故事TheSnowman 英语故事：The,Gypsy,Queen
There was a king who had one son. When the prince reached a marriageable age, he told his parents, "I want to marry the most beautiful woman in the whole world. Therefore, I am going to journey all over the world until I find her."
The prince left the palace and traveled until he came to a fountain where he stopped to take a drink. As the youth bent over to drink, he saw reflected in the water three oranges. Looking up, he saw three large and beautiful fruits on the branch of an orange tree.
"How tasty they look," said the prince. Climbing the tree, he removed the oranges from the branch.
The prince cut the first orange in half and from its interior a beautiful maiden appeared.
"Give me bread," said the maiden to the prince.
"I can"t," answered he, "because I don"t have any."
"Then to my orange I will return," said the maiden, and the orange became whole again.
The prince cut the second orange, and from this ruit also sprang a maiden, much more beautiful than the first.
"Give me bread," the second maiden told the youth.
"I can"t," said the prince, "because I don"t have any."
"Then to my orange I will return," said the maden, and the orange became whole again.
The prince thoughtfully considered the situation. He decided to get some bread in case another maiden should appear asking for it.
As the prince was making his plans, a gypsy went by in a cart.
"Amigo," cried the prince, "I will give you a golden coin for a piece of bread."
Hurriedly the gypsy left his cart, hastening to give the prince some bread.
The prince, now happy and satisfied, cut the third orange. And from the orange sprang a maiden, much more beautiful than the other two.
"Give me bread," the third maiden said.
The prince, joyously, gave her bread. The lady of the orange then exclaimed, "I am now yours. You can do as you please with me."
"I will marry you," an