002 拇指姑娘的新家

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Mrs. Marigold took very good care of Thumbelina

玛丽戈尔德太太把拇指姑娘照顾得非常好。

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" You are tiny, so I must keep my eye on you," said Mrs. Marigold

“你那么小，所以我得看好你，”玛丽戈尔德太太说。

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Every morning she took Thumbelina into the garden

每天早上，她都带拇指姑娘到花园里去。

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Thumbelina liked to sit next to her mother

拇指姑娘喜欢坐在妈妈身边。

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" Give me a rose seed, dear," Mrs. Marigold said one day

“亲爱的，给我一颗玫瑰种子，”玛丽戈尔德太太有一天说。

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" I'm strong, Mother," Thumbelina replied

“妈妈，我很有力气，”拇指姑娘回答。

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" I can pass you three."

“我能递给你三颗。”

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Gardening took much longer with her daughter helping

有女儿帮忙，园艺活花费的时间长了很多。

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But Mrs. Marigold didn't care

但玛丽戈尔德太太并不在意。

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She was happy to have Thumbelina

她很高兴有拇指姑娘在身边。

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Her daughter also liked to help Mrs. Marigold cook

她的女儿也喜欢帮玛丽戈尔德太太做饭。

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" Thumbelina, pass me the salt,"

“拇指姑娘，把盐递给我，”

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Mrs. Marigold said one day as she made dinner

一天，玛丽戈尔德太太在做晚饭时说。

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" This saltshaker is heavy," gasped Thumbelina

“这个盐瓶好重，”拇指姑娘喘着气说。

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" But I can do it!"

“但是我能做到！”

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Thumbelina pushed the saltshaker to Mrs. Marigold

拇指姑娘把盐瓶推到了玛丽戈尔德太太那边。

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On hot days, Thumbelina loved playing in the water

天热的时候，拇指姑娘喜欢在水里玩。

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One afternoon Mrs. Marigold filled a bowl with water

一天下午，玛丽戈尔德太太在一个碗里装满了水。

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Then she set the bowl on the windowsill

然后她把碗放在窗台上。

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Soon Thumbelina was floating in an acorn shell, singing happily

很快，拇指姑娘就坐在橡子壳里漂浮，开心地唱着歌。

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A toad was hopping along outside, and it stopped under Mrs. Marigold's open window

一只蛤蟆在外面蹦跳着，然后在玛丽戈尔德太太敞开的窗下停了下来。

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" What's that beautiful sound?" the toad, Mrs. Burp, said to herself

“那是什么美妙的声音？”蛤蟆伯尔普太太自言自语地说。

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" It's coming from that window."

“是从那扇窗户里传来的。”

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So Mrs. Burp jumped onto a flowerbox under the window

于是伯尔普太太跳上了窗下的花箱。

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She peeked around a flower and looked up

她绕到一朵花后面偷看，并向上张望。

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" Why, it's a tiny girl with an angel's voice," said the toad

“哎呀，是个有着天使般嗓音的小女孩，”蛤蟆说。

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" She's very pretty too."

“她也非常漂亮。”

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Mrs. Burp returned to the flowerbox many times

伯尔普太太多次回到花箱上来。

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She wanted Thumbelina to marry her son

她想让拇指姑娘嫁给她的儿子。

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Thumbelina's bed was half a walnut shell

拇指姑娘的床是半个核桃壳。

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Every night Mrs. Marigold filled the shell with flower petals for Thumbelina's blanket

每天晚上，玛丽戈尔德太太都会用花瓣填满核桃壳，给拇指姑娘当被子。

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" What kind of blanket would you like tonight, dear?" Mrs. Marigold always asked

“亲爱的，今晚你想要哪种花瓣当被子呢？”玛丽戈尔德太太总是这么问。

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" Tulips, please," Thumbelina always replied

“郁金香，拜托了，”拇指姑娘总是这样回答。

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" They're my favorite."

“它们是我的最爱。”

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One night Thumbelina asked," Mother, may I sleep near the window tonight?"

一天晚上，拇指姑娘问：“妈妈，今晚我可以睡在窗边吗？”

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" Why, my sweet daughter?" said her mother

“为什么呢，我可爱的女儿？”她妈妈问道。

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" I want to see the stars."

“我想看星星。”

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" Of course," replied Mrs. Marigold

“当然可以，”玛丽戈尔德太太回答。

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She put Thumbelina's bed on the sill of the open window

她把拇指姑娘的床放在敞开的窗台上。

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" You make me so happy, darling,"

“你让我感到如此幸福，亲爱的，”

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her mother said as she tucked her in

她妈妈一边给她盖好被子一边说。

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" Good night."

“晚安。”

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" Mother, you make me happy too," said Thumbelina." Good night."

“妈妈，你也让我感到幸福，”拇指姑娘说。“晚安。”

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Mrs. Burp was hiding in the flowerbox

伯尔普太太正藏在花箱里。

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She waited until the lights went out

她一直等到灯光熄灭。

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" Now's my chance," croaked Mrs. Burp

“我的机会来了，”伯尔普太太呱呱地叫了起来。

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She jumped onto the windowsill, grabbed Thumbelina, and jumped out again

她跳上窗台，抓住拇指姑娘，然后又跳了出去。

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" Mother! Mother!" cried Thumbelina

“妈妈！妈妈！”拇指姑娘喊道。

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But it was too late

但是已经太晚了。