Home sweet home

Home Sweet Home. Written by Marianne Dobeck. Illustrated by Kathy Ember.

家，甜蜜的家。 作者：玛丽安娜·多贝克 绘者：凯西·恩伯

Hen had a nice white house. She liked her house, but she wanted a new color for her house. I will paint my house red, thought Hen.

母鸡有一栋漂亮的白房子。她很喜欢自己的房子，不过想给它换个新颜色。 我要把房子刷成红色，母鸡心里想。

Along came Cal. Hello, Hen, said Cal. Do you want to play with me? Not today, said Hen. I'm going to paint my house. I will help you, said Cal.

卡尔走了过来。 你好呀，母鸡，卡尔说。 你要不要和我一起玩呀？ 今天不行哦，母鸡说。 我打算给我的房子刷漆呢。 我来帮你吧，卡尔说。

"'We need a ladder,' said Hen. "'I will go find one. You wait here.' Kal waited and waited. She got tired of waiting, so she grabbed a can of paint. "'This paint is as blue as the sky,' said Kal. "'Blue is a good color for a house. I will use this bright blue paint.' And she did.

“我们需要一把梯子，”母鸡说，“我去找找，你在这儿等着。” 卡尔等啊等，等得都不耐烦了，就抓起了一罐油漆。 “这罐油漆和天空一样蓝，”卡尔说，“蓝色刷房子可好看啦，我 就要用这亮蓝色的油漆。”说完她就刷了起来。

Along came Pig. Look at all the paint cans, Pig said. Hen must be painting her house. I can help her. Pig grabbed a can of paint. This paint is as yellow as the sun, said Pig. Yellow is a nice color for a house. I will use this yellow paint. And he did.

小猪走了过来。 哇，好多油漆罐呀，小猪说。 母鸡肯定是在给房子刷漆。 我可以去帮她呀。 小猪抓起了一罐油漆。 这罐油漆和太阳一样黄，小猪说。 黄色刷房子可太好看啦。 我就用这罐黄色的油漆吧。 说完他就刷了起来。

Along came Duck. "'Hen has lots of paint,' said Duck. "'She must be painting her house. I will help her.' Duck grabbed a paint can. "'This paint is as green as the grass,' said Duck. "'Green is a fine color for a house. I will use this green paint.' And he did.

小鸭子走了过来。 “母鸡有好多油漆呀，”小鸭子说。 “她肯定是在给自己的房子刷漆。 我要去帮她。” 小鸭子抓起了一罐油漆。 “这罐油漆和青草一样绿，”小鸭子说。 “绿色刷房子可太合适啦。 我就用这罐绿色的油漆吧。” 说完他就刷了起来。