《