Cinderello

Cinderella. Written by Evan Russell. Illustrated by Alex Lopez. Focus question. How is this story the same as the fairy tale Cinderella? How is it different?

《灰姑娘》 埃文·拉塞尔 著 亚历克斯·洛佩兹 绘 思考问题 这个故事和童话灰姑娘有什么相同之处呢？ 又有什么不同呢？

There was once a young boy named Mateo who dreamed of becoming a great baseball player. He lived happily with his mother and father in a small, quiet town. His father taught Mateo to pitch a baseball. Mateo wanted to be like his hero, Fernando Balenzuela, a famous pitcher.

从前有个名叫马特奥的小男孩，梦想成为一名出色的棒球运动员。 他和爸爸妈妈幸福地住在一座安静的小镇上。 爸爸教马特奥投棒球。 马特奥想成为偶像费尔南多·巴伦苏埃拉那样的人，那是一位著名的投手。

One day, Mateo's father passed away, and Mateo and his mother were left all alone. Mateo's mother had to work long hours in the local factory. Mateo was often lonely, but he kept his spirits up by playing baseball and practicing his pitching. When the factory owner and Mateo's mother decided to get married, Mateo was overjoyed.

一天，马特奥的爸爸离开了人世，只剩马特奥和妈妈相依为命。 妈妈不得不去当地的工厂长时间做工。 马特奥常常感到孤单，但他靠打棒球、练习投球一直打起精神。 工厂老板和妈妈决定结婚后，马特奥开心极了。

The factory owner had twin sons who were two years older than Mateo. Mateo was so excited to have two new brothers. The twins, Primo and Guapo, were spoiled and mean and greedy, and they decided they didn't like Mateo. Mateo asked them if they wanted to play baseball in the park.

工厂老板有一对双胞胎儿子，比马特奥大两岁。 能有两个新哥哥，马特奥特别兴奋。 双胞胎普里莫和瓜波被宠坏了，又刻薄又贪心，他们一点都不喜欢马特奥。 马特奥邀请他们去公园打棒球。

Matteo's stepfather often traveled, and Matteo's mother usually went with him. Matteo and the twins stayed at home with the cook. The lazy twins forced Matteo to do all of their chores. Look at him work while we get to play baseball, cried Guapo happily.

马特奥的继父经常出差，妈妈通常都会跟着他一起去。 马特奥和双胞胎留在家里，和厨师待在一起。 懒惰的双胞胎逼着马特奥做完他们所有的家务。 瓜波开心地叫道：“看他干活，我们去打棒球咯！”

So the twins teased and bullied Matteo, but he put up with it. One day, exciting news spread through town. The coach of the national little league team was coming to town. He was holding tryouts to find the most talented players.

所以双胞胎一直戏弄欺负马特奥，但马特奥都忍了下来。 一天，小镇上传开了一个激动人心的消息。 国家少年棒球队的教练要来镇上了。 他要举办选拔赛，挑选最有天赋的球员。