003 沼泽里的打嗝虫

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Mrs. Burp lived in an old, smelly swamp

嗝太太住在一片又旧又臭的沼泽里。

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She took Thumbelina to a lily pad in a stream nearby

她把拇指姑娘带到附近溪流中的一片睡莲叶上。

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" This is your new home," said the toad

“这是你的新家。”蟾蜍说。

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" I don't like it here," said Thumbelina

“我不喜欢这里。”拇指姑娘说。

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" Well too bad," said Mrs. Burp

“那也没办法，”嗝太太说，

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" You're not going anywhere."

“你哪儿也去不了。”

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Mrs. Burp disappeared into the darkness

嗝太太消失在黑暗中。

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Thumbelina was scared

拇指姑娘很害怕。

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Water was all around her, and there was no way to escape

周围全是水，无路可逃。

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" I miss my mother,"

“我想念我的妈妈，”

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she whispered, then cried herself to sleep

她低声说着，然后哭着哭着就睡着了。

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The next morning, Mrs. Burp was up early

第二天早上，蛤蟆太太早早起了床。

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She woke up her son

她叫醒了儿子。

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" Croaky! Let's go meet your bride," she said excitedly

“呱呱！咱们去见你的新娘吧。”她兴奋地说。

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" Be on your best behavior."

“要好好表现哦。”

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Croaky blinked slowly." Okay, Momma."

呱呱慢慢眨了眨眼。“好的，妈妈。”

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Thumbelina was just waking up

拇指姑娘刚刚醒来。

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" What a terrible dream!" she said

“多可怕的梦啊！”她说。

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Then she opened her eyes

然后她睁开了眼睛。

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The two toads were staring at her

那两只蛤蟆正盯着她看。

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Thumbelina stared back

拇指姑娘也盯着他看了看。

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Croaky was even bigger than his mother

呱呱的块头甚至比他的妈妈还大一倍。

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" It wasn't a dream," the tiny girl said sadly

“原来不是梦。”这个小不点女孩难过地说。

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" This is Croaky, your future husband," Mrs. Burp said to her

“这是呱呱，是你未来的夫君。”蛤蟆太太对她说。

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" She's pretty, Momma," Croaky said

“妈妈，她真好看。”呱呱说。

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Suddenly his eyes moved

突然，他的眼珠一转。

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A small fly flew by

一只小苍蝇飞过。

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Croaky quickly stuck out a sticky tongue and ate the fly

呱呱飞快地伸出黏糊糊的舌头，吃掉了苍蝇。

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" Ugh!" said Thumbelina

“呃！”拇指姑娘一阵恶心。

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" Now get to know each other," said Mrs. Burp

“现在你们互相认识一下吧。”蛤蟆太太说。

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" I'll be getting ready for your wedding."

“我去为你们的婚礼做准备。”

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She hopped away

她跳走了。

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" Please take me home," begged Thumbelina

“请带我回家吧，”拇指姑娘央求道。

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Croaky shook his head

呱呱摇了摇头。

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" Momma would be angry

“妈妈会生气的。

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And you don't want to make Momma angry."

你也不想惹妈妈生气吧。”

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" But I don't want to marry you," said Thumbelina

“可是我不想嫁给你，”拇指姑娘说。

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Croaky let out a loud burp

呱呱打了个响嗝。

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The sound made Thumbelina hate him more

这声音让拇指姑娘更讨厌他了。

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" I'll make a great husband

“我会成为一个很好的丈夫。”

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I can catch any kind of bug," he boasted

“什么虫子我都能抓到，”他吹嘘道。

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" I'll show you."

“我表演给你看。”

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Just then a beautiful butterfly flew by

就在这时，一只美丽的蝴蝶飞过。

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" Watch me!" Croaky jumped into the water, splashing Thumbelina

“看我的！”呱呱跳进水里，溅了拇指姑娘一身水。

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He jumped from lily pad to lily pad, chasing the butterfly

他从一片睡莲叶跳到另一片，追赶着蝴蝶。

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Thumbelina had to do something

拇指姑娘必须做点什么了。

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" Croaky!" she yelled loudly

“呱呱！”她大声喊道。

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" Leave that butterfly alone, you big bully!"

“别招惹那只蝴蝶，你这个大坏蛋！”

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Croaky stopped and burst into tears

呱呱停了下来，哇哇大哭起来。

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" I'm going to tell Momma what you said!" he yelled and hopped away

“我要把你刚才说的话告诉妈妈！”他大叫着，蹦跳着离开了。

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Thumbelina watched the butterfly fly away safely

拇指姑娘看着蝴蝶安全地飞走了。

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" I've got to escape too!" she cried

“我也得逃走！”她喊道。

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" Maybe we can help," a voice said

“也许我们能帮忙，”一个声音说道。

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" Who said that?" Thumbelina looked around

“谁在说话？”拇指姑娘环顾四周。

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She saw no one

她一个人也没看到。

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" Down here," said the voice

“在下面，”那个声音说。

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Thumbelina looked down at the water

拇指姑娘低头看向水里。

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She saw a school of fish

她看到了一群鱼。

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One of them was looking right at her

其中一条鱼正盯着她看。

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" Croaky thinks it's fun to scare others," said the fish

“呱呱觉得吓唬别人很好玩，”那条鱼说。

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" I can see that," said Thumbelina

“我看得出来，”拇指姑娘说。

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" Don't worry," said the fish

“别担心，”那条鱼说。

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" We'll help you escape."

“我们会帮你逃走。”