The Magic Jigsaw

The Magic Jigsaw

《神奇的拼图》

Chapter 1. Grandpa loves jigsaw puzzles. We always do a jigsaw when I go to his house. Last week we did one of a horse. Isn't he a beauty Jane? said grandpa. I didn't say anything. I'm a bit scared of horses. I'm scared they might kick or bite. The horse was standing outside an old house with tall windows. Grandpa said it looked like the house where his grandpa used to live.

第一章 爷爷超爱拼拼图。 我每次去他家都会陪他一起拼。 上周我们拼的是一匹马的图案。 "简，你看它是不是特别好看？"爷爷问。 我什么都没说。 我有点怕马。 我怕它们会踢人或者咬人。 那匹马站在一栋有高窗户的老房子外面。 爷爷说这房子看起来和他爷爷以前住的房子一模一样。

We had almost finished the jigsaw. There is one piece missing, said grandpa. I found a piece under the table, but it was red, like grandpa's carpet, and it was too big. It won't fit, I said. I put a finger into the gap in the jigsaw.

我们的拼图快要拼完了。 "少了一块拼图。"爷爷说。 我在桌子底下找到一块，红乎乎的和爷爷的地毯颜色差不多，可是它太 大了。 "这块拼不进去的。"我说。 我把一根手指伸进拼图的缺口里。

Suddenly the room started spinning around. I felt dizzy and closed my eyes. Then I felt thick hair under my finger. When I opened my eyes I saw an old house with tall windows. It looked just like the house in Grandpa's jigsaw. What was happening?

突然整个房间开始天旋地转，我晕得不行，赶紧闭上了眼睛。 接着我摸到手指底下有厚厚的毛发，等我睁开眼，就看到一栋老房子 带着高高的窗户，和爷爷拼图里的房子一模一样。这到底是 怎么回事？

My hands were holding something black, thick and hairy. It was a horse's mane and I was sitting on the horse's back.

我的手里抓着个黑黑的、厚厚的、毛茸茸的东西。 那是马的鬃毛，而我正坐在马背上。

I looked down and saw a woman in a strange long dress. She looked angry. Get off that horse! She said loudly. I slid quickly off the horse's back. You must be the new stable boy! She said. Come with me! Stable boy? Couldn't she see I was a girl? The woman took me to some stables. She pointed to a big white horse and handed me a brush. I started to panic. What could I do? I was scared of the horse, but I was more scared of the woman.

我低头往下看，看到一个穿着奇怪长裙的女人。 她看起来很生气。 从那匹马身上下来！ 她大声喊道。 我赶紧飞快地从马背上滑下来。 你肯定是新来的马童！ 她说道。 跟我来！ 马童？ 她难道看不出我是个女孩子吗？ 那个女人把我带到了几间马厩跟前。 她指着一匹高大的白马，递给我一把刷子。 我一下子慌了。 我该怎么办呀？ 我害怕那匹马，可我更怕这个女人。