Luna Has Nothing to Wear

Luna has nothing to wear. A retelling of Aesop's fable, The Moon and Her Mother, by Torrin Anderson. Illustrated by Reginald W. Butler.

露娜没有衣服穿。这是伊索寓言《月亮和她的妈妈》的改编版，作者托林·安德森。 插画作者：雷金纳德·W·巴特勒。

Please make me a dress, Luna begged. It was only three hours until the grandest ball in the galaxy, and Luna still had nothing to wear. How can I make you a dress? Her mother asked. You are the moon. There is no fitting your figure. At one time you're a new moon, at another you're a full moon, in between you are all different shapes.

“给我做条裙子嘛。” 露娜央求道。 距离银河系最盛大的舞会只剩三个小时了，露娜还什么都没的穿。 我怎么给你做裙子呀？ 她的妈妈问道。 你可是月亮啊。 你的身材根本没有固定尺寸呀。 你一会儿是新月，一会儿是满月，中间的日子里你有各种不一样的形状。

It's not fair, shouted Luna. Everyone always goes to see what the sun is wearing. They say she really lights up the room. Saturn has those cool rings that never fall. Halley's comet has a long trail that flows behind her. So what can I wear?" What you always wear, dear, her mother said.

“太不公平了！”露娜大喊。 大家总爱看太阳穿了什么。 他们说她一出场就照亮全场。 土星有永远不会掉的酷炫光环。 哈雷彗星身后飘着长长的彗尾。 那我能穿什么呀？ “就穿你常穿的呀，宝贝。”妈妈说。

Luna looked down at her clothes, baggy pants with an elastic waist and a puffy shirt. Both were made to stretch and stretch and never rip. They're all going to make fun of me tonight, Luna said. I just hope I don't grow big at the dance and start to glow again. You're very important, her mother said. Never forget that.

露娜低头看了看自己的衣服：松紧腰的宽松裤子，还有一件蓬蓬衫。 这两件衣服都能使劲拉伸，永远不会破。 “今晚大家肯定都会笑话我的。” 露娜说。 我只希望跳舞的时候我别变大，别又开始发光。 “你很重要的。” 妈妈说。 永远别忘了这一点。

That night, every planet, comet, and star who was anybody was at the galaxy ball. Pluto wore a tuxedo, even though he wasn't called a planet anymore. Mars wore red, Neptune wore blue, and Jupiter's ruby necklace matched her great red spot. In tiptoed Luna, in her elastic pants, trying not to be noticed.

那天晚上，所有有头有脸的行星、彗星和恒星都来参加银河舞会了。 冥王星穿了一身燕尾服，哪怕大家已经不把他算成行星了。 火星穿了红衣服，海王星穿了蓝衣服，木星的红宝石项链和她的大红斑特别配。 露娜踮着脚溜进来，穿着她的松紧裤，尽量不让别人注意到自己。

The sun floated into the ball and everyone turned to look. She wore a fiery dress with hot gas flare earrings and sunspot heels. She was the center of attention and everyone orbited around her. Mars and Neptune followed her everywhere and hung on her every word. Nice outfit, Luna, said the sun with a small, mean smile. You do know it's a dance.

太阳飘进了舞会现场，所有人都转头看她。 她穿了一条火红的裙子，配着热气耀斑耳环和太阳斑点高跟鞋。 她是全场的焦点，所有人都围着她转。 火星和海王星走到哪都跟着她，她说的每句话他们都听得特别认真。 "衣服不错呀，露娜。"太阳不怀好意地笑了笑。 "你总知道今天是来跳舞的吧。"