The Three Little Pigs (Pyle retelling)

A mother pig and her three little pigs lived together in a wood very happily all through the long summertime, but towards autumn the mother pig called her little ones to her and said, “My dear little pigs, the time has come for you to go out into the world and seek your own fortunes.

猪妈妈和她的三只小猪一起住在树林里，整整一个漫长的夏天都过得非常快活，可到了快入秋的时候，猪妈妈把孩子们叫到跟前，说：“我亲爱的小猪们，你们该出去闯闯世界，自己去闯出一番前程了。

You will each want to build a little house to live in, but do not build them of straw or leaves; straws are brittle and leaves are frail. Build your houses of bricks, for then you will always have a safe place to live in; you can go in and lock the door, and nothing can harm you.” She then bade the little pigs farewell, and away they ran out into the world to make their fortunes.

你们每个人都得给自己盖一间小房子住，可千万别用稻草或者树叶来盖；稻草容易折断，树叶又太脆弱。用砖头盖房子吧，那样你们就总能有个安全的地方住；进去把门一锁，什么东西都伤不了你们。”说完，她便向几只小猪道了别，小猪们就这样跑出去，闯荡世界，各自去谋前程了。

The first little pig had not gone far when he met a man with a load of straw. The straw looked so warm, and smelled so good that the little pig quite forgot what his mother had told him.

大猪没走多远，就碰见一个赶着一车稻草的人。那稻草看起来那么暖和，闻起来又那么香，大猪一时间竟把妈妈的叮嘱忘得一干二净。

“Please, Mr. Man,” said the little pig, “give me enough straw to build a house to keep me warm through the long winter.”

“劳驾了，先生，”大猪说，“给我一些稻草吧，我要盖一间房子，好在漫长的冬天里保暖。”

The man did not say no. He gave the little pig all the straw he wanted, and then he drove on.

那人没有拒绝。他给了大猪它想要的全部稻草，然后便赶着车走了。

The little pig built himself a house of straw, and it was so warm and cosy that he was quite delighted with it. “How much better,” said he “than a house of cold hard bricks.”

大猪给自己盖了一间稻草房子，房子又暖和又舒适，它对此十分满意。“这可比又冷又硬的砖房子好多了，”它说。

So he lay there snug and warm, and presently the old wolf knocked at the door.

于是它便舒舒服服、暖暖和和地躺在里头，不一会儿，老狼便来敲门了。

“Piggy-wig, piggy-wig, let me in!” he cried.

“小猪猪，小猪猪，让我进去！”它喊道。

“I won’t, by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin,” answered the pig.

“我偏不，凭我下巴上的毛，我也不让你进来，”猪回答道。

“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in.”

“那我就吹呀吹，把你的房子吹倒！”

The little pig laughed aloud, for he felt very safe in his snug straw house.

小猪听了哈哈大笑，因为它觉得自己待在这舒适的稻草房子里非常安全。

“Well, then huff, and then puff, and then blow my house in!” he cried.

“好啊，那你就吹呀吹，把我的房子吹倒吧！”它喊道。

Well, the old wolf did huff and puff, and he did blow the house in, for it was only made of straw, and then he ate up the pig.

好吧，老狼当真呼呼地吹了起来，还真把房子给吹倒了，因为那不过是间稻草房子罢了，于是它就把这只小猪吃掉了。

The second little pig when he left the forest ran along and ran along and presently he met a man with a great load of leaves.

二猪离开树林后，一路跑啊跑，不一会儿便碰见一个赶着一大车树叶的人。

“Oh, kind Mr. Man, please give me some leaves to build me a little house for the winter time,” cried the piggy.

“哦，好心的先生，请给我一些树叶吧，让我盖一间小房子过冬，”二猪喊道。

The man was willing to do this. He gave the pig all the leaves he wanted, and then he went on his way.

