桃太郎

河里的大桃子

The Peach in the River

很久很久以前，日本住着一位老爷爷和一位老奶奶。他们很穷，也没有孩子。

Long, long ago, an old man and an old woman lived in Japan. They were poor, and they had no children.

一天早上，老爷爷去山上割草。老奶奶拿着衣服去河边洗。

One morning the old man went to the hills to cut grass. The old woman took the clothes to the river.

突然，她在水里看见了一个很大的东西。那是一个桃子，是世界上飞最大的桃子！它在河里慢慢漂下来，咚，咚，咚。

Suddenly she saw something big in the water. It was a peach, the biggest peach in the world! It came down the river slowly, bump, bump, bump.

“多么好的桃子啊！”老奶奶说，“我要把它带回家给老伴。”

“What a wonderful peach!” said the old woman. “I’m going to take it home for my husband.”

她想去拿它，但是它太远了。于是她拍拍手，唱起了一首小歌。

She tried to reach it, but it was too far away. So she clapped her hands and sang a little song.

“远方的水苦，这里的水甜。快到甜水这里来，小桃子！”

“Far water is bitter, near water is sweet. Come to the sweet water, little peach!”

桃子真的越来越近了。最后，它停在了她的面前。她拿起它，快步跑回了家。

And the peach came closer and closer. At last it stopped in front of her. She picked it up and hurried home.

傍晚，老爷爷回到了家。

In the evening the old man came home.

“老伴，快来！”老奶奶说，“我有一个礼物送给你。”

“Husband, come quickly!” said the old woman. “I have a present for you.”

她把桃子拿给他看，他的眼睛睁得大大的。“我从没见过这样的桃子！”他说，“你在哪里买的？”

She showed him the peach, and his eyes grew wide. “I have never seen a peach like this!” he said. “Where did you buy it?”

“我没有买。这是我在河里捡到的。”

“I didn’t buy it. I found it in the river.”

“那我们现在就吃吧。我非常饿了。”

“Then let’s eat it now. I’m very hungry.”

老爷爷拿了一把刀。但是他还没切，桃子就自己裂开了。

The old man took a knife. But before he could cut it, the peach opened by itself.