The flea 跳蚤的故事

I was the third son of my father—the king of this country. Unlike my two elder brothers , they loved riding on the horse and hunting all the day. My favorite thing was reading. I liked reading various kinds of books, especially reading with Ann. Ann was the daughter of my wet nurse. She had been with me since I could remember. She loved reading, too. I always bought lots of books that my mother gave me to her, her smile was the most beautiful article to me. I liked staying with her, which made me feel that time always goes away within a twinkle of eye. And I’m sure Ann had the same thought.

I really hoped that time could still and life could always be so calm. However, one day my entourage told me that Ann would marry another person, a person she had never seem before. I rushed to Ann. I can’t wait any second. I called out in my heart: No!

I finally stood in front of her, but my heart frozen with her indifference. Ann was seating by her table with her hand holding the gills, seeming to be thinking something when I rushe into the door. And it seemed that there’s a moment of trance in her beautiful eyes when she turned to see me. Was it just an illusion? Because she almost immediately said to me:“ Charles, you certainly have heared this, we can’t be together, you know.” “Why? Why you said these? I can’t believe it!” I blurted at once. But she did not move at all by my reaction. Just then I saw a flea. This flea sucked my blood first, then jumped to Ann and sucked hers. An inspiration suddenly stroke me. I motioned for her to see this flea:“ Look at this, Ann, this flea suckee my blood first, then sucked yours, and our blood have already mingled in this flea. You know this can not be said, it’s the loss of a sin, a shame, and maidenhead. The flea sucked our blood without our consent, it become paunchy after enjoying our blood, oh dear, this is more than we could do. Please don’t deny my love.” However, Ann raised her hand and want to kill the flea, “ Charles, my mother can’t agree with us for you are prince while I’m just a servant.” “ Oh, no! Stop! Don’t kill it! Ann, there are three lives in this flea, yours, mine, and the flea itself. It’s body is not only the witness of our marriage, but also our marriage bed and marriage temper, though parents are reluctant towards our love, though you want to deny my love, we still met together and hid in it’s body. You may tend to kill this flea but don’t do that, or you will be the murder, and you will kill yourself too, that’s an sacrilege as there are three sins in it’s body.” However, the reality is always cruel, Ann still killed it. “Oh, how cruel you are, you killed the flea without hesitation, it just sucked your blood, your nail has been purpled with the blood of innocence.” “Charles, neither you and I will become weaker because of this flea’s sucking.” Ann said this. My heart broken but immediately I realized, “ It’s true, Ann, so your worry is nothing. Just accept my love, it will have no effect on your reputation. You won’t lose the honor, as this flea’s death makes no loss in your life.” Ann smiled.