。

时长 46 秒 · 语速 187 wpm

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Gavin lifted the necklace on the point of his sword and carried it to the king. 加文用剑尖挑起项链，拿到了国王面前。

"Your daughter has disappeared," he said. “您女儿不见了，”他说。

"But first, meet some people who have been missing much longer." “不过在这之前，先见见这几位失踪更久的人吧。”

He cut the gold thread. 他割断了金线。

There was a noise like thunder. 一声惊雷般的巨响传来。

He pulled off the first bead, 他扯下了第一颗珠子，

and King Peter stood in the room. 彼得国王就出现在了房间里。

Then Prince Harold. 接着是哈罗德王子。

Then the others, and at last, Felix. 然后是其他人，最后是菲利克斯。

Then the twelfth bead, and there was Lena in her red dress. 到了第十二颗珠子，身穿红裙的莉娜出现了。

He dropped the knife and took her in his arms. 他扔下刀，一把将她搂进怀里。

"What punishment do you want for my daughter?" “你想怎么惩罚我女儿？”

asked the old king. 老国王问道。

"None," said Gavin. “不用惩罚，”加文说。

"She chose her own. “这是她自己的选择。

Leave her as she is." 就让她保持现状吧。”

So the thread was hung in the town square, 于是，那根金线被挂在了镇上的广场上，

with a single bead shining in the sun. 上面只剩一颗珠子在阳光下闪闪发亮。

People stopped to look at it every day. 每天都有人驻足端详它。

That was all she had ever wanted. 而这，正是她一直以来梦寐以求的。