拇指姑娘(上)

有個婦人得到一朵漂亮的郁金香，花蕊上面坐著一個拇指大的姑娘，人們都叫她“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，癩蛤蟆把拇指姑娘偷走了，讓她嫁給自己的兒子。拇指姑娘嚇得哭起來。河里的魚把她救了出來。

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.

兒子:son

拇指姑娘漂過了許許多多的地方。她一連幾天沒有吃東西了，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

又走了很遠的路，拇指姑娘來到一片森林里，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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