Two Kettles

Two Kettles, written by Laurie Polydoros. Illustrated by David Cockroft.

《两只水壶》，作者：劳里·波利多罗斯。 绘者：大卫·科克罗夫特。

Eleanor's surprise. Boom, boom, boom. The muskets fired near Plymouth Plantation. Eleanor ran outside. The sky was filled with frightened birds. Her father was standing with the new governor, William Bradford. Father, why is Captain Standish training soldiers so early? The men are hunting for our feast, her father answered. Not understanding, Eleanor asked, What do you speak of? Governor Bradford said, We will celebrate our good harvest.

埃莉诺的惊喜。 轰，轰，轰。 普利茅斯种植园附近响起了枪声。 埃莉诺连忙跑出门去。 天空里飞满了受惊的鸟儿。 她的爸爸正和新总督威廉·布拉德福德站在一起。 爸爸，为什么斯坦迪什船长这么早就训练士兵呀？ 爸爸回答道：这些人是在为宴会打猎呢。 埃莉诺没听懂，问道：你说的是什么意思呀？ 布拉德福德总督说：我们要庆祝今年的大丰收。

There had been little to celebrate in Plymouth this past year. Eleanor and her family had come to Plymouth from England last winter. They were among 102 colonists who had sailed there on the Mayflower in 1620. They were not ready for such a hard winter. Only half the village had lived until spring. Her own mother became sick and died. They had met native man named Tisquantum, whom they called Squanto. He taught them how to plant, hunt, fish, and store food. Without his help, they all would have died. There are only a few healthy women to cook the feast. You must help, Governor Bradford said. Eleanor nodded but felt worried.

过去这一年，普利茅斯没什么值得庆祝的事。 去年冬天，埃莉诺和家人从英格兰来到了普利茅斯。 1620年，他们和另外101名殖民者一起乘坐五月花号来到这里。 他们完全没准备好应对这么难熬的冬天。 等到春天来的时候，全村只剩下一半人活了下来。 埃莉诺的妈妈也染病去世了。 他们遇到了一位叫提斯匡特姆的原住民，大家都叫他斯匡托。 他教大家耕种、打猎、捕鱼和储存食物。 要是没有他帮忙，所有人都活不下来。 现在只有几个健康的女人能准备宴会的食物。 布拉德福德总督说：你必须来帮忙。 埃莉诺点了点头，心里却十分担忧。

Little Deer's Worries Mother, Little Deer called. She had been sowing new moccasins. Her pet skunk, Tiptoe, slept in her lap. Mother, I need more deer skin for this. Tiptoe awoke and ran outside, with Little Deer behind him. Hundreds of birds were flying above. Little Deer saw men walking out of their meeting place, the Longhouse.

小鹿的担忧，“妈妈，”小鹿喊道。 妈妈正在缝新的鹿皮鞋。 她的宠物臭鼬踮踮正睡在她腿上。 妈妈，做这个我还需要一块鹿皮。 踮踮醒了跑出门去，小鹿连忙跟在它身后。 成百上千只鸟儿从头顶飞过。 小鹿看见男人们从他们的聚会场所长屋走了出来。

Many shots were fired in the English village, Little Deer's mother said. Our leader, Yellowfeather, is talking about it with the other leaders. Little Deer felt her stomach tighten. Her tribe, the Pokanoket, had lived and hunted here for thousands of years. The English now lived on part of their land. We do not know if the Englishmen prepare for war, Yellowfeather said. We will ask if they need our help. Yellowfeather had made an agreement with the English to help each other in times of war. Littledeer was angry at the English. They had taken Wampanoag land. Other English settlers had brought a new sickness here. Plymouth Plantation was built on the old village of Patuxet. The entire village fell sick and died from the plague. Now Littledeer felt worried. Their life had been so peaceful. Her people should not be fighting in an English war. She hoped it wasn't true.

小鹿的妈妈说：英国人的村子里响了好多枪声。 我们的首领黄羽毛，正和其他首领商量这件事。 小鹿紧张得肚子都发紧了。 她的部落波卡诺基特已经在这里生活打猎几千年了。 现在英国人住在了他们的一部分土地上。 黄羽毛说：我们不知道英国人是不是在准备打仗。 我们要去问问他们，是不是需要我们帮忙。 黄羽毛早就和英国人定下协议，战争时期要互相帮助。 小鹿对英国人十分生气。 他们抢走了万帕诺亚格人的土地。 其他英国殖民者还带来了新的疾病。 普利茅斯种植园就建在帕图西特旧村落的遗址上。 整个村落的人都染上瘟疫死去了。 现在小鹿满心都是忧虑。 他们以前的生活那么安宁平和。 她的族人不应该卷入英国人的战争。 她希望打仗的事不是真的。

a fit feast. Eleanor saw people pointing. Many Wampanoag men were walking toward Plymouth. Their leader, whom the English called Massasoit, was in front. Eleanor knew Governor Bradford had made peace with them, but she still felt uneasy because she did not understand them Squanto translated the governor's words as he welcomed Massasoit and his men. We heard many guns, Massasoit said. Do you prepare for war?

一场盛大的宴会。 埃莉诺看见人们伸手指着远处。 好多万帕诺亚格男人正朝着普利茅斯走来。 他们的首领走在最前面，英国人叫他马萨索伊特。 埃莉诺知道布拉德福德总督和他们定下了和平，但她还是不安，因为她不了解这些人。斯匡托翻译着总督的话，欢迎马萨索伊特和他的族人。 马萨索伊特说：我们听到了很多枪声。 你们是在准备打仗吗？