"yes, this is a song for very small children!" declared aunt malle. "as much as i should like to, i cannot follow this 'dance, dance, doll of mine!' "

but little amalie could; she was only three years old, played with dolls, and brought them up to be just as wise as aunt malle.

there was a student who came to the house to help her brothers with their lessons, and he frequently spoke to little amalie and her dolls; he spoke differently from anyone else, and the little girl found him very amusing, although aunt malle said he didn't know how to converse with children - their little heads couldn't possibly grasp that silly talk. but little amalie did. yes, the student even taught her the whole song, "dance, dance, doll of mine!" and she sang it to her three dolls; two were new, one a girl doll and the other a boy doll, but the third doll was old; her name was lise-moér. she also heard the song, and was even in it.

dance, dance, doll of mine!
girl doll's dress is very fine.
boy doll is a dandy, too;
he wears gloves and hat and shoe;
white pants, blue coat, him adorn;
on his toe he has a corn.
he is fine and she is fine.
dance, dance, doll of mine!

old doll's name is lise-moér;
she is from the year before;
hair is new; it's made of flax,
forehead polished up with wax.
young again, not old and done.
come along, my cherished one,
let us dance a fast gavotte;
to watch it is worth a lot.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 英语（English）属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。