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Unwillingly he then turned away from the charming spot.
他不情愿地離開了這個歡樂之地。
Pausing a few moments later for a last glimpse at father catfish and his babies,
之后又停下腳步，再最后看了看大頭魚爸爸和孩子們，
the boy thought that the little black wriggling mass had grown smaller, even during the short time he had spent at the lotus bed.
小男孩覺得這些四處搖擺的小大頭魚群變小了，即使在蓮花旁呆了一小會也能夠發現。
Yet tarry he could not, for the afternoon was now well spent.
但他沒法停留在此，這個是不愉快的下午。
When he arrived at the place where he had crossed the slough,
當他穿過沼澤到達對面，
there arose the problem of how to get the heavy bunch of lilies over the pond.
問題出現了，他如何拿著沉重的百合花越過池塘。
He needed both hands to hold his clothes upon his head, and the added burden of lilies would have sunk his head too low in the water.
他需要將兩只手舉過頭頂拿著衣服，沉重的百合會讓他的頭接近水面。
The lilies must be towed, yet he could not spare a hand to hold them.
他必須能拖動百合，但卻沒有手去拿。
What was he to do? Ah, he had it, a towing rope of braided grass, just the thing.
他怎么辦？有了，用草編織的托繩一定可以。
In a few moments he had a loop of the grass rope about his arm;
過了不一會，他的肩膀上就出現了一圈草編繩；
the bundle of lilies was attached to the other end of the rope so that it floated out behind.
捆好的百合放在繩子的另一端，這樣百合就可以漂浮在小男孩身后。
The little fellow was a queer-looking object as he slowly but steadily crossed that wide lily pond.
當他緩慢平穩地穿越寬寬的百合池塘時，后面的包裹看似有些奇怪。
Twice he let his tired legs feel for bottom before he reached the other side, wading out to shore.
在抵達對岸之前，他讓腿在池塘底部休息了兩次，之后走上了岸邊。
