최근 에 도 푸른 수염 이 란 영화 로 다시 만들 어 진 유명 한 연쇄 살인 자 를 소재 로 한 공포 이야기 . 여기 서 는 주인공 메리 가 비록 연약 하 지만 진정 한 용기 를 발휘 해 살인자 의 정체 를 밝힌 후 처벌 하 는 마무리 가 인상 적 이 다 . 아이 들 은 의외로 무서운 이야기 를 몹시 좋 아 한다 . 귀신 이야기 나 살인 에 관한 이야기 들 을 우리 들 도 어렸 을 때 무서워하 면서 도 재미있 게 들 었 던 기억 이 난다 . 요즘 이 야 TV 나 영화 를 통해 비 쥬 얼 한 공포물 을 너무 흔하 게 접하 기 때문 에 이야기 가 아무리 무서워 봤 자 아이 들 의 성 에 차지 는 않 지만 그래도 이야기 꾼 의 적절 한 호흡 과 분위기 에 따라 이 정도 이야기 면 상당히 효과 적 이 다 . 특히 be bold be bold . . . 의 반복 되 는 음산 한 운율 이 마치 공포 영화 의 배경 음악 적 인 효과음 을 낸다 . Mr . Fox England Lady Mary was young and Lady Mary was fair . She had two brothers and more suitors than she could count on the fingers of two hands . But of them all , the most handsome and most gallant was a certain Mr . Fox , whom she met at her father ' s country house . Who he was no one knew , but he was certainly brave and surely rich . Of all her suitors , Lady Mary cared for him alone . At last it was agreed that they would wed . Mr . Fox told her of his home . He said , " It is in the forest . It is a castle . " But strange to say , he did not take her to see it . The day before the wedding , Mr . Fox went away on business , " as he put it . Lady Mary was curious about her future home and set out through the forest to find it . She kilted up her skirts and scampered along until she came to the darkest part of the forest . There she saw a castle standing all by itself with high walls and a deep moat . She walked over the drawbridge and up to the gateway . on the arch , carved in stone , she saw these words : BE BOLD , BE BOLD , BE BOLD , And she thought , " Well , I ' m a bold one , I am . " And she walked through the gate and across the wide , empty courtyard . Lady Mary came to the big oaken doors , and on the portal was written : BE BOLD , BE BOLD , BUT NOT TOO BOLD , She thought , " It ' s not too bold to enter my future home . " She pushed open the big doors and went into the hall . It was as still as a tomb . A broad stairway led to a chamber above . She climbed the stairs , and over the door of the chamber she saw : BE BOLD , BE BOLD , BUT NOT TOO BOLD , LEST YOUR HEARTS BLOOD SHOULD RUN COLDLady Mary plucked up her courage and opened the door and went into the chamber . And what do you think she saw ? The bodies and bones of beautiful ladies - all broken and covered with blood . She turned and ran from that horrid room . She ran down the stairs . When who should she see through the window ? Mr . Fox - dragging a beautiful , dead woman in a white wedding dress . Lady Mary hid behind a cask on the landing . Mr . Fox came in and dragged the woman up the stairs . on the landing , he spied a gold band on her hand and tried to pull it off . The ring was tightly fixed , so Mr . Fox drew his sword , raised it , and chopped off the hand . It flew into the air , behind the cask , and onto Lady Mary ' s kilted lap . Mr . Fox looked around for the ring , but did not look behind the cask . Instead he grabbed the woman by the hair and dragged her up the stairs and into the bloody chamber above . Lady Mary ran from the castle and through the woods to her father ' s house . The next morning was the wedding breakfast . Mr . Fox came to sign the marriage contract . The guests were gathered around the table in the great hall . Mr . Fox came in and sat opposite Lady Mary in her bridal array . He looked at his bride and said , " How pale you are this morning , my dear . " She sat with her eyes downcast and answered , " I had bad dreams last night . " " Tell us your dreams , my dear . And the sound of your sweet voice shall while away the hour till the time that we are wed . " " I dreamed -, " said Lady Mary in a whisper , " I dreamed that yestermorn I walked through the forest in search of your home . I found it - a strong castle with high walls and a deep moat . And over the gate was written : BE BOLD , BE BOLD , Mr . Fox replied , " Well , it is not so . " " I dreamed that I walked through that gate up to the doors of your castle , and over them were carved : BE BOLD , BE BOLD , BUT NOT TOO BOLD , " But it is not so and it was not so , " said Mr . Fox . " In my dream I pushed open the big doors and went into the castle and up the stairway leading to a chamber above , I saw a door , and over it was written : BE BOLD , BE BOLD , BUT NOT TOO BOLD , LEST YOUR HEARTS BLOOD SHOULD RUN COLD " But it is not so and it was not so , it was but a dream -" " In my dream , I opened the door of the chamber and what did I see within ? The bodies and bones of beautiful ladies - all broken and covered with blood . And in my dream , I ran from that room and down the stairs . When who did I see ? You , Mr . Fox . " She looked him straight in the eye and spoke in a loud , clear voice . " You dragging a dead woman up the stairs . I hid behind the cask , you stopped and drew out your sword and hacked at her hand to get at a ring . The hand flew into the air and behind the cask and onto my lap . " Mr . Fox rose from his chair . his face grew pale , and as he spoke , his eyeteeth showed like a fox beset by hounds . " But it is not so and it was not so and God forbid it should ever be so . " " But it is so and it was so , and here ' s the hand and ring to show . " And so saying , Lady Mary rose from her chair , took the hand from her pocket , and pointed it at Mr . Fox . Her brothers drew their swords and pulled Mr . Fox from the hall . What they did to him , I dare not tell you , lest your heart ' s blood should run cold .