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How the Wren Family Moved
鷦鷯搬家記
All the birds were wondering about the strange-looking man that stood in farmer Brown's cornfield.
所有的鳥兒都想知道那個站在農夫布朗的稻田里、長相怪異的人。
The bluejays, the blackbirds, and the crows were frightened. They wanted to dig up the corn, but they were afraid of the scarecrow.
冠藍鴉、黑鸝和烏鴉都害怕它。它們想啄稻谷，但害怕稻草人。
"Now," said the farmer, "the birds will not eat my corn as soon as it comes up. This scarecrow looks so much like a man that the birds will not come near it."
農夫說：“現在，稻草人一出現，鳥兒們就不會吃我的稻谷了。稻草人看起來非常像人，鳥兒不會到它附近的。”
But the wrens were not afraid of the scarecrow. They had lived near houses, and they had learned that people would not hurt them.
但鷦鷯不怕稻草人。它們住在房子附近，知道人們不會傷害自己。
They flew all around the scarecrow and soon saw that it was not a man.
它們在稻草人周圍飛來飛去，不久就發現它不是真人。
Then Mrs.Wren found a little hole in the scarecrow's hat. She looked inside and saw a good place for a nest.
隨后，鷦鷯太太發現了稻草人帽子上的一個小洞。她看了看里面，看到了一個筑巢的好地方。
Wrens are very small birds. They are afraid of most big birds. They hide their nests so that crows and bluejays will not find their eggs and eat them.
鷦鷯體型非常小。它們害怕多數大鳥。它們把窩藏起來，這樣烏鴉和冠藍鴉就找不到它們的蛋并吃掉了。
That is why wrens often make their nests in very strange places.
這就是為什么鷦鷯經常把窩安在非常奇怪的地方。
Mr. and Mrs.Wren thought that the scarecrow's hat would be the best place in the world for a nest. They knew that the bigger birds were afraid to come near the scarecrow.
鷦鷯夫婦認為稻草人的帽子是世界上筑窩的最佳之處。它們知道大鳥害怕靠近稻草人。
Soon Mr. and Mrs.Wren were very busy.
不久鷦鷯夫婦忙了起來。
They brought weeds and grass from the pasture to build their tiny round nest. Then they found some feathers and put them inside the nest to make it soft and warm.
它們從牧場上帶了野草和青草來筑造他們的小圓窩。它們發現了一些羽毛，就把它放到窩里，讓窩柔軟舒適。
It took the birds just five days to make their nest. One week after it was done, there were six little spotted eggs in the nest inside the scarecrow's hat.
它們花了5天的時間筑成了窩。筑窩一周后，稻草人帽子的窩里有了六個帶小斑點的鳥蛋。
Mrs.Wren sat on her nest day after day. In two weeks there were six tiny wrens in the nest.
鷦鷯太太日復一日地坐在窩里。兩周內，窩里有了六只小鷦鷯。
At first the baby wrens had no feathers and could not open their eyes.
最初，鷦鷯寶寶沒有翅膀，也不能睜開眼睛。
They looked very strange, but Mr. and Mrs. Wren were sure they were the most beautiful children in the world.
它們看起來很奇怪，但鷦鷯夫婦卻肯定它們是世界上最漂亮的寶寶。
The little wrens were always hungy. Though father and mother Wren worked all day, they could hardly get bugs and worms enough for the six hungry mouths.
小鷦鷯總是餓。雖然鷦鷯夫婦整天工作，但它們還是不能捉到足夠多的蟲子來喂飽這六張饑餓的小嘴。
How proud Mr. and Mrs.Wren were of their little family and the strange home inside the scarecrow's hat!
鷦鷯夫婦對它們的小家人和稻草人里面怪異的家感到多么的自豪啊！
The scarecrow was a good friend to the wrens. He frightened away the crows and bluejays. His big hat kept the hot sun and the rain away from the six baby birds in the tiny nest.
稻草人是鷦鷯的好朋友。它嚇走了烏鴉和冠藍鴉。它的大帽子為小窩里的六只寶寶遮擋了火熱的太陽和雨。
One day both Mr. and Mrs.Wren were away from the nest a long time. They were looking for bugs and worms.
一天，鷦鷯夫婦都離開窩很久了。它們正在尋找蟲子。
When they came back, they did not see the scarecrow. Their little home was gone.
它們回來時沒有看見稻草人。它們的小家也沒了。
How frightened and sad they were! Though they called and called to the young birds, there was no answer.
它們多么害怕和傷心啊！即使它們不停地呼喚鳥寶寶，還是沒有應答聲。
They flew around and around. All at once they saw the scarecrow. Farmer Brown was carrying it across the field in his arms.
它們到處飛。突然，它們發現了稻草人。農夫布朗正抱著它穿過田野。
The wrens followed the man farther and farther across the field. They flew around and around him and tried to tell him not to hurt their little ones.
鷦鷯跟著他穿過田野，越走越遠。它們圍著他，試圖告訴他不要傷害它們的寶寶。
But the farmer did not know what they wanted. He had not seen the nest.
但農夫不知道它們想要什么。他沒看見鳥窩。
On went farmer Brown. At last he stopped, and the wrens saw him put the scarecrow in the middle of his garden.
農夫布朗繼續走。最后,他停住了，鷦鷯夫婦看到他把稻草人放到了花園的中央。
"Now," said the farmer, "the birds will not come and eat my young plants."
農夫說：“現在，鳥兒就不會來吃我的小植物了。”
As soon as he had gone, the wrens flew to the scarecrow. They found their six young ones safe and happy.
他一離開，鷦鷯夫婦就飛向了稻草人。它們發現六只小寶寶都平平安安的。
When Farmer Brown found that he had moved a family of birds into his garden, he laughed and laughed.
當農夫布朗發現他搬了一家的鳥到花園時，笑了。
"I am glad they are wrens,"he said.
他說：“它們是鷦鷯，我很高興。”
"Wrens help to keep bugs and worms out of gardens."
鷦鷯能把花園里的蟲子趕出去。
