海的女儿

《海的女儿》是安徒生童话里的经典故事,适合 5-9 岁的孩子。本页有中文朗读(约 6 分钟)、英文版和英语母语朗读(约 3 分钟),免费听,不用注册。

小人鱼救起落水的王子,用自己的声音换来一双腿走上岸,最后没有伤害王子,变成了空气的女儿。安徒生名篇,附英文版和英语母语朗读。

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海的女儿(中文版)

在大海很深很深的地方,海水蓝得像晴天。海王的宫殿就在那里,珊瑚做墙,琥珀做窗。海王有六个女儿,都是小人鱼,没有脚,只有一条漂亮的鱼尾巴。最小的公主最安静,歌声也最好听。她最爱听奶奶讲海面上的事:那里有船,有城市,有会唱歌的鸟,还有用两条腿走路的人。

奶奶说:“等你们满了十五岁,就可以浮到海面上去看看。”姐姐们一个接一个浮上去,回来讲了好多新鲜事。小公主等啊等,终于也满了十五岁。

她浮出海面时,太阳刚刚落山。不远处有一艘大船,挂满了彩灯,人们在船上唱歌跳舞,原来是一位年轻的王子在过生日。小公主看着王子,怎么也舍不得离开。

半夜里,海上起了风暴,浪头像小山一样高。大船裂开了,王子掉进了海里。小公主知道,人在水里是活不成的。她拼命游过去,托起王子的头,不让他沉下去。天亮的时候,她把王子送到岸边,轻轻吻了吻他的额头,然后躲到礁石后面。一个姑娘从附近的白房子里走出来,发现了王子。王子醒过来,对着那个姑娘微笑。他不知道,真正救他的是谁。

回到海底,小公主一天比一天沉默。奶奶告诉她:“人活得没有我们长,可是人有一个永远不会消失的灵魂。我们能活三百年,最后却会变成海上的泡沫。除非有一个人全心全意地爱你,和你结婚,你才能得到灵魂。”

小公主下了决心。她穿过冒泡的漩涡,找到了海巫婆。巫婆说:“我给你一瓶药水,你的尾巴会变成两条腿。可是你每走一步,都会像踩在刀尖上一样疼。我还要你最宝贵的东西——你的声音。要是王子娶了别人,第二天早上,你就会变成泡沫。”小公主轻轻地说:“我愿意。”

她在王宫的台阶上喝下药水,醒来时,已经有了一双腿,王子就站在她面前。王子很喜欢这个不会说话的姑娘,带她骑马,带她爬山。她跳起舞来像羽毛一样轻,没有人知道她每一步都疼得钻心。可是王子只把她当作可爱的小妹妹,心里一直想着海边的那个姑娘。

后来,王子去邻国见一位公主。一见面,他就高兴地喊:“就是你救了我!”原来,那位公主就是海边的姑娘。王子和公主要在大船上举行婚礼了。

婚礼那天夜里,小公主站在船边,望着东方。天一亮,她就要变成泡沫了。忽然,姐姐们从海里浮上来,她们美丽的长头发都不见了。“我们用头发向巫婆换来了这把刀。太阳出来以前,只要你用它伤了王子,就能变回人鱼,回家去!”

小公主拿着刀,走进帐篷。王子睡得正香,梦里还叫着新娘的名字。小公主看了他很久,最后把刀远远地扔进了大海。她又看了王子一眼,然后跳进了海里。

太阳升起来了。小公主觉得身体像泡沫一样轻轻化开,却没有消失,而是慢慢飘了起来。她身边有许多透明的身影,她们说:“我们是空气的女儿。我们给炎热的地方送去凉风,给花儿送去香味。做满三百年的好事,就能得到一个永远不灭的灵魂。你那么善良,跟我们一起来吧。”

小公主抬头望着太阳,第一次感到眼里有了泪水。她飞到新娘身边,吻了吻她的额头,又对王子笑了笑。然后,她和空气的女儿们一起,乘着一朵粉红色的云,飞上了天空。

海的女儿英文版:The Little Mermaid

Deep under the sea, there was a palace. The Sea King lived there with his six daughters. They were mermaids, with fish tails instead of legs. The youngest one was quiet, and she had the most beautiful voice. She loved to hear about ships, towns and people.

"When you are fifteen, you may swim up and look," said Grandmother. At last, she was fifteen. She swam up and saw a big ship with lights and music. It was a young prince's birthday.

