拇指姑娘

One spring, a woman sowed a magic seed in a flowerpot. The seed soon sprouted, and it grew into a flower bud. Just as the woman kissed the bud, it blossomed. What a magical flower! Right in the middle of it sat a tiny lovely girl. She was no bigger than a thumb, and therefore she was called Thumbelina.

一年春天，一个女人在花盆里播下了一粒神奇的种子。 不久，种子发芽了，并且迅速地长出一个美丽的花苞。 这个女人 高兴地吻了它一下，只听见啪的一声，花朵开放了。多么神奇的花啊! 在花朵的正中央，坐着一位娇小可爱的姑娘。 她和大拇指差不多高，因此人们都叫她拇指姑娘。

One night, Thumbelina was sleeping in her walnut-shell cradle. An old toad jumped in through the window. " What a lovely girl! ” he said. " She would be a perfect wife for my son. " So he lifted up the cradle and left quickly. There were many lily pads floating above the brook. The old toad put Thumbelina on the biggest pad and swam away. He couldn't wait to tell his son about the lovely girl.

一天晚上，拇指姑娘正在她那胡桃壳摇篮里睡觉。一只老癞蛤蟆从窗外跳了进来。 “多么可爱的小姑娘呀！”他说，“做我的儿媳妇正合适！” 于是，他抱起揺篮，跳出窗户，来到了小溪边。小溪里漂着很多睡莲叶子。 老蛤蟆把拇指姑娘放在最大的叶子上，然后游走了。他着急地把这个好消息告诉。

When Thumbelina woke up, she found herself in a strange place. She was so scared and began to cry. Hearing her cry, the fish came and asked her why. " I want to go back to the shore, but I can't swim, " Thumbelina said. The fish helped to bite off the leafstalk and the lily pad carried Thumbelina away with the running water. Eventually it stopped beside a forest.

拇指姑娘醒来后，发现自己躺在一个陌生的地方，她害怕地哭了起来。 水里的小鱼听到哭声都探出头来，问拇指姑娘为什么哭。拇指姑娘说：“我想回到岸上去，可是我不会游泳。” 小鱼帮忙咬掉了叶柄，睡莲叶子顺着流水漂啊漂，带着拇指姑娘一起漂走了。最后在一片树林边靠了岸。

Thumbelina began to live in the forest. She ate nectar, drank dew and slept on a small bed made of grass. But the cold winter was coming, and Thumbelina still wore her summer clothes. She was shivering with cold. When it started to snow, Thumbelina left the forest. She had to find a warm place to live.

拇指姑娘在树林里安了家。她吃的是鲜花的花蜜，喝的是叶子上的露珠，睡的是草叶编织的小床。 但寒冷的冬天到来了，拇指姑娘还穿着夏天的衣服，她冻得瑟瑟发抖。 当雪花落下来的时候，拇指姑娘不得不离开树林了，她必须找到一个温暖的地方过冬。

Thumbelina came to a cornfield. A field mouse's house was beside the cornfield. Poor Thumbelina begged the field mouse for some food. She hadn't had anything for two days. The field mouse was kind and shared his food with Thumbelina. " If you could help me clean my house, you can stay with me, " he said. Thumbelina agreed.

拇指姑娘走到了麦田边，那里有一个小洞，洞里是田鼠的家。 拇指姑娘请求田鼠给她一些食物吃。她已经两天没吃过一丁点儿东西了。 田鼠很善良，给拇指姑娘分了些食物。 ”如果你能帮忙打扫房子,就可以在这里住下。“他说。拇指姑娘同意了。

The field mouse had a good friend, a rich mole. The mole fell in love with Thumbelina and wanted to marry her. But Thumbelina didn't like him, because the mole disliked the sun and flowers. Thumbelina didn't want to live with him underground in darkness forever.

田鼠有个好朋友叫鼹鼠，他非常有钱。鼹鼠爱上了可爱的拇指姑娘，想娶她为妻。 但是拇指姑娘不喜欢他，因为鼹鼠不喜欢太阳和美丽的花。 拇指姑娘不想和他永远生活在黑暗的地下。