the flax was in full bloom. it had such pretty blue blossoms, as soft as the wings of a moth, and even more delicate. and the sun shone down on the flax, and the rain clouds watered it, and that was as good for it as it is for little children to be bathed and kissed by their mothers-it makes them look so much prettier, and so it did the flax.

"people say that i stand exceedingly well," said the flax, "and that i am growing so charmingly tall that i'll make a grand piece of linen. oh, how happy i am! no one could possibly be happier! how well off i am! and i'm sure i'll be put to some good use, too. the sunshine makes me so cheerful, and the rain tastes so fresh! i'm exceedingly happy; yes, i'm sure i'm the happiest being in the world!"

"oh, yes," jeered the hedge stakes. "but you don't know the world the way we do. there are knots in us." and then they creaked out dolefully:

snip, snap, snurre,
basse lurre!
the ballad is over!

"no, it's not," said the flax. "the sun will shine tomorrow, and the rain is so good for me, i can hear myself grow; i can feel that i'm in blossom. who could ever be as happy as i?"

but one day people came, grabbed the flax by the top, and pulled it up by the roots. oh, how that hurt! then it was thrown into the water as if to be drowned, and after that laid on the fire as if to be roasted. it was terrible!

"you can't always have what you want," said the flax. "it's good to suffer sometimes; it gives you experience."

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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。

  英语的英文释义：

  English 名词 uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries

  英语

  American/British English

  美式／英式英语

  Do you speak English?

  你会说英语吗？

  English   形容词 adjective   uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  in or relating to the English language

  英语的

  an English teacher

  英语老师

  relating to or from England

  英格兰的;英国的

  English films/food/people

  英国电影／食品／人

  English law

  英格兰法律