10 The Island of the Busy Bees

CHAPTER 10 The Island of the Busy Bees The crowd needn't have worried. Made of wood as he was, Pinocchio floated along quite nicely. He could not, however, find his quite un-wooden father. Pinocchio searched the waves all night long. And what a horrible night it was! It was raining so hard he could barely see, and thunder and lightning filled the frightening sky. Finally, at dawn, Pinocchio spotted something on the horizon: a long stretch of sand in the middle of the sea. It was an island! He was saved! He was getting too tired to swim or even

第十章忙碌的蜜蜂岛众人不必担心。 皮诺乔虽然是木头做的，却漂得很漂亮。 然而，他找不到他那完全不像木头的父亲。 皮诺乔整夜在海浪中搜寻。 那是一个多么可怕的夜晚啊！雨下得很大，他几乎什么也看不见，雷声和闪电充斥着可怕的天空。 终于，在黎明时分，皮诺乔在地平线上看见了什么东西：海中央有一大片沙子。 那是一个岛！他得救了！他累得连游泳也游不动了

float much farther, but, thankfully, a big wave picked him up and dumped him roughly onto the shore. For a while, the stunned puppet sat on the sand and looked out over the waters to see if he could catch sight of Geppetto or any other boat. But there was nothing. Looking around, Pinocchio was brimming with questions. What was the name of this island? What kind of people lived here? Were they friendly? But there was no one to ask. Just then, a big fish swam by. "Hey there, Mr. Fish," Pinocchio cried, "may I ask you something?" "Even two things, if you like," answered the fish, who was actually a dolphin. "In your travels around the sea, did you by any chance happen to meet a little boat with the best father in the world in it?" The dolphin told Pinocchio that any little

漂得更远了，谢天谢地，一个大浪把他卷了起来，把他粗暴地抛到岸上。 呆住了的木偶在沙滩上坐了一会儿，望着水面，看能不能看见杰佩托或别的船。 但是什么也没有。皮诺乔环顾四周，心中充满了疑问。 这个岛叫什么名字？ 什么样的人住在这里？ 他们友好吗？但是没有人可以问。 就在这时，一条大鱼游了过来。 “喂，鱼先生，”皮诺乔叫道，“我可以问你一件事吗？”“如果你愿意，甚至可以做两件事。”鱼回答说，他实际上是一只海豚。 “你在海上旅行的时候，有没有碰巧遇到一只小船，上面坐着世界上最好的爸爸？”海豚告诉皮诺乔，任何一点

boat surely would have been swamped during last night's storm. What's more, any fantastic father within such a boat surely would have been swallowed up by the terrible shark that was known to swim that sea. "The terrible shark?" Pinocchio gasped. The dolphin nodded. This shark, the dolphin explained, was bigger than a five-story building and had a mouth and stomach so big he could swallow an entire train. Then, wishing Pinocchio luck, the dolphin turned and swam away. Before Pinocchio could do anything else, he had to find some food. He walked inland and finally arrived at a small town called the Land of the Busy Bees. Unlike the City of Simpletons, the streets of this town were positively filled with people working. Pinocchio could not see one

这条船肯定在昨晚的暴风雨中被淹没了。 而且，在这条船上的任何一个奇形怪状的父亲，一定会被那条海中游来游去的可怕的鲨鱼吞掉的。 “可怕的鲨鱼？”匹诺曹气喘吁吁地说。 海豚点了点头。海豚解释说，这条鲨鱼比五层楼还大，嘴巴和肚子大得可以吞下一整列火车。 然后，海豚祝皮诺乔好运，转身游走了。 皮诺乔还没来得及做别的事，就得先去找点吃的。 他向内陆走去，最后到达了一个叫“忙碌蜜蜂之地”的小镇。 与“傻瓜之城”不同，这个小镇的街道上到处都是在工作的人。 皮诺乔看不见

lazy bum among them. He felt a little out of place. But he also felt incredibly hungry. The way he saw it, he could either work or beg for some food. He was ashamed to beg, because Geppetto had told him that only the sick or old should beg. Geppetto said that all others should earn their keep. When an old man passed by, however, pushing two heavy carts with obvious difficulty, Pinocchio asked the man if he could have a penny for some food. "I will give you two pennies," the man replied, "if you help me pull these heavy carts." Pinocchio was deeply offended. "Do you think me a donkey?" he asked. "I think you a proud, silly boy," the old man replied. "Perhaps you can eat two slices

