How Glooskap Found Summer

How Gloosecap Found Summer, based on an Algonquin Folk Tale, illustrated by Maria Voris.

《格鲁斯卡普寻夏记》，改编自阿尔冈昆民间故事 玛丽亚·沃里斯 绘

Long ago, it grew very cold. Ice and snow covered the land. Fires could not keep people warm, and corn could not grow. Glooscap, the leader of the people, had to do something.

很久很久以前，天气变得异常寒冷。 冰雪覆盖了整片大地， 火堆也没法给人们供暖， 玉米也没法生长。 人们的首领格鲁斯卡普必须想办法解决问题。

Gloosecap traveled far to the north. Everywhere he looked was cold and white with snow. He came to a house made of solid ice where a giant named Winter lived.

格鲁斯卡普一路向北，走了很远很远。 他目之所及全是皑皑白雪，四处冰天雪地。 他来到了一座用坚冰建成的房子前，那里住着一个名叫“冬天”的巨人。

Winter greeted Glooscap and invited him inside his house. Winter began to tell stories of the time when he ruled the Earth. Soon, Glooscap fell asleep under Winter's spell. But Glooscap's messenger, Tatler, woke him.

“冬天”招呼了格鲁斯卡普，邀请他进屋。 “冬天”开始讲起他统治大地的那些过往故事。 很快，格鲁斯卡普就中了“冬天”的魔法睡着了。 不过格鲁斯卡普的信使碎嘴鸟叫醒了他。

Wake up, Glooscap, said the bird. In the south you will find a woman who can defeat winter, said Tatler. Glooscap traveled far to the south. He came to a land where it was warm and sunny.

“醒醒，格鲁斯卡普！”小鸟说道， “你去南边就能找到一个可以打败冬天的女人，” 碎嘴鸟补充道。 格鲁斯卡普踏上了遥远的南行之路， 来到了一片温暖明媚的土地。

Grass grew and flowers bloomed in the beautiful land. Glooscap saw spirits dancing in a circle. At the center of the circle was Summer. She wore a crown of flowers in her long brown hair.

这片美丽的土地上青草茵茵，鲜花盛开。 格鲁斯卡普看到小精灵们正围成一圈跳舞。 圈子的正中央站着“夏天”。 她棕褐色的长发上戴着一顶鲜花编的王冠。