02. MORE TALES OF OLIVER PIG

MORE TALES OF OLIVER PIG

小猪奥利弗的更多故事

THE SURPRISE SEED Father and Oliver were making a garden. First they raked the dirt. Then they made five very straight rows. Then they dropped in the seeds and covered them up. The first row was radishes.

惊喜的种子 爸爸和奥利弗正在打理花园。 首先他们把土耙松。 接着他们挖出了五条整整齐齐的小沟。 然后他们把种子放进去，再用土盖好。 第一行种的是小萝卜。

Next was string beans. Then cucumbers. Then squash. And last was pumpkins. "Now our garden is ready to grow," said Father. Oliver saw something in the grass. "Look, Father," he said. "A seed." "We must have dropped one," said Father. Father made a place for Oliver's seed, and Oliver dropped it in.

接下来是四季豆。 然后是黄瓜。 接着是西葫芦。 最后是南瓜。 “现在我们的花园等着长东西就好啦。”爸爸说。 奥利弗在草地上看到了个东西。 “看呀，爸爸。”他说。 “有颗种子。” “肯定是我们刚才掉的。”爸爸说。 爸爸给奥利弗的种子挖了个小坑，奥利弗把种子放了进去。

"What kind of seed is it?" he asked. "We will have to wait and see," said Father. "It will be a surprise." The next morning Oliver went to see his surprise seed. "Father," he said, "there is nothing here." "Not yet," said Father. "We must wait awhile. The sun will shine and the rain will fall. Soon a little plant will come up." The sun shone and the rain fell.

“这是什么种子呀？”他问。 “我们得等等才能知道哦。”爸爸说。 “这会是个惊喜呀。 第二天早上，奥利弗跑去看他的惊喜种子。 “爸爸，”他说，“这里什么都没长出来呀。” “还没到时候呢。”爸爸说。 “我们得再等一会儿。 太阳会晒，雨也会下。 很快小幼苗就会冒出来啦。” 太阳晒过了，雨也下过了。

One morning Oliver saw something green poking up where his seed was planted. "Father, my plant came up," said Oliver. "So it did," said Father. "What kind of plant is it?" asked Oliver. "I think it is a squash plant," said Father. "I like squash," said Oliver. "When can I eat some?" "Not yet," said Father. "We must wait for your plant to grow bigger."

一天早上，奥利弗看到种种子的地方冒出了一点绿尖尖。 “爸爸，我的小苗长出来啦！”奥利弗说。 “还真的长出来了。”爸爸说。 “这是什么苗呀？”奥利弗问。 “我觉得这是西葫芦苗哦。”爸爸说。 “我喜欢西葫芦！”奥利弗说。 “我什么时候能吃到呀？” “还不行哦。”爸爸说。 “我们得等你的小苗再长大一点。”

Every day Father and Oliver worked in the garden. Oliver made shade for his plant when the sun was too hot. He watered it when the rain did not fall. Soon it had flowers. And one day a baby squash. "Now can I eat it?" asked Oliver. "Not quite yet," said Father. "We must wait for the squash to grow bigger." "This is a lot of waiting," said Oliver. "It is a lot of growing," said Father. Oliver's baby squash grew bigger. And bigger.

每天爸爸和奥利弗都在花园里干活。 太阳太晒的时候，奥利弗就给他的小苗搭遮阳的东西。 不下雨的时候，他就给小苗浇水。 很快小苗就开花了。 又过了一天，结出了一个小小的西葫芦。 “现在我能吃它了吗？”奥利弗问。 “还没到时候哦。”爸爸说。 “我们得等西葫芦再长大一点。” “要等好久呀。”奥利弗说。 “它也要长好久才能长大呀。”爸爸说。 奥利弗的小西葫芦越长越大。 越来越大。