How Tulips Came to Canada

In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany. He was a very evil man and committed many horrible crimes against the people of Europe. In 1940, he attacked the peaceful nation of Holland. The people of Holland, called the Dutch, were forced to become part of Germany. They had to live under German law and do whatever the German soldiers told them to do.

1930年代，阿道夫·希特勒成为德国领导人。 他是一个非常邪恶的人，对欧洲人民犯下了许多可怕的罪行。 1940年，他袭击了和平的荷兰。 被称为荷兰人的荷兰人民被迫成为德国的一部分。 他们必须按照德国的法律生活，按照德国士兵的命令去做。

If the German soldiers wanted their food or blankets, they had to give them up. After the Germans defeated the Dutch, the queen of Holland had to leave the country. Queen Wilhelmina, her daughter, and granddaughters all escaped to London. But London was not very safe either. Hitler and his army were bombing London every night.

如果德国士兵想要他们的食物或者毯子，他们不得不放弃。 德国人打败荷兰人后，荷兰女王不得不离开这个国家。 威廉敏娜女王、她的女儿和孙女都逃到了伦敦。 但伦敦也不太安全。希特勒和他的军队每晚都在轰炸伦敦。

So, Queen Wilhelmina sent her daughter, Princess Juliana, and her granddaughters to live in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. In Ottawa, the Canadian people took very good care of the princess and her daughters. However, Queen Wilhelmina did not come to Canada. Even though it was very dangerous, she stayed in London. She would send radio messages to the people of Holland.

因此，威廉敏娜女王把她的女儿朱莉安娜公主和她的孙女们送到了加拿大首都渥太华。 在渥太华，加拿大人民非常照顾公主和她的女儿。 然而，威廉敏娜女王并没有来到加拿大。 尽管很危险，她还是留在了伦敦。 她会向荷兰人民发送无线电信息。

She would tell them not to give up. In Ottawa, Princess Juliana had a baby girl. To celebrate, the Canadians raised the Dutch flag and played the Dutch national anthem. It was a wonderful feeling for the princess. The queen heard about the celebration and announced the exciting news on her radio broadcast.

在渥太华，朱莉安娜公主生了一个女婴。为了庆祝，加拿大人升起荷兰国旗，奏起荷兰国歌。 为了庆祝，加拿大人升起荷兰国旗，奏起荷兰国歌。 这对公主来说是一种美妙的感觉。 女王听说了庆祝活动，并在广播中宣布了这一激动人心的消息。

When the people of Holland heard this news, they were very thankful to the Canadians. Then, in 1944, the Canadian soldiers came to Holland and helped defeat the German army. The people of Holland were even more grateful for this. The people wanted to thank the Canadians for taking care of their princess and for helping defeat Hitler's army.

当荷兰人民听到这个消息时，他们非常感谢加拿大人。 然后，1944年，加拿大士兵来到荷兰，帮助击败了德军。 荷兰人民对此更加感激。人们想感谢加拿大人照顾他们的公主，帮助打败希特勒的军队。

Princess Juliana presented the city of Ottawa with 100, 000 tulip bulbs. The Dutch are famous for their beautiful tulips. Holland is covered with tulips every spring. So, the gift of tulips to Canada was a true sign of friendship.

朱莉安娜公主向渥太华市赠送了10万株郁金香球茎。荷兰人以其美丽的郁金香而闻名。 荷兰每年春天都长满郁金香。因此，向加拿大赠送郁金香是友谊的真正象征。