Seeing the World

Seeing the World

看世界

The tiny man introduced himself. “ I am Prince Fada. This is the kingdom of the flower fairies. ” He began to whistle. All the other flowers started to open up. Each flower had a tiny person like Thumbelina inside. Everyone smiled at her. This might be where I belong, ” she whispered to herself.

The tiny man introduced himself. 我是法达王子。这是花仙子的王国。” 他开始吹口哨。 其他的花都开始开放了。 每朵花里面都有一个拇指姑娘这样的小人物。 每个人都对她微笑。 这可能是我的归属，”她自言自语道。

Thumbelina was surprised and happy to see people like her. “ My name is Thumbelina, ” she said. “ Do you live in the flowers?” “ Yes, each flower is, each flower is home to one of us, ” laughed the prince. “ But where is your home?” “ I don’t really know, Prince Fada, ” said Thumbelina.

拇指姑娘看到像她这样的人既惊讶又高兴。 “我叫拇指姑娘，”她说。“你住在花里吗？” “是的，每一朵花都是，每一朵花都是我们其中一个人的家，”王子笑道。 “但你的家在哪里？” 我真的不知道，法达王子，”拇指姑娘说。

“ I just know what I enjoy doing, like looking at the stars. ” “ We sit in our flowers and watch the night sky, ” said the prince. “ Then we all sing together. ” “ Really?” asked Thumbelina, remembering Mrs. Marigold’s windowsill. “ What kind of flower do you sleep in?” asked the prince.

“我只知道我喜欢做什么，比如看星星。” “我们坐在花丛里看夜空，”王子说。 “然后我们一起唱歌。” “真的吗？”拇指姑娘问，想起了玛丽戈尔德夫人的窗台。 你睡什么花？”王子问。

“ My bed was a walnut shell with a blanket of tulip petals, ” Thumbelina replied. “ Yes, tulips are our people’s favorite flower, ” said Prince Fada. Thumbelina was very excited. “ Please tell me how you found us, ” said the prince.

“我的床是一个核桃壳，上面覆盖着郁金香花瓣，”拇指姑娘回答。 “是的，郁金香是我们人民的最爱”法达王子说。 拇指姑娘非常兴奋。 “请告诉我你是怎么找到我们的，”王子说。

So Thumbelina told him everything that had happened. “ Yes, our people love adventures too, ” agreed the prince. “ But singing kept me strong and happy, ” said Thumbelina. Prince Fada’s eyes shone. “ Yes, we all have lovely voices and love to sing. ”

所以拇指姑娘把发生的一切都告诉了他。 “是的，我们的人民也喜欢冒险，”王子同意道。 “但唱歌让我坚强快乐。”拇指姑娘说。 法达王子的眼睛闪闪发光。 “是的，我们都有可爱的声音，喜欢唱歌。”