新编大学英语3课文原文

新编大学英语3课文原文Book3Unit1PersonalityTheMiseryofShynessShynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Allkindsofpeopledescribethemselvesasshy:short,tall,dull,intelligent,young,old,slim,overweight.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyswirlingintheirminds:WhatkindofimpressionamImakingDotheylikemeDoIsoundstupidI'mugly.I'mwearingunattractiveclothes.Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeopleadversely.Aperson'sself-conceptisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Forinstance,peoplewhohaveapositivesenseofself-worthorhighself-esteemusuallyactwithconfidence.Becausetheyhaveself-assurance,theydonotneedconstantpraiseandencouragementfromotherstofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Self-confidentpeopleparticipateinlifeenthusiasticallyandspontaneously.Theyarenotaffectedbywhatothersthinkthey"should"do.Peoplewithhighself-esteemarenothurtbycriticism;theydonotregardcriticismasapersonalattack.Instead,theyviewacriticismasasuggestionforimprovement.Incontrast,shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing"therightthing".Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentsbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraise.Ashypersonmayrespondtoacomplimentwithastatementlikethisone:"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."Itisclearthat,whileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisdetrimental,orharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreducedFortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithlackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Forexample,mostpeoplewouldliketobe"A"studentsineverysubject.Itisnotfairforthemtolabelthemselvesasinferiorbecausetheyhavedifficultyinsomeareas.People'sexpectationsofthemselvesmustberealistic.Dwellingontheimpossibleleadstoasenseofinadequacy,andevenfeelingsofenvy,orjealousy.Weareself-destructivewhenweenvyastudentwhogetsbettergrades.Ifyouareshy,herearesomespecifichelpfulstepstowardbuildingself-confidenceandovercomingshyness:1.Recognizeyourpersonalstrengthsandweaknesses.Everyonehasboth.Asself-acceptancegrows,shynessnaturallydiminishes.2.Setreasonablegoals.Forexample,youmaybetimidaboutbeingwithagroupofstrangersataparty.Don'tfeelthatyoumustconversewitheveryone.Concentrateontalkingtoonlyoneortwopeople.Youwillfeelmorecomfortable.3.Guiltandshamearedestructivefeelings.Don'twastetimeandenergyonthem.Supposeyouhavehurtsomeone'sfeelings.Feelingashamedaccomplishesnothing.Instead,acceptthefactthatyouhavemadeamistake,andmakeupyourmindtobemoresensitiveinthefuture.4.Therearenumerousapproachestoallissues.Fewopinionsarecompletelyrightorwrong.Don'tbeafraidtospeakupandgiveyourpointofview.5.Donotmakenegativecommentsaboutyourself.Thisisaformofself-rejection.Avoiddescribingyourselfasstupid,ugly,afailure.Accentthepositive.6.Acceptcriticismthoughtfully.Donotinterpretitasapersonalattack.If,forexample,afriendcomplainsaboutyourcooking,acceptitasacommentonyourcooking,notyourself.Beassuredthatyouarestillgoodfriends,butperhapsyourcookingcouldimprove.7.Rememberthateveryoneexperiencessomefailuresanddisappointments.Profitfromthemaslearningexperiences.Veryoftenadisappointmentbecomesaturningpointforawonderfulexperiencetocomealong.Forinstance,youmayberejectedbythecollegeofyourchoice.However,atthecollegeyouactuallyattend,youmayfindaqualityofeducationbeyondwhatyouhadexpected.8.Donotassociatewithpeoplewhomakeyoufeelinadequate.Trytochangetheirattitudeoryours,orremoveyourselffromthatrelationship.Peoplewhohurtyoudonothaveyourbestinterestsatheart.9.Setasidetimetorelax,enjoyhobbies,andre-evaluateyourgoalsregularly.Timespentthiswayhelpsyoulearnmoreaboutyourself.10.Practicebeinginsocialsituations.Don'tisolateyourselffrompeople.Trymakingoneacquaintanceatatime;eventuallyyouwillcirculateinlargegroupswithskillandself-assurance.Eachoneofusisaunique,valuableindividual.Weareinterestinginourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.TwoWaysofLookingatLifeYourattitudestronglyreflectsyouroutlookonlife.Takeacloserlookatthatconnection.Areyouapessimist—oranoptimistCanyouseehowyourwayoflookingactuallydoescoloryourattitudeAndremember:changeyouroutlookandyouchangeyourattitude.Thefatherislookingdownintothecribathissleepingnewborndaughter,justhomefromthehospital.Hisheartisoverflowingwithaweandgratitudeforthebeautyofher,theperfection.Thebabyopenshereyesandstaresstraightup.Thefathercallshername,expectingthatshewillturnherheadandlookathim.Hereyesdon'tmove.4Hepicksupafurrylittletoyattachedtotherailofthecribandshakesit,ringingthebellitcontains.Thebaby'seyesdon'tmove.Hishearthasbeguntobeatrapidly.Hefindshiswifeintheirbedroomandtellsherwhatjusthappened."Shedoesn'tseemtorespondtonoiseatall,"hesays."It'sasifshecan'thear.""I'msureshe'sallright,"thewifesays,pullingherdressinggownaroundher.Togethertheygointothebaby'sroom.Shecallsthebaby'sname,jinglesthebell,clapsherhands.Thenshepicksupthebaby,whoimmediatelybecomeslivelyandmakeshappysounds."MyGod,"thefathersays."She'sdeaf.""No,she'snot,"themothersays."Imean,it'stoosoontosayathinglikethat.Look,she'sbrand-new.Hereyesdon'tevenfocusyet.""Buttherewasn'ttheslightestmovement,evenwhenyouclappedashardasyoucould."Themothertakesabookfromtheshelf."Let'sreadwhat'sinthebabybook,"shesays.Shelooksup"hearing"andreadsoutloud:"'Don'tbealarmedifyournewbornfailstobestartledbyloudnoisesorfailstoturntowardsound.Reactionstosoundoftentakesometimetodevelop.Yourpediatriciancantestyourchild'shearingneurologically."There,"themothersays."Doesn'tthatmakeyoufeelbetter""Notmuch,"thefathersays."Itdoesn'tevenmentiontheotherpossibility,thatthebabyisdeaf.AndallIknowisthatmybabydoesn'thearathing.I'vegottheworstfeelingaboutthis.Maybeit'sbecausemygrandfatherwasdeaf.Ifthatbeautifulbabyisdeafandit'smyfault,I'llneverforgivemyself.""Hey,waitaminute,"saysthewife."You'reworryingtoomuch.We'llcallthepediatricianfirstthingMonday.Inthemeantime,cheerup.Here,holdthebabywhileIfixherblanket.It'sallpulledout."Thefathertakesthebabybutgivesherbacktohiswifeassoonashecan.Allweekendhefindshimselfunabletopreparefornextweek'swork.Hefollowshiswifearoundthehouse,thinkingaboutthebaby'shearingandaboutthewaydeafnesswouldruinherlife.Heimaginesonlytheworst:nohearing,nodevelopmentoflanguage,hisbeautifulchildcutofffromsociety,lockedinasoundlessworld.BySundaynighthehassunkintodespair.Themotherleavesamessagewiththepediatrician'sansweringserviceaskingforanearlyappointmentMonday.Shespendstheweekenddoingherexercises,reading,andtryingtocalmherhusband.Thepediatrician'stestsarereassuring,butthefather'sspiritsremainlow.Notuntilaweeklater