Munachar and Manachar

There once lived a Munachar and a Manachar, a long time ago, and it is a long time since it was, and if they were alive now they would not be alive then. They went out together to pick raspberries, and as many as Munachar used to pick Manachar used to eat. Munachar said he must go look for a rod to make a gad to hang Manachar, who ate his raspberries every one; and he came to the rod. "What news the day?" said the rod. "It is my own news that I'm seeking. Going looking for a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

很久很久以前，曾经有过一个穆纳哈尔和一个马纳哈尔，这事已经过去 很久很久了，久到要是他们如今还活着，那时候他们也就不会是活着 的了。他们一起出去摘覆盆子，穆纳哈尔每摘多少，马纳哈尔就吃掉 多少。穆纳哈尔说，他得去找一根棍子，做成一个绞索，把吃光他所 有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来；于是他来到了那根棍子跟前。“今天有 什么消息？”棍子问道。“我要找的正是我自己的消息。我在找一根 棍子，用来做一个绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," said the rod, "until you get an axe to cut me." He came to the axe. "What news to-day?" said the axe. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for an axe, an axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”棍子说，“除非你先弄来一把斧头砍我。”他便 来到斧头跟前。“今天有什么消息？”斧头问道。“我要找的正是我 自己的消息。我在找一把斧头，用来砍一根棍子，棍子用来做一个 绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," said the axe, "until you get a flag to edge me." He came to the flag. "What news today?" says the flag. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for a flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”斧头说，“除非你先弄来一块磨石给我开刃。” 他便来到磨石跟前。“今天有什么消息？”磨石问道。“我要找的 正是我自己的消息。我在找一块磨石，用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来 砍一根棍子，棍子用来做一个绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳 哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," says the flag, "till you get water to wet me." He came to the water. "What news to-day?" says the water. "It's my own news that I'm seeking. Going looking for water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”磨石说，“除非你先弄来水把我弄湿。”他便 来到水跟前。“今天有什么消息？”水问道。“我要找的正是我自己 的消息。我在找水，用来弄湿磨石，磨石用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来 砍一根棍子，棍子用来做一个绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳 哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," said the water, "until you get a deer who will swim me." He came to the deer. "What news to-day?" says the deer. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for a deer, deer to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”水说，“除非你先弄来一头愿意游过我的鹿。” 他便来到鹿跟前。“今天有什么消息？”鹿问道。“我要找的正是 我自己的消息。我在找一头鹿，用来游过水，水用来弄湿磨石，磨石 用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来砍一根棍子，棍子用来做一个绞索，好把 吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," said the deer, "until you get a hound who will hunt me." He came to the hound. "What news to-day?" says the hound. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for a hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”鹿说，“除非你先弄来一条愿意追猎我的猎犬。” 他便来到猎犬跟前。“今天有什么消息？”猎犬问道。“我要找的 正是我自己的消息。我在找一条猎犬，用来追猎鹿，鹿用来游过水， 水用来弄湿磨石，磨石用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来砍一根棍子，棍子 用来做一个绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," said the hound, "until you get a bit of butter to put in my claw." He came to the butter. "What news to-day?" says the butter. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for butter, butter to go in claw of hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”猎犬说，“除非你先弄来一小块黄油放进我爪子 里。”他便来到黄油跟前。“今天有什么消息？”黄油问道。“我要 找的正是我自己的消息。我在找黄油，用来放进猎犬的爪子里，猎犬 用来追猎鹿，鹿用来游过水，水用来弄湿磨石，磨石用来给斧头开 刃，斧头用来砍一根棍子，棍子用来做一个绞索，好把吃光我所有 覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," said the butter, "until you get a cat who shall scrape me." He came to the cat. "What news to-day?" said the cat. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for a cat, cat to scrape butter, butter to go in claw of hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”黄油说，“除非你先弄来一只猫来舔刮我。” 他便来到猫跟前。“今天有什么消息？”猫问道。“我要找的正是 我自己的消息。我在找一只猫，用来舔刮黄油，黄油用来放进猎犬 的爪子里，猎犬用来追猎鹿，鹿用来游过水，水用来弄湿磨石，磨石 用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来砍一根棍子，棍子用来做一个绞索，好把 吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get me," said the cat, "until you will get milk which you will give me." He came to the cow. "What news to-day?" said the cow. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for a cow, cow to give me milk, milk I will give to the cat, cat to scrape butter, butter to go in claw of hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想得到我，”猫说，“除非你先弄来牛奶给我喝。”他便来到 母牛跟前。“今天有什么消息？”母牛问道。“我要找的正是我自己 的消息。我在找一头母牛，用来给我牛奶，牛奶我要给猫，猫用来 舔刮黄油，黄油用来放进猎犬的爪子里，猎犬用来追猎鹿，鹿用来 游过水，水用来弄湿磨石，磨石用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来砍一根 棍子，棍子用来做一个绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊 起来。”

