6 The Fairy and the All-Knowing Nose

The Fair CHAPTER 6 The Fairy and the All-Knowing Nose It was a good thing for a certain dangling puppet that, just at that moment, the pale and kind Fairy happened to look out her window again. Filled with pity at seeing Pinocchio hanging from a tree, she clapped her hands together sharply three times and summoned her friend, a large falcon. "Please go and break the rope that binds that poor puppet," she said. "Then lay him gently down on the grass."

第六章仙女和无所不知的鼻子对于一个挂在空中的木偶来说，这是件好事，就在这时，苍白而善良的仙女碰巧又向窗外看了看。 看到皮诺乔被吊在树上，她非常同情，于是狠狠地拍了三下手掌，叫来了她的朋友——一只大猎鹰。 “请去挣断绑住那个可怜木偶的绳子，”她说。 “然后把他轻轻地放在草地上。”

Once Pinocchio was safely lying on the ground, Fairy clapped her hands twice more. A magnificent poodle appeared, walking on his hind legs and draped in silk and velvet. "Poodle," Fairy said, "please go to that poor puppet lying in the grass. Lift him tenderly and bring him back here to me." The poodle agreed. But instead of trotting over like a regular dog, he took Fairy's coach. The coach's lining was as soft as whipped cream and chocolate pudding, and it was pulled by one hundred pairs of perfect white mice. When Pinocchio reached the house, Fairy gently laid him under a soft white sheet. To make sure he was all right, Fairy called some of the county's most famous doctors, which included the crow, the owl, and the cricket, to come and look at the puppet. Feeling Pinocchio's pulse, his nose, and his

皮诺乔一安全躺在地上，仙女又拍了两下手。 一只漂亮的贵宾犬出现了，它用后腿走路，身上披着丝绸和天鹅绒。 “狮子狗，”仙女说，“请到躺在草地上的那个可怜的木偶那里去。 轻轻地把他抱起来，带到我这里来。” 贵宾犬同意了。但他没有像普通的狗一样小跑过来，而是坐上了仙女的马车。 马车的衬里像鲜奶油和巧克力布丁一样柔软，由一百对完美的小白鼠拉着。 皮诺乔到家后，仙女轻轻地把他盖在一张柔软的白床单下面。 为了确认木偶的情况，仙女叫来了郡里一些最有名的医生，其中包括乌鸦、猫头鹰和蟋蟀，让他们来看木偶。 摸摸皮诺乔的脉搏，他的鼻子，还有他的

little wooden toe, Dr. Crow concluded that the poor puppet was dead. "Unless, that is, he is not dead, in which case he is almost certainly alive." "I am sorry to contradict my very famous colleague," said Dr. Owl, "but I would have to say this puppet alive. Unless, that is, he is not alive, in which case he is probably definitely dead." "And what about you, Dr. Cricket?" Fairy asked. Cricket replied that the wisest doctors, when they didn't know what they were talking about, knew enough to keep their mouths shut. "But I do know this puppet," Cricket added. "And dead or alive, in my medical opinion, he is a rascal of the very worst kind!" "What do you mean?" Fairy asked. "He is a disobedient son who is always

小木脚趾，克罗医生断定可怜的木偶已经死了。 “除非，也就是说，他没有死，在这种情况下，他几乎肯定还活着。” “很抱歉，我要反驳我那位非常有名的同事。” 猫头鹰，但我得说这个木偶是活的。 除非，他不是活着的，在这种情况下，他很可能已经死了。” “你呢，克里特医生？”仙女问。 蟋蟀回答说，最聪明的医生，当他们不知道自己在说什么时，也知道闭上嘴巴。 “但我确实认识这个木偶，”蟋蟀补充说。 “不管他是死是活，从我的医学观点来看，他都是一个最坏的坏蛋！”“你是什么意思？”仙女问。 “他是个不听话的儿子，总是

breaking his poor father's heart." Under the white sheet, Pinocchio heard these words and, very much alive, began to cry. After the doctors left, Fairy noticed that Pinocchio had a terrible fever. She tried to give him some aspirin. "Yuck," the puppet said. "That medicine is bitter. I would like some sugar instead!" "You can have some sugar afterward," Fairy said. "No, before!" "Do you promise to take your medicine if I give you the sugar first?" Fairy asked. Pinocchio promised, but he was lying. Even though Fairy gave him some sugar, he still would not take his medicine. "You must take your medicine or you could die!" Fairy cried. "I don't care. I would rather die than taste

