8 Chapter 6 The Legend Blossoms

Chapter 6 The Legend Blossoms The first newspaper in the Northwest Territory was published in 1793 in Cincinnati, Ohio. But frontier settlers rarely got a chance to see a newspaper or any book besides the Bible. Most cabins were built far apart, and settlers didn't get many visitors. So they were glad to see Johnny when he came to their cabins to advertise

西北地区的第一份报纸于1793年在俄亥俄州的辛辛那提市出版。 但拓荒者很少有机会看到报纸或除了《圣经》以外的任何书籍。 大多数小木屋都建得相隔很远，定居者也没有多少游客。 所以，当约翰尼到他们的小木屋来做广告时，他们都很高兴见到他

his apple business and sell apple seedlings. Besides, he didn't just bring seedlings. He brought news and stories. Johnny was a good storyteller and liked to entertain settlers with his wilderness adventures. He told of a life full of exciting escapes from bears, wolves, and other wild animals. He told of tending his own wounds with a piece of blazinghot iron. And he told of the time he set his canoe on a large piece of ice floating down a creek. The ice carried him along faster than he could have paddled. Unfortunately, he fell asleep and wound up passing the place he'd meant to land.

他的苹果生意和卖苹果苗。 此外，他带来的不只是幼苗。 他带来了新闻和故事。 约翰尼是个很会讲故事的人，喜欢用他的荒野冒险来娱乐移民。 他讲述了自己从熊、狼和其他野生动物手中逃生的精彩经历。 他讲述了自己用一块滚烫的铁抚平伤口的经历。 他讲述了有一次他把独木舟放在一块顺着小溪顺流而下的大冰上。 冰把他拖得比他划桨的速度还快。 不幸的是，他睡着了，经过了他打算降落的地方。

When Johnny told stories, his gray eyes sparkled. He knew how to use his voice to build a story to a thrilling climax or to make people laugh. One thing that surprised people about Johnny was that he was always barefoot. He walked hundreds of miles in his apple business. His feet must have hurt at first. But the bottoms of them got tough after a while. Stepping on rocks and twigs became less painful. He occasionally stuck pins through the tough skin of his feet to impress people. Some people wondered if his feet were magic. Rumors got started. It was said he could leap across rivers or melt ice with his bare feet. The soles of his feet were said to be so tough that a snake's fangs couldn't pierce them.

当约翰尼讲故事时，他的灰色眼睛闪闪发光。 他知道如何用自己的声音把故事编到令人激动的高潮，或者让人们开怀大笑。 有一件事让人们对约翰尼感到惊讶，那就是他总是光着脚。 他为了卖苹果走了几百英里路。 一开始他的脚一定很疼。 但过了一段时间，它们的底部变得坚硬了。 踩在岩石和树枝上不再那么痛了。 他偶尔会把大头针插进脚上坚硬的皮肤，给人留下深刻印象。 有些人怀疑他的脚是否有魔力。 谣言四起。据说他可以赤足跃过河流或融冰。 据说他的脚底坚硬得连蛇的毒牙都刺不穿。

People talked about his clothes, too. Some said he wore an upside-down cooking pot on his head! He made a brim for the edge of it to shield his eyes from the sun. He may have done that a few times. It would have been a good way to carry his cooking pot and to shade his face from the sun. But most of the time, he probably carried his pot in a backpack. Johnny made his shirts out of empty coffee sacks with holes cut for his head and arms. Although he took baths, he didn't really care how he looked. He wore whatever he could find. Once,

人们也在谈论他的衣服。 有人说他头上倒着一个锅!他在帽子的边缘做了一个帽檐，以遮挡太阳。 他可能做过几次。 这将是一个很好的方式来携带他的烹饪锅和遮阳他的脸。 但大多数时候，他可能把大麻放在背包里。 约翰尼用空的咖啡袋做衬衫，在他的头和胳膊上剪了几个洞。 虽然他经常洗澡，但他并不在意自己的外表。 他能找到什么就穿什么。 有一次,

he found an old boot and a moccasin, so he put one on each foot.

他找到了一只旧靴子和一双鹿皮鞋，于是他每只脚都穿上了一只。