Nasreddin Ten Stories

Nasreddin. Ten Stories. Retold by Jennifer Gascoigne. Copyright, Black Cat Publishing.

阿凡提 十个小故事 珍妮弗·加斯科因 改写 版权所有：黑猫出版社

1. Nasreddin and the Coat It was eight o 'clock in the morning. Nasreddin was upstairs. His wife was downstairs in the kitchen. Your breakfast's ready, she called. Two minutes later she heard a loud noise in the hall. Thump! Thump! Thump! Oh my goodness! What's that noise? she said. She dropped the plates and ran into the hall. Nasreddin was there. He was on the floor at the bottom of the stairs. What was that loud noise? she asked. Are you all right, Nasreddin? Yes, I'm fine, my dear, he replied. It was my coat. It fell down the stairs. But coats don't make a noise, said his wife. I heard a loud thump! thump! thump! Well, you see, my dear, said Nasreddin, I was inside it at the time.

1. 阿凡提和外套 早上八点的时候，阿凡提在楼上，他的妻子在楼下的厨房里。 “你的早餐做好啦。”她喊道。 两分钟后，她听见门厅传来很大的声响：咚咚咚！ “天呐！那是什么声音？”她说着，扔下盘子就往门厅跑。 阿凡提就在那儿，正摔在楼梯底下的地板上。 “刚才那声巨响是怎么回事？”她问，“阿凡提，你没事吧？” “我没事，亲爱的。”他回答，“是我的外套掉下楼啦。” “可是外套不会发出声音呀。”他的妻子说。 我明明听见了咚咚咚的巨响啊！ “哎呀，你想呀亲爱的，”阿凡提说，“我当时正穿着它呢。”

2. Nasriddin and the meat. Nasriddin bought three kilos of meat at the butcher's. He took it home and gave it to his wife. Then he went to work. His wife immediately went out and called her friends. Come and have lunch with me today, she said. When Nasriddin arrived home that evening, his wife put a plate of bread and onions on the table. But where's the meat that I gave you this morning? asked Nasriddin. The cat ate it, replied his wife. Nasriddin immediately went and got the scales. He picked up the cat and put it on the scales. It weighed exactly three kilos. This is very strange, he said. If the cat weighs exactly three kilos, where's the meat? And if this is the meat, where's the cat?

2. 阿凡提和肉 阿凡提在肉店买了三公斤肉，带回家交给了妻子。 然后他就去上班了，他妻子马上出门喊来了自己的朋友们。 “今天来我家吃午饭呀。”她说。 那天晚上阿凡提回到家，他妻子把一盘面包和洋葱放到了餐桌上。 “可是我今早给你的肉去哪儿了？”阿凡提问。 “被猫吃掉啦。”他妻子回答。 阿凡提马上拿过来秤，抓起猫放到了秤上。 猫刚好重三公斤。 “这可太奇怪了。”他说，“如果这刚好三公斤的是猫，那肉去哪儿了？” 那如果这是肉的话，猫又去哪儿了？

3. Nasriddin and the Beggar One day Nasriddin saw some water on his bedroom floor. He looked up. Oh dear! he said. There's a hole in the roof. I must repair it. He took his ladder, climbed up it and started work. Then a beggar arrived. Nasriddin, he called. What do you want? asked Nasriddin. Come down here and I'll tell you. Nasriddin wasn't very happy, but he climbed down the ladder to listen to the beggar. Well, said Nasriddin, what do you want? I'm a poor man. Can you give me some money? Come with me, said Nasriddin. He started to climb up the ladder and the beggar followed him. When they were both on the roof, Nasriddin turned to him and said, no.

3. 阿凡提和乞丐 有一天，阿凡提看见卧室地板上有积水，他抬头一看。 “哎呀！”他说，“屋顶破了个洞，我得修好它。” 他搬来梯子，爬上去开始修，这时候来了一个乞丐。 “阿凡提！”他喊道。“你想要什么？”阿凡提问他。 “你下来我就告诉你。” 阿凡提不太高兴，但还是爬下梯子听乞丐说。 “好了，”阿凡提说，“你想要什么？” “我是个穷人，你能给我点钱吗？” “跟我来。”阿凡提说。他开始爬梯子，乞丐也跟着他爬。 等两人都爬到屋顶上，阿凡提转过身对他说：“不行。”

4. Nasruddin and the Professor A professor made an appointment with Nasruddin to talk about a difficult problem. I'll come to your house at twelve o 'clock tomorrow, he said. When he arrived at Nasruddin's house, he knocked on the door. Nobody answered. He knocked again, but there was still no reply. He looked through the windows, but he couldn't see anybody. The professor was angry. He took a piece of chalk and wrote the word, Idiot on the door in big letters. Nasruddin returned home later and he saw it. Oh dear, he said. My appointment with the professor. He immediately ran to the professor's house. I'm very sorry, he said. I completely forgot our appointment. Please forgive me. I remembered it only when I saw your name on my door.

4. 阿凡提和教授 有位教授和阿凡提约好，要和他讨论一个难题。 “我明天中午12点去你家找你。”他说。 等他到了阿凡提家，抬手敲了敲门。 没人开门，他又敲了一次，还是没人应答。 他透过窗户往里面看，一个人也没看见。 教授很生气，他拿出一支粉笔，写了一个词—— “笨蛋”，用大大的字写在门上。后来阿凡提回到家看见了这两个字。 “哎呀！”他说，“我和教授还有约呢！” 他马上跑到教授家，说：“实在对不起。” 我完全忘了我们的约定，请您原谅我。 我直到看见门上写的您的名字，才想起来这件事。

5. Nasruddin and the Lost Key One evening, Nasruddin's neighbour was going home when he saw Nasruddin on his hands and knees among the cabbages. What are you doing, neighbour? He asked. I'm looking for my key, replied Nasruddin. I'll help you. Said the man, and he started looking for the key too. There was a full moon that night, so they could see very well. They looked among the cabbages and among the onions. They looked among the carrots too, but they didn't find the key. Where exactly did you lose your key? The man asked. In my house, replied Nasruddin. Then why are we looking for it out here in the garden? Because there is more light out here than in my house, said Nasruddin.

5. 阿凡提丢钥匙 一天晚上，阿凡提的邻居回家的时候，看见阿凡提正手脚并用地趴在卷心菜地里找东西。 “邻居，你在干什么呀？” 他问道。 “我在找我的钥匙。”阿凡提回答。 “我来帮你找。” 邻居说完，也开始找起钥匙来。 那天晚上是满月，所以他们看得清清楚楚。 他们在卷心菜地里找，又在洋葱地里找。 他们还去胡萝卜地里找了，可是都没找到钥匙。 “你到底是在哪里丢的钥匙呀？” 邻居问道。 “在我家里丢的。”阿凡提回答。 “那我们为什么要在外面的花园里找呀？” “因为这儿比我家里亮多啦。”阿凡提说。