Coyote and the Star

Coyote and the Star, a Klamath Native American Folk Tale, retold by William Harriman, illustrated by Maria Voris.

《郊狼与星星》，克拉马斯印第安民间故事，威廉·哈里曼改写，玛丽亚·沃里斯绘图

In the time before time, animals lived interesting lives, there were no humans, and the animals were free to do as they pleased. Everything was perfect. There was no disease, no hunger, no war, and no suffering. The animals had everything they needed.

开天辟地之初，动物们过着有意思的生活，那时候还没有人类，动物们自由自在，想做什么就做什么 一切都完美无缺 没有疾病、没有饥饿、没有战争，也没有痛苦 动物们拥有一切他们需要的东西

Well, almost everything. Coyote enjoyed the nighttime. He would sit on a rock outside his house all night and watch the stars. Every night as he sat watching, he gazed at one particular star that was very beautiful. This large star was more beautiful than all the other stars. She was more beautiful than even the planets. She was more beautiful than even the sun and the moon. And Coyote thought they were very lovely, especially the moon.

嗯，差不多什么都有啦 郊狼很喜欢夜晚 他整夜坐在家门口的岩石上看星星 每天坐着看星星时，他总盯着一颗格外漂亮的星星看 这颗大大的星星比其他所有星星都要美 她比所有行星还要动人 她甚至比太阳和月亮还要好看 郊狼本来就觉得太阳和月亮很可爱，尤其是月亮

Coyote was in love with the star and talked to her night after night, but she would not respond to him. She floated across the sky and pretended not to notice him.

郊狼爱上了这颗星星，一夜又一夜和她说话，可她从来都不回应他 她只是划过天空，假装没注意到他

Now Coyote was known among the other animals as the song dog, even though his voice was rather scratchy. He loved to howl and sing his songs. He especially loved to sing when the moon was bright. So Coyote thought that if he could sing a beautiful song, the star would notice him. He thought and wrote. After three days, he had composed a new song. He was convinced this was the most beautiful song he could sing.

从前在动物群里，大家都叫郊狼歌犬，虽然他的声音其实有点沙哑 他最爱嚎叫着唱自己的歌 月光明亮的时候，他尤其爱唱歌 所以郊狼想，如果他能唱一首动听的歌，星星就会注意到他了 他想啊写啊 三天之后，他写出了一首新歌 他坚信这是自己能唱出的最好听的歌了

That night, Coyote went outside when the sky became dark. His stomach felt a little nervous, and his heart was beating faster than usual. He sat on his rock and waited for the star to rise above the horizon. When she did, he began to sing.

这天晚上，天暗下来之后，郊狼走到了门外 他心里有点紧张，心跳跳得比平常快多了 他坐在自己的岩石上，等着星星升出地平线 星星一出来，他就开始唱了