Cinderella

Cinderella. Written by Edie Evans. Illustrated by Fatemeh Hagnijad. Focus Question. How does Cinderella find happiness?

《灰姑娘》，作者：伊迪·埃文斯，绘者：法蒂梅·哈吉尼亚德。 核心问题：灰姑娘是怎么找到幸福的？

once upon a time in a land far, far away. There lived a fair young maiden. She had golden hair, fair skin, and the grace of a swan. Every morning in the spring, a white bird would her window. There it would sing a sweet song to gently wake her.

很久很久以前，在一个非常遥远的国度。 住着一位美丽的年轻姑娘。 她有着一头金色的头发，白皙的皮肤，还有着天鹅一般的优雅仪态。 每到春天的清晨，总有一只白色的小鸟会飞到她的窗边。 它会唱着甜美的歌轻轻把她唤醒。

Spring turned to summer, which in turn brought falling leaves and the chill of autumn air. As winter drew near, the young maiden's mother grew ill with fever. With each passing day, she became weaker, until one frosty morning she took her final breath. Soon after, the girl's father remarried. His new wife had two daughters, who were fair of face, but dark of heart. Yet the father was often away and didn't notice their cruelty.

春去夏来，紧接着秋叶片片飘落，空气里多了几分秋日的凉意。 冬天临近的时候，姑娘的母亲发高烧病倒了，日子一天天过去， 她的身体越来越虚弱，直到一个下霜的清晨，她永远闭上了眼睛。 没过多久，姑娘的父亲再婚了，他的新妻子带了两个女儿过来， 这两个女儿面容姣好，心思却十分歹毒，不过父亲经常不在家，根本没发现她们的恶毒。

When the girl met her new stepsisters, the sisters said, You cannot sit at the table with us, stupid goose. If you want to eat bread, you will have to earn it. With that, they took away her lovely clothes. Instead, they made her wear an old gray dress and wooden shoes and banished her to the kitchen.

姑娘第一次见到两个新姐姐的时候，她们开口就说：“你这笨丫头，不配和我们坐一张桌子吃饭。” “想吃面包的话，你得自己干活赚才行。” 说完，她们就夺走了她漂亮的衣服。 反倒逼她穿上一件旧灰裙，还有一双木鞋，还把她赶到厨房去住。

From that day on, life was hard. The girl woke before dawn to bring water, make the fire, cook, clean, and wash. Her stepsisters did everything they could to make her miserable. By evening, she was tired, and she curled up to sleep in the ashes by the hearth. Her stepsisters called her Cinderella because she was always so dusty and dirty.

从那天起，日子就变得苦不堪言。 姑娘天不亮就得起床打水，生火、做饭、打扫卫生、洗衣服。 两个继姐想尽了一切办法来折磨她。 到了晚上，她累得不行，就蜷在壁炉边的灰堆里睡觉。 两个继姐都叫她灰姑娘，因为她总是浑身灰扑扑的，脏得不行。

One day, their father was going to the fair. He asked his daughters what they would like him to buy. A beautiful gown, said the eldest stepsister. A lovely ring, added the other. Please, I want nothing more than the first twig that brushes you on your way home, said Cinderella. Cinderella's father bought dresses and jewels for the stepsisters. On his return, he brushed against the twig of a tree. He brought it home for Cinderella.

有一天，她们的父亲要去集市，他问女儿们都想要他带什么礼物回来。 大继姐说：“我要一件漂亮的礼服。” 二继姐跟着说：“我要一枚好看的戒指。” 灰姑娘说：“拜托了，我什么都不要，只要您回家路上第一个扫过您的小树枝就行。” 灰姑娘的父亲给两个继姐买了礼服和珠宝，在回家的路上， 一根小树枝扫到了他，他就把这根树枝摘下来带回家给了灰姑娘。