拇指姑娘 [拇指姑娘(上)]

　　有个妇人得到一朵漂亮的郁金香,花蕊上面坐着一个拇指大的姑娘,人们都叫她“拇指姑娘”。 　　There was a woman who got a beautiful tulip.Upon the stamens sat a thumb-long little maiden.People all called her “Thumbelina”.
　　郁金香:tulip
　　
　　一天,癞蛤蟆把拇指姑娘偷走了,让她嫁给自己的儿子。拇指姑娘吓得哭起来。河里的鱼把她救了出来。
　　One day,a toad stole Thumbelina away.She wanted Thumbelina to marry her son.Thumbelina was scared.She began to cry.The fish in the river saved her.
　　儿子:son
　　
　　拇指姑娘漂过了许许多多的地方。她一连几天没有吃东西了,并且找不到回家的路。
　　Thumbelina sailed a lot of places.She didn’t have anything for days and she couldn’t find her way home.
　　路:way
　　
　　又走了很远的路,拇指姑娘来到一片森林里,一只田鼠收留了她。
　　After a long journey,Thumbelina came to a forest,where a vole took her in.
　　森林:forest
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