Jemima Is Upset

Jemima Puddle-Duck was upset. “ I don't like the farmer's wife, ” she said. “ Why?” asked her sister, Rebecca.

杰米玛·帕德尔鸭很不高兴。 “我不喜欢农夫的妻子，”她说。 “为什么？”她的妹妹丽贝卡问。

“ She took my eggs! ” cried Jemima. “ She gave them to the hens to hatch! ”

“她拿走了我的蛋！”杰米玛喊道。 “她把他们交给母鸡孵化！”

This was true. The farmer's wife took all the ducks' eggs. But Rebecca didn't mind.

这是真的。 农夫的妻子拿走了所有的鸭蛋。 但丽贝卡并不介意。

“ I'm glad she took my eggs, ” said Rebecca. “ I don't have time to sit on them. ”

“我很高兴她拿走了我的蛋，”丽贝卡说。 “我可没有时间坐在他们身上。”

Jemima was still upset. “ I want to hatch my own eggs, ” she said.

杰米玛还是很不高兴。 “我想孵自己的蛋，”她说。

“ That's silly, ” said Rebecca. “ You would get bored. Then you'd forget about your eggs. ”

“这太愚蠢了，”丽贝卡说。 “你会感到无聊的。 这样你就会忘了你的蛋了。”