The Goose with Golden Egg

　　下金蛋的鹅

　　A Farmer and his wife live in a small house in the country. They are very poor. Then one day something fantastic happens.

　　农夫和他的妻子住在乡下的一个小房子里，他们很贫穷，有一天，有件奇妙的事情发生了。

　　Farmer: Good morning, dear.

　　早上好，亲爱的。

　　Wife: Good morning.I’ll fry you some eggs.

　　早上好，我要为你煎一些蛋。

　　The wife goes out to the barn to get some eggs. She suddenly shouts loudly to the Farmer.

　　妻子到谷仓里拿蛋，突然她大声地对农夫叫了起来。

　　Wife: Come out here, dear! Quickly!

　　快来呀，亲爱的。快点!

　　Farmer: Why? What’s the matter?

　　怎么了?什么事?

　　The Farmer runs out to the barn.

　　农夫跑到了谷仓。

　　Wife: Look at this!

　　看看这个!

　　Farmer: What is it?

　　那是什么?

　　Wife: It’s a golden egg!

　　一个金蛋!

　　Farmer: A golden egg?Where did you get is?

　　金蛋?你从哪里来的?

　　Wife: From this Goose.It laid this golden egg.

　　这只鹅呀，它下的。

　　Goose: Quack, quack!

　　嘎，嘎!

　　Farmer: I can’t believe it.It’s so shiny and beautiful.What shall we do with it?

　　我简直不敢相信，这只蛋耀眼又美丽，我们怎么处理呢?

　　Wife: Sell it at the market.

　　把它卖到市场上。

　　Farmer: Good idea.I’ll sell it and buy some meat.

　　好主意，我会把它卖了，再买些肉回来。

　　Wife: Yes.I’ll cook you a delicious meal tonight.

　　那今晚我会为你煮一顿美味的大餐。

　　Farmer: Yahoo! Thank you, Goose!

　　奥，谢谢你，鹅!

　　The Farmer goes to the market that afternoon and gets a good price for the golden egg. The Farmer and his Wife have a nice dinner that night, but they can’t fall asleep. They are so excited and hope that the goose will lay another golden egg tomorrow morning.

　　当天下午，农夫到市场去把金蛋卖了个好价钱。农夫和妻子享用了一顿丰盛的晚餐。可是他们无法入睡，他们非常兴奋，并且希望鹅在明天早上会再下另一只金蛋。

　　Goose: Cock –a –doodle-doo!!!

　　咕- 咕- 咕!!!

　　Farmer: Wake up, dear.Let’s see if the Goose laid another golden egg.

　　起床，亲爱的，我们去看看鹅有没有再下金蛋。

　　Wife: Okay. Let’s hurry.

　　好，我们快去。

　　The two rush out to the barn.

　　他们两人冲到了谷仓。

　　Farmer: Look!Another golden egg!

　　看!另一个金蛋!

　　Wife: Thank you, Goose.We will be rich soon.

　　谢谢你，鹅，我们很快就会富起来了。

　　Farmer: Yes. Thanks to the Goose.Feed it well, dear.

　　是呀，多亏了这只鹅，你可要好好地喂它呀，亲爱的。

　　Wife: Of course.I will feed it the best food.

　　我会喂它最好的食物。

　　After that, the Farmer and his Wife gave the Goose the best food. They loved the Goose. The Goose kept laying a golden egg every day. Some months later, the couple moved to a bigger house. They were very happy.

　　从那以后，农夫和他的妻子给鹅吃最好的食物，他们很疼爱那只鹅。鹅继续每天下一个金蛋。几个月后，这对夫妻搬到了更大的房子里，他们非常的快乐。

　　Farmer: Thanks to the Goose, we are not poor anymore.

　　多亏了那只鹅，我们再也不贫穷了。

　　Wife: That is true. But I’m getting curious.

　　那倒是，可是我越来越好奇了。

　　Farmer: About what?

　　好奇什么?

　　Wife: The Goose doesn’t look special.

　　那只鹅看起来又不特别。

　　Farmer: So what?

　　那又怎样?

　　Wife: But how can it lay golden eggs?

　　可是它怎么能下金蛋呢?

　　Farmer: Good question. Now I’m getting curious, too. Hmm…

　　说的对，现在我也好奇了，嗯…

　　More months passed and the Farmer and his Wife became quite rich.

　　又过了几个月，农夫和他的妻子已经相当富有了。

　　Farmer: We are now quite rich. Thanks to the Goose.

