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The Little Rooster
小公雞
Once there was a man who had a little rooster.
從前有個人養了一只小公雞。
The little rooster liked to get up early in the morning.
小公雞喜歡大清早就起床。
The man did not like to get up so early. He wanted to sleep.
那個人不喜歡那么早就起床。他想睡覺。
But each morning the little rooster began to crow very early.
但每天早上，小公雞很早就開始報曉了。
"Cock-a-doodle-do!" he called.
“喔喔喔！”他叫道。
Then the man could not sleep and had to get up.
然后，那個人睡不著了，不得不起床。
One morning the little rooster began to crow very, very early.
一天早上，小公雞特別早就開始報曉了。
"Cock-a-doodle-do!" he called.
“喔喔喔！”他叫道。
The noise woke the man up.
報曉聲把那個人吵醒了。
"That little rooster will not let me sleep," he said.
“那只小公雞不讓我睡覺了”，他說。
I will plant my garden.
我要去園子里種地了。
So he planted his garden.
于是，他就去園子里種地。
One night the man caught the rooster.
一天晚上，那個人抓住了小公雞。
He put him into the barn.
他把小公雞放進了谷倉。
"Now," said the man," I will stay in bed in the morning.
“好了”，那個人說，“明天早上我可以睡個懶覺了。”
Early the next morning the rooster flew out of the barn.
第二天一大早，小公雞從谷倉里飛了出來。
He ran to the house and began to crow again.
他跑到了房前，又開始報曉起來。
"Cock-a-doodle-do!" he called.
“喔喔喔！”他叫道。
The man heard the little rooster and woke up. He was very angry.
那個人聽到了小公雞的叫聲醒了過來。他氣極了。
"Oh, dear!" he said. There is that little rooster again.
“噢，天哪！”他說。又是那只小公雞。
I'll find another place to put him this evening.
今天晚上我要找另外一個地方把他關進去。
I can not sleep now, and so I will weed my garden.
我現在睡不著了，那么我要去園子里除草了。
That night the man caught the little rooster again.
那天晚上那個人又抓住了小公雞。
He took him to the barn and put him under a big basket.
他把小公雞帶到了谷倉，并把他蓋在了大籃子底下。
Then he went to bed.
然后，他上床睡覺。
But very early the next morning the little rooster got out again.
但是第二天一大早，小公雞又跑了出來。
"Cock-a-doodle-do !" he called.
“喔喔喔！”他叫道。
The man woke up.
那個人醒了。
He caught the little rooster again and gave him away.
他又抓住了小公雞并把他送走了。
That night the man had a long sleep.
那天晚上那個人睡了很長時間。
And the next night; and the next, and the next.
第二天晚上；以及接下來的每天晚上他都長睡不起。
He did not weed his garden.
他再也沒去給他的園子除草了。
All summer long the weeds grew and grew.
整個夏天，園子里的雜草長啊長啊。
Then the man had nothing to eat.
于是，他就沒有吃的東西了。
