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TheDaysOftheWeek一个星期的日子Thedaysoftheweekoncewantedtobefreetogettogetherandhaveaparty.Buteachofthesevendayswassooccupiedtheyeararoundthattheyhadnotimetospare.Theywantedawholeextraday;butthentheyhadthateveryfouryearstheintercalarydaythatcomesinFebruaryforthepurposeofkeepingorderinchronology.OntheintercalarydaytheywouldgettogetherforapartyandasFebruaryisthemonthofcarnivalstheywouldcomeincostumesofeachonestasteandchoice;theywouldeatwelldrinkwellmakespeechesandbecomplimentaryanddisagreeabletooneanotherinunrestrainedcomradeship.Whilethevikingsofoldentimesusedtothrowtheirgnawed-offbonesateachothersheadsduringmealtimethedaysoftheweekintendedtothrowjokesandsarcasticwitticismssuchasmightbeinkeepingwiththeinnocentcarnivalspirit.Sowhenitwasintercalarydaytheyassembled.Sundayforemanofthedaysoftheweekappearedinablacksilkcloak;piouspeoplethoughthewasdressedforchurchinaministersgownbuttheworldlymindedsawthathewasattiredinadominoformerrimentandthattheflashingcarnationheworeinhisbuttonholewasalittleredtheaterlanternonwhichitsaid“Allsoldour;seenowthatyouenjoyyourselves!MondayayoungfellowrelatedtoSundayandveryfondofpleasurescamenext.Helefthisworkshophesaidwheneverheheardthemusicoftheparadeoftheguard.〃ImustgooutandlistentoOffenbach,smusic;itdoesn,tgotomyheadortomyheart;itticklesmylegmuscles;Imustdancehaveafewdrinksgetablackeyesleepitoffandthenthenextdaygotowork.Iamthenewpartoftheweek!z,TuesdayisTyrsdaythedayofstrength.〃YesthatIam〃saidTuesday.〃Itakeafirmgriponmywork;IfastenMercury,swingsontothemerchant,sbootsseethatthewheelsinthefactoryareoiledandturningthatthetailorsitsathistableandthatthestreetpaverisbyhispavingstones;eachattendstohisbusinessforIkeepmyeyeonall.AccordinglyIamhereinapoliceuniformandcallmyselfTuesdayawell-usedday!Ifthisisabadjokethenyouotherstrytothinkofabetterone!”“ThenIcome〃saidWednesday.Iminthemiddleoftheweek.TheGermanscallmeHerrMittwoch.Istandlikeajourneymaninastoreandlikeaflowerinthemidstoftheotheresteemeddaysoftheweek!IfweallmarchupinorderthenIhavethreedaysbeforemeandthreedaysbehind;theyarelikeanhonorguardsoIshouldthinkthatIamthemostprominentdayintheweek!z,Thursdayappeareddressedasacoppersmithwithahammerandacopperkettleasasymbolofhisnobledescent.〃Iamofthehighestbirthhesaid“paganishgodlike!IntheNortherncountriesIamnamedafterThorandintheSoutherncountriesafterJupiterwhobothknewhowtothunderandlightenandthathasremainedinthefamily!Andthenhebeathiscopperkettletherebyprovinghishighbirth.FridaywasdressedasayounggirlandcalledherselfFreiaalsoVenusforachangedependinguponthelanguageofthecountryinwhichsheappeared.Shewasofaquietcheerfulcharactershesaidbuttodayshefeltgayandfreeforthiswasintercalarydaywhichaccordingtoanoldcustomgivesawomantherighttodareproposetoamanandnothavetowaitforhimtoproposetoher.Saturdayappearedasanoldhousekeeperwithabroomandothercleaningarticles.Herfavoritedishwasbeersoupthoughatthisfestiveoccasionshedidnotrequestthatitbeservedforeveryoneonlythatshegetitandshegotit.Andsothedaysoftheweekhadtheirparty.Heretheyareinprintallsevenofthemreadyforuseastableauxatfamilyparties.Thereyoucanmakethemasfunnyasyouwish;wegivethemhereasajokeonFebruarytheonlymonthwithanextraday.。