15 Pinocchio Gets Sold to the Circus

CHAPTER 15 Pinocchio Gets Sold to the Circus "Who is it?" the boys-turned-donkeys brayed politely. "It is the driver of the wagon that brought you here. Open this door or I'll kick it in." He seemed to understand their strange new language. And without even giving them a chance to open the door, kick it in he did. "Hello, boys," the round man said, still smiling. He didn't seem surprised at all. "Or should I say donkeys?" Putting bridles on them both, he started to pull them out the door. "Where are we going?" Lamp-Wicked tried

第十五章皮诺乔被卖到马戏团去了。“谁呀？” “是车夫把你带到这儿来的。 把门打开，不然我踹开了。” 他似乎听懂了他们奇怪的新语言。 还没给他们开门的机会，他就一脚踹了进去。 “你好，孩子们，”那个圆滚滚的男人说，仍然面带微笑。 他似乎一点也不惊讶。 “或者我应该说驴子？”他给它们套上缰绳，开始把它们拉出门外。 “我们要去哪儿？”Lamp-Wicked尝试

to say, or bray. The driver was taking the boys to market, and not to buy them some lovely snacks, either. No, he told them: He was taking them there to sell them! It turned out that the driver of the wagon had another profession, that of donkey dealer. He went around the world looking for lazy boys—those who ran away from home and from school and were therefore destined to become donkeys. He made quite a good living doing this. There were, it seemed, many such boys around! At the market, Lamp-Wick was bought by a farmer, and Pinocchio went to the owner of a circus, known to be a mean and greedy man. The next morning, Pinocchio's new job began. The circus owner was determined to teach his new donkey how to jump and bow,

叫：说或叫司机要带孩子们去市场，也不是给他们买些可爱的零食。 不，他告诉他们：他要把他们带到那里去卖！原来赶车的是另一种职业，驴贩子。 他周游世界寻找懒惰的孩子——那些从家里和学校逃跑，因此注定要变成驴子的孩子。 他做这个活过得相当不错。 周围似乎有很多这样的男孩！在市场上，小灯芯被一个农夫买走了，皮诺乔就去找一个马戏团的老板，大家都知道他是个吝啬贪婪的人。 第二天早上，皮诺乔的新工作开始了。 马戏团老板决定教他的新驴如何跳跃和鞠躬，

dance a waltz and a polka, and even stand on his head. Oh, how the crowds would laugh! How rich the circus owner would become! Pinocchio worked hard and finally mastered all of the tricks. The circus could open at last. The circus owner went around town and posted signs announcing the FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF THE FAMOUS DANCING DONKEY CALLED PINOCCHIO. As you might imagine, that night the stands were filled to overflowing. Everyone wanted to see the dancing donkey. Standing in the center of the ring, the circus owner cleared his throat and lifted up his microphone. "Ladies and Gentleman," he said. "Boys and girls. You are in for a wonderful night, for soon you shall meet the world famous Donkey of the Dance!"

跳华尔兹和波尔卡，甚至倒立。 哦，人群会怎么笑啊！马戏团的老板会变得多么富有啊！皮诺乔努力工作，终于掌握了所有的把戏。 马戏团终于可以开演了。 马戏团老板在镇上到处张贴告示，宣布著名的跳舞驴皮诺奇第一次公开露面。 你可以想象，那天晚上看台上座无虚席。 每个人都想看跳舞的驴子。 马戏团老板站在舞台中央，清了清嗓子，举起了麦克风。 “女士们，先生们，”他说。 “孩子们。你将度过一个美妙的夜晚，因为你很快就会遇到世界闻名的驴舞！”

