Anna and the Painted Eggs

Anna and the Painted Eggs, written by Marybeth Bolz. Illustrated by Liza Woodruff.

《安娜与彩绘彩蛋》，作者玛丽贝斯·博尔茨 插画作者：莉萨·伍德拉夫

Anna saw her mother taking large, brightly painted Easter eggs out of a box. They're called Pishonke eggs, Anna's mother said. They're Ukrainian Easter eggs. Your grandmother Sasha gave them to us.

安娜看见妈妈从盒子里拿出一个个个头很大、色彩鲜亮的复活节彩蛋。 "这些叫皮雄克彩蛋哦。"安娜的妈妈说道。 "它们是乌克兰的复活节彩蛋， 是你的外婆萨沙留给我们的。"

They're real eggs? Anna asked. They're so beautiful. Yes, they're goose eggs. Her grandmother painted them over 100 years ago in Ukraine, Anna's mother said. She also brought something just for you.

"这些是真的蛋吗？" 安娜问道。 "它们太漂亮啦。" "是呀，这些都是鹅蛋。" "你外婆一百多年前在乌克兰画的这些蛋哦。"安娜的妈妈说道。 "她还给你带了一件专属的小礼物呢。"

A music box, Anna said as she began to wind it. The music played, the doors opened. There's a dancing goose inside, Anna said. Ask her to read you the story about it after dinner, said her mother.

"是音乐盒！"安娜一边说一边开始拧发条。 音乐响了起来，盒门缓缓打开。 "里面有只正在跳舞的大鹅！"安娜说道。 "晚饭后让外婆给你讲这背后的故事哦。"妈妈说道。

The eggs must be hard to paint, Anna said. It takes time, our grandmother said. I'll show you how to do it tomorrow. Will you read me the story about the dancing goose and the blue egg tonight? Anna asked.

"画这些蛋肯定很难吧？"安娜说道。 "确实要花不少功夫呢。"外婆说道。 "明天我教你怎么画好不好。" "那你今晚能给我讲跳舞的大鹅和蓝彩蛋的故事吗？" 安娜问道。

Grandmother Sasha opened a large storybook. There once was a kind old woman who lived all alone near the woods, her grandmother began. Her family was far away. Night after night, she sat and played her music box.

萨沙外婆翻开了一本大大的故事书。 "从前有个善良的老婆婆，孤零零一个人生活，住在树林边。"外婆开口讲道。 她的家人都住在很远的地方。 每天夜里，她都会坐在那儿播放自己的音乐盒。