Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Alibaba and the Forty Thieves Copyright Black Cat Publishing

阿里巴巴与四十大盗 版权所有 黑猫出版社

Alibaba was a woodcutter. He was from Persia in the Middle East. One day he was at work in the woods when he saw forty men on forty black horses. They stopped near a huge rock. They had forty big, heavy brown sacks on their backs. Alibaba watched the men as they got off their horses. A tall man walked to the rock and said, Open sesame! Alibaba looked and looked again. Something amazing happened. The rock opened! Behind the rock was a cave. The forty men went into the cave with their sacks. Later, when the men came out of the cave, they didn't have their sacks. Close sesame! said the tall man. And the rock closed.

阿里巴巴是个樵夫，家在中东的波斯。 有一天他正在树林里干活，忽然看见四十个男人骑着四十匹黑马。 他们在一块巨大的岩石旁停了下来，背上都背着四十个又大又沉的棕色袋子。 阿里巴巴看着这些人纷纷下了马。 一个高个子男人走到岩石前念道： 芝麻开门！ 阿里巴巴瞪大了眼睛看了又看。 神奇的事情发生了：岩石居然开了！ 岩石后面是一个山洞。 四十个男人背着袋子走进了山洞。 过了一会儿，那些人从洞里出来的时候，背上的袋子都不见了。 芝麻关门！高个子男人念完，岩石就合上了。

The forty men got on their horses and went away. Alibaba went to the rock. Open sesame, he said. The rock opened. And inside the cave there were hundreds of sacks and wooden boxes. Alibaba opened a sack and... It was full of diamonds! He opened another sack and... It was full of gold coins! He opened a box and... It was full of silver! He opened another box and... It was full of beautiful jewels! These forty men are thieves, thought Ali. I'm going to take some of these coins home for my wife. He put some gold coins into his bag and went out of the cave. Close sesame, he said. The rock closed and he went home.

四十个男人骑上马离开了。 阿里巴巴走到那块岩石跟前。 芝麻开门。他说道。 岩石打开了。 山洞里摆着几百个袋子和木箱子。 阿里巴巴打开一个袋子，然后…… 里面装满了钻石！ 他又打开另一个袋子，然后…… 里面装满了金币！ 他打开一个箱子，然后…… 里面装满了银子！ 他又打开另一个箱子，然后…… 里面装满了漂亮的珠宝！ 这四十个人是小偷，阿里巴巴心想。 我要带些金币回家给我妻子。 他往自己的袋子里装了些金币，就走出了山洞。 芝麻关门。他说道。 岩石合上了，他就回了家。

Ali Baba's wife, Nasreen, was in the kitchen. Ali Baba told her about the forty thieves and the treasure in the cave. This is wonderful news! said Nasreen. Can we take more money and buy a new house and new clothes? Yes, but we mustn't tell anyone! said Ali. The forty thieves are very dangerous men. Ali's brother, Qasim, was outside the kitchen. He opened the door. Tell me where the cave is! he shouted. You must tell me or I'm going to go and look for it myself! No, don't do that! said Ali. Go into the woods. There's a huge rock near the big baobab tree. The rock opens when you say, Open sesame, and closes when you say, Close sesame.

阿里巴巴的妻子纳斯琳正在厨房里。 阿里巴巴把四十个小偷和山洞里宝藏的事告诉了她。 这真是天大的好消息呀！纳斯琳说。 我们能不能多拿点钱，买新房子和新衣服呀？ 可以，但我们绝对不能告诉任何人！阿里巴巴说。 那四十个小偷都是非常危险的人。 阿里巴巴的哥哥卡西姆正好在厨房外面。 他推开门。 快告诉我山洞在哪里！他大喊道。 你要是不告诉我，我就自己去找！ 别，别这么做！阿里巴巴说。 你进到树林里，大猴面包树旁边有一块巨大的岩石。 你说‘芝麻开门’岩石就会开，说‘芝麻关门’它就会合上。

Kassim went to the rock. Open sesame! he said. He went into the cave and the rock closed. This is amazing! thought Kassim. Gold! Silver! Beautiful jewels! He had three big sacks with him and filled them with gold and silver and jewels. He stood in front of the rock and said, Open wheat! But the rock didn't open. He said, Open corn! But the rock didn't open. Oh, what is the right word? he thought. Kassim was angry. He couldn't remember the word. He sat down to think, but suddenly he heard horses. The forty thieves were outside the cave. Look! A horse! Someone's in our cave! He can't have our treasure. He must die! said the tall man.

卡西姆来到了岩石跟前。 芝麻开门！他说道。 他走进山洞，岩石就合上了。 这太神奇了！卡西姆心想。 金子！银子！漂亮的珠宝！ 他带了三个大袋子，把它们都装满了金子、银子和珠宝。 他站在岩石前面说道： 小麦开门！ 可是岩石没有开。 他又说：玉米开门！ 可是岩石还是没有开。 哎呀，正确的词是什么来着？他想。 卡西姆生气极了。 他怎么也想不起那个词了。 他坐下来想，忽然听见了马蹄声。 那四十个小偷就在山洞外面。 看！有匹马！有人进了我们的山洞！ 他别想拿走我们的宝藏，必须死！高个子男人说道。

The next morning, Kasim's wife, Zila, went to Ali Baba. Kasim didn't come home last night. Do you know where he is? she asked. Ali told Zila about the cave. Please go to the cave. The thieves are dangerous men. They'll kill him! she said. Ali went to the rock. It was closed, but he heard a noise. Kasim, are you there? he said. Yes, yes, I'm here. Help me, I'm hurt. Open sesame, said Ali Baba, and the rock opened. Kasim was on the floor. He couldn't walk. The thief said I must die, but I didn't die, he said. You didn't die, but you're hurt. Let's go home now, and the doctor can come to the house later tonight.

第二天早上，卡西姆的妻子齐拉来找阿里巴巴。 卡西姆昨晚没回家，你知道他在哪里吗？ 她问道。 阿里巴巴把山洞的事告诉了齐拉。 求你快去山洞看看吧，那些小偷很危险，他们会杀了他的！ 她说道。 阿里巴巴来到了岩石跟前。 岩石是关着的，但他听见里面有动静。 卡西姆，你在里面吗？他喊道。 在，我在这儿！救救我，我受伤了。 芝麻开门，阿里巴巴说道，岩石就打开了。 卡西姆躺在地上，走不了路了。 小偷说我必须死，但我没死，他说道。 你是没死，但受伤了。我们现在回家吧，医生今晚晚点会来家里给你治伤。