Childhood Stories of George.Washington

Childhood Stories of George Washington. American Folk Tales, adapted by Catherine Tholett. Illustrated by Tad Butler.

乔治·华盛顿的童年故事 美国民间故事，凯瑟琳·托利特改编 泰德·巴特勒绘制插图

George Washington was America's first president. You can see his picture on the dollar bill. There are many stories about George Washington's childhood.

乔治·华盛顿是美国的第一任总统 你可以在美元钞票上看到他的画像 关于乔治·华盛顿的童年，有很多小故事

The most famous story is about a cherry tree. One day, George's father gave him a little hatchet. George wanted to try it out. The trees in the woods looked too big.

最有名的故事和一棵樱桃树有关 有一天，乔治的爸爸给了他一把小斧头 乔治想试试这把斧头好不好用 树林里的树看起来都太大了

But there was a pretty cherry tree in the garden. George swung his hatchet. He chopped the tree down, crash. Then he went off to play.

不过花园里有一棵漂亮的樱桃树 乔治挥起斧头， 咔嚓一下就把树砍倒了， 然后就跑出去玩了

George's father was very angry when he saw the tree. Who cut down my beautiful tree? He said. If George didn't say anything, no one would know. But George said, I did, and I cannot tell a lie.

乔治的爸爸看到被砍的树后特别生气 是谁砍倒了我漂亮的树？ 他问道 要是乔治什么都不说，没人会知道是他干的 但乔治说：“是我干的，我不能说谎。”

Another story is about a horse. One morning, George went to the stable. He asked the stable man to give him the best horse. The stable man was afraid, but he gave George the horse.

还有一个关于马的故事。 一天早上，乔治去马厩， 让马夫把最好的那匹马牵给他 马夫虽然有点担心，但还是把马给了乔治