Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley, written by Russ Bouillac, illustrated by Robert Squire.

安妮·奥克利，作者：拉斯·布亚克，绘图：罗伯特·斯夸尔

Annie Oakley was born in a small Ohio town. As soon as she could lift her daddy's hunting rifle, he was teaching her to shoot. When her daddy died, her mama was left in an awful way. She had a hard time feeding Annie and the other children.

安妮·奥克利出生在俄亥俄州的一座小镇 她刚能举起爸爸的猎枪，爸爸就教她射击了 爸爸去世后，妈妈的日子过得格外艰难 她很难养活安妮和其他几个孩子

Annie saw how hard her mama was working and decided to help. She picked up her daddy's rifle and went hunting. That first day, she brought home more fat pheasants than she could carry.

安妮看到妈妈整日辛苦劳作，决定出手帮忙 她拿起爸爸的猎枪出门打猎 第一天，她带回家的肥野鸡多到都拿不动

her family never went hungry again. Little Annie became the best hunter in the county right quick. She started selling the extra food to the people around town and giving food to those who couldn't afford it.

从此安妮一家再也没有挨过饿 没过多久，小安妮就成了郡里最棒的猎手 她把多余的猎物卖给镇上的人，还把食物送给买不起的穷人

This went on for years, until a handsome man named Frank Butler came to town. He was a sharpshooter, and he put on quite a show of shooting targets. At the end of his show, he asked the crowd if they knew anyone who was a better shot. The townspeople said they knew of one person and sent someone off to fetch Annie. When Frank saw short Annie, who was skinny enough to hide behind a cornstalk, he laughed.

这样的日子过了好几年，直到一个叫弗兰克·巴特勒的俊小伙来到镇上 他是个神枪手，还表演了精彩的打靶秀 表演结束后，他问观众有没有人比他射得更准 镇上的人说他们知道一个高手，立马派人去叫安妮 弗兰克看到个子矮小、瘦得能躲在玉米秆后的安妮，忍不住笑了

Is this the best you've got? Frank asked. The townspeople said yes. Annie just smiled. All right then, since a lady is challenging me, I'll let her pick the contest. Shooting cards! Annie said proudly. Are you sure? Frank replied. I'm the best card shooter in the West. Annie nodded and said, We'll be shooting cards edgewise.

你这边最厉害的射手就是她吗？ 弗兰克问道。 镇上的人齐声说是。 安妮只是笑了笑。 那好吧，既然是女士挑战我，比赛项目就让她选 比射纸牌！ 安妮骄傲地说。 你确定吗？ 弗兰克答道。 我可是西部最棒的纸牌射手 安妮点点头说：我们要对着纸牌的侧边射击