What was his disgust, however, when on tasting the food, he found the bread to be made of chalk, the chicken of cardboard, and the brilliant fruit of colored alabaster! He wanted to cry, he wanted to give himself up to despair, he wanted to throw away the tray and all that was on it. Instead, either from pain or weakness, he fell to the floor in a dead faint. When he regained his senses, he found himself stretched out on a sofa and the Fairy was seated near him. 然而，他為什么會反胃呢？當他品嘗食物的時候，他發(fā)現(xiàn)面包原來是白堊做的，雞肉是硬紙板做的，閃亮晃眼的水果是涂了色的雪花石膏做的。他只想放聲大哭，他想自暴自棄不抱希望，他想扔掉這個盤子以及上面的一切。而相反，要么是出于痛苦，要么是由于虛弱，他昏厥倒地不省人事。當他恢復知覺的時候他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己躺在一張沙發(fā)上面，而仙子就坐在他近旁。