The audience clapped politely. "I found this donkey in the wilds of Africa," the circus owner continued. "And what a savage violent beast he was. It took all of my will to tame him! But tame him I did. And I now present to you... Pinocchio!" This was Pinocchio's cue to enter the ring. Upon spotting him, the audience erupted in applause. Oh, what a dolled up donkey he was. The circus owner had dressed him up with a new bridle of shining leather and polished brass buckles. Pretty flowers and ribbons decorated his braided mane and tail, and a great sash of gold and silver was fastened around his waist. The circus owner gave Pinocchio the signal, and Pinocchio began to perform. He knew the drills. First he had to walk around the ring. Then, at the sound of the owner's whistle, he was to change to a trot. The trot

观众礼貌地鼓掌。 “我在非洲的野外发现了这头驴，”马戏团老板继续说。 “他是一只多么凶猛的野兽啊。 我用尽了全部的意志才驯服了他！但我驯服了他。 现在我向你们介绍… 匹诺曹!”这是皮诺乔上场的暗示。 观众一看到他，就爆发出热烈的掌声。 噢，他真是一头打扮得漂漂亮亮的驴子。 马戏团老板给他戴上了一套新的皮革缰绳和抛光的黄铜扣。 美丽的花朵和缎带装饰着它的鬃毛和尾巴，一条巨大的金银腰带系在它的腰上。 马戏团老板向皮诺乔发出信号，皮诺乔开始表演。 他知道演习。首先他得绕着拳击场走一圈。 然后，听到主人的哨声，他就开始小跑。 的小跑

was to be followed by a gallop, and then, finally, a full-speed run. All of a sudden, the owner raised his arm and shot a pistol into the air. The audience gasped—some people even screamed— especially when they saw that the famous dancing donkey had fallen down, as if dead! They needn't have worried, though. Playing dead was just another one of the famous donkey's tricks. At the owner's signal, the donkey leaped back up to his feet and took a bow. When he raised his head, Pinocchio saw a beautiful woman in the stands. Around her neck, she wore a medallion with a picture of a puppet painted on it. The picture was of him, Pinocchio realized! And the woman was Fairy! "Fairy!" he tried to cry out, but because he was a donkey, the word came out as a

接着是一段疾驰，最后是全速奔跑。 突然，店主举起手臂，向空中开了一枪。 观众们倒吸了一口气，有些人甚至尖叫起来，尤其是当他们看到那头著名的跳舞驴倒在地上，好像死了一样！不过，他们不必担心。 装死只是这头著名驴子的另一个把戏。 在主人的示意下，驴跳了起来，鞠了一躬。 当他抬起头时，皮诺乔看见一个漂亮的女人站在看台上。 她脖子上戴着一个饰有木偶图案的大奖章。 皮诺乔这才明白，画的就是他！这个女人就是仙女！“仙女！”他想叫出声来，但因为他是一头驴子，所以这个词发出来就像一头驴子

horrible, honking bray. The audience laughed, and Pinocchio looked down in shame. When he lifted his head again, Fairy was gone. The circus owner cracked his whip and Pinocchio knew it was time to jump through some hoops. Although he had practiced several times, he was so sad about Fairy that he didn't feel like jumping. Instead, each time he came near the hoop, he decided to go under it instead. The circus owner screamed at him. Pinocchio tried to jump through the next hoop, but he was so distracted that he tripped and fell. He hurt his leg and limped to the side of the ring. The show, it seemed, was over. The doctor was called to examine Pinocchio, and he declared that the donkey

可怕的喇叭声。观众哄堂大笑，皮诺乔羞愧地低下头。 当他再次抬起头时，仙女已经不见了。 马戏团老板啪的一声抽了鞭子，皮诺乔知道是时候跳圈了。 虽然他已经练习了几次，但他太伤心了，不想跳了。 相反，每次他走近篮筐时，他都决定从篮筐下面钻过去。 马戏团老板对他大吼大叫。 皮诺乔想跳过下一个铁环，但他太分心了，绊倒了。 他的腿受了伤，一瘸一拐地走到拳击台的一边。 演出似乎结束了。 医生被叫来给皮诺乔检查，他说那头驴