小学英语阅读：The Flint

　　The soldier put the tinder-box in his knapsack， came out of the room and pulled on the rope which was on his waist. The witch pulled the rope. The soldier stood by the witch under the tree. “Now， give me the flint.” The witch asked the soldier， but he pretended as if he did not have her tinder-box. “I searched everywhere， but your grandmother‘s tinder box was not there.” “What？ You are a liar！ There must be a box inside of this tree.” The witch was very angry and furious.

　　“Then， go and get the flint box by yourself.” The soldier answered with a frightening voice. The witch ran away， because she was so scared by his sword on his waist.

　　The soldier went to a big town and lived proudly like a rich man. He became poor again because he spent all his money on an expensive house， great clothes， delicious food， and for making friends and enjoying his new life. Because he had no money， he was driven out from the nice house and moved to an attic under the roof of a house. He couldn’t even afford to buy a match at night. Suddenly， the flint came up in his mind. He tried to make sparks with the flint.

　　“How can I help you， sir？” In this instance， the black dog came up. “Oh， yes. I need some money.” The black dog disappeared and showed up again in a short time. The black dog held and carried a bag full of money. The soldier realized that if he hit the flint once， the black dog show up. Twice for the white dog， three times for the yellow dog. And they did whatever he wanted and asked for.

　　The soldier became rich again， and his friends soon came and visited him . One day his friends talked about a princess. “I heard that they want to move the princess to a tall tower.” “What for？” “A fairy told them that she would be in love with a poor soldier. That would never happen.” “No one can see the princess except the king， the queen and the princess‘ maid.” The soldier listened to the story with deep interest. He wanted to meet the beautiful princess desperately even if it was just once.

　　After his friends all went back， he hit the flint twice. Then， the white dog showed up. “White dog， let me see the princess.” Right after he said that the white dog brought the beautiful sleeping princess. He fell in love with her at first sight. He couldn’t stand the days he did not meet her. He ordered the black， white and yellow dogs to bring the princess to him every night by turns.

　　The king and the queen became aware of this fact that the princess disappeared every night. “What a shame！ The princess is bewitched by something and goes out the castle every night.” The queen said to the king with an anxious look. “Catch the man who bewitches the princess every night right away.” The king gave the order with angry voice.

　　That night， the queen tied a small cloth pouch filled with wheat grains secretly on the princess‘ ankle. There was a small hole in the pouch so that the little grains came out as the princess moved. At last， the soldier was caught and taken to the palace of the king and the queen by the King’s army.

　　The soldier begged them for forgiveness and said， “I want to marry the princess.” “What？ How dare you say that you want to marry our daughter？ Put him in jail quickly！” The soldier took the flint out of his pocket and hit it once， twice and three times. The black， white and yellow dogs showed up and drove the army away from the soldier. All of them were so scared and were busy running away

　　“Wow， I have never seen those dogs before. Look at those eyes. They are like flames.” “They must be God‘s messengers！” After seeing the soldier， everyone said， “A new king came here！”

　　The princess approached the soldier instantly. The dogs with big eyes were guarding the couple. “A new king is here！ A new king came here！” People were happy looking at the soldier and the princess. In the end， the soldier became a king， and the princess became a queen.

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