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The Billy Goats Gruff
公山羊格拉夫
Once there were three billy goats who were all called "Gruff."
從前，有三只公山羊，名字都叫“格拉夫”。
They wanted to grow fat.
他們都想長得胖胖的。
Every day they went over a bridge and up a hill to eat the green grass.
每天，他們都要經過一座橋，然后爬到小山上吃青草。
A troll lived under the bridge.
有個山精住在橋底下。
He was a strange old troll.
他是個古怪的老山精。
He did not want the billy goats to walk upon his bridge.
他不想讓公山羊從他的橋上走。
One day the goats were going to the hill to eat grass.
一天，山羊們要去小山上吃草。
Little Billy Goat Gruff was the first to go upon the bridge.
小公山羊格拉夫第一個走上了橋。
Trip-trap, trip-trap! he went.
他叮咚、叮咚地走著。
"Who is going across my bridge?" called the old troll.
“誰在我的橋上走啊”？老山精喊道。
"It is just Little Billy Goat Gruff going to the hill to get fat," said the little billy goat.
“是小公山羊格拉夫，我要去小山上吃得胖胖的”，小公山羊說。
"Well, I am coming to eat you up," said the troll.
“啊，我要把你吃掉”，老山精說。
Little Billy Goat was frightened.
小公山羊很害怕。
"Oh, don't eat me. I am too little," he said.
“哦，不要吃我。我太小了”，他說。
"Wait for Big Billy Goat. He is bigger than I am."
“等大公山羊吧，他比我大”。
"Well, be off with you, then!" said the strange old troll.
“好吧，那你走吧”！古怪的老山精說。
Soon Big Billy Goat Gruff went upon the bridge.
不一會兒，大公山羊格拉夫走到了橋上。
Trip-trap, trip-trap! he went.
他叮咚、叮咚地走著。
"Who is going across my bridge?" called the troll.
“誰在我的橋上走啊”？山精喊道。
"Oh, it is just Big Billy Goat Gruff going to the hill to get fat," said the big billy goat.
“哦，是大公山羊格拉夫，我要去小山上吃得胖胖的”，大公山羊格拉夫說。
"Well, I am coming to eat you up," said the strange old troll.
“哦，我要把你吃掉”，古怪的老山精說。
Big Billy Goat was frightened. "Oh, no!" he said. "I am too little.
大公山羊很害怕。“哦，不”！他說道。“我太小了。
Wait for Biggest Billy Goat Gruff. He is much bigger than I am."
等最大的公山羊格拉夫吧。他比我大多了”。
"Well, be off with you, then," said the troll.
“好吧，那你走吧”，老山精說。
So he went back under the bridge to wait for Biggest Billy Goat.
于是，他回到了橋下等最大的公山羊。
Then Biggest Billy Goat Gruff went upon the bridge. He was so big that he shook the bridge.
過了一會兒，最大的公山羊格拉夫走到了橋上。他太龐大了，走起路來壓得橋都一搖一晃的。
Trip-trap, trip-trap! he went.
他叮咚、叮咚地走著。
"Who is going across my bridge?" called the angry troll.
“誰在我的橋上走啊”？憤怒的山精喊道。
The biggest billy goat said, "Oh, it is just Biggest Billy Goat Gruff."
最大的公山羊說，“哦，是最大的公山羊格拉夫”。
"Well, I am coming to eat you up," said the strange old troll.
“啊，我要把你吃掉”，古怪的老山精說。
Biggest Billy Goat Gruff was angry.
最大的公山羊非常生氣。
He shook his big head, and called, "Come on, old Troll! Just try it!"
他搖了搖他的大腦袋，并叫道，“來啊，老山精！來吃我試試”！
The troll came out on the bridge.
山精走上了橋。
Then Biggest Billy Goat Gruff put his head down.
就在這時，最大的公山羊格拉夫低下頭用腳一頂。
Splash went the troll into the water!
山精撲通一聲，掉進了水里！
He was so frightened that he jumped out of the water and ran far away.
山精非常害怕，他跳出水面就逃得遠遠的。
The troll was never seen again, and the goats were not sorry.
山精再也沒有出現過，山羊們一點兒也不覺得愧疚。
