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银鼻子（第5页）

Thereissomuchworktobedoneatmyhousethatnoteventwogirlsareenough.CouldIhaveyourthirddaughteraswell?"

Hethusreturnedhomewiththethirdsister，Lucia，whowasthemostcunningofthemall.Shetoowasshownaroundthehouseandgiventhesameinstructionsashersisters.Shetoohadaflowerputinherhairwhileshewassleeping:ajasmineblossom.ThefirstthingLuciadidwhenshegotupnextmorningwasarrangeherhair.Lookinginthemirror，shenoticedthejasmine."

Well，well!"

shesaid."

SilverNosepinnedajasmineonme.Howthoughtfulofhim!Whoknowswhyhedidit?InanycaseIllkeepitfresh."

Sheputitintoaglassofwater，combedherhair，thensaid，"

Nowletstakealookatthatmysteriousdoor."

Shejustbarelyopenedit，andoutrushedaflame.Sheglimpsedcountlesspeopleburning，andthereinthemiddleofthecrowdwereherbigsisters."

Lucia!Lucia!"

theyscreamed."

Getusoutofhere!Saveus!"

AtonceLuciashutthedoortightlyandbeganthinkinghowshemightrescuehersisters.BythetimetheDevilgothome，Luciahadputherjasminebackinherhair，andactedasthoughnothinghadhappenedthatday.SilverNoselookedatthejasmine."

Oh，itsstillfresh，"

hesaid."

Ofcourse，whyshouldntitbe?Whywouldanyonewearwitheredflowersinherhair?"

"

Oh，Iwasjusttalkingtobetalking，"

answeredSilverNose."

Youseemlikeaclevergirl.Keepitup，andwellneverquarrel.Areyouhappy?"

"

Yes，butIdbehappierifIdidnthavesomethingbotheringme."

"

Whatsbotheringyou?"

"

WhenIleftmymother，shewasntfeelingtoowell.NowIhavenonewsatallofher."

"

Ifthatsallyoureworriedabout，"

saidtheDevil，"

Illdropbyherhouseandseehowshesdoing."

"

Thankyou，thatisverykindofyou.Ifyoucangotomorrow，Illgetupabagoflaundryatoncewhichmymothercanwashifsheiswellenough.Thebagwontbetooheavyforyou，willit?"

"

Ofcoursenot.Icancarryanythingunderthesun，nomatterhowheavyitis."

WhentheDevilwentoutagainthatday，LuciaopenedthedoortoHell，pulledoutheroldestsister，andtiedherupinabag."

Keepstillinthere，Carlotta，"

shetoldher."

TheDevilhimselfwillcarryyoubackhome.Butanytimehesomuchasthinksofputtingthebagdown，youmustsay，Iseeyou，Iseeyou!"

TheDevilreturned，andLuciasaid，"

Hereisthebagofthingstobewashed.Doyoupromiseyoulltakeitstraighttomymother?"

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