Mermaid in a Teacup

Mermaid in a Teacup, a story from Hattie McGruder's diary, written by Stephen Cosgrove, illustrated by Carolyn Laporte.

《茶杯里的小美人鱼》，选自海蒂·麦克格鲁德的日记，作者：斯蒂芬·科斯格罗夫，绘者：卡罗琳·拉波特。

My name is Hattie McGruder, and I found a mermaid. I found a real, live mermaid that is only three inches long. I am telling the truth.

我叫海蒂·麦克格鲁德，我发现了一只小美人鱼。 我找到的是一只活生生的真美人鱼，她只有三英寸长。 我说的全都是真的。

There are others who are not telling the truth. Sybil and Sarah are liars and fibbers and tellers of untruth. They said that the mermaid was nothing more than a silly toy that wasn't ever alive. They said that I made it all up. That's why they are liars, fibbers, and tellers of untruth. I have proof that I found a mermaid. The proof is in my diary and I'm going to let you read it exactly as I wrote it three weeks ago when I found the tiny mermaid.

可还有其他人不说真话哦。 西比尔和萨拉就是两个爱撒谎、爱扯谎、净说瞎话的小家伙。 她们说我的小美人鱼根本就是个不会动的破玩具。 还说整件事都是我编出来的。 所以她们才是爱撒谎、爱扯谎、净说瞎话的人呀。 我有证据证明我真的发现了小美人鱼。 证据就在我的日记里，我会原原本本给你看我三周前发现小美人鱼那天写下的内容。

Special note. I am only going to show you the parts of my diary that are about the mermaid. I won't let you read that Sarah really didn't go to see the movie Harry Potter with Danny Buckman. She went with her mom, who didn't think she was old enough to sit by herself. And I definitely am not going to let you read about Super Equestrian Sibyl when she fell off her little sister's pony. So don't think that I'm leaving out something about those fibbers, Sybil and Sarah, when I skip some stuff.

特别说明。 我只会给你看日记里和小美人鱼有关的内容哦。 我才不会告诉你，萨拉根本没和丹尼·巴克曼去看《哈利·波特》电影。 她是和妈妈去的，妈妈觉得她年纪太小，不能单独坐。 我也绝对不会说“超级骑手”西比尔从她妹妹的小马上摔下来这件事。 所以我跳过一些内容，可不是故意藏着这两个小骗子的糗事哦。

The Proof, diary, day 93. Sybil and Sarah are coming over today for our third annual back -to -school picnic. Hey, they're here. All right, longer, later.

证据，日记，第93天。 西比尔和萨拉今天要来，参加我们第三届年度开学野餐。 哎呀，她们到啦。 好啦，晚点再接着写。

Diary Day 93 continued later. You will never in a billion years guess what happened. I found a mermaid. She is the coolest little thing you have ever seen. She's only about three inches long and is a real, real mermaid. I dressed her in some Barbie clothes. They fit her perfectly. She didn't need any jeans or anything.

日记第93天，晚点继续写。 你就算想十亿年也猜不到发生了什么。 我发现小美人鱼啦！ 她是你见过最最棒的小家伙了。 她只有大约三英寸长，完完全全是一只真美人鱼哦。 我给她穿了芭比的小衣服。 大小刚刚好合身。 她根本不需要牛仔裤这类衣服啦。