2 Country Roots

Chapter 2 Country Roots Dolly's parents didn't have much time for their kids. They worked so hard just to survive. It was a struggle to buy new shoes each year for twelve children. The Parton kids invented their own fun. Dolly remembers tying June bugs to a string and calling them "'lectric kites." The kids were outdoors all the time. They ran barefoot all summer. Dolly was a tomboy. Once Dolly jumped over a fence and cut her foot so badly her toes were barely hanging on. Avie Lee sewed them back on, and

多莉的父母没有多少时间陪孩子。 他们努力工作只是为了生存。 每年为12个孩子买新鞋是一件很困难的事。 帕顿家的孩子们发明了他们自己的乐趣。 多莉记得把六月的虫子绑在一根绳子上，称它们为“电动风筝”。 孩子们总是在户外。 他们整个夏天都光着脚跑。 多莉是个假小子。有一次，多莉跳过篱笆，把脚割伤得很严重，脚趾头都快断掉了。 艾薇·李把它们缝回去了

they healed fine. The Parton girls used purple pokeberries to paint bracelets and wristwatches on their arms. They painted what they called "Jesus sandals" on their feet and pretended to be people from the Bible. Dolly wanted to work in a beauty salon. Pokeberries made good lipstick. Her mother didn't always approve! Dolly knew she did not want to stay on the

他们愈合得很好。帕顿的女孩们用紫色的波克莓在手臂上画手镯和手表。 他们在脚上画上所谓的“耶稣凉鞋”，假装是圣经中的人物。 多莉想在美容院工作。 Pokeberries是很好的口红。 她的母亲并不总是赞成！多莉知道她不想呆在

farm. She hated working in the fields. Dolly thought of an escape plan. She got her brothers and sisters to help her dig a hole. For months they kept on digging. Dolly's plan was to dig all the way to China!

农场。她讨厌在地里干活。 多莉想出了一个逃跑计划。 她让她的兄弟姐妹帮她挖一个洞。 几个月来，他们一直在挖掘。 多莉的计划是一路挖到中国！

MOST OF DOLLY’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE CREATIVE AND MUSICAL. STELLA, RANDY, FLOYD, FRIEDA, AND RACHEL ARE ALL PERFORMERS AND SONGWRITERS. WILLADEENE IS AN AUTHOR AND POET. DOLLY SAID SHE’S LIKE A SECOND MOTHER TO ALL HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS. CASSIE WORKS FOR DOLLY, MANAGING HER PROPERTIES. BOBBY AND DAVID ARE BOTH BUILDERS. DENVER, A FARMER, NAMED HIS FIRST DAUGHTER AFTER DOLLY Dolly and her brothers and sisters walked two miles to school every day. The school had eight grades and only fifteen students. Most of them were Partons! Dolly met seven-year-old Judy

多莉的大多数兄弟姐妹都很有创意，喜欢音乐。 斯特拉，兰迪，弗洛伊德，弗里达和瑞秋都是表演者和词曲作者。 Willadeene是一位作家和诗人。 多莉说她就像她所有兄弟姐妹的第二个母亲。 卡西为多莉工作，管理她的财产。 博比和大卫都是建筑工人。 农场主丹佛给他的第一个女儿取名为多莉。多莉和她的兄弟姐妹每天步行两英里去上学。 学校有8个年级，只有15名学生。 他们大多数都是帕顿！多莉遇到了7岁的朱迪

Ogle there. They became best friends for life. Judy wrote down Dolly's songs for her. (Dolly never learned to read music.) Judy still helps Dolly today. They have been best friends for over fifty-five years!

眉目传情。他们成为了一生最好的朋友。 朱迪为多莉写了歌。 （多莉从未学会读谱。）朱迪今天还在帮助多莉。 他们做了55年的好朋友了！