A Strange Shadow

A Strange Shadow

奇怪的阴影

Jack tried again to tell Mother about the beans. But Mother leaped to her feet. She grabbed the beans out of Jack's hand.

杰克又试着告诉妈妈豆子的事。 但母亲跳了起来。 她从杰克手中抓起豆子。

Mother squeezed her fist hard. Then she threw the beans across the yard.

母亲使劲捏拳头。 然后她把豆子扔过院子。

" There! " Mother spun back to Jack. " Stop talking about those silly beans. Now go straight to bed! No supper for you! "

“停!”母亲转身面向杰克。 “别再说那些傻豆子了。现在去睡觉吧!你没有晚饭吃了!”

Jack hung his head. " Yes, Mother, " he mumbled. " I'm sorry. " Slowly he climbed the steps to the attic.

杰克垂下了头。 “是的，妈妈。”他喃喃地说。 “我很抱歉。” 他慢慢地爬上台阶，来到阁楼。

" Mother's right, " Jack thought. " I was foolish to believe in magic. Now we have no milk, no cow, and no money. "

“妈妈说得对，”杰克想。 “我真愚蠢，竟然相信魔法。现在我们没有牛奶，没有奶牛，也没有钱了。”