铁炉子
导读
这则《铁炉子》出自格林童话,我们把它改写成了中国寓言体。寓言与童话最大的不同,在于寓言讲完故事总要“点一点题”——就像“守株待兔”笑的是死心眼,“愚公移山”敬的是那股不肯回头的心气。故事里,被困在铁炉中的王子等了许多年,救他的却是一位公主:她信守诺言,亲自动手刮开铁皮;失约之后,又不辞千辛万苦,翻山越岭把他找回来。这正合中国那句老话“一诺千金”——说出口的承诺,比金子还重;也合“百折不回”——跌倒了九次,第十次还要站起来。原版里那些热闹的桥段——会唱咒歌的蛤蟆、藏着华服的坚果、玻璃山与剑丛——在寓言体里都有了用场:每一关都是一道考题,考的是守信,也是坚持。读的时候,不妨让孩子猜一猜:蛤蟆们真正送给公主的,究竟是三件宝物,还是“不肯放弃”这第四件宝贝?





《铁炉子》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。
To rub something hard with a sharp edge to remove bits of it.
用利器刮;刮擦。
"Then come back here," said the prince, "and bring a knife to scrape a hole in the iron."
“你回去后带一把刀来,在铁皮上刮出一个洞。”
Disappeared suddenly, as if by magic.
突然消失;不见了。
She told them everything: how she had broken the rule of three words, how the stove and the prince had vanished, and how she meant to search over hill and valley until she found him.
她违了“只说三个字”的规矩,铁炉子和王子转眼不见了;她发誓翻山越岭,也要把他找回来。
Looked quickly through a small opening.
从小孔或缝隙里张望;偷看。
She peeped inside and saw a handsome youth, bright with gold and jewels.
她探头一望,里面是一位俊美的少年,浑身金饰宝石,闪闪发光。
So smooth that it is hard to stand or walk on.
滑的;容易打滑的。
The glass mountain was so slippery that she had to stick the three needles into it, step by step, to climb over.
玻璃山滑得像镜子,她把三根针一根根扎进山里,扎一步,爬一步,终于翻了过去。
A wheel on a plough, a farm tool for turning over soil.
犁轮(犁上装的轮子,犁是翻土的农具)。
Next came three sharp swords, so she sat on her plough-wheel and rolled across them.
三把利剑挡路,她便坐上犁轮,从剑刃上滚了过去。
A small room next to the kitchen where dishes are washed.
洗碗间;厨房里洗刷碗碟的小房间。
They hired her as a scullery maid for little pay.
管家收她做了洗碗女佣,工钱微薄。
The soft part inside a nut that you can eat.
果仁;坚果里面可食用的部分。
She cracked one open to eat the kernel — and inside lay a fine royal gown.
她咬开一颗,正要吃果仁——里面竟躺着一件华贵的礼服。
A long, beautiful dress, often worn by royalty.
长礼服;华美的长裙。
When the bride heard of the gown, she came at once to buy it.
新娘听说了这件礼服,赶来要买。
Cried with tears.
哭泣;流泪。
The princess wept when she heard this, but a promise is a promise.
公主听了这话,泪流满面,可事到如今,只能守信。
Firm and hard, not easy to bend.
硬挺的;不易弯曲的。
On the third evening, she opened the last nut, and inside lay a dress stiff with pure gold, lovelier than all the rest.
第三天傍晚,公主咬开第三颗坚果,里面是一件纯金做的礼服,硬挺挺、亮闪闪,比前两件更动人。
Careful and alert, watching for danger or tricks.
警觉的;留神的。
This time the prince was watchful, and he poured the sleeping drug away.
这一回,王子多了个心眼,悄悄把安眠药倒掉了。
The broken parts of a fallen building or kingdom.
废墟;倒塌破败的景象。
If she does not come, the whole kingdom will fall in ruins, and no stone will stay upon another.
她若不来,整个王国就要化为废墟,一块石头也不许留在另一块上面。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
一诺千金,守约重于泰山;一时的疏忽,要用百折不回的坚持去弥补。真心不改的人,终究能寻回失而复得的幸福。
教育价值
让孩子从公主身上看到守信与坚韧的品格:自己闯过的难关,比等来的救赎更珍贵;也让孩子明白,一时的失误不等于永远失去,只要不放弃,就有挽回的机会。
家长共读提示
读完可以和孩子聊聊:公主只是多说了几句话,为什么会失去王子?前两夜失败后,她为什么还肯试第三次?再把“一诺千金”“百折不回”两个词讲给孩子听,让他们在故事里找出公主守约、坚持的证据。
和孩子聊一聊
- 公主只是多说了几句话,铁炉子和王子就不见了。你觉得这条“规矩”公平吗?如果是你,能忍住只说三个字吗?
- 磨坊主的女儿和养猪人的女儿都刮不开铁炉子,偏偏公主一刮就开。你觉得这是为什么?
- 蛤蟆们给了公主三根针、一个犁轮和三颗坚果。真正帮她闯过三关的,是宝物,还是她自己的坚持?
- 前两夜王子都听不见她的哭诉。第二夜失败后,她为什么还要试第三次?如果是你,会放弃吗?
- 王子喝下安眠药时“听不见”,第三夜却一听见声音就认出了她。你觉得他认出她,靠的是什么?


