The Woman who Fooled the Fairies

The woman who fooled the fairies.

骗过小精灵的女人

There was once a woman who baked the best cakes in the whole wide world. Her scones were scrumptious, her tarts were terrific, her biscuits were brilliant. But her cakes, oh, her cakes took your breath away. People came from miles around to buy them.

从前有个女人，她烤的蛋糕是全世界最好吃的。 她做的司康香酥可口，果馅饼美味十足，小饼干也超棒。 可她烤的蛋糕呀，哦，那味道简直好得让人惊叹。 方圆几里的人们都特意跑来买她的蛋糕。

The fairies loved the woman's cakes too, but they didn't want to buy them. Day after day, they waited under the woman's window. They hoped she would leave a cake out to cool, but the woman was far too wise for that. They hoped she would leave a cake out to cool, but the woman was far too wise for that.

小精灵们也很喜欢这个女人做的蛋糕，可他们不想花钱买。 日复一日，他们都守在女人家的窗户底下。 他们盼着女人会把蛋糕拿出来放凉，可女人聪明得很，才不会那么做呢。 他们盼着女人会把蛋糕拿出来放凉，可女人聪明得很，才不会那么做呢。

So the fairies said to themselves, If we can't steal a cake, we'll steal the cake maker.

于是小精灵们暗自盘算： 既然偷不到蛋糕，我们就把做蛋糕的人偷走好了。

One warm summer's night, the woman was walking home through the woods. First, she heard a hundred little whispers. Then, she felt a flurry of fairy wings around her face.

一个温暖的夏夜，女人正穿过树林往家走。 一开始，她听到一百个细小的声音在窃窃私语。 紧接着，她感觉到一阵小精灵的翅膀在她脸旁扇动。

Soon, she felt too tired to take another step. She just had to lie down and close her eyes.

很快，她就累得一步也走不动了，只好躺下来闭上了眼睛。