懒汉就是其中之一。他觉得有点不自在。 但他也感到非常饿。 在他看来，他要么工作，要么乞讨。 他不好意思乞讨，因为杰佩托告诉过他，只有病人和老人才能乞讨。 杰佩托说其他的人都应该自食其力。 然而，当一个老人吃力地推着两辆沉重的大车经过时，皮诺乔问老人能不能给他一分钱买些吃的。 那人回答说：“如果你帮我拉这些重车，我就给你两个便士。” 皮诺乔很生气。 “你以为我是驴子吗？”他问。 “我认为你是个骄傲的傻孩子，”老人回答说。 “也许你可以吃两片

of that pride for breakfast." And with that he was gone. A few minutes later, a bricklayer passed by carrying a heavy pail of plaster on his shoulder. Again, Pinocchio begged for a penny. "Gladly," the man replied. "Just help me to carry this heavy plaster and, instead of one penny, I'll give you five." "I don't think so," Pinocchio answered. "That plaster seems kind of heavy." This happened at least twenty more times, with at least twenty more busy bees. Every person offered Pinocchio a job for some pay, and every time he refused. Finally a little woman walked by carrying two water jugs. Pinocchio begged her for a drink. Surprisingly, this time he was not refused. The woman set her jugs on the ground and

那份骄傲的早餐。” 说完他就走了。 几分钟后，一个泥瓦匠肩上扛着一桶沉重的灰泥走过。 皮诺乔又要了一分钱。 “很乐意，”那人回答。 “只要帮我搬这个沉重的石膏，我就给你五分钱，而不是一分钱。” “我不这么认为，”皮诺乔回答。 “石膏好像有点重。” 这种情况至少又发生了20次，至少有20多只蜜蜂在忙碌。 每个人都给皮诺乔一份工作，但他每次都拒绝了。 最后，一个小妇人提着两个水罐走过。 皮诺乔求她喝一杯。 令人惊讶的是，这次他没有被拒绝。 女人把她的水壶放在地上，然后

offered one to him. Pinocchio drank and drank until his thirst was completely gone. "Now if only I could get rid of my hunger," he said. "If you help me carry these jugs home," the woman replied, "I will give you a delicious hot meal, and some nice cake and jam for dessert." Not this work stuff again, Pinocchio thought. But by now he was so hungry that he could no longer resist. He agreed to take the job, and helped the woman carry her water jugs home. Before he knew it, he had a full and happy stomach. As he sat in the woman's house, digesting, Pinocchio looked up to thank her and gave a sudden cry of surprise. It was as if, with his stomach finally full, his eyes were finally working properly. Although she looked much older, she had the

给了他一个。皮诺乔一直喝啊喝，直到完全不渴了。 “要是我能摆脱饥饿就好了，”他说。 “如果你帮我把这些罐子搬回家，”女人回答说，“我会给你一顿美味的热饭，还有一些美味的蛋糕和果酱作为甜点。” 皮诺乔想，别再干这种活儿了。 但现在他太饿了，再也忍不住了。 他同意接受这份工作，并帮助那个女人把她的水罐搬回家。 在他意识到之前，他已经有了一个充实而快乐的胃。 皮诺乔坐在那女人的屋子里吃东西，他抬起头来感谢她，突然惊奇地叫了一声。 就好像他的胃终于吃饱了，他的眼睛终于正常工作了。 虽然她看起来老了很多，但她有