7 Fox and Cat and the Field of Wonders

CHAPTER 7 Fox and Cat and the Field of Wonders Oh, how the vain Pinocchio cried over that endless nose! But Fairy showed no pity. After all, she thought, he had to learn that lies had consequences. In the end, however, she felt sorry for him and summoned several thousand woodpeckers. They flew in through the window and pecked all of the extra nose length away. "Oh, Fairy," Pinocchio said. "I would like

第七章狐狸、猫和奇迹之地啊，虚荣的皮诺乔对着他那长长的鼻子哭得多厉害啊！但是仙女一点也不怜悯。 毕竟，她想，他必须知道说谎是有后果的。 然而，最后，她为他感到难过，召唤了几千只啄木鸟。 它们从窗户飞进来，把多余的鼻子都啄走了。 “噢，仙女。”皮诺乔说。 “我想

to stay here and live with you forever." "I would like that, too," Fairy said. "We could be brother and sister." "But what about my father?" Pinocchio asked. "I already thought of that," Fairy replied. "I sent for your father. He's on his way here now." Pinocchio was so happy, he couldn't wait. He wanted to meet his father halfway, so he left Fairy's house and set out for the woods. Under the big oak where he had been hung, he heard a rustle in the bushes and was surprised to see Fox and Cat. "There you are, dear!" cried Fox, hugging him. "We've missed you!" "Where have you been and what has happened to you since last we saw you?" asked Cat. "It's a long story," Pinocchio said, and told

留在这里，永远和你生活在一起。” “我也想那样，”仙女说。 “我们可以做兄妹。” “那我父亲呢？”匹诺曹问。 “我已经想过了。”仙女回答。 “我派人去找你父亲了。他正在来的路上。” 皮诺乔高兴得都等不及了。 他想和父亲折中一下，于是离开仙女的家，向树林走去。 在他被吊起来的那棵大橡树下，他听到灌木丛里有沙沙的声音，惊讶地看到了狐狸和猫。 “你在这儿啊，亲爱的！”小狐抱着他叫道。 “我们都很想你！”“自从我们上次见到你以来，你到哪里去了？发生了什么事？”猫问。 “说来话长，”皮诺乔说着就讲了

them about the muggers. "Rascals!" exclaimed Fox. "Of the worst kind!" added Cat. Pinocchio noticed that Cat's paw was wrapped in a bandage, but when he asked about it, Cat looked nervously away. Fox jumped in and explained that upon meeting a starving old wolf on the road, generous Cat had nibbled off a piece of his own paw and given it to the hungry beast. "Kind Cat," Pinocchio said, wiping away a tear. "So... where are your gold pieces," Cat asked casually. "Oh, I still have them in my pocket, except for the one I spent at the Inn of the Red Shrimp." "Wonderful," Fox and Cat cried. "Let's go to the Field of Wonders, where you can bury them and turn those four coins into two

关于抢劫犯的事。“流氓！”小狐叫道。 “最坏的一种！” 皮诺乔注意到猫的爪子用绷带包着，但当他问起猫的爪子时，猫紧张地把目光移开了。 狐狸跳了进来，解释说，慷慨的猫在路上遇到一只饥饿的老狼，咬下自己的爪子，把它给了饥饿的野兽。 “好心的猫，”皮诺乔说着，擦去了一滴眼泪。 “所以……你的金币呢？”猫漫不经心地问。 “哦，我还留着，除了我在红虾旅馆花的那一笔。” “太好了，”小狐和猫叫道。 “我们去‘奇迹之地’吧，在那里你可以把它们埋起来，把这四个硬币变成两个

thousand!" "It's impossible for me to go today. I am meeting my father. I'll go with you some other time." "Another day will be too late," said Fox. "The field closes tomorrow." "Oh," Pinocchio said, frowning. "I really shouldn't." But then, like all little boys with big hearts and small brains, he hesitated and asked, "Well, is it very far?" And so it was settled. Off the trio went, walking until they came to the City of Simpletons. What a strange place this city was. It was filled with pathetic creatures: hungry and hairless dogs, featherless chickens begging for grains of wheat, and large butterflies and peacocks who were missing their colorful wings and tails because they had sold them. Every once in a while, an elegant coach

千!”“我今天不可能去了。 我要去见我父亲。改天我和你一起去。” “改天就太晚了，”小狐说。 “场地明天就关闭了。” “哦，”皮诺乔皱着眉头说。 “我真的不应该。”但是，就像所有心胸开阔、头脑狭隘的小男孩一样，他犹豫了一下，问道：“嗯，那很远吗？”事情就这样解决了。 三人出发了，一直走到傻瓜城。 这个城市真是个奇怪的地方。 那里到处都是可怜的动物：饥饿的无毛狗，乞讨麦粒的无毛鸡，大蝴蝶和大孔雀，因为被卖掉了而失去了色彩斑斓的翅膀和尾巴。 每隔一段时间，一个优雅的教练

passed through the poor and pathetic crowd. In it rode either a fox, a hawk, or a vulture, all of whom looked very healthy and wealthy. Finally, the trio arrived at the field. Fox instructed Pinocchio to dig a hole, plant the gold pieces, and sprinkle the earth with water and salt. Pinocchio obeyed. "What now?" Pinocchio asked. "Go for a walk," Fox said. "Come back in twenty minutes and you will find a beautiful gold tree with two thousand gold pieces as flowers."

穿过可怜可怜的人群。 车上不是坐着一只狐狸，就是坐着一只鹰，或是坐着一只秃鹫，它们看上去都很健康，很富有。 最后，三人到达了场地。 狐狸吩咐皮诺乔挖一个洞，把金币种进去，然后在地上撒上水和盐。 匹诺曹遵守。“现在?”匹诺曹问。 “去散步吧，”小狐说。 “二十分钟后再来，你会发现一棵美丽的金树，上面有两千个金币作为花朵。”