那人很乐意帮忙。他给了猪它想要的全部树叶，然后便继续赶路去了。

The pig built himself a house of leaves and it was even snugger and warmer than the straw house had been. “How silly my mother was,” said the pig, “to tell me to build a brick house. What could be warmer and cosier and safer than this.” And he snuggled down among the leaves and was very happy.

猪便给自己盖了一间树叶房子，比稻草房子还要更舒适、更暖和。“我妈妈真是傻，”猪说，“居然叫我盖砖房子。还有什么能比这更暖和、更舒适、更安全的呢。”于是它便钻进树叶堆里，安安稳稳地待着，十分开心。

Presently along came the great wolf, and he stopped and knocked at the door.

不一会儿，大狼来了，它停下脚步，敲了敲门。

“Piggy-wig, piggy-wig, let me in!” he cried.

“小猪猪，小猪猪，让我进去！”它喊道。

“I won’t, by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!”

“我偏不，凭我下巴上的毛，我也不让你进来！”

“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in.”

“那我就吹呀吹，把你的房子吹倒！”

The little pig laughed when he heard that, for the walls were thick, and he felt secure.

小猪听了这话哈哈大笑，因为墙壁很厚实，它觉得很安全。

“Well, then huff, and then puff, and then blow my house in.”

“好啊，那你就吹呀吹，把我的房子吹倒吧。”

So the wolf huffed, and he puffed, and he did blow the house in, and he ate up the little pig that was inside of it.

于是狼便吹呀吹，真把房子吹倒了，把里头的小猪也吃掉了。

Now the third little pig was the smallest pig of all, but he was a very wise little pig, and he meant to do exactly as his mother had told him to do. After he left the forest he met a man driving a wagon-load of straw, but he did not ask for any of it. He met the man with the load of leaves, but he did not ask for any of it. He met a man with a load of bricks, and then he stopped and begged so prettily for enough bricks to build himself a little house that the man could not refuse him.

再说三猪，它是三只小猪当中最小的一只，却是只非常聪明的小猪，它打定主意，要一丝不苟地照着妈妈说的话去做。它离开树林后，碰见一个赶着一车稻草的人，却没向他要一根稻草。它又碰见那个赶着一车树叶的人，也没向他要一片树叶。后来它碰见一个赶着一车砖头的人，这才停下脚步，恳求得那样诚恳，请求他给自己一些砖头去盖间小房子，那人怎么也无法拒绝它。

The pig took the bricks and built himself a little red house with them, and it was not an easy task either. When it was done it was not so soft as the little straw house, and it was not so warm as the little leaf house, but it was a very safe little house.

三猪拿了砖头，给自己盖了一间小小的红房子，这可不是件容易的事。房子盖好以后，虽不像稻草房子那么柔软，也不像树叶房子那么暖和，却是一间非常安全的小房子。

Presently the old wolf came along and knocked at the door—rat-tat-tat!

不一会儿，老狼又来了，敲了敲门——嘭嘭嘭！

“Piggy-wig, piggy-wig, let me in,” he called.

“小猪猪，小猪猪，让我进去，”它喊道。

“I won’t, by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin.”

“我偏不，凭我下巴上的毛，我也不让你进来。”

“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in.”

“那我就吹呀吹，把你的房子吹倒！”

“Well, then huff, and then puff, and then blow my house in,” answered the pig.

“好啊，那你就吹呀吹，把我的房子吹倒吧，”猪答道。

So the old wolf huffed and he puffed, and he puffed and he huffed, and he huffed and puffed till he almost split his sides, and he just couldn’t blow the house in, and the little pig laughed to himself as he sat safe and comfortable inside there.

于是老狼便使劲吹呀吹，吹了又吹，吹得都快把自己的肺给吹炸了，可就是吹不倒那房子，小猪坐在里头，又安全又舒服，暗自偷笑起来。

The old wolf saw there was nothing to be done by blowing, so he sat down and thought and thought. Then he said, “Piggy-wig, I know where there is a field of fine turnips.”

