Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day. Illustrated by David Cockroft.

《情人节》。大卫·科克罗夫特 绘。

One evening in February, Grandpa Grizzly came to visit. He shook the snow off his fur coat and sat by the fire. A story, a story, tell us a story, cried the hoppers. Come sit before me, said Grandpa Grizzly. Do you know what holiday is coming?

二月的一个傍晚，灰熊爷爷来做客啦。 他抖掉毛皮大衣上的雪，坐到了炉火边。 “讲故事，讲故事，给我们讲个故事嘛！”小跳兔们大声喊着。 “来坐到我跟前呀，”灰熊爷爷说， “你们知道什么节日要到了吗？”

The hoppers sat and thought. What day was coming? Don't you know what comes on the 14th of February? asked Grandpa Grizzly. The hoppers thought as hard as they could. They could not remember.

小跳兔们坐下来想呀想。 什么节日要到了呢？ “你们不知道二月十四号是什么日子吗？”灰熊爷爷问道。 小跳兔们绞尽脑汁想了又想， 还是想不起来。

Perhaps there is a surprise in my suitcase to help you remember. Do you have any idea? asked Grandpa Grizzly. No, no we haven't, the hoppers cried. Then I'm afraid you must wait until tomorrow morning before you get your surprise. Do not sleep late.

说不定我的行李箱里有个惊喜，能帮你们想起来哦。 “你们猜到是什么了吗？”灰熊爷爷问。 “不知道，不知道，我们猜不到！”小跳兔们大声说。 那恐怕你们得等到明天早上，才能拿到这个惊喜啦。 可不许睡懒觉哦。

The hoppers laughed and promised to wake up early. They wondered all night what the surprise might be. All except Snubby -Nose. He remembered what day was coming. He slept soundly the whole night. Speedy -Legs, Fluffy -Tail, and Floppy -Ears woke up early the next morning. They went on tiptoe into Grandpa Grizzly's room and woke him up.

小跳兔们都笑了，纷纷答应一定会早早起床。 他们一整晚都在好奇，惊喜到底是什么呢。 只有翘翘鼻例外。 他可记得是什么节日要到了。 他一整晚都睡得香香的。 第二天早上，飞毛腿、软毛尾还有耷拉耳早早就醒了。 他们踮着脚走进灰熊爷爷的房间，把他叫醒了。

Open the suitcase and see your surprises, Grandpa Grizzly said. Speedy Legs looked inside and found a little bow and arrow. Fluffy Tail looked inside and found a little pair of wings. Floppy Ears took out a big box of chocolates. These all came from Cupid, because, of course, it was Valentine's Day.

“打开行李箱看看你们的惊喜吧。”灰熊爷爷说。 飞毛腿往里看了看，找到了一副小小的弓箭。 软毛尾往里看了看，找到了一对小小的翅膀。 耷拉耳拿出了一大盒巧克力。 这些都是丘比特送来的哦，因为呀，今天当然就是情人节啦。