　　我们现在已经相当富有了，多亏了那只鹅。

　　Wife: Yes. But I want to get really rich fast.

　　是呀，不过我想快点变得更富有。

　　Farmer: How?

　　那要怎么做呢?

　　Wife: Think. We don’t know how the Goose lays the golden eggs. But we know where they are coming from.

　　你想想，我们不知道那只鹅怎么会下金蛋，可是我们知道那些金蛋是从哪里来的。

　　Farmer: We do? Where?

　　我们知道吗?从哪里?

　　Wife: From the Goose’s stomach, of course. So its stomach must be full of golden eggs.

　　当然是从那只鹅的肚子里呀，所以它的肚子里一定装满了金蛋。

　　Farmer: Perhaps. I don’t know.

　　或许吧，我不知道。

　　Wife: Can’t you see? We can become really rich all at once.

　　你不明白吗?我们可以一夜致富呀。

　　Farmer: What do you mean?

　　你的意思是?

　　Wife: Cut open the Goose’s stomach. Take out all of the golden eggs inside.

　　剖开那只饿的肚子，拿出里面所有的金蛋。

　　Farmer: You mean kill the Goose?

　　你是说杀了那只鹅?

　　Wife: Yes. A golden egg a day is too slow. I want to become really rich. Now!

　　每天一个金蛋太慢了，我要变得非常富有，立刻!

　　Farmer: But it has given us a golden egg every day. It made us rich. We can’t kill it now.

　　但是它每天都给我们一个金蛋呀，他让我们富有了，现在我们不能杀它。

　　Wife: Why not? Don’t you want to become richer faster?

　　难道你不想快点变得更有钱吗?

　　Farmer: Yes, but we are rich right now.

　　想呀，可是我们现在就很有钱呀。

　　Wife: Yes. But I want to become really really rich. I want to live in the city. Bring the knife from the kitchen.

　　是呀，可是我想变得真的真的很有钱，我想住到城市里去。去把厨房里的刀拿来。

　　Farmer: If you wish, dear.

　　遵命，亲爱的。

　　The Farmer brings a sharp knife from the kitchen. The Goose sees the knife and starts crying and runs away. The Wife hides the knife behind her back.

　　农夫从厨房里拿出一把锋利的刀，鹅看到了刀，开始一边叫一边跑，其子把刀藏在了身后。

　　Goose: Quack, quack!

　　嘎嘎!

　　Wife: What’s the matter, Goose? I have something delicious for you.

　　怎么了，鹅?我有好吃的东西要给你呀!

　　Goose: Quack, quack!

　　嘎嘎!

　　Wife: it’s running away! Go and catch it!

　　它跑走了!去抓住他!

　　Farmer: Okay, dear. Come here, Goosey.

　　好的，亲爱的，过来，鹅。

　　Goose: Quack, quack!

　　嘎嘎!

　　Wife: Catch it, catch it!

　　抓住它，抓住它!

　　Farmer: I got it!

　　抓住了!

　　Goose: Quack, quack!

　　嘎嘎!

　　The Farmer catches the Goose and the Wife is about to cut open its stomach.

　　农夫抓住鹅，妻子准备剖开他的肚子。

　　Wife: We will be really rich soon. How many eggs will there be?

　　我们很快就会变得很有钱了，会有多少金蛋呢?

　　Farmer: I don’t know. But there must be many. I’m getting curious now. Hurry up. Cut it open.

　　我不知道，可是肯定很多，现在我越来越好奇了。快点，剖开他。

　　Wife: Okay, here I go.

　　好，我要下手了。

　　Goose: (scream)Q-U-A-C-K!!!

　　(惨叫)嘎!

　　The Goose’s stomach is cut open. The Farmer and his Wife look surprised.

　　鹅的肚子被剖开了，农夫和他的妻子看起来非常吃惊。

　　Farmer: Where are the golden eggs?

　　金蛋在哪里呢?

　　Wife: I don’t know. There must be some inside. Look carefully!

　　我不知道，这里头一定有一些。看仔细点!

　　Farmer: There are none! What have we done?

　　一个也没有，我们都干了些什么呀?

　　Wife: No golden eggs?

　　没有金蛋?

　　Farmer: Poor Goose. We were too greedy. So we will become poor again.

　　可怜的鹅，我们太贪心了，我们又会变穷。

　　Wife: Poor us!

　　可怜的我们!

　　Farmer: Boo-hoo-hoo.

　　呜-呜-呜…

　　MORAL： Don’t be greedy.

　　不可贪心。

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（实习编辑：高奕飞）