Anderson's Fairy Tales

Once upon a time, there was an Emperor whose garden was as large as a labyrinth. There were all sorts of flowers planted in it, each with a tiny silver bell tied to it, ring-a-ling-a-ling. A singing nightingale lived in the garden. She only sang at night. 很久很久以前，有一个皇帝，他的花园大得像一座迷宫，花园里种着各种各样的花朵，上面系着小巧的银色铃铛，丁零丁零响。花园里还住着一只会唱歌的夜莺，它只在晚上唱歌……

One cold winter day, it was snowing heavily, and everyone was shivering. 一个寒冷的冬天，天空下着鹅毛大雪，人们被冻得哆哆嗦嗦的。 “Oh. It’s so cold! What an awful winter.” “啊，太冷了，这个冬天可真冷啊！” But lying unseen beneath the soil, there was a world of warmth, and a flower’s seed lay there. 但是在看不见的泥土下面，有一个温暖的世界。一颗花种子就躺在里面……

One night, a homeless Wanderer was walking in the forest. Cold and hungry, he suddenly came upon a sack. 晚上，一个无家可归的流浪汉在森林里走着，他又冷又饿。突然，他看到前面有个口袋。 “Let me see what is in this huge sack. A pumpkin? What use is this?” “让我来看看，大袋子里有什么？一个南瓜？这有什么用？” The Wanderer gnawed on the pumpkin, chomp chomp chomp, until nothing was left. 流浪汉“咔擦咔擦”，把南瓜啃了个精光……

Once upon a time, there were five peas living in a pod together. These five peas all sat in a row, feeling the warmth of the sun and enjoying the nourishment of the rain. Gradually, as they grew up, they couldn’t stand to sit still. They wanted to go out and play. 从前有五个豌豆兄弟生活在一个豆荚里，他们排排坐着，感受太阳的温暖、雨水的滋润，慢慢地，豌豆兄弟长大了，有点儿坐不住了，他们想出去玩儿。 “Are we just going to sit here forever? I want to go out and see the world.” “我们就这么一直坐着吗？我想去看看外面的世界……”

It was summer, and the sun was shining warmly on the farm. A mother duck sat on a pile of straw, hatching her eggs. She waited for her babies to come out. 夏天到了, 阳光暖烘烘地照在农场里，一只母鸭坐在稻草堆上，她正在孵鸭蛋，等着鸭宝宝破壳而出呢。 At last, each egg began to hatch in turn. Crack, crack, crack! One by one, the ducklings stuck their heads out of the shells and quacked happily. 终于，鸭蛋们一个接着一个地裂开了。“噼！噼！噼！”，一只只小鸭把头伸出来，欢快地叫着……

Once upon a time, there was a very handsome vain Emperor who loved to dress up in beautiful new clothes and show them off everywhere. He had to change his clothes every hour, and his palace was always full of new clothes. 很久很久以前，有一位非常臭美的皇帝，他最喜欢穿着又新又漂亮的衣服，到处炫耀。他每个小时都要换一套新衣服，皇宫里的衣服都堆成山了。 One morning, the Emperor stood naked in front of the mirror, not knowing what to wear. 这天早上，皇帝光溜溜地站在镜子前面，不知道该穿什么好……

There was a row of big chicken coops on the farm. In these coops， there lived roosters, hens, and many little chicks. 农场里有一排大大的鸡窝，里面住着公鸡、母鸡，还有许多许多小鸡。 This evening when the sun had set and all the chickens had returned to their coops to sleep, one White Hen was still turning her head here and there and flapping her wings. 这天傍晚，太阳下山了。所有的鸡都回到鸡窝睡觉啦！一只白母鸡却在不停地扭脖子拍翅膀， “Cluck-cluck-cluck, it’s so itchy under my wings!” “咕咕咕，哎哟，哎哟，我的翅膀下面好痒啊……”

At night on New Year’s Eve, it snowed heavily, and the city was filled with a happy atmosphere. A little girl shuttled back and forth in the crowd. 除夕的晚上，雪下得很大，城市里充满欢乐的气氛。一个小女孩穿梭在人群里。 “Matches for sale! Come buy my matches!” “卖火柴啦！卖火柴啦！谁来买我的火柴？” This little girl was selling matches. She wore slippers that were too big for her, and her dress was torn and full of holes. Her basket was full of matches. 这是一个卖火柴的小女孩，她穿着一双不合脚的大拖鞋，裙子上破了好几个洞，她的篮子里装满了火柴。