,whenthebabyshowsherfirststartletotheloudsoundofapassingtruck,doeshebegintorecoverandenjoyhisnewdaughteragain.Thisfatherandmotherhavetwodifferentwaysoflookingattheworld.Wheneversomethingbadhappenstohim—acallfromthebankmanager,adisagreementwithhiswife,evenafrownfromhisemployer—heimaginestheworst:bankruptcy,jail,divorce,anddismissal.Heispronetodepression;heoftenfeelsextremelytired;hishealthsuffers.She,ontheotherhand,seesbadeventsintheirleastthreateninglight.Toher,theyaretemporarychallengestobeovercome.Afterareversal,shebouncesbackquickly,andfindsallherenergyagain.Herhealthisexcellent.Theoptimistsandthepessimists:Ihavebeenstudyingthemforthepasttwenty-fiveyears.Thedefiningcharacteristicofpessimistsisthattheytendtobelievebadeventswilllastalongtime,willundermineeverythingtheydo,andaretheirownfault.Theoptimists,whoareconfrontedwiththesamehardknocksofthisworld,thinkaboutmisfortuneintheoppositeway.Theytendtobelievedefeatisjustatemporarysetback,thatitscausesareconfinedtothisonecase.Theoptimistsbelievedefeatisnottheirfault:circumstances,badluck,orotherpeoplebroughtitabout.Suchpeoplearenotbotheredbydefeat.Confrontedbyabadsituation,theyperceiveitasachallengeandtryharder.Thesetwohabitsofthinkingaboutcauseshaveconsequences.Literallyhundredsofstudiesshowthatpessimistsgiveupmoreeasilyandgetdepressedmoreoften.Theseexperimentsalsoshowthatoptimistsdomuchbetterinschoolandatwork.Theyregularlyexceedthepredictionsofaptitudetests.Whenoptimistsrunforoffice,theyaremoreapttobeelectedthanpessimistsare.Theirhealthisunusuallygood.Evidencesuggeststheymayevenlivelonger.Twenty-fiveyearsofstudyhasconvincedmethatifwehabituallybelieve,asdoesthepessimist,thatmisfortuneisourfault,isenduring,andwillundermineeverythingwedo,moreofitwillhappentousthanifwebelieveotherwise.Iamalsoconvincedthatifweareinthegripofthisview,wewillgetdepressedeasily,wewillaccomplishlessthanourpotential,andwewillevengetphysicallysickmoreoften.Pessimisticpropheciesareself-fulfilling.YouAreWhatYouThinkDoyouseetheglassashalf-fullratherthanhalf-emptyDoyoukeepyoureyeuponthedoughnut,notupontheholeSuddenlytheseclichésarescientificquestions,asresearchersscrutinizethepowerofpositivethinking.Afast-growingbodyofresearch—104studiessofar,involvingsome15,000people—isprovingthatoptimismcanhelpyoutobehappier,healthierandmoresuccessful.Pessimismleads,bycontrast,tohopelessness,sicknessandfailure,andislinkedtodepression,lonelinessandpainfulshyness."Ifwecouldteachpeopletothinkmorepositively,"sayspsychologistCraigA.AndersonofRiceUniversityinHouston,"itwouldbelikeinoculatingthemagainstthesementalills.""Yourabilitiescount,"explainspsychologistMichaelF.ScheierofCarnegie-MellonUniversityinPittsburgh,"butthebeliefthatyoucansucceedaffectswhetherornotyouwill."Inpart,that'sbecauseoptimistsandpessimistsdealwiththesamechallengesanddisappointmentsinverydifferentways.Take,forexample,yourjob.Inamajorstudy,psychologistMartinE.P.SeligmanoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandcolleaguePeterSchulmansurveyedsalesrepresentativesattheMetropolitanLifeInsuranceCo.Theyfoundthatthepositivethinkersamonglong-timerepresentativessold37percentmoreinsurancethandidthenegativethinkers.Ofnewlyhiredrepresentatives,optimistssold20percentmore.Impressed,thecompanyhired100peoplewhohadfailedthestandardindustrytestbuthadscoredhighonoptimism.Thesepeople,whomightneverhavebeenhired,sold10percentmoreinsurancethandidtheaveragerepresentative.HowdidtheydoitThesecrettoanoptimist'ssuccess,accordingtoSeligman,isinhis"explanatorystyle".Whenthingsgowrongthepessimisttendstoblamehimself."I'mnogoodatthis,"hesays."Ialwaysfail."Theoptimistlooksforotherexplanations.Heblamestheweather,thephoneconnection,eventheotherperson.Thatcustomerwasinabadmood,hethinks.Whenthingsgoright,theoptimisttakescreditwhilethepessimistthinkssuccessisduetoluck.Negativeorpositive,itwasaself-fulfillingprophecy."Ifpeoplefeelhopeless,"saysAnderson,"theydon'tbothertoacquiretheskillstheyneedtosucceed."Asenseofcontrol,accordingtoAnderson,istherealtestforsuccess.Theoptimistfeelsincontrolofhisownlife.Ifthingsaregoingbadly,heactsquickly,lookingforsolutions,forminganewplanofaction,andreachingoutforadvice.Thepessimistfeelslikeatoyoffateandmovesslowly.Hedoesn'tseekadvice,sinceheassumesnothingcanbedone.Optimistsmaythinktheyarebetterthanthefactswouldjustify—andsometimesthat'swhatkeepsthemfromgettingsick.Inalong-termstudy,researchersexaminedthehealthhistoriesofagroupofHarvardgraduates,allofwhomwereinthetophalfoftheirclassandinfinephysicalcondition.Yetsomewerepositivethinkers,andsomenegative.Twentyyearslater,thereweremoremiddle-agediseasesamongthepessimiststhantheoptimists.Manystudiessuggestthatthepessimist'sfeelingofhelplessnessunderminesthebody'snaturaldefenses,theimmunesystem.DrChristopherPetersonoftheUniversityofMichiganhasfoundthatthepessimistdoesn'ttakegoodcareofhimself.Feelingpassiveandunabletododgelife'sblows,heexpectsillhealthandothermisfortunes,nomatterwhathedoes.Heeatsunhealthyfood,avoidsexercise,ignoresthedoctor,hasanotherdrink.Mostpeopleareamixofoptimismandpessimism,butareinclinedinonedirectionortheother.Itisapatternofthinkinglearnedfromearlychildhood,saysSeligman.Itgrowsoutofthousandsofcautionsorencouragements,negativestatementsorpositiveones.Toomany"don'ts"andwarningsofdangercanmakeachildfeelincompetent,fearful—andpessimistic.Astheygrow,childrenexperiencesmalltriumphs,suchaslearningtotieshoelaces.Parentscanhelpturnthesesuccessesintoasenseofcontrol,andthatbreedsoptimism.Pessimismisahardhabittobreak—butitcanbedone.Inaseriesofstudies,DrCarolDweckoftheUniversityofIllinoishasbeenworkingwithchildrenintheearlygradesofschool.Asshehelpsstudentstochangetheexplanationsfortheirfailures—from"Imustbedumb"to"Ididn'tstudyhardenough"—theiracademicperformanceimproves.So,ifyou'reapessimist,there'sreasonforoptimism.Youcanchange.Here'show,saysSteveHollon,apsychologistatVanderbiltUniversity:1.Paycarefulattentiontoyourthoughtswhenbadthingshappen.Writedownthefirstthingthatcomestomind,withoutanychangesorcorrections.2.Nowtryanexperiment.Dosomethingthat'scontrarytoanynegativereactions.Let'ssaysomethinghasgonewrongatwork.Doyouthink,Ihatemyjob,butIcouldnevergetabetteroneActasifthatweren'tso.Sendoutrésumés.Gotointerviews.Lookintotrainingandcheckjobinformation.3.Keeptrackofwhathappens.Wereyourfirstthoughtsrightorwrong"Ifyourthoughtsareholdingyouback,changethem,"saysHollon."It'strialanderror,noguarantees,butgiveyourselfachance."Positivethinkingleadstopositiveaction—andreaction.Whatyouexpectfromtheworld,theevidencesuggests,iswhatyou'relikelytoget.Unit2MythsandLegendsWhytheTortoise'sShellIsNotSmoothThedistantsoundoflowvoices,brokennowandagainbysinging,reachedOkonkwofromhiswives'hutsaseachwomanandherchildrentoldfolkstories.Ekwefiandherdaughter,Ezinma,satonamatonthefloor.ItwasEkwefi'sturntotellastory.Suddenlythemurmuringstoppedandalleyesturnedtotheirfavoriteandmostskillfulstoryteller."Onceuponatime,"shebegan,"allthebirdswereinvitedtoafeastinthesky.Theywereveryhappyandbegantopreparethemselvesforthegreatday.Theypaintedtheirbodiesdeepredanddrewbeautifulpatternsonthemwithdye."Tortoisesawallthesepreparationsandsoondiscoveredwhatitallmeant.Nothingthathappenedintheworldoftheanimalseverescapedhisnotice;hewasfullofcunning.Assoonasheheardofthegreatfeastintheskyhisthroatbegantoitchattheverythought.TherewasafamineinthosedaysandTortoisehadnoteatenagoodmealfortwomoons.Hisbodyrattledlikeadrystickinhisemptyshell.Slowlybutsurelyhebegantoplanhowhewouldgotothesky.""Buthehadnowings,"saidEzinma."Bepatient,"repliedhermother."Thatisthestory.Tortoisehadnowings,buthewenttothebirdsandaskedtobeallowedtogowiththem."'Weknowyoutoowell,'saidthebirdswhentheyhadheardhim.'Youarefullofcunningandyouareungrateful.Ifweallowyoutocomewithusyouwillsoonbeginyourmischief.Weknowyouofold.'"'Youdonotknowme,'saidTortoise.'Iamachangedman.Iamnotthemischievousmanyouonceknew.Onthecontrary,Iamthoughtfulandwell-meaning.Ihavelearnedthatamanwhomakestroubleforothersisalsomakingtroubleforhimself.Restassured,IpromiseIwillnotcauseyouanytrouble.'"Tortoisehadasweettongue,andwithinashorttimeallthebirdsagreedthathewasachangedman,andtheyallgavehimafeather,withwhichhemadetwosplendidlycolorfulwings."AtlastthegreatdaycameandTortoisewasthefirsttoarriveatthemeetingplace.Whenallthebirdshadgatheredtogether,theyallsetofftogether.Tortoisewasveryhappyasheflewamongthebirds,andhewassoonchosenasthemantospeakforthepartybecausehewasagreatorator."'Thereisoneimportantthingwhichwemustnotforget,'hesaidastheyflewontheirway.'Whenpeopleareinvitedtoagreatfeastlikethis,theytakenewnamesfortheoccasion.Ourhostsintheskywillexpectustohonorthisage-oldcustom."NoneofthebirdshadheardofthiscustombuttheyknewthatTortoise,inspiteofhisfailingsinotherareas,wasawidelytraveledmanwhoknewthecustomsofdifferentpeoples.Andsotheyeachtookanewname.Whentheyhadalltakenanewname,Tortoisealsotookone.HewastobecalledAllofyou."Atlastthepartyarrivedintheskyandtheirhostswereveryhappytoseethem.Tortoisestoodupinhismany-coloredplumageandthankedthemfortheirinvitation.Hisspeechwassoeloquentthatallthebirdsweregladtheyhadbroughthim,andnoddedtheirheadsinapprovalofallhesaid.Theirhoststookhimasthekingofthebirds,especiallyashelookedsomewhatdifferentfromtheothers."Afteraselectionofnutshadbeenpresentedandeaten,the,peopleoftheskysetbeforetheirgueststhemostdelectabledishesTortoisehadeverseenordreamedof.Thesoupwasbroughtouthotfromthefireandintheverypotinwhichithadbeencooked.Itwasfull,ofmeatandfish.Tortoisebegantosniffaloud.Therewaspoundedyamandalsoyamsoupcookedwithpalmoilandfreshfish.Therewerealsopotsofpalmwine.Wheneverythinghadbeensetbeforetheguests,oneofthepeopleoftheskycameforwardandtastedalittlefromeachpot.Hetheninvitedthebirdstoeat.ButTortoisejumpedtohisfeetandasked:'Forwhomhaveyoupreparedthisfeast'"'Forallofyou,'repliedtheman."Tortoiseturnedtothebirdsandsaid:'YourememberthatmynameisAllofyou.Thecustomhereistoservethespokesmanfirstandtheotherslater.TheywillserveyouwhenIhaveeaten.'"Hebegantoeatandthebirdsgrumbledangrilyamongthemselves.Thepeopleoftheskythoughtitmustbetheircustomtoleaveallthefoodfortheirking.AndsoTortoiseatethebestpartofthefoodandthendranktwopotsofpalmwine,sothathewasfulloffoodanddrinkandhisbodygrewfatenoughtofillouthisshell."Thebirdsgatheredroundtoeatwhatwasleftandtopeckattheboneshehadthrownonthefloor.Someofthemweretooangrytoeat.Theychosetoflyhomeonanemptystomach.ButbeforetheylefteachtookbackthefeatherhehadlenttoTortoise.Andtherehestoodinhishardshellfulloffoodandwinebutwithoutanywingstoflyhome.Heaskedthebirdstotakeamessageforhiswife,buttheyallrefused.IntheendParrot,whohadfeltmoreangrythantheothers,suddenlychangedhismindandagreedtotakethemessage."'Tellmywife,'saidTortoise,'tobringoutallthesoftthingsinmyhouseandcoverthegroundwiththemsothatIcanjumpdownfromtheskywithouthurtingmyself."Parrotpromisedfaithfullytodeliverthemessage,andthenflewawaysmilingtohimself.HoweverwhenhereachedTortoise'shousehetoldhiswifetobringoutallthehardandsharpthingsinthehouse.AndsoTortoise'swifedutifullybroughtoutherhusband'shoes,knives,spears,guns,andevenhiscannon.Tortoiselookeddownfromtheskyandsawhiswifebringingthingsout,butitwastoofartoseewhattheywere.Whenallseemedreadyhelethimselfgo.Hefellandfellandfelluntilhebegantofearthathewouldneverstopfalling.Andthenlikethesoundofhiscannonhecrashedtotheground.""Didhedie"askedEzinma."No,"repliedEkwefi."Hisshellbrokeintohundredsofpieces.Buttherewasagreatmedicinemanintheneighborhood.Tortoise'swifesentforhimandhegatheredallthebitsofshellandstuckthemtogether.ThatiswhytheTortoise'sshellisnotsmooth."BeautyandtheBeastTherewasonceaveryrichmerchantwhohadsixchildren,threesonsandthreedaughters.Hegavehisdaughterseverythingtheywanted,buttheywereveryconceitedandspoiled,exceptfortheyoungest,whomtheycalledBeauty.Shewasasbeautifulasshewassweet,andhertwosisterswereconsumedwithjealousy.Oneterribledaythemerchantlearnedthathehadlostallofhismoney,andthefamilywasforcedtomovefromtheirluxuriousmansionintowntoasmallhouseinthecountry.Thesonsimmediatelyhelpedtheirfatherwiththeoutsidechores.PoorBeauty,shehadneverlivedwithoutservants.Nowshehadtogetupbeforesunrisetolightthefireandmakethefoodandcleanthehouse.Butshesoongrewaccustomedtoitandsaid,"Cryingwon'timprovethesituation.Imusttrytomakemyselfhappy."Hersisters,ontheotherhand,stayedinbedtillnoonandwereannoyedthatBeautywasnotasmiserableastheywere.Ayearlater,thefatherreceivedaletterthatoneofhislostshipshadbeenfoundandhadarrivedfilledwithmerchandiseforhim.Everyonewasdelightedbecausetheywouldonceagainrich.Asthemerchantleft,thetwoolderdaughtersbeggedtheirfathertobringthemhomeallsortsofpreciousjewelsandelegantgowns."AndwhatdoesmyBeautywant"thefatherasked."Oh,Ineednothing,butifyoucouldbringmearose,Iwouldbemostappreciative,"shesaid.Ofcourse,Beautydidnotneedtherose,butshethoughtshehadbetteraskforsomethingsoasnottoappeartobecriticizinghersisters'greed.Themerchantreachedtheharbor,butalas,thevesselhadsunk,consequentlyhewasstillaspoorasbefore.Onthewayhomehegotlostinaforest,anditbegantosnow."Ishalldieofthecoldorbeeatenbywolvesandneverseemydearchildrenagain,"hereflectedsadly.Suddenly,hesawahugemansionwithallthelightson.Heknockedatthedoor,butnooneanswered.Heenteredonlytofindalargefireburninginthefireplacea