9 Pinocchio Mourns the Fairy

CHAPTER 9 Pinocchio Mourns the Fairy With the weight of the dog collar off his neck, Pinocchio felt so light he practically flew. Across fields and meadows, beyond the tree where he had been hung, he ran until he got to the road that would take him to Fairy's house. When he reached the spot where the house used to be, however, there was nothing there. In fact, there was only a marble slab on which was carved: HERE LIES THE LOVELY FAIRY WHO DIED OF GRIEF WHEN ABANDONED BY PINOCCHIO. Pinocchio gasped and burst into tears. He

第九章皮诺乔脖子上的狗项圈一脱，皮诺乔感到轻盈得几乎要飞起来了。 穿过田野和草地，越过他被吊起来的那棵树，他一直跑到通往仙女家的那条路上。 然而，当他走到房子原来的地方时，那里什么也没有。 事实上，只有一块大理石板，上面刻着：这里躺着一个可爱的仙女，她被皮诺乔抛弃后悲伤而死。 皮诺乔喘着气，哭了起来。 他

could not believe that his beloved Fairy was dead. "Oh, Fairy," he said to the air, because there was no one there to hear him, "you are not really dead, are you? Please come back. I am so lonely. Don't you feel sorry for me? You are dead and my father is lost. Who will take care of me?" Pinocchio was so upset that he tried to tear his hair off, but it was painted on his wooden head, so he couldn't even grab it. He was attempting to flake off some of the paint instead, when a large pigeon flew overhead. "Excuse me," the pigeon said. "I do not mean to interrupt you, but do you by any chance know where I can find a boy named Pinocchio?" Pinocchio leaped up. "Why, I am Pinocchio," he cried.

他无法相信他心爱的仙女已经死了。 “噢，仙女，”他对着空气说，因为没有人在那里听他说话，“你不是真的死了吧？ 请回来。我好寂寞。 你不为我感到难过吗？ 你死了，我父亲也不见了。 谁来照顾我？”皮诺乔心烦意乱，想把他的头发扯下来，但头发被画在他的木头上，所以他连头发都抓不住。 正当他试图剥掉一些油漆时，一只大鸽子从头顶飞过。 “对不起，”鸽子说。 “我不想打扰你，但你知道我在哪里可以找到一个叫皮诺乔的男孩吗？”皮诺乔跳了起来。 “怎么，我就是皮诺乔，”他叫道。

"So you know Geppetto?" "Do I know him? He's my father! Is he still alive? Will you take me to him?" "He is on the beach," the pigeon replied. "He thinks you are across the sea. He's building a boat to cross the ocean and find you." "Oh!" Pinocchio cried. "I must get to him at once! But how shall I get there? If only I had your wings." "Are you heavy?" the pigeon asked. "Why, I'm light as a feather," Pinocchio replied. "What's one more of those?" the pigeon said. "Climb aboard. I will take you." Within a few seconds, the pigeon and his passenger were in the cool and misty clouds. They flew and flew, and by the next day they had reached the shore. "Thank you!" Pinocchio exclaimed.

“这么说，你认识杰佩托？”“我认识他吗？” 他是我爸爸！他还活着吗？ 你能带我去见他吗？”“他在海滩上。”鸽子回答。 “他以为你在海的那一边。 他在造一艘船，要漂洋过海去找你。” “噢!”匹诺曹哭了。“我必须马上去找他！”但是我怎么去那儿呢？ 要是我有你的翅膀就好了。” “你重吗？”鸽子问。 “啊，我轻得像羽毛，”皮诺乔回答。 “再来一个怎么样？”鸽子说。 “爬上。我带你去。” 几秒钟之内，鸽子和他的乘客就进入了凉爽而雾蒙蒙的云层中。 他们飞啊飞啊，第二天就到了岸边。 “谢谢你!”匹诺曹喊道。

"Good luck!" the pigeon replied, and flew away. Turning toward the ocean, Pinocchio quickly realized that something was wrong. Crowds of people stood at the edge of the shore, wailing as they looked out over the water. Running over to join them, Pinocchio asked an old woman what was happening. "A poor old father lost his only son some time ago, and just today he finished the tiny boat he was building to go find him. We were all very excited for him when he set out to sea a few minutes ago, but the water is very rough and we are now afraid he will drown." Pinocchio squinted and looked out at the sea. Finally he spotted the tiny boat, which was by then so far out on the horizon that it was only a speck.

“祝你好运！”鸽子回答，然后飞走了。 皮诺乔转身对着大海，很快就意识到出事了。 成群的人站在岸边，望着水面哭泣。 皮诺乔跑过去加入他们，问一个老妇人发生了什么事。 “一位可怜的老父亲前段时间失去了他的独生子，就在今天，他造好了一艘小船，准备去找他。 几分钟前他出海的时候，我们都为他感到兴奋，但现在浪很大，我们都担心他会淹死。” 皮诺乔眯起眼睛望着大海。 最后，他发现了那艘小船，那时它已经远远地在地平线上，成了一个小点。

"Father!" he cried, waving energetically, but of course Geppetto was too far away to hear or see him. Rushing onto a high rock, Pinocchio even tried to wave his nose, like a long, skinny flag, to signal and guide Geppetto to shore. Suddenly, however, Geppetto did seem to see Pinocchio! The old man stood up and waved. I am coming back in, he seemed to be saying with his hand gestures. And he might have done just that, had not a huge wave suddenly come and overtaken the boat. The sea seemed to swallow Geppetto in one gulp! "Poor man," the crowd sighed. A few people muttered prayers. Then, thinking the excitement over, most of them turned to go home. But just then, a desperate cry was heard.

“爸爸！”他喊着，使劲地挥手，当然杰佩托离得太远，听不见他，也看不见他。 皮诺乔冲到一块高高的岩石上，甚至想摇一摇鼻子，像一面又长又细的旗子，示意杰佩托上岸。 然而，杰佩托突然看到皮诺乔了！老人站起来挥了挥手。 “我回来了，”他似乎在用手势说。 要不是突然来了一个巨浪，把船淹没，他本来是可以做到的。 大海似乎一口就把杰佩托吞了下去！“可怜的人，”人群叹息道。 几个人低声祈祷。 然后，考虑到兴奋，大多数人转身回家了。 但就在这时，听到了一声绝望的呼喊。

The people turned around and watched as that little puppet Pinocchio dove bravely into the ocean. "I'll save you, Father," he uttered the first time he came up for air. "Poor puppet!" the crowd sighed again. A few people muttered some more prayers. Then, thinking the excitement really over this time, most of them once again turned to go home.

人们转过身来，看着小木偶皮诺奇勇敢地跳进海里。 “我会救你的，爸爸。”他第一次出来换气时就说。 “可怜的木偶！”人群又叹了口气。 几个人又低声祈祷了几句。 然后，想到这次的兴奋真的结束了，他们中的大多数人再次转身回家。