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"Little kitchen maid," said the cavalier, "I will get you a permanent appointment in the kitchen, with permission to see the Emperor dine, if you will lead us to the Nightingale."
武士說：“小廚娘，如果你領我們找到夜鶯的話，我會給你在廚房安排一個固定的工作，并允許你伺奉皇帝用膳。”
So they all went out into the wood; half the court went along. When they were in the midst of their journey, a cow began to low.
就這樣，他們一起出發，來到樹林，一半的大臣們跟隨而至。當他們行至半程時，一頭奶牛 開始“哞哞”地叫起來。
"Oh!" said all the court cavaliers, "there it is! That's really a remarkable power in so small a creature!"
所有的大臣們都說：“噢！在那兒呢！這么小的生命竟有這么大的力氣！”
"No, those are cows lowing!” said the little kitchen maid. "We are a long way from the place yet."
小廚娘說：“不，這些是牛在叫！我們離目的地還遠著呢。”
Now the frogs began to croak in the pool.
現在，青蛙又開始在池塘里叫起來。
"Glorious!" said the court preacher. "Now I can hear it—it sounds just like little church bells."
傳道的大臣說：“太好了！現在我能聽見了：它聽起來就像教堂的鐘聲。”
"No，those are frogs," said the little kitchen maid. "But now I think we shall soon hear it."
小廚娘說：“不，這些是青蛙。但現在，我想我們不久就能聽見夜鶯叫了。”
And then the Nightingale began to sing.
就在那時，夜鶯開始唱歌了。
"That is it!" said the little girl. "Listen, listen! And it's sitting there!"
小廚娘說：“找到了！聽，聽啊！夜鶯在那兒。”
And she pointed to a little gray bird up in the boughs.
她指著那只在樹上的灰色的小鳥。
"Is it possible?" said the cavalier. "I should never have thought it looked like that! How plain it looks! I suppose it lost its color at seeing so many aristocratic visitors."
武士說：“不可能吧？我從沒想到它長這個樣子！簡直太普通了！我看它一定是因為看到這么多尊貴的來訪者而嚇得失去了光彩吧。”
