16 Mary had a little lamb

Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.

玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。

One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.

玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。

She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.

白天,玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一棵树上,每天晚上把它牵回家。

One evening, however, the lamb was missing.

可是,一天晚上,那只小羔羊失踪了。

The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.

绳子被人割断,很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。

When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.

迪米特里从地里回来,妻子把情况跟他一说。