约    丽    丹    和    约    雷    德    尔   

 很    久    以    前   ， 在    一    个    茂    密    的    大    森    林    里   ， 有    一    座    古    老    的    城    堡   ， 城    堡    里    住    着    一    个    老    巫    婆   。 她    白    天    变    成    一    只    猫    头    鹰    到    处    飞    来    飞    去   ， 有    时    又    变    成    一    只    猫    在    附    近    四    处    窜    动   ， 晚    上    她    又    变    回    到    老    太    婆   。 每    当    有    年    青    人    走    进    城    堡    一    百    步    以    内   ， 他    就    会    被    定    下    来   ， 一    步    也    不    能    移    动   ， 直    到    她    来    才    能    将    他    释    放   ； 当    有    漂    亮    的    少    女    走    进    这    个    范    围   ， 她    们    就    会    被    变    成    鸟    儿   ， 然    后    老    巫    婆    会    把    她    放    进    一    个    鸟    笼   ， 挂    进    城    堡    里    的    一    间    房    间    里   。 在    这    座    城    堡    里    已    经    挂    着    七    百    个    这    样    的    鸟    笼   ， 里    面    关    的    全    是    这    种    美    丽    的    鸟    儿   。

 当    时    有    一    位    少    女   ， 名    叫    约    丽    丹   ， 她    长    得    比    人    们    看    到    过    的    任    何    少    女    都    美    丽   。 有    个    叫    约    雷    德    尔    的    牧    羊    少    年    非    常    非    常    的    爱    她   ， 她    们    很    快    就    要    结    婚    了   。 有    一    天   ， 因    为    想    避    开    人    们    单    独    在    一    起    谈    心   ， 二    人    便    来    到    森    林    里   ， 一    边    散    步   ， 一    边    交    谈   。 走    着   ， 走    着   ， 突    然    看    到    前    面    有    座    城    堡   ， 约    雷    德    尔    说   ：" 我    们    得    小    心    一    点   ， 不    要    太    走    近    那    座    城    堡   。" 夕    阳    的    黄    昏    是    美    好    的   ， 落    日    的    余    辉    穿    过    葱    葱    郁    郁    的    林    梢   ， 洒    落    在    长    长    的    树    干    上   ， 与    绿    色    的    树    冠    交    相    辉    映   。 高    高    的    白    桦    树    上   ， 斑    鸠    咕    咕    地    叫    着   ， 像    唱    着    一    首    首    哀    怨    的    歌   。

 约    丽    丹    坐    在    草    地    上   ， 凝    视    着    落    日   ， 约    雷    德    尔    在    她    身    边    坐    了    下    来   。 不    知    为    什    么    他    们    感    到    一    阵    恐    慌   、 心    绪    不    安   ， 觉    得    他    们    好    像    彼    此    就    要    永    远    分    离    似    的   。 他    们    默    默    无    言    地    互    相    依    偎    着   ， 又    走    了    好    一    段    路   ， 等    他    们    回    过    头    来    想    寻    来    路    回    家    时   ， 才    发    觉    他    们    已    经    迷    路    了   。

 太    阳    很    快    就    要    落    山    了   ， 有    一    半    已    经    被    远    山    遮    去   。 待    约    雷    德    尔    蓦    然    回    头    从    树    丛    中    看    过    去    时   ， 才    发    现    他    们    已    在    不    知    不    觉    中    走    到    了    城    堡    的    旧    城    墙    下    面   ， 他    吓    得    缩    微    做    一    团   ， 脸    色    苍    白   ， 身    体    不    停    地    发    抖   。 身    后    约    丽    丹    却    唱    起    歌    来   ：

" 柳    树    枝    头    歌    飘    忽   ，

 斑    尾    林    鸽    低    声    哭   ，

 呜    呼   ！ 咕   ， 咕   ， 咕   ！

 失    去    爱    侣    形    单    孤   ，

 悲    痛    哀    悼    向    谁    诉   ，

 呜    呼   ！ 咕   ， 咕   ， 咕   ！"

 唱    到    这    儿   ， 歌    声    突    然    停    了    下    来   ， 约    雷    德    尔    转    过    身    想    看    看    是    怎    么    回    事   ， 却    看    到    约    丽    丹    变    成    了    一    只    夜    莺   ， 她    的    歌    声    也    变    成    了    悲    哀    的    夜    驾    叫   。 此    刻   ， 一    只    眼    睛    冒    着    火    焰    的    猫    头    鹰    围    绕    着    他    们    飞    了    三    圈   ， 叫    了    三    声   " 嘟    呼   ！ 嘟    呼   ！ 嘟    呼   ！" 听    到    这    声    音   ， 约    雷    德    尔    马    上    被    定    住    了   ， 他    像    一    块    石    头    一    样    站    在    那    儿    不    能    哭    泣   ， 不    能    说    话   ， 手    脚    也    不    能    动    弹   。 这    时   ， 太    阳    已    完    全    消    失    在    天    边   ， 黑    夜    降    临    了   。 那    只    猫    头    鹰    飞    进    树    林   ， 不    一    会    一    个    老    巫    婆    走    出    来    了   ， 她    那    尖    瘦    的    脸    上    毫    无    血    色   ， 眼    睛    里    闪    着    阴    森    的    光    芒   ， 尖    尖    的    鼻    子    和    下    巴    几    乎    快    连    在    一    起    了   。

 她    咕    哝    着    说    了    些    什    么   ， 马    上    抓    住    夜    莺    离    去    了   。 可    怜    的    约    雷    德    尔    看    见    夜    莺    被    抓    走    了   ， 他    能    做    什    么    呢   ？ 他    站    在    那    儿    根    本    就    不    能    移    动    分    毫   。 过    了    一    会    儿    那    老    巫    婆    又    回    来    了   ， 用    嘶    哑    的    声    音    唱    道   ：

