The Singing Bird

爱 唱 歌 的 鸟

爱唱歌的鸟

The singing bird

爱唱歌的小鸟

There was once a little bird. She sang a lot. Everyone was happy.

从前有一只小鸟，她总爱唱个不停，大家听了都很开心。

The King saw the little bird. He said, Come and live in this lovely cage.

国王看到了这只小鸟，他说： "来这个漂亮的笼子里住吧。"

Sing, little bird, said the king. The little bird did not sing. She was too sad.

"唱歌呀，小鸟。"国王说。 小鸟却没有唱歌。 她太伤心了。

Then the king said, Here is some food for you. Now sing little bird, sing!

于是国王又说道： "给你吃点好吃的。" "现在唱歌吧，小鸟，唱呀！"