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The Girl in the Pagoda宝塔中的女孩

A beautiful girl lived in a village. 有一个漂亮的女孩住在一个村子里。

There was a very tall pagoda in the village.村里有一座非常高的宝塔。 

One day, it was very hot. 有一天，天气非常炎热。

The girl sat under a big tree.女孩坐在一个大树下。

Suddenly a strong wind came. 突然一阵大风刮来，

It carried the girl into the sky.把她刮上了天空。

The girl's family were very sad.女孩的家人非常伤心。 

"We want our beautiful girl back," they said.“我们想要我们的漂亮女孩回来，”他们说。

When the girl opened her eyes, 女孩睁开眼睛的时候，

she was at the top of the pagoda. 发现自己在宝塔的顶端。

A young man was in front of her.一位年轻男子在她面前。

"Will you marry me?" asked the young man.“你能嫁给我吗？”年轻男子问道。

"No, I won't", said the girl. "I want to go home."“不，我不会，”女孩说，“我想回家。”

The young man was angry. 年轻男子很生气。

"Then you will stay in this pagoda," he said.“那你就一直呆在这个宝塔里吧，”他说道。

Every day, the young man visited the girl. 每天年轻男子都来看女孩。

But the girl still didn't want to marry him.但是女孩仍然不想嫁给他。

One day, the window of the pagoda was open. 一天，宝塔的窗户打开了。

The girl looked out and saw the young man below. 女孩向外看出去，看到了下面的年轻男子。

But he wasn't a young man anymore. 但是他不再是一名年轻男子了，

He was a monster now! 他现在是一个怪物！

The girl was very scared.女孩非常害怕。

Later, the girl saw a man at the foot of the pagoda.后来，女孩在宝塔脚下看到了一个男人。 

"Help! Help!" she cried. “救命啊，救命啊！”她大喊道。

But the man didn't hear her. 但是那个男人没有听到她的喊声。

So the girl threw her coat out of the window.于是女孩把她的外套扔出窗外。 

The man saw the coat. 男人看到了外套。

Then he looked up and saw the girl at the top of the pagoda. 然后他向上看，看到了宝塔顶端的女孩。

He ran to the village for help.他跑到村里去求助。

Then the people in the village went to the pagoda to help the girl.然后村里的人们都去宝塔帮助女孩。

When the girl's brother saw the monster, 当女孩的哥哥看到怪物的时候，

he hit it with a thick stick. 他用一根大木棍打它。

The monster flew away.怪物飞走了。

The girl was safe. "I missed you so much!" 女孩安全了。“我好想念你！”

said the girl to her borther. 女孩对哥哥说。

Everyone in the village had parties for many days.村里的每个人都开派对欢庆了许多天。