The Jumping Jester

The Jumping Jester

爱蹦蹦跳的小丑

Jack the Jester loved to jump. He jumped on the chairs. He jumped on the table. He made the people laugh.

小丑杰克特别爱蹦蹦跳。 他跳到椅子上。 他跳到桌子上。 大家都被他逗得哈哈大笑。

But sometimes people didn't laugh. Sometimes Jack broke things. Stop that jumping, said the maid. Sometimes Jack spilled things. Stop that jumping, said the cook.

可有时候大家笑不出来啦。 杰克有时候会弄坏东西。 别跳啦，女仆说道。 杰克有时候会弄洒东西。 别跳啦，厨师说道。

Sometimes Jack knocked things over. Stop that jumping, said the children. That jester must stop jumping, everyone said.

杰克有时候会碰倒东西。 别跳啦，孩子们说道。 这个小丑必须别再跳了，大家都这么说。

The king sent for the jester. You must stop jumping said the king. But I love jumping said Jack. I'm sorry said the king. This jumping has to stop. So Jack the jester stopped jumping. He was very sad.

国王派人把小丑叫了过来。 你不准再跳了，国王说。 可是我最喜欢蹦蹦跳了呀，杰克说。 我很抱歉，国王说。 你绝对不能再跳了。 于是小丑杰克就不再蹦蹦跳了。 他难过极了。

The maid was sad too. She stopped cleaning. The cook was sad too. He stopped cooking. The children were sad too. They stopped playing. Soon everyone in the palace was sad. They all stopped laughing.

女仆也很难过，她没心思打扫卫生了。厨师也很难过，他没心思做饭了。 孩子们也很难过，他们没心思玩耍了。 很快王宫里的所有人都闷闷不乐，大家都不再笑了。