"You will not get any milk from me," said the cow, "until you bring me a whisp of straw from those threshers yonder." He came to the threshers. "What news to-day?" said the threshers. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for a whisp of straw from ye to give to the cow, the cow to give me milk, milk I will give to the cat, cat to scrape butter, butter to go in claw of hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“你休想从我这儿得到一滴牛奶，”母牛说，“除非你先给我从那边 那些打谷人那儿带来一把稻草。”他便来到打谷人跟前。“今天有 什么消息？”打谷人问道。“我要找的正是我自己的消息。我在找 你们给我的一把稻草，要给母牛，母牛给我牛奶，牛奶我要给猫，猫 用来舔刮黄油，黄油用来放进猎犬的爪子里，猎犬用来追猎鹿，鹿用 来游过水，水用来弄湿磨石，磨石用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来砍一根 棍子，棍子用来做一个绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊 起来。”

"You will not get any whisp of straw from us," said the threshers, "until you bring us the makings of a cake from the miller over yonder." He came to the miller.

“你休想从我们这儿得到一把稻草，”打谷人说，“除非你先给我们 从那边那位磨坊主那儿带来做蛋糕的材料。”他便来到磨坊主跟前。

"What news to-day?" said the miller. "It's my own news I'm seeking. Going looking for the makings of a cake which I will give to the threshers, the threshers to give me a whisp of straw, the whisp of straw I will give to the cow, the cow to give me milk, milk I will give to the cat, cat to scrape butter, butter to go in claw of hound, hound to hunt deer, deer to swim water, water to wet flag, flag to edge axe, axe to cut a rod, a rod to make a gad, a gad to hang Manachar, who ate my raspberries every one."

“今天有什么消息？”磨坊主问道。“我要找的正是我自己的消息。 我在找做蛋糕的材料，要给打谷人，打谷人给我一把稻草，这把稻草 我要给母牛，母牛给我牛奶，牛奶我要给猫，猫用来舔刮黄油，黄油 用来放进猎犬的爪子里，猎犬用来追猎鹿，鹿用来游过水，水用来 弄湿磨石，磨石用来给斧头开刃，斧头用来砍一根棍子，棍子用来做 一个绞索，好把吃光我所有覆盆子的马纳哈尔吊起来。”

"You will not get any makings of a cake from me," said the miller, "till you bring me the full of that sieve of water from the river over there."

“你休想从我这儿得到做蛋糕的材料，”磨坊主说，“除非你先从那边 那条河里，给我打满满一筛子水来。”

He took the sieve in his hand and went over to the river, but as often as ever he would stoop and fill it with water, the moment he raised it the water would run out of it again, and sure, if he had been there from that day till this, he never could have filled it. A crow went flying by him, over his head. "Daub! daub!" said the crow.

他拿起那只筛子，走到河边，可无论他怎样弯腰把它盛满水，一提 起来，水就又立刻从筛子里流光了；说实话，就算他从那天一直守 到今天，也休想把它装满。这时一只乌鸦从他头顶飞过。“糊上！ 糊上！”乌鸦叫道。

"My blessings on ye, then," said Munachar, "but it's the good advice you have," and he took the red clay and the daub that was by the brink, and he rubbed it to the bottom of the sieve, until all the holes were filled, and then the sieve held the water, and he brought the water to the miller, and the miller gave him the makings of a cake, and he gave the makings of the cake to the threshers, and the threshers gave him a whisp of straw, and he gave the whisp of straw to the cow, and the cow gave him milk, the milk he gave to the cat, the cat scraped the butter, the butter went into the claw of the hound, the hound hunted the deer, the deer swam the water, the water wet the flag, the flag sharpened the axe, the axe cut the rod, and the rod made a gad, and when he had it ready to hang Manachar he found that Manachar had BURST.

“那我可要谢谢你了，”穆纳哈尔说，“你这主意可真不赖，”于是 他取来河边的红泥巴，把它糊在筛子底部，一直糊到所有的窟窿都 被填满，筛子这才装得住水了；他便把水带给磨坊主，磨坊主给了 他做蛋糕的材料，他把做蛋糕的材料给了打谷人，打谷人给了他一 把稻草，他把稻草给了母牛，母牛给了他牛奶，他把牛奶给了猫， 猫舔刮出了黄油，黄油放进了猎犬的爪子，猎犬追猎了鹿，鹿游过了 水，水弄湿了磨石，磨石磨快了斧头，斧头砍下了棍子，棍子做成了 绞索；可等他把绞索准备好，要去吊马纳哈尔时，却发现马纳哈尔 已经撑破了肚皮。