中 学 英 语 童 话 故 事 ( 三 ) 勇 敢 的 小 裁 缝 〈如发现文中 错误,请站内短我,3Q〉 The Clever Little Tailor Once upon a time there was a princess who was ever so proud: if any man came to woo her she would set him a riddle, and if he couldn't guess it he was laughed to scorn and sent packing
She also had it made known that whoever did guess the answer to her riddle should marry her, no matter who he might be
And indeed, in the end it so happened that three tailors were making the attempt at the same time
The two eldest reckoned that as they had already successfully sewn many a delicate stitch, they could hardly go wrong and were bound to succeed here as well; the third was a feckless, giddy young fellow who didn't even know his trade properly but thought he was bound to have luck in this case, for if not,