老狼见靠吹是没有指望了，便坐下来，苦苦盘算起来。然后它说：“小猪猪，我知道哪儿有一片上好的萝卜地。”

“Where?” asked the little pig.

“在哪儿？”小猪问道。

“Open the door and I will tell you.”

“把门打开，我告诉你。”

No, the little pig could hear quite well with the door closed.

不，小猪隔着门也能听得清清楚楚。

“It is just up the road three fields away,” said the wolf, “and if you would like to have some I will come for you at six o’clock to-morrow morning, and we will go and dig them up together.”

“就在大路那边，隔三块地远，”狼说，“你要是想弄点萝卜，我明天早上六点来找你，咱们一起去挖。”

“At six o’clock!” said the little pig. “Very well.”

“六点吗！”小猪说。“好的。”

Then the old wolf trotted off home, licking his lips, and he was well content, for he thought he would have pig for breakfast the next day.

于是老狼便舔着嘴唇，一路小跑回家去了，它心里十分满意，只盼着第二天早饭能吃上猪肉。

But the next morning the little pig was up and astir by five o’clock. Off he trotted to the turnip field and gathered a whole bagful of turnips and was home again before the old wolf thought of coming.

可第二天早上五点，小猪就已经起床忙活开了。它一路小跑到萝卜地，摘了满满一袋萝卜，赶在老狼想起要来之前，就已经回到家了。

At six o’clock the old wolf knocked at the door.

六点整，老狼来敲门了。

“Are you ready to go for the turnips, Piggy?” he cried.

“猪猪，准备好去挖萝卜了吗？”它喊道。

“Ready!” answered the pig. “Why I was up and off to the field an hour ago and I have all the turnips I want, and I’m boiling them for breakfast.”

“早准备好啦！”猪答道。“我一个钟头前就起床跑去地里了，我要的萝卜都摘够了，这会儿正煮着当早饭呢。”

“That’s what you did!” said the wolf. And then he thought a bit. “Piggy, do you like fine ripe apples?” he asked.

“你倒真是能干！”狼说。接着它又琢磨了一下。“猪猪，你喜欢熟透的好苹果吗？”它问道。

Yes, the pig was very fond of apples.

是的，小猪最爱吃苹果了。

“Then I can tell you where to find some.”

“那我可以告诉你哪儿能找到。”

“Where is that?”

“在哪儿呢？”

“Over beyond the hill in the squire’s orchard, and if you will play me no tricks I will come for you at five o’clock to-morrow, and we will go together, and gather some.”

“翻过那座小山，在乡绅家的果园里，你要是不跟我耍花招，我明天早上五点来找你，咱们一起去摘些苹果。”

Very well; the pig would be ready.

好的，小猪到时候一定准备好。

So the wolf trotted off home, and this time he was very sure that he would have a nice fat little piggy for breakfast the next morning.

于是狼便一路小跑回家去了，这一回，它十分有把握，第二天早上一定能吃上一只肥美可口的小猪当早饭。

The little pig got up at four o’clock the next day, and off he started for the orchard as fast as his four little feet would carry him. But the way was long, and the tree was hard to climb, and while he was still up among the branches gathering apples the old wolf came trotting into the orchard. The little pig was very much frightened, but he kept very still and hoped, up among the leaves, the wolf would not see him.

第二天，小猪四点就起床了，撒开它那四条小短腿，尽可能快地朝果园跑去。可路途遥远，那棵树又不好爬，正当它还在树枝间摘苹果的时候，老狼便一路小跑进了果园。小猪吓坏了，可它一动不动，躲在树叶间，盼着狼看不见自己。

The wolf peered about, first up one tree and then up another, and finally he spied the piggy up among the branches.

狼四处张望，一会儿看看这棵树，一会儿看看那棵树，最后终于发现了藏在枝叶间的小猪。

“Why did you not wait for me?”

