1 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

感恩节

Frog and his friends loved Thanksgiving. They invited everyone they knew. And even those they did not know. "It is a time of love. And sharing," Frog said. They had a big, big table. It was the stump of a big, big tree. They always thanked the tree's roots for letting them use it. The birds came, and the crickets. Rabbit's children, old and new, came. There were so many of them they had to sit on the grass.

小青蛙和他的朋友们都很喜欢感恩节。 他们邀请了所有认识的小伙伴。 甚至连不认识的也邀请了。 “这是一个充满爱的节日。 也是分享的节日。”小青蛙说。 他们准备了一张特别大的桌子。 那是一棵超大的老树留下的树桩。 他们总会感谢大树的树根允许他们用它当桌子。 小鸟们来了，蟋蟀们也来了。 兔子家大大小小的孩子都来了。 来的人太多了，大家只好坐在草地上。

Hippo came late. "I had Thanksgiving dinner at the Little Zoo," he said. "But I am hungry again." The Thanksgiving meal was always a treat. Flies, mealworms, caterpillars, ants. Kale and wild mushroom salad with watercress dressing.

河马来晚了。 “我刚才去小动物园吃感恩节大餐了，”他说。 “可是我又饿了。” 感恩节的大餐总是特别美味。 有苍蝇、黄粉虫、毛毛虫、蚂蚁。 还有羽衣甘蓝野蘑菇沙拉，淋了豆瓣菜调味汁。

They had ferns and soft grass for Hippo. To begin they held paws and feet and claws. Then Frog stood. He gave thanks for friends and for happy lives.

他们还给河马准备了蕨菜和软乎乎的青草。 开饭前，大家牵起了爪子、脚掌还有小尖爪。 然后小青蛙站了起来。 他感谢身边的朋友们，也感谢大家拥有的幸福生活。

They were just about to eat when a little voice said, "Hello!" "What? Who?" Frog looked and saw a tiny hedgehog. "Hello," he called back. "Do you want to come eat with us?" "Yes, please," the tiny hedgehog said. "I am on my way to my grandmother's house. I am hungry." "Come," Frog said kindly. "May we call you Hedgie?" Hedgie nodded. She came closer. Then she saw Hippo.

他们正准备开吃，突然传来一个细细的声音： “你们好呀！” “嗯？是谁呀？” 小青蛙四处张望，看到了一只小小的刺猬。 “你好呀，”他朝小刺猬喊道。 “你要不要过来和我们一起吃饭呀？” “好呀，谢谢你们，”小刺猬说。 我正在去奶奶家的路上。 我肚子饿了。 “快来吧，”小青蛙友好地说。 “我们可以叫你小猬吗？” 小猬点了点头。 她走得更近了。 然后她看到了河马。