寻找“童话城堡”

In the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty（《睡美人》）， Princess Aurora（奥罗拉公主） sleeps in a castle. There，she waits for the prince（王子） to wake her up. This dream castle can be found in Germany！ And it has a fun name-the “Neuschwanstein Castle（新天鵝堡）”.

Once there was a king. His name was Ludwig Ⅱ（路德维希二世）. When he was young， he lived with his family in an old castle. After he became the king， he built his own castle. He named it the  “Neuschwanstein Castle（New Swan Stone Castle）”， because he loved the fairytale（童话） The Swan Knight（《天鹅骑士》）.

Once upon a time， a knight saved（救） a girl. He came in a boat. The boat was pulled（拉） by a swan. The knight asked the girl to marry（与……结婚） him. But he said， “please don’t ask my name.”

Unfortunately（不幸地）， before their wedding（婚礼）， the girl still asked the knight the question， “Who are you？”

The Swan Knight felt very sad. He was， in fact， a god（神）. And now he had to leave. The swan-pulled boat came and took him away.

The castle is blue and white on the outside. Inside of it， you can see some swan-shaped furniture（家具）. Can you guess（猜测） how many rooms it has？ The answer is more than 360！ There is also a big music hall（音乐厅）， because the king loved music so much.

There are many other fairytale castles in the world. Let’s take a look！

①The Chateau de Chambord（香波尔城堡） is a castle in France. It looks like the castle in Beauty and the Beast（《美女与野兽》）. It is over 500 years old now. There are many beautiful castles in France. This castle is one of the most famous.

②Do you remember the Mermaid（美人鱼） Ariel and Prince Eric？ You can find Eric’s castle in Switzerland（瑞士）. It is named the “Chateau De Chillon（西庸城堡）”. It is like an island（岛屿） on the lake. Maybe you can see the red-haired mermaid swimming in the water！

③Alcazar of Segovia（阿尔卡萨城堡） looks like the bow of a ship（船头）. It is in Spain（西班牙）. It is like the castle in Snow White（《白雪主公》）. It has a pretty blue roof（房顶）.