That night, a storm came. The ship broke, and the prince fell into the sea. The little mermaid held his head above the waves. In the morning, she took him to the beach. A girl came and found him. He did not know who saved him.

"Do people live forever?" the little mermaid asked. "No," said Grandmother, "but they have a soul that never dies. We live for three hundred years, and then we become foam on the sea. If a person loves you with all his heart, you can get a soul too."

So she went to the sea witch. "I can give you legs," said the witch. "But every step will hurt like knives. And you must give me your voice. If the prince marries another girl, you will become foam." "I will," she said.

She drank the drink, and her tail became two legs. The prince liked her very much. She danced for him. It hurt, but she smiled. But the prince loved her like a little sister. He still dreamed of the girl from the beach.

One day, he met a princess. "It's you!" he cried. "You saved me!" She was the girl from the beach. They had their wedding on a ship.

That night, her sisters came up from the sea. "We gave the witch our hair for this knife," they said. "Hurt the prince before the sun comes up, and you can come home!" The little mermaid looked at the sleeping prince. Then she threw the knife into the sea and jumped in after it.

But she did not become foam. She rose up into the air. "We are the daughters of the air," said soft voices. "We bring cool winds and the smell of flowers. After three hundred years of good work, we get a soul. Come with us."

The little mermaid looked up at the sun, and for the first time, she felt tears. She kissed the bride, smiled at the prince, and flew up into a pink cloud.

海的女儿告诉我们什么道理

真正的爱是为对方着想,而不是一定要得到回报;一颗善良的心,最后会被带到光明的地方。

海的女儿英文版里的关键词

  • mermaid/ˈmɜːmeɪd/美人鱼

    They were mermaids, with fish tails instead of legs.

  • prince/prɪns/王子

    It was a young prince's birthday.

  • storm/stɔːm/暴风雨

    That night, a storm came.

  • voice/vɔɪs/声音,嗓音

    And you must give me your voice.

  • witch/wɪtʃ/巫婆

    So she went to the sea witch.

  • foam/fəʊm/泡沫

    We live for three hundred years, and then we become foam on the sea.

  • soul/səʊl/灵魂

    They have a soul that never dies.

  • knife/naɪf/刀

    Then she threw the knife into the sea and jumped in after it.

睡前讲故事小贴士

  • 故事比较长,可以分两个晚上讲:第一晚讲到小公主救起王子,第二晚从她去找海巫婆讲起。
  • 小公主失去声音以后,讲到她的地方可以只用手势和表情代替她说话,让孩子体会说不出话的感觉。
  • 讲到空气的女儿时放慢语速。第二天吹到凉风、闻到花香,可以和孩子说:也许是她们送来的。

听完可以和孩子聊聊

  • 小公主为了到岸上去,付出了什么?
  • 姐姐们给了她一把刀,她为什么把刀扔进了大海?
  • 你觉得小公主最后快乐吗?为什么?

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关于海的女儿的常见问题

海的女儿告诉我们什么道理?
真正的爱是为对方着想,而不是一定要得到回报。小公主宁可自己变成泡沫,也不愿伤害王子,她的善良最后让她变成了空气的女儿,有了得到灵魂的希望。
海的女儿的作者是谁?
作者是丹麦作家汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生(1805–1875),故事 1837 年首次发表。它是安徒生童话,不是格林童话。
海的女儿中小公主用什么换了巫婆的药水?
用她的声音。小公主的歌声是海底最好听的,喝下药水以后,她有了一双腿,却再也不能说话和唱歌了。
海的女儿和小美人鱼是同一个故事吗?
是同一个故事,英文名叫 The Little Mermaid。1989 年迪士尼动画电影《小美人鱼》把结局改成了她和王子结婚;安徒生原著里,她没有嫁给王子,而是变成了空气的女儿。

出处与改写说明

丹麦作家安徒生的童话《海的女儿》(Den lille Havfrue,也译作《小美人鱼》),1837 年首次发表,已进入公有领域。原著很长,本站按原著情节重新改写并大大缩短,没有使用现有的中文译本:原著里巫婆割掉了小人鱼的舌头,这里只说她把声音交给了巫婆;原著里姐姐们要她把刀刺进王子的心,这里只说用刀伤害王子,也没有写流血的细节。结尾保留了她变成空气的女儿,删去了原著最后一段关于好孩子、坏孩子会让她们早些或晚些得到灵魂的话。

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