七    个    斯    瓦    比    亚    人   

 从    前    有    七    个    斯    瓦    比    亚    人    住    在    一    块   ， 他    们    分    别    是    斯    尔    茨    先    生   、 杰    克    力   、 马    力   、 约    科    力   、 米    绍    尔   、 汉    斯    和    韦    特    利   。 七    个    人    都    决    心    周    游    世    界    去    猎    奇    探    险   ， 行    善    济    世   。 但    是    为    了    行    路    安    全   ， 手    中    须    有    武    器   ， 他    们    认    为    最    好    能    造    一    根    又    长    又    结    实    的    矛   。 矛    造    好    后    七    个    人    马    上    把    那    根    矛    抓    在    手    里   ， 排    好    了    队   ， 排    头    的    是    那    个    最    大    胆    勇    猛    的    斯    尔    茨    先    生   ， 其    他    六    个    一    字    排    开   ， 紧    随    其    后   ， 韦    特    利    排    在    最    后   。 他    们    走    啊    走    啊   ， 走    了    好    长    的    路   ， 但    距    离    他    们    要    投    宿    的    村    庄    还    有    一    大    段    路   ， 他    们    只    好    在    干    草    堆    上    睡    上    一    宿   。 黄    昏    时    在    一    片    草    地    上   ， 一    只    大    甲    虫    亦    或    是    大    赤    蜂    从    灌    木    丛    后    飞    来   ， 嗡    嗡    地    发    出    扰    人    的    声    音   。 斯    尔    茨    先    生    吓    出    了    一    身    冷    汗   ， 赶    紧    放    下    手    中    的    矛   。" 听    啊   ！ 听    啊   ！" 他    叫    道   ，" 天    啊   ！ 我    听    到    一    阵    鼓    声   。" 杰    克    力    紧    随    其    后    托    着    那    支    矛   ， 鼻    子    里    也    闻    到    了    某    种    气    味   ，" 肯    定    发    生    了    什    么    事   ， 我    闻    到    了    火    药    和    火    柴    味   。" 一    听    这    话    斯    尔    茨    先    生    调    转    头    就    跑   ， 转    眼    就    跨    过    了    树    篱   ， 但    当    他    就    要    跳    过    人    们    晒    完    草    后    扔    在    一    边    的    耙    犁    时   ， 耙    柄    撞    了    一    下    他    的    脸   ， 狠    狠    地    砸    了    他    一    下   。" 唉    哟   ！ 唉    哟   ！" 他    大    叫    起    来   ，" 你    抓    着    我    了   ， 我    投    降   ！ 我    投    降   ！" 其    他    六    个    也    都    跌    撞    过    来   ， 一    个    趴    在    另    一    个    头    上   ， 大    呼    小    叫   ：" 你    投    降   ， 我    也    投    降   ！ 你    投    降   ， 我    也    投    降   ！" 最    后   ， 并    没    有    敌    人    来    把    他    们    捆    起    来    带    走   ， 他    们    意    识    到    自    己    弄    错    了   ， 为    了    不    让    别    人    知    道    这    件    事   ， 免    得    别    人    戏    谑    嘲    笑   ， 他    们    互    相    起    誓    要    保    守    机    密   ， 当    然    此    事    到    很    久    以    后    还    是    有    人    无    意    中    说    出    来    了   。 于    是    他    们    又    继    续    往    前    走   。 他    们    经    历    的    第    二    道    难    关    比    起    第    一    次    来    差    远    了   。 又    过    了    几    天   ， 他    们    走    进    了    一    片    荒    地   ， 发    现    一    只    野    兔    正    缩    在    那    儿    晒    太    阳   ， 它    双    耳    耸    立   ， 瞪    着    对    亮    晶    晶    的    大    眼    睛   。 七    个    人    看    到    可    怕    的    野    兽    都    给    吓    怕    了   ， 商    量    着    怎    样    做    才    会    最    安    全   。 因    为    他    们    知    道    一    旦    跑    开   ， 那    只    怪    兽    恐    怕    就    会    追    上    来    将    他    们    吃    掉   。 所    以    他    们    说   ：" 我    们    必    须    进    行    一    场    刺    激    惊    险    的    搏    斗   ， 勇    敢    向    前    就    是    成    功    的    一    半   。" 七    个    人    紧    紧    地    抓    着    矛   ， 斯    尔    茨    先    生    总    想    把    矛    拿    着    不    动   ， 但    排    在    最    后    的    韦    特    利    却    变    得    极    为    勇    敢   ， 想    冲    锋    向    前   ， 口    中    念    念    有    词   ：