" 失    去    自    由    的    人    如    囚    犯   ，

 她    命    中    注    定    有    此    难   ，

 待    在    这    儿    吧   ， 睁    大    眼   ！

 一    旦    魔    法    把    她    缠    绕   ，

 咒    语    便    已    在    她    身    上    应    验   ，

 快    走    吧   ！ 待    在    这    儿    亦    枉    然   ！"

 巫    婆    唱    到    这    里   ， 约    雷    德    尔    忽    然    发    现    自    己    又    能    动    弹    了   ， 他    马    上    跪    在    巫    婆    面    前   ， 恳    求    她    放    回    他    心    爱    的    约    丽    丹   。 但    巫    婆    却    说   ， 他    再    也    别    想    见    到    约    丽    丹    了   ， 说    完    就    离    去    了   。 他    祈    祷   ， 他    哭    泣   ， 他    伤    心   ， 可    一    切    都    是    徒    劳    的   ， 他    叹    道   ：" 哎   --， 我    可    怎    么    办    呀   ？"

 他    没    有    回    到    自    己    的    家   ， 而    是    来    到    了    一    个    陌    生    的    农    庄   ， 受    雇    为    别    人    牧    羊   。 他    整    天    想    着    他    的    约    丽    丹   ， 多    次    到    那    座    可    恨    的    城    堡    附    近    绕    圈    子   ， 希    望    能    救    出    他    的    心    上    人   ， 可    又    不    敢    走    近   。 终    于    有    一    天    晚    上   ， 他    梦    见    自    己    发    现    了    一    株    美    丽    的    紫    红    色    花    朵   ， 花    的    中    央    嵌    着    一    颗    闪    闪    发    光    的    大    珍    珠   ， 他    采    下    这    朵    花    捧    着    它    走    进    了    城    堡   ； 他    又    梦    见    凡    是    用    这    朵    花    碰    过    的    每    一    样    东    西    都    从    魔    法    中    解    脱    出    来    了   ， 他    找    到    了    心    爱    的    约    丽    丹   。

 当    他    醒    来    后   ， 约    雷    德    尔    开    始    翻    山    越    岭    漫    山    遍    野    地    寻    找    梦    中    见    到    的    美    丽    花    朵   。 他    整    整    找    了    八    天   ， 却    一    无    所    获   。 第    九    天    清    晨    他    终    于    找    到    这    朵    美    丽    的    紫    红    色    花    朵   ， 花    儿    中    间    滚    动    着    一    颗    大    大    的    晨    露   ， 就    像    一    颗    闪    闪    发    光    的    大    珍    珠   。

 他    小    心    翼    翼    地    把    花    采    了    下    来   ， 捧    着    花    不    分    昼    夜    地    赶    到    了    那    座    城    堡   。 当    他    走    近    离    城    堡    不    到    一    百    步    的    地    方   ， 他    没    有    像    以    前    那    样    被    定    住   ， 竟    还    能    动    弹   ， 于    是    他    径    直    走    到    城    门    前   。

 约    雷    德    尔    用    花    碰    了    碰    门   ， 门    一    下    子    就    弹    开    了   。 看    到    这    情    况   ， 他    非    常    高    兴   ， 信    心    顿    时    倍    增   。 进    了    大    院    后   ， 他    听    到    了    许    多    鸟    儿    的    叫    声   ， 仔    细    听    了    一    会    儿   ， 他    来    到    了    巫    婆    待    的    房    子   。 房    子    里    有    七    百    个    鸟    笼   ， 笼    子    里    关    的    七    百    只    鸟    都    在    啼    叫   。 巫    婆    看    到    约    雷    德    尔    时    非    常    愤    怒   ， 竟    大    声    咆    哮    着    扑    了    上    来   ， 到    了    离    约    雷    德    尔    两    米    的    地    方   ， 她    却    无    法    再    接    近    他    一    步   ， 因    为    他    手    中    的    花    朵    保    护    着    他   。 约    雷    德    尔    扫    视    了    一    下    笼    子    里    的    鸟    儿   ， 哎    呀   ！ 好    多    鸟    笼    里    都    是    夜    莺   ， 怎    样    才    能    找    出    约    丽    丹    呢   ？ 正    在    他    想    着    该    怎    么    办    的    时    候   ， 那    老    巫    婆    取    下    一    个    鸟    笼    向    门    外    逃    去   ， 他    立    即    向    她    猛    冲    过    去   ， 用    花    向    那    鸟    笼    碰    去   。 这    一    碰   ， 他    的    约    丽    丹    马    上    站    在    了    他    的    面    前   ， 她    伸    出    双    臂    挽    住    了    约    雷    德    尔    的    脖    子   。 她    看    起    来    还    是    那    么    漂    亮   ， 还    是    和    在    森    林    里    一    起    散    步    时    那    么    美    丽   。

 随    后   ， 约    雷    德    尔    用    那    紫    花    碰    了    其    它    所    有    的    鸟   ， 她    们    跟    着    都    恢    复    了    少    女    的    原    貌   。 她    们    一    起    向    他    道    谢   。 与    她    们    一    一    告    别    后   ， 约    雷    德    尔    带    着    他    亲    爱    的    约    丽    丹    回    到    了    自    己    离    开    已    久    的    家   ， 他    们    结    婚    后    在    一    起    过    着    幸    福    的    生    活   。( 奇    书    网   . 整    理    提   * 供   )

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