The New Jester

The New Jester

新小丑

The king was bored. “ Read a book, ” the queen said. “ It’s raining, ” the king said. “ Rain makes me grumpy. ”

国王感到厌烦。 “读一本书，”女王说。 “下雨了，”国王说。 “雨让我脾气暴躁。”

“ Dirk, ” said the queen. “ Fetch the new jester. He’ll make the king laugh. ”

“德克，”王后说。 “去找新小丑。他会让国王发笑的。”

Dirk gulped. Then he hurried out. “ Uh-oh, ” thought Tom. “ I think Dirk forgot to hire a new jester. ”

德克咽了一口气。 然后他匆匆忙忙地走了出去。 “噢，”汤姆想。 “我想德克忘了雇一个新小丑。”

Dirk came back. He was dragging a strange boy. “ Here’s the new jester! ” Dirk said. The boy looked surprised.

德克回来了。 他拖着一个陌生的男孩。 “新小丑来了！”德克说。 男孩看起来很惊讶。

“ Make me laugh, ” said the king. “ Um . . . ” The boy looked nervous. “ I can fix things, ” he said. “ Do you have a hole in your bucket?”

“让我笑，”国王说。 “嗯……”男孩看起来很紧张。 “我能修补东西，”他说。 “你的水桶上有洞吗？”