“你怎么不等等我呢？”

“Oh, I knew you would be along presently.”

“哦，我知道你随后就会到的。”

“How soon are you coming down?”

“你什么时候下来？”

“When I have picked a few more apples.”

“等我多摘几个苹果再说。”

The old wolf sat down at the foot of the tree, and the pig sat up among the branches crunching apples and smacking his lips.

老狼便在树底下坐了下来，小猪坐在树枝间，嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着苹果，吧唧吧唧地咂着嘴。

“Are they good?” asked the wolf looking up; and his mouth watered.

“好吃吗？”狼抬头问道；它的口水都要流出来了。

Yes, they were very good.

是的，苹果非常好吃。

“Could you not throw one down to me?”

“你能不能扔一个下来给我？”

Yes, the little pig could do that.

好的，小猪当然可以。

He picked the biggest, reddest apple he could, and then he threw it, but he threw it far off, and in such a way that it went bounding and rolling down the hill slope. The wolf bounded down the hill after it, and while he was catching it, the little pig climbed down the tree and ran safely home with his basketful of apples.

它挑了个最大最红的苹果，然后扔了出去，可它把苹果扔得老远，还故意让它一路弹跳滚落下山坡去。狼便一路追着苹果冲下山坡，趁狼在下面捡苹果的工夫，小猪便爬下树来，提着满满一篮子苹果，安全地跑回了家。

When the old wolf found the pig had tricked him again he was very angry. He was more determined than ever that he would catch the little pig. He trotted off to the little red house and knocked at the door.

老狼发现自己又一次被小猪耍了，气得不得了。它比以前更加下定决心要抓住这只小猪。它一路小跑到那间红色的小房子跟前，敲了敲门。

“Did you get all the apples you wanted?” asked the wolf.

“你要的苹果都摘够了吗？”狼问道。

Yes, the little pig had all he wanted, and he was very much obliged to the wolf for telling him about the orchard.

是的，小猪要的都摘够了，它对狼告诉它果园的事十分感激。

“Listen, Piggy, there’s to be a fine fair over in the town to-morrow,” said the wolf. “Wouldn’t you like to go?”

“听着，猪猪，明天镇上要举办一场热闹的集市，”狼说。“你不想去吗？”

Yes, the little pig would like very much to go.

是的，小猪非常想去。

“Very well,” said the wolf. “Then I will come for you at half-past three to-morrow, and we will go together.”

“那好，”狼说。“那我明天三点半来找你，咱们一起去。”

“Very well,” said the little pig. But long before half-past three the next day, piggy was off to the fair, and he took four bright silver pieces with him, for he wanted to buy himself a butter-churn. It did not take him long to buy the churn, and then he started home again, carrying it on his back.

“好的，”小猪说。可第二天不到三点半，猪猪早就动身去赶集了，它还带上了四枚亮闪闪的银币，因为它想给自己买个搅乳器。它没花多久便买好了搅乳器，然后便背着它往家走。

But the wolf had learned a thing or two about the little pig’s tricks. He, too, started off to the fair long before half-past three, and so it was that the little pig was scarcely half-way home, and had just reached the top of a high hill, when he saw the wolf come trotting up the hill directly toward him.

可狼也学到了一两招小猪耍的花样。它同样在三点半之前很久就出发去赶集了，就这样，小猪才走到半路，刚爬上一座高高的小山头，就看见狼正一路小跑着直冲它这边爬上山来。

The little pig was terrified. He looked all around but he could not see any place to hide. He decided the best thing he could do was to get inside the churn. So he put it down and crept inside it. But the hill was very steep, and no sooner was the piggy inside the churn than it began to roll down the hill slope bumpety-bumpety-bump, over rocks and stones, leaping and bounding like a live thing. The little pig did not know what was happening to him. He began to squeal at the top of his voice.

