6 Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Pin the Tail on the Donkey written by Pam Holden illustrated by Kelvin Hawley

把尾巴钉在驴上，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插图由开尔文·霍利

One Saturday, when it was too stormy to play at the park, Dad had a good idea. He thought of a game for the family to play at home. He asked the children if they knew how to play Pin the Tail on the Donkey. "Look at this poor donkey without a tail," he said, holding up a picture of a funny-looking donkey. "How will he swish the flies away? I've found his tail. I wonder who can stick it back on for him?"

一个星期六，暴风雨太大，不能在公园里玩，爸爸有了一个好主意。 他想到了一个让全家人在家里玩的游戏。 他问孩子们是否知道如何玩给驴钉尾巴的游戏。 “看看这头可怜的没有尾巴的驴，”他说，举起一幅滑稽的驴的照片。 “他要怎么把苍蝇赶走呢?” 我找到了它的尾巴。我想知道谁能帮他把它粘回去?”

"I'll try to fix it," said Sam. "Give me the donkey's tail to hold." Dad put a blindfold over Sam's eyes and tied it at the back of his head, so that he couldn't see anything at all. "Turn around three times," said Dad. "Are you ready? Now go and put the tail back on the donkey."

“我会试着修好它，”萨姆说。 “把驴尾巴给我拿着。” 爸爸用眼罩蒙住萨姆的眼睛，绑在他的后脑勺上，这样他就什么也看不见了。 “转三圈，”爸爸说。 “准备好了吗?”现在去把尾巴套在驴背上。”

As Sam walked slowly forward with the tail, he tried to remember where the donkey's back was. When he reached out his hand to stick the tail on, everybody started to laugh. As soon as Dad took the blindfold off, Sam knew why they were laughing. The tail was hanging on the donkey's front leg! "I got it wrong, didn't I?" he said in surprise.

萨姆牵着驴尾巴慢慢地向前走着，他努力回忆驴子的背在哪里。 当他伸出手把尾巴插上去时，大家都笑了起来。 爸爸一摘下眼罩，萨姆就知道他们为什么笑了。 尾巴挂在驴的前腿上!“我弄错了，是不是?”他惊讶地说。

"It's your turn, Mary," said Dad, and he handed the tail to her. After he tied the blindfold around her head, he turned her slowly around. The other children counted, "One, two, three." All the family laughed when Mary stuck on the tail because she left it hanging on the donkey's ear!

“轮到你了，玛丽，”爸爸说着，把尾巴递给了她。 他把眼罩绑在她的头上，然后慢慢地把她转过来。 其他孩子数着:“一、二、三。” 当玛丽把尾巴挂在驴的耳朵上时，全家人都笑了。

John took the tail next, but he stuck it right on the poor donkey's nose. "That's funny! It's at the wrong end!" shouted the other children. Zoe had a quick turn because she didn't like wearing the blindfold. She hurried forward and stuck the tail in the middle of the donkey's tummy!

约翰接着拿起驴子的尾巴，但他把尾巴正好插在可怜的驴子的鼻子上。 “这是有趣的!它在错误的一端!”其他孩子喊道。 佐伊很快转过身来，因为她不喜欢戴眼罩。 她急忙上前，把尾巴插进驴肚子的中间!