The Legend of the Giant's Causeway

The Legend of the Giant's Causeway An Irish Folk Tale retold by Catherine Follett Illustrated by Thessar Samaniego Focus Question What is the plan that Una came up with and did the plan work?

巨人之路传说 爱尔兰民间故事 改写：凯瑟琳·福利特 绘图：特萨·萨马涅戈 思考问题 尤娜想出了什么计划？这个计划成功了吗？

This story takes place long ago, when fairies, leprechauns and giants roamed the green hills of Ireland. It tells of the strongest giant on the Isle, Finn McCool. Finn lived on top of Knockmanny Hill with his beloved wife, Una. At the time of this tale, Finn and his relatives were building a bridge from Ireland to Scotland. They were almost finished when suddenly the ground began to shake. Waves washed over the stones.

这个故事发生在很久很久以前，那时精灵、矮妖和巨人还在爱尔兰的青山上漫游 故事的主角是岛上最强壮的巨人，芬恩·麦库尔 芬恩和他心爱的妻子尤娜，住在诺克曼尼山顶 故事发生的时候，芬恩和亲友们正在修一座连通爱尔兰和苏格兰的桥 桥快修完时，地面突然开始摇晃 海浪冲过了修桥的石块

Finn McCool knew what was happening. I, I should be getting home, he stammered. Una must miss me so. Then he ran off. Una was surprised to see Finn come flying up Knockmanny Hill. You're home early, my love, she said. The giant Cooke -Colin is coming from Scotland. I felt his footsteps shake the ground, Finn cried. Kukulun was the strongest giant in Scotland. Everyone was scared of him. He was angry and mean. During a storm, he once smashed a thunderbolt into a flat, glowing pancake. He carried it around to prove his strength. Kukulun had beaten up every giant in England, Scotland, and Ireland, all except Finn McCool. Cough -Colin hadn't beaten up Finn for a very good reason. Finn always ran away.

芬恩·麦库尔清楚发生了什么 我、我该回家了，他结结巴巴地说 尤娜肯定很想我 说完他就跑走了 看见芬恩飞奔回诺克曼尼山，尤娜十分惊讶 你回来得真早呀，亲爱的，她说 巨人库库伦从苏格兰过来了 我都感觉到他的脚步声震得大地晃，芬恩大喊 库库伦是苏格兰最强壮的巨人 所有人都害怕他 他脾气暴躁又凶狠 有一次暴风雨，他把一道闪电劈成了一块平亮的大饼 他天天带着这块饼，炫耀自己的力气 库库伦把英苏爱三地的巨人都打了个遍，只剩芬恩·麦库尔没打过 库库伦没和芬恩交手，原因很简单 芬恩每次都跑掉了

Now that a bridge stretched between Ireland and Scotland, though, Finn had nowhere to hide. Enough is enough, Una sighed. Let's deal with that mean cuckolon once and for all. How long until he gets here? Finn put his thumb in his mouth. Thumbs are where giants get their strength. He'll be here tomorrow morning, Finn whimpered.

可现在桥已经连通了两岛，芬恩再也没地方躲了 够了，不能再这样了，尤娜叹道 我们一次性解决掉那个坏巨人吧 他还要多久才能到这儿？ 芬恩把大拇指含进嘴里 巨人的力气就藏在大拇指里 他明天早上就到了，芬恩呜呜地说

We have plenty of time to get ready," she said. We can beat Kukulun so long as you do exactly what I say. Una asked Finn to fetch her a pot of cream, three white stones, and a barrel of flour. Then she borrowed a frying pan from every neighbor around. Una cooked the cream into curds of cheese. She formed them into a big, soft ball and set it in a basket with the three white stones. She made twenty -one loaves of bread. Into seven of them, she baked an iron frying pan.

我们有充足的时间准备，她说 只要你完全照我说的做，我们就能打赢库库伦 尤娜让芬恩拿来一罐奶油、三块白石头和一桶面粉 接着她向周围所有邻居都借了平底锅 尤娜把奶油熬成了凝乳奶酪 她把奶酪揉成大大的软球，和三块白石头一起放进篮子 她烤了二十一个面包 她在其中七个面包里，各烤进去一个铁锅

Then, before bed, Una made up a large baby crib and sewed a bonnet from the tablecloth. I won't sleep in a crib dressed like a baby, Finn shouted. Would you rather fight Ku -Ko -Lan, Una asked? No, muttered Finn. He strapped on the bonnet and snuggled into the crib.

睡前，尤娜搭了一张大大的婴儿床，还把桌布缝成了婴儿软帽 我才不要躺婴儿床，穿得像个小宝宝，芬恩大喊 那你宁愿去跟库库伦打架吗，尤娜问 不了，芬恩小声嘟囔 他戴好软帽，蜷进了婴儿床里