Clara and the Bookwagon

Clara and the Bookwagon

克拉拉和书马车

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Chapter1 On the Farm Clara lived on a small farm in Maryland. She helped feed the chickens. She helped Mama cook stew. She helped take care of little Hans and baby Ann.

第一章农场 克拉拉住在马里兰州的一个小农场里。 她帮忙喂鸡。 她帮妈妈煮炖菜。 她帮忙照顾小汉斯和小安。

In the spring she worked side by side with Papa planting corn. Clara did not go to school. There were no schools for farm children.

春天，她和爸爸一起种玉米。 克拉拉没有去上学。 没有为农场儿童开设的学校。

But Clara wanted to learn. She wanted to learn about the sun and the stars. She wanted to learn how corn grew from seeds. But most of all, she wanted to learn to read. Once after church, Reverend Strong showed Clara his family Bible. "What a big Bible!" Clara said. "And what wonderful stories," said Reverend Strong. Clara loved to hear stories! She loved to hear them told in church every Sunday.

但克拉拉想学习。 她想了解太阳和星星。 她想知道玉米是如何从种子长出来的。 但最重要的是，她想学会阅读。 教堂结束后，斯特朗牧师向克拉拉展示了他的家庭圣经。 “多大的圣经啊！”克拉拉说。 “多么精彩的故事啊，”斯特朗牧师说。 克拉拉喜欢听故事！ 她喜欢每个星期天在教堂里听他们讲述。