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In the morning when she woke, she could tell by the brilliant sunlight streaming in through the doorway that it was late.
她在早上醒來，明亮的陽光通過門口照進來，她知道她起晚了。
Why had they let her oversleep? Why had no one wakened her? Frightened and wondering,
他們為什么要讓她睡懶覺？為什么沒人叫醒她？她既感到害怕又好奇，
for the cattle always left at dawn, she wrapped her short skirt around her hips, tucking it in at the belt to keep it in place,
因為牛群總是在黎明時離開，她穿上了短裙子，
and slipped out of the house. Breakfast was over long ago and the men were at work in the fields,
并出了家門，早飯很早就結束了，男人去田間干活了，
but a covered gourd was set among the ashes, keeping her breakfast warm.
但有蓋的葫蘆放在了灰燼中，保持早飯的溫度。
The village seemed deserted, and when she looked out, the corral was empty.
村莊顯得很荒涼，當她向外看時，圍欄是空的。
Moy and the others had been taken out for the day, and she was not with them!
“老頭”和其它牛群已經出去了，她并沒有和它們一起。
Swallowing back her tears, she ate breakfast and looked up to see her father entering the yard.
她忍住淚水，她吃了早飯，并看到父親進入了庭院。
He came directly to her and sat down beside her on the warm ground.
她徑直向她走來，坐在她身邊的溫暖地帶。
Rimfa at once asked, Is it then that my brother has taken out the cattle for the day, my father?
琳琺馬上問道，父親，是不是我的哥哥帶著牛群出去了？
Ay-e-e. Yes. It is so. Her father smiled and paused. My child, he said, I am proud of you. Yesterday's work was well done.
沒錯，確實如此，她的父親笑了，隨后停止后說，我的孩子，我為你感到驕傲，昨天的事情你做的很棒。
Rimfa looked up, surprised. Two of the boys of the village saw what was done.
琳琺抬頭看，很驚訝，村里兩名男孩看到了這一幕。
They had found shelter under a tree above the bank when you turned the herd. They told me of it last night.
你讓牛群轉變方向，在河岸上的一棵樹下避雨，他們昨晚告訴我的這些。
Rimfa looked pleased, but the unspoken question was in her mind. Why, then, had he sent the herd out with her brother again?
琳琺看上去很高興，但她心里還有沒有問的話，為什么是我的哥哥再次帶著牛群出去了？
Her father answered the question before she spoke. I have decided to let you have your way, he said.
她的父親在她問出這個問題之前就回答了，他說我決定讓你做你想做的事情。
You shall have your herd, but it shall be your own, not your brother's.
你應該有你的牛群，而且是屬于你的，不是你哥哥的。
Stay quietly with your mother for the rest of the month till the new calves are older. Then you may have the calves for a herd of your own.
安安靜靜地和你媽媽把這個月過完，等待新的牛犢長大，之后你就會有自己的牛犢群了。
Rimfa's face showed her joy, but her father held up his hand. One thing more. You shall have Moy for your own.
琳琺的臉上露出了笑容，但她的父親舉起他的手，還有一件事，你可以擁有“老頭”。
I give him to you. Your brother couldn't drive him, he added with a laugh.
我把它給你了，你的哥哥無法驅使它，他最后笑著說。
