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Godfather’SPicture-Book干爸爸的画册 Godfathercouldtellstories,somanyofthemandsuchlongones,andhecould cutoutpaperfiguresanddrawpictures.WhenitwasnearlyChristmashewould bringoutascrapbookwithcleanwhitepages,andonthesehepastedpictures cutoutofbooksandnewspapers;andifthereweren'tenoughforthestoryhe wasgoingtotell,hedrewthemhimself.WhenIwasalittleboyIgotseveral ofthesepicturebooks,buttheprettiestofthemallwastheonefrom"that memorableyearwhengasreplacedtheoldoillampsinCopenhagen"-andthat wastheinscriptionwrittenonthefirstpage. "Wemusttakegreatcareofthisbook,"saidFatherandMother,"andonlybring itoutonimportantoccasions." ButGodfatherhadwrittenonthecover: Ifyoushouldtearthebook,that'snotagreatwrong; Otherlittlefriendshavedoneworseforeversolong. BestofallwerethetimeswhenGodfatherhimselfshowedthebook,readthe versesandotherwritingsinit,andtoldmanythingsbesides;thenthestory wouldbecomeaveryrealone. Onthefirstpagewasapicturefrom"TheFlyingPost,"showingCopenhagenwith itsRoundTowerandOurLady'sChurch.Onitsleftwaspastedanoldlantern, onwhichwaswritten,"Trainoil,"andontherightwasachandelier,with "Gas"writtenonit. "See,that'sthetitlepage,"saidGodfather."That'sthebeginningofthe storyyou'regoingtohear.Itcouldalsobegivenasanentireplay,ifone couldperformit.TrainOilandGas;or,TheLifeandTimesofCopenhagen. That'saverygoodtitle!Atthebottomofthepageisstillanotherlittle picture;it'squitehardtounderstand,soI'llexplainittoyou.Thatisa hellhorse.Heshouldn'thavecomeuntiltheendofthebook,buthehasrunon aheadtosaythatneitherthebeginning,northemiddle,northeendisany good;hecouldhavedoneitmuchbetter-ifhecouldhavedoneitatall.The hellhorse,yousee,standshitchedalldayinthenewspaper,andwalksonthe columns,theysay.Butintheeveningheslipsout,stationshimselfoutside thepoet'sdoor,andneighs,sothatthemaninsidewillinstantlydie;buthe won'tdieifthere'sanyreallifeinhim. Thehellhorseisusuallyapoorcreaturewhocan'tunderstandhimselfand can'tearnaliving,andhegetshisairandfoodbygoingaroundandneighing. Iamcertainthathedoesn'tlikeGodfather'spicturebook,butinspiteof that,itmaybeworthatleastthepaperit'swrittenon. "Nowthat'sthefirstpageofthebook;that'sthetitlepage. "Itwastheverylasteveningonwhichtheoillampsweretobelighted;the townhadgas,anditwassobrightthattheoldstreetlampsseemedquitelost init. "Iwasinthestreetmyselfthatevening,"saidGodfather."Thepeoplewere walkingabout,lookingattheoldandthenewlighting.Therewereagreatmany