伤透了他可怜父亲的心。” 皮诺乔在白被单下面听到这些话，高兴得哭了起来。 医生走后，仙女注意到皮诺乔烧得很厉害。 她试着给他一些阿司匹林。 “恶心，”木偶说。“这药是苦的。 我想要一些糖代替！”“之后你可以吃点糖，”仙女说。 “不,之前!”“如果我先给你糖，你答应吃药吗？”仙女问。 皮诺乔答应了，但他在撒谎。 尽管仙女给了他一些糖，他还是不吃药。 “你必须吃药，否则你会死的！”仙女哭了。 “我不在乎。我宁愿死也不愿品尝

that awful medicine," Pinocchio said. At these words, four black rabbits burst into the room carrying a small black coffin on their shoulders. "We heard you were ready to die," the largest rabbit said. "We have come for you." "But I'm not dead yet!" Pinocchio cried. "You will be in just a few minutes, if you don't take your medicine." Pinocchio swallowed his medicine in one quick gulp. Almost immediately, he felt as good as new. He had to admit, when one is sick, even bitter medicine is a very sweet thing. Then Fairy asked Pinocchio to tell her how he had gotten got mixed up with the muggers. "Where are the gold pieces now?" Fairy asked when he had finished his story. "I lost them," answered Pinocchio, but he

那可怕的药，”皮诺乔说。 听到这些话，四只黑兔子扛着一个黑色的小棺材冲进了房间。 “我们听说你快要死了，”最大的兔子说。 “我们是来找你的。”“可我还没死啊！”匹诺曹哭了。 “如果你不吃药，再过几分钟就好了。” 皮诺乔一口气把药吞了下去。 几乎立刻，他就感觉像新的一样。 他不得不承认，当一个人生病时，即使是苦药也是一种很甜的东西。 仙女让皮诺乔告诉她，他是怎么跟抢劫犯混在一起的。 “金币现在在哪里？”他讲完故事后仙女问。 “我弄丢了，”皮诺乔回答

was lying again. The pieces were in his pocket. As he spoke, an interesting thing happened. His nose instantly grew two inches. "Where did you lose them?" Fairy asked. "In the woods," Pinocchio said, lying again. And wouldn't you know it? His nose promptly grew two inches longer still. "I mean, I did not lose them," he stuttered. "I, um, swallowed them when I took the medicine." At this third lie, Pinocchio's nose grew so long that he could not even turn around. If he turned to the right, he banged into the bed or windows. To the left, he hit the walls or the door. If he raised his nose, he would poke Fairy's eyes out. Like most liars, he was stuck. Watching him struggle, Fairy laughed.

又在撒谎了。碎片在他的口袋里。 正当他说话的时候，一件有趣的事情发生了。 他的鼻子立刻长了两英寸。 “你在哪儿丢的？”仙女问。 “在树林里。”皮诺乔说着又躺了起来。 你难道不知道吗？他的鼻子很快又长了两英寸。 “我的意思是，我没有失去他们，”他结结巴巴地说。 “我，嗯，吃药的时候把它们吞了。” 听到这第三个谎言，皮诺乔的鼻子长得连转身都不行了。 如果他向右转，就会撞到床上或窗户上。 在左边，他撞上了墙壁或门。 如果他抬起鼻子，他就会把仙女的眼睛戳出来。 像大多数说谎者一样，他被困住了。 看着他挣扎，仙女笑了。