長腿叔叔

　　The First Wednesday in every month was a Perfectly Awful Day. It was a day that one waited for with fear， tried to get through with courage， and forgot as soon as possible. Every floor must be perfectly clean， every chair free of dust， and every bed without a wrinkle. Ninety-seven little orphans must be washed and dressed in their best clothes. All ninety-seven must be reminded of their manners， and told to say， Yes， sir， No， sir， whenever a Trustee spoke.It was a difficult time， and poor Jerusha Abbott， being the oldest orphan， had to bear the worst of k. But this particular first Wednesday， like the others before it， finally came to an end. Jerusha left the kitchen where she had been making sandwiches for the guests， and went upstairs to finish her regular work. Her special care was room F， where eleven little children， from four to seven years old， had their eleven little beds all in a row. Jerusha lined them up， straightened their dresses， and wiped their noses. Then she led them in an orderly and willing line towards the dining room to enjoy a happy half hour with bread and milk and fruit pudding.孤兒院長大的女孩茱蒂被一個似曾見過的神秘人物送去上大學，她的奇異之旅在毫無心理準備的情況下開始了……《長腿叔叔》曾被多次改編為戲劇、動畫片和電影，多年來受到全世界少年讀者的歡迎。

　　簡·韋伯斯特（1876—1916年）原名愛麗絲·簡·韋伯斯特美國著名作家馬克·吐溫的孫侄女，也是美國著名的小說家。美國人出生于紐約州的佛雷多尼亞，一個充滿文藝氣息的家庭中，父親是Charles L. Webster出版公司的合伙人，母親則是《湯姆歷險記》作者馬克·吐溫（Mark Twain）的侄女。改編者簡介：薄荷閱讀編輯團隊，由國內(nèi)外專業(yè)英語編輯及二語習得專家組成，已出版改編著作50多部，深受廣大英語學習愛好者的喜愛。