Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse

Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse both lived in a house,

蒂蒂鼠和塔蒂鼠一同住在一间屋子里，

Titty Mouse went a leasing and Tatty Mouse went a leasing,

蒂蒂鼠去拾穗，塔蒂鼠也去拾穗，

So they both went a leasing.

于是她们俩都去拾穗了。

Titty Mouse leased an ear of corn, and Tatty Mouse leased an ear of corn,

蒂蒂鼠拾到了一穗玉米，塔蒂鼠也拾到了一穗玉米，

So they both leased an ear of corn.

于是她们俩都拾到了一穗玉米。

Titty Mouse made a pudding, and Tatty Mouse made a pudding,

蒂蒂鼠做了布丁，塔蒂鼠也做了布丁，

So they both made a pudding.

于是她们俩都做了布丁。

And Tatty Mouse put her pudding into the pot to boil,

塔蒂鼠把她的布丁放进锅里煮，

But when Titty went to put hers in, the pot tumbled over, and scalded her to death.

可蒂蒂鼠正要把她的放进去时，锅翻倒了，把她烫死了。

Then Tatty sat down and wept; then a three-legged stool said: “Tatty, why do you weep?” “Titty's dead,” said Tatty, “and so I weep;” “then,” said the stool, “I'll hop,” so the stool hopped.

于是塔蒂鼠坐下来哭泣；这时一张三腿凳子说：“塔蒂，你为什么哭呀？”“蒂蒂死了，”塔蒂说，“所以我哭。”“那么，”凳子说，“我要跳一跳，”于是凳子跳了起来。

Then a broom in the corner of the room said, “Stool, why do you hop?” “Oh!” said the stool, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and so I hop;” “then,” said the broom, “I'll sweep,” so the broom began to sweep.

这时屋角里的一把扫帚说：“凳子，你为什么跳呀？”“哦！”凳子说，“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，所以我跳。”“那么，”扫帚说，“我要扫一扫，”于是扫帚开始扫地。

“Then,” said the door, “Broom, why do you sweep?” “Oh!” said the broom, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and so I sweep;” “Then,” said the door, “I'll jar,” so the door jarred.

“那么，”门说，“扫帚，你为什么扫呀？”“哦！”扫帚说，“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，所以我扫。”“那么，”门说，“我要嘎吱响，”于是门嘎吱响了起来。

“Then,” said the window, “Door, why do you jar?” “Oh!” said the door, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, and so I jar.”

“那么，”窗户说，“门，你为什么嘎吱响呀？”“哦！”门说，“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫，所以我嘎吱响。”

“Then,” said the window, “I'll creak,” so the window creaked. Now there was an old form outside the house, and when the window creaked, the form said: “Window, why do you creak?” “Oh!” said the window, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and so I creak.”

“那么，”窗户说，“我要吱嘎叫，”于是窗户吱嘎叫了起来。屋外原有一条旧长凳，当窗户吱嘎叫时，长凳说：“窗户，你为什么吱嘎叫呀？”“哦！”窗户说，“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫，门在嘎吱响，所以我吱嘎叫。”

“Then,” said the old form, “I'll run round the house;” then the old form ran round the house. Now there was a fine large walnut-tree growing by the cottage, and the tree said to the form: “Form, why do you run round the house?” “Oh!” said the form, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, and so I run round the house.”

“那么，”旧长凳说，“我要绕着屋子跑，”于是旧长凳绕着屋子跑了起来。小屋旁长着一棵美丽的大核桃树，核桃树对长凳说：“长凳，你为什么绕着屋子跑呀？”“哦！”长凳说，“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫，门在嘎吱响，窗户在吱嘎叫，所以我绕着屋子跑。”

“Then,” said the walnut-tree, “I'll shed my leaves,” so the walnut-tree shed all its beautiful green leaves. Now there was a little bird perched on one of the boughs of the tree, and when all the leaves fell, it said: “Walnut-tree, why do you shed your leaves?” “Oh!” said the tree, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, the old form runs round the house, and so I shed my leaves.”

“那么，”核桃树说，“我要落叶，”于是核桃树落下了它所有美丽的绿叶。树的一根枝丫上正栖着一只小鸟，见叶子都落光了，便说：“核桃树，你为什么落叶呀？”“哦！”核桃树说，“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫，门在嘎吱响，窗户在吱嘎叫，旧长凳绕着屋子跑，所以我落叶。”

“Then,” said the little bird, “I'll moult all my feathers,” so he moulted all his pretty feathers. Now there was a little girl walking below, carrying a jug of milk for her brothers and sisters' supper, and when she saw the poor little bird moult all its feathers, she said: “Little bird, why do you moult all your feathers?” “Oh!” said the little bird, “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, the old form runs round the house, the walnut-tree sheds its leaves, and so I moult all my feathers.”

“那么，”小鸟说，“我要褪光我的羽毛，”于是它褪光了自己那身漂亮的羽毛。这时下面正走着一个小女孩，端着一罐牛奶要给弟弟妹妹们当晚饭，她见可怜的小鸟褪光了羽毛，便说：“小鸟，你为什么褪光羽毛呀？”“哦！”小鸟说，“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫，门在嘎吱响，窗户在吱嘎叫，旧长凳绕着屋子跑，核桃树落叶，所以我褪光羽毛。”

“Then,” said the little girl, “I'll spill the milk,” so she dropt the pitcher and spilt the milk. Now there was an old man just by on the top of a ladder thatching a rick, and when he saw the little girl spill the milk, he said: “Little girl, what do you mean by spilling the milk, your little brothers and sisters must go without their supper.” Then said the little girl: “Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, the old form runs round the house, the walnut-tree sheds all its leaves, the little bird moults all its feathers, and so I spill the milk.”

“那么，”小女孩说，“我要把牛奶洒了，”于是她扔下罐子，把牛奶洒了。这时附近正有个老人站在梯子顶上给草垛盖茅草，他见小女孩把牛奶洒了，便说：“小姑娘，你把牛奶洒了是什么意思，你的弟弟妹妹们晚饭都没得吃了。”小女孩便说：“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫，门在嘎吱响，窗户在吱嘎叫，旧长凳绕着屋子跑，核桃树落尽了叶子，小鸟褪光了羽毛，所以我把牛奶洒了。”

“Oh!” said the old man, “then I'll tumble off the ladder and break my neck,” so he tumbled off the ladder and broke his neck; and when the old man broke his neck, the great walnut-tree fell down with a crash, and upset the old form and house, and the house falling knocked the window out, and the window knocked the door down, and the door upset the broom, and the broom upset the stool, and poor little Tatty Mouse was buried beneath the ruins.

“哦！”老人说，“那我要从梯子上摔下来，摔断脖子，”于是他从梯子上摔了下来，摔断了脖子；老人摔断脖子时，大核桃树轰然倒下，撞翻了旧长凳和屋子，屋子倒塌撞掉了窗户，窗户撞倒了门，门撞翻了扫帚，扫帚撞翻了凳子，可怜的小塔蒂鼠就这样被埋在了废墟之下。