画眉嘴国王
导读
《画眉嘴国王》出自格林童话，讲的是骄傲的故事，属于民间故事里“驯服骄女”一类，与莎士比亚的《驯悍记》同族。我们把它改写成中国寓言体：不铺陈环境，不写长篇心理，一句对话点透一个转折，结尾把道理放在明处，读起来更像灯下讲古。这则寓言的道理，正合“人不可貌相，海水不可斗量”的民谚——公主以貌取人、看轻别人，到头来吃苦的是她自己；画眉嘴国王隐去真容、以磨炼教人，又让人想起“良药苦口利于病”的老话。共读时，不妨先让孩子说说公主错在哪里，再一起辩一辩：国王这番苦心，究竟是教育，还是过分？
《画眉嘴国王》词汇精讲
本故事精选 12 个重点词汇，附中英释义与原文例句，帮助孩子扩展英语词汇量。
A man who wants to marry a particular woman.
求婚者；求偶的男子。
One suitor after another came to her door, and she sent every one of them away, mocking them as they left.
求亲的人一个接一个地上门，她一个一个地打发走，临走还要挖苦几句。
A large, special meal with many guests.
盛宴；盛大的宴会。
One day the king held a great feast and invited every fine young man from near and far.
这一日，国王大摆筵席，把远近各国的青年才俊都请了来。
Bent or twisted, not straight.
歪的；弯曲的。
But she mocked none so much as a good king whose chin was a little crooked.
可她嘲笑得最厉害的，是一位下巴微微有些歪的好国王。
A serious promise that you will do something.
誓言；郑重许下的诺言。
So he made a heavy vow before all: "The first beggar who comes to our door shall be your husband!"
他当众发下重誓：“第一个到咱们门前讨饭的乞丐，就是你的丈夫！”
Old, torn and dirty, said about clothes.
破旧的；衣衫褴褛的。
A few days later a fiddler in ragged clothes came to the palace wall and sang beneath the windows, hoping for a few coins.
过了几天，宫墙外来了一个拉琴卖唱的，穿得破破烂烂，在窗下唱了一支曲子，想讨几个铜板。
A field of green grass.
草地；草场。
They crossed a green meadow, and she asked again, "Whose meadow is this?"
走过一片草地，她又问：“这片好草场是谁的？”
Moved your hands clumsily because you did not know how to do something.
笨手笨脚地摸索；手忙脚乱。
She fumbled about, and her husband had to cook himself before they could eat.
她笨手笨脚，丈夫只好亲自下厨，两人才勉强吃上一口热饭。
An agreement to buy or sell something; here, a deal that turns out well or badly.
交易；买卖。（此处指“亏本的买卖”）
Marrying you was a bad bargain.
娶你真是做了笔亏本的买卖。
Riding or moving very fast on a horse.
（骑马）飞奔；疾驰。
That day the princess set her pots in a circle and was about to open for business, when a drunken soldier came galloping up.
这天公主把陶器一圈圈摆好，正要开张，忽然一个喝醉的骑兵纵马冲了过来。
Laughter or words that make fun of someone.
嘲笑；讥讽。
The whole hall burst into laughter and mockery.
满堂宾客哄堂大笑，讥笑声此起彼伏。
Changed your appearance so that people could not recognise you.
乔装；伪装。
I disguised myself and bore all kinds of hardship, only to rub away your pride and to let you taste the mockery you once poured on others.
我乔装改扮，吃尽苦头受尽白眼，都是想磨掉你身上的傲气，也让你尝尝当初你泼在别人身上的讥笑。
Good enough for something; deserving something.
值得的；配得上的。
I am not worthy to be your wife.
我实在不配做你的妻子。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
骄傲的人把别人看得轻，到头来吃苦的却是自己；真正的高贵不在容貌与地位，而在谦逊与厚道。
教育价值
让孩子明白以貌取人与嘲笑他人的坏处，学会谦逊、体谅与感恩；同时启发孩子思考：用故意让人出丑的方式“教人学乖”，是否也失了分寸。
家长共读提示
共读时先问孩子：“公主错在哪里？”再问：“画眉嘴国王一路乔装、看她出丑，这样教人又对不对？”把故事当成一场小辩论，让孩子既学会反省自己，也敢于对不公平的“教训方式”提出疑问。
和孩子聊一聊
- 公主为什么看不上任何求婚者？她用长相取笑别人，你觉得这样做对不对？
- 画眉嘴国王假扮乞丐和琴师，让公主一路吃苦，说是为了教她谦卑。他这样做公平吗？如果让你来开导一个骄傲的人，你会怎么做？
- 公主卖陶器时，人们“她要多少就给多少”，还有人扔下钱、罐子也不要就走。大家为什么这样善待她？这说明了什么？
- 公主吃尽苦头才学会谦卑。一个人是不是一定要吃苦，才能变得谦逊？有没有不吃苦也能学会谦逊的办法？
- 如果你是公主，婚礼上当众摔碎罐子、被满堂宾客笑话，你会怎么想、怎么做？
