The Great Chapatti Chase

The Great Chapati Chase

《薄饼大逃亡》

Long ago and far away in a village in India a woman walked wearily home from the well. And now it's time to make my bread she said with a sigh going into her small kitchen. She threw some handfuls of flour into a tin bowl poured in a trickle of cool water and kneaded it all together to make some dough.

很久很久以前，在遥远的印度的一个小村庄里，一个女人拖着疲惫的步子从外面走回家 井边。“现在该做我的面包啦。”她叹了口气，走进了 她家小小的厨房。她抓了几把面粉倒进锡碗里，再 倒入细细的凉水，把所有东西揉到一起做成了面团。

Pop! She placed a small piece between the palms of her hands. Round and round she rolled that dough, making a small round ball. Then she placed the ball on a square wooden board, took her little rolling pin and set to work.

啪！她揪了一小块面团放在掌心，搓来搓去，把面团搓成了一个小圆球。 接着她把圆球放在方形木板上，拿起小擀面杖开始忙活。

The woman rolled the dough flat and turned it again and again until she had made a perfectly round chapati. The woman smiled. My, what a handsome little chapati! she said. You'll be delicious to eat. And, flip, flap, she flung that chapati on to the hot iron stove.

女人把面团擀平，翻来翻去，直到做出了一张圆得不能再圆的薄饼。 女人笑了。 “天呐，这张小薄饼长得可真好看！”她说。 “吃起来肯定香极了。” 然后啪嗒一声，她把薄饼扔到了滚烫的铁炉子上。

However, believe it or not, as soon as this little chapati felt the fire, he puffed out his fat round cheeks and grinned. Delicious to eat, he replied laughing. No, no you silly woman, I'm not staying to be eaten.

不过呀，说出来你可能不信，这张小薄饼一碰到热气，就鼓起了 他圆滚滚的胖脸颊，咧嘴笑了。 “好吃？”他笑着回答，“不行不行，你这傻女人，我才不要留在这里被吃掉呢。”

With that, he jumped off the stove and rolled right out of the door, singing for all to hear. Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me. I'm Chapati Man.

话音刚落，他就跳下炉子，径直滚出门去，还大声唱着歌，所有人都听得见。 “跑呀跑，使劲跑呀！你们抓不到我，我是薄饼人！”