Hans and the Four Great Giants
漢斯和四大巨人
Hans was a boy who found some very strange friends.
漢斯是個男孩,他結交了一些非常奇特的朋友。
This story will tell you how these friends helped Hans to do a difficult piece of work.
這則故事會告訴你,他的朋友是怎么幫助漢斯完成一項困難的工作的。
Hans Goes Out Into The World
漢斯出門闖世界
Once upon a time there lived a little boy whose name was Hans.
很久以前有個小男孩,他的名字叫漢斯。
His home was in a town where the trees shaded the green grass that grew around the houses.
他家住在一個小鎮上,那里的房屋周圍綠草和樹蔭相映成趣。
Hans loved his home very much.
漢斯非常喜歡自己的家,
He liked to hear the birds sing, and he often threw crumbs upon the ground for them to eat.
他喜歡聽到鳥的叫聲,而且經常在地上撒些面包屑給鳥兒吃。
Hans was a happy little fellow, who was always busy doing something for someone.
漢斯是個快樂的小家伙,他總忙著為別人做這做那。
When he became a tall, strong lad, he often went with his father into the forest to cut wood.
當他成為一個又高又壯的小伙子時,他經常和他的父親一起到森林里面砍樹。
One day, when Hans had grown to be a young man, his father said to him, "My boy, it is time for you to leave home and find work somewhere.
漢斯長大成人后,一天他的父親對他說,我的孩子,是時候讓你離開家去其他地方找工作了。
You must go out into the world and learn how to take care of yourself.
你必須出門闖闖,學會如何照顧自己。
The lad's mother put his clothes in a little bundle and kissed him good-by.
母親幫他把衣服裹好,然后和他親吻告別.
Then the young man started on his journey.
于是這個年輕人便開始了自己的旅途。
He walked a long way, until he came to a great city.
他走了很長一段路才來到一座大城市里.
Here he soon found work in a blacksmith shop.
在那兒,他很快就找到了一份鐵匠鋪的工作。