" 以    全    体    斯    瓦    比    亚    人    的    名    义    勇    敢    地    向    前    冲   ，

 不    然    你    们    就    像    跛    子    一    样    趴    下   ！"

 但    是    汉    斯    知    道    怎    么    对    付   ， 说   ：

" 我    敢    打    赌   ， 你    只    是    说    得    漂    亮   ，

 每    次    战    斗    你    总    是    落    在    最    后   。"

 米    绍    尔    说    道   ：

" 丝    毫    不    差   ， 丝    毫    不    差   ，

 那    家    伙    简    直    就    是    一    个    鬼   。"

 轮    到    约    科    力    了   ， 他    接    着    说   ：

" 如    果    不    是    鬼   ， 就    是    鬼    的    妈   ，

 要    不    就    是    鬼    的    过    继    兄    弟   。"

 马    力    突    然    有    了    个    好    主    意   ， 他    对    韦    特    利    说   ：

" 上    吧   ， 韦    特    利   ； 上    吧   ， 韦    特    利   ，

 有    我    在    后    面    抓    着    矛   。"

 韦    特    利    没    有    照    着    做   ， 于    是    杰    克    力    说   ：

" 斯    尔    茨    先    生    该    是    第    一    个   ，

 要    知    光    荣    属    于    冲    在    最    先    的    人   。"

 最    后    斯    尔    茨    先    生    鼓    起    了    勇    气   ， 威    风    凛    凛    地    说   ：

" 让    我    们    冲    锋    向    前   ， 参    加    战    斗   ，

 以    显    示    我    们    的    勇    猛    和    力    量   。"

 于    是    七    个    人    一    齐    冲    向    那    野    兽   。 斯    尔    茨    先    生    双    手    划    着    十    字   ， 祈    求    上    帝    的    帮    助   ， 但    这    一    切    都    无    济    于    事   ， 当    他    离   " 敌    人   " 越    来    越    近    时   ， 他    口    中    惊    恐    地    发    出    了   ：" 喔   ！ 喔   ！" 声    并    且    是    声    嘶    力    竭   ， 痛    苦    万    分    的    声    音   ， 叫    声    惊    醒    了    野    兔   ， 它    吓    了    一    大    跳    便    迅    速    逃    开    了   。 斯    尔    茨    先    生    见    她    逃    离    了    战    场   ， 高    兴    地    大    叫   ：

" 快    看    哪   ， 韦    特    利   ， 快    看    哪   ，

 那    恶    魔    只    不    过    是    只    野    兔   。"

 接    着    七    个    斯    瓦    比    亚    人    继    续    他    们    的    探    险   ， 这    天    他    们    来    到    了    摩    塞    莱    河   。 这    是    一    条    布    满    了    青    苔   ， 平    静    而    深    沉    的    河    流   ， 水    面    上    桥    儿    不    多   ， 有    好    多    地    方    要    乘    船    过    去   。 但    这    七    个    斯    瓦    比    亚    人    却    对    此    一    概    不    知   。 他    们    冲    着    对    岸    一    位    正    在    干    活    的    人    猛    叫   ， 问    他    怎    样    才    能    过    去   。 因    两    岸    距    离    远   ， 别    人    又    听    不    懂    他    们    的    话   ， 那    人    没    懂    他    们    要    干    什    么   ， 于    是    就    用    他    特    武    人    的    土    话    说   ：" 干    啥    子   ？ 干    啥    子   ？" 斯    尔    茨    先    生    以    为    他    在    说   ：" 涉    水    过    河   。" 因    为    他    排    在    最    头   ， 所    以    第    一    个    踏    入    了    河    里   。 不    久    他    就    陷    进    泥    里    站    不    起    来    了   ， 河    里    的    浪    花    不    断    向    他    砸    来   ， 他    的    帽    子    也    被    风    吹    到    了    对    岸   。 一    只    青    蛙    正    好    蹲    在    帽    子    旁   ， 叫    着   ：" 呱   ， 呱   ， 呱   。" 呆    在    一    边    的    六    个    人    听    到    叫    声   ， 说    道   ：" 喔   ， 伙    计    们   ， 斯    尔    茨    先    生    在    叫    咱    们   ， 既    然    他    能    涉    水    过    河   ， 我    们    为    什    么    不    能   ？" 于    是    六    人    一    齐    跳    入    了    水    中   ， 结    果    全    部    淹    死    了   。 就    这    样    一    只    青    蛙    要    了    六    条    人    命   ， 那    群    斯    瓦    比    亚    人    没    有    一    个    活    着    回    家    的   。

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