小猪吓坏了。它四下张望，却找不到一个能藏身的地方。它想，最好的办法就是钻进搅乳器里。于是它把搅乳器放下，爬了进去。可那山坡实在太陡了，猪猪一钻进搅乳器，它便开始咕噜咕噜地顺着山坡滚了下去，一路碰到石头和岩块，蹦蹦跳跳的，就像个活物一样。小猪不知道自己这是怎么了，扯着嗓子尖叫起来。

The old wolf was half-way up the hill when he heard the noise. He looked up, and there was a great round thing coming bounding over the rocks straight at him, and squeaking and squeaking as it came. He gave one look and his hair bristled with fear, and with a howl he turned tail and ran home as fast as he could. He never stopped till he was safe inside his house, and had shut and locked the door behind him. There he crouched, trembling and wondering what would happen. But nothing happened, and all was quiet, so after awhile the wolf ventured out and ran over to the pig’s house.

老狼正走到半山腰，听见了这声响。它抬头一看，只见一个又大又圆的东西，正弹跳着越过岩石，直冲自己而来，一路还吱吱尖叫个不停。它只看了一眼，便吓得毛骨悚然，嗷地一声嚎叫，掉头拼命往家跑。它一路没停，直到安全地跑进自己家里，把门关上锁好才罢休。它蹲在那儿瑟瑟发抖，不知道接下来会发生什么。可什么事也没发生，四下一片寂静，过了一会儿，狼才壮着胆子出门，跑到猪的房子那儿去。

“Piggy, Piggy! Are you in there?”

“猪猪！猪猪！你在里头吗？”

Yes, the little pig was sitting by the fire roasting apples.

是的，小猪正坐在炉火边烤苹果呢。

“Then, listen while I tell you what happened to me on the way to the fair.” Then the wolf put his nose close to the crack of the door, and told the little pig all about the great round squealing thing that had chased him down the hill.

“那你听我说说，我去赶集的路上发生了什么事。”于是狼便把鼻子凑近门缝，把那个又大又圆、一路尖叫着追着它下山的东西的事，一五一十地讲给小猪听。

The little pig laughed and laughed. “And I can tell you exactly what the great squealing thing was; it was a churn I had bought at the fair, and I was inside it.”

小猪笑了又笑。“我可以准确地告诉你，那个又大又圆、尖叫个不停的东西是什么；那是我在集市上买的一个搅乳器，我当时就藏在里头。”

When the old wolf heard this he was so furious that he determined to have the little pig whether or no, even if he had to climb up on the roof and down the chimney to get him. He stuck his sharp nails in between the bricks of the house and climbed right up the side of it and onto the roof. Then he climbed up on the chimney and slid down it into the fire-place.

老狼听了这话，气得暴跳如雷，下定决心无论如何都要抓住这只小猪，哪怕得爬上屋顶、钻烟囱下去也在所不惜。它把尖利的爪子插进房子砖块的缝隙里，一路爬上了房子的侧面，爬到了屋顶上。接着它爬上烟囱，顺着烟囱滑了下去，掉进了壁炉里。

But the little pig had heard what he was doing, and was ready for him. He had a great pot of boiling water on the fire, and when he heard the wolf slipping and scrabbling down the chimney he took the lid off the kettle, and plump! the old wolf fell right into the boiling water. Then the little pig clapped the lid tight down over him, and that was the end of the wolf.

可小猪早就听见了它的动静，已经做好了准备。它在炉火上架了一大锅滚烫的开水，一听见狼正顺着烟囱又是打滑又是乱抓地往下钻，它便掀开锅盖——扑通一声！老狼正好掉进了滚烫的开水里。接着小猪立刻把锅盖重重地盖了回去，狼就这样完蛋了。

But the little pig lived on in peace and plenty forever after, and if any other wolf ever came along to bother him I never heard of it.

从此以后，这只小猪便过上了平安富足的日子，此后要是还有别的狼来找它麻烦，那我可就没听说过了。