小红帽

小红帽

Little Red Riding Hood

从前，在一个村子里住着一个小村姑，是人世间见过的最漂亮的人儿。她的母亲极其疼爱她；而她的外婆更是把她宠上了天。

Once upon a time, there lived in a certain village, a little country girl, the prettiest creature was ever seen. Her mother was excessively fond of her; and her grand-mother doated on her much more.

这位好心的老妇人请人为她做了一顶小红骑乘斗篷；这顶斗篷与女孩极为相配，以至于大家都叫她小红帽。

This good woman got made for her a little red riding-hood; which became the girl so extremely well, that every body called her Little Red Riding-Hood.

有一天，她的母亲做了一些平底锅烙饼，对她说：

One day, her mother, having made some girdle-cakes, said to her:

“去吧，我的宝贝，看看你外婆身体怎么样，因为我听说她病得很重，给她带一块烙饼和这一小罐黄油去。”

“Go, my dear, and see how thy grand-mamma does, for I hear she has been very ill, carry her a girdle-cake, and this little pot of butter.”

小红帽立刻出发，前去看望住在另一个村子的外婆。

Little Red Riding-Hood set out immediately to go to her grand-mother, who lived in another village.

当她穿过树林时，遇见了狼老大，狼很想把她吃掉，但因为附近森林里有些樵夫在捆柴，它不敢动手。

As she was going thro’ the wood, she met with Gaffer Wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up, but he durst not, because of some faggot-makers hard by in the forest.

它问她要去哪里。可怜的孩子不知道停下来听一只狼说话是危险的，便对它说：

He asked her whither she was going. The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and hear a Wolf talk, said to him:

“我要去看我的外婆，把我妈妈做的一块烙饼和一小罐黄油带给她。”

“I am going to see my grand-mamma, and carry her a girdle-cake, and a little pot of butter, from my mamma.”

“她住得远吗？”狼问。

“Does she live far off?” said the Wolf.

“哦！是的，”小红帽回答，“就在你看到的那座磨坊后面，村里的第一所房子就是。”

“Oh! ay,” answered Little Red Riding-Hood, “it is beyond that mill you see there, at the first house in the village.”

“好吧，”狼说，“那我也去看看她：我走这条路，你走那条路，我们看看谁先到那里。”

“Well,” said the Wolf, “and I’ll go and see her too: I’ll go this way, and you go that, and we shall see who will be there soonest.”

狼开始以最快的速度奔跑，抄了最近的路；而小女孩则走了那条绕得最远的路，一路上采摘坚果、追逐蝴蝶，并把遇到的野花扎成小花束自娱自乐。

The Wolf began to run as fast as he could, taking the nearest way; and the little girl went by that farthest about, diverting herself in gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and making nosegays of such little flowers as she met with.

没过多久，狼就到了老妇人的房子前：它敲了敲门，咚咚，咚咚。

The Wolf was not long before he got to the old woman’s house: he knocked at the door, tap, tap.