罗兰的爱人
导读
《罗兰的爱人》像一条把好几个著名童话母题串在一起的项链，读起来格外过瘾。开头的'换床'诡计——女孩趁夜把继妹推到床外，结果女巫在黑暗中错砍了自己亲生女儿的头——和法国佩罗《拇指仙童》里如出一辙：小拇指也是这样偷换了帽子，让食人魔误杀了自己的女儿。接下来是一段'变身逃亡'：女孩用魔杖把恋人变成湖、自己变成鸭子，又把两人变成花与琴师，一路甩开穿着'一步一小时'魔靴的女巫——这正是《菲奈鸟》里同样的魔法逃亡母题；而'魔法琴声逼人跳舞至死'的收场，又和《奇怪的音乐家》遥相呼应。故事真正动人的，是后半段'被遗忘的新娘'：罗兰回家后中了别人的圈套，把生死与共的爱人忘得一干二净，姑娘痴痴地等、化作石头、又化作等人踩死的花……直到婚礼上，她一开口唱歌，那些'被扫出脑海'的记忆瞬间全部涌回。'凭一段歌声、一个声音唤回失去的爱人'，是欧洲童话里最动人也最常见的结尾之一，讲的其实就是'忠贞'二字。读的时候，可以和孩子聊一聊：姑娘为罗兰付出了这么多，罗兰却把她忘了——你觉得她还该不该等下去？
《罗兰的爱人》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。
Wanting something that someone else has.
羡慕的；嫉妒的。
The other daughter liked so much that she became envious, and said to her mother that she must and should have the apron.
那个丑女儿非常喜欢，嫉妒得发狂，就跟母亲说她非要那条围裙不可。
A thin stick used to do magic.
魔杖；魔棒。
"But I advise you," said Roland, "to bring away her magic wand with you."
'但我建议你，'罗兰说，'把她的魔杖带上。'
Moving quietly and secretly so as not to be seen or heard.
悄悄潜行；偷偷摸摸地走。
In the night the old woman came sneaking; in her right hand she held an axe.
半夜里，老太婆悄悄溜进来，右手拿着一把斧头。
Lifted or raised something heavy with great effort.
（用力）举起；抬起。
Then she heaved up the axe with both hands, and hewed the head off her only daughter.
然后双手举起斧头，一斧砍下了自己亲生女儿的头。
A long step when walking.
大步；跨步。
Then she put on her boots, which took her an hour's walk at every stride.
她穿上那双每跨一步就是一小时路程的靴子。
To lure a person or animal into a trap or the wrong direction.
引诱；诱骗；把……诱入圈套。
The witch stood on the bank and threw in crumbs of bread, and took great pains to decoy the duck towards her, but the duck would not be decoyed.
女巫站在岸边，扔下面包屑，费尽心机想把鸭子引过来，但鸭子不为所动。
Very strong, wild anger.
狂怒；暴怒。
The witch fell into a great fury, rushed to the window, for from it she could see far and wide.
女巫勃然大怒，冲到窗前，因为从那里她能看得很远。
A feeling of having lost all hope.
绝望；万念俱灰。
At last, seeing that he did not come, she was filled with despair, and changed herself into a flower.
最后看到他还没来，满心绝望，就把自己变成了一朵花。
Traps; also, tricks or situations set to catch or deceive someone.
陷阱；圈套；罗网。
But when Roland went home he fell into the snares of another maiden, who wrought so, that he forgot his first love.
但是罗兰回家后，落入了另一个女子的情网，把他的初恋忘得一干二净。
Abandoned or left someone completely.
抛弃；遗弃；离弃。
She still remained true to her dear Roland, though he had forsaken her.
因为虽然罗兰抛弃了她，她依然对他忠贞不渝。
A stone by the roadside showing the distance in miles to a place.
里程碑（路旁标示里程的石碑）。
So that no one should know me, I will change myself into a red milestone.
为了不让别人认出我，我要把自己变成一块红色的里程碑。
A man on his wedding day, or just about to be married.
新郎。
There was an old custom in that country that all the girls should be present, and should sing in honour of the bride and bridegroom.
按照那个国家的古老习俗，所有的女孩都要出席，并为新郎新娘唱歌。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
忠诚与勇敢能带人闯过最危险的关口；而真心即使一度被辜负、被遗忘，最终也会被重新认出。
教育价值
让孩子体会机智、勇敢与忠贞的可贵，认识童话里'换床''变身逃亡''被遗忘的新娘'等经典母题；也可与《菲奈鸟》《奇怪的音乐家》对照着读。
家长共读提示
这个故事把好几个经典母题串在一起，可以和孩子玩'找一找'：哪些情节你在别的故事里也见过？（比如变身逃亡、魔法琴声逼人跳舞）
和孩子聊一聊
- 女孩机智地和继妹换了床位，才逃过一劫。你觉得她是靠什么在危险中保住了自己？
- 姑娘一路把自己和罗兰变成湖和鸭子、花和琴师来躲避女巫。如果是你，遇到危险最想变成什么？
- 罗兰回家后竟然把生死与共的爱人忘了。你觉得'忘记'是他的错，还是中了别人的圈套？
- 姑娘被遗忘后，痴痴地等，甚至想被人踩死。她对罗兰这么忠诚，值得吗？如果是你会怎么做？
- 最后是一段歌声让罗兰认出了她。有没有一种声音、一首歌，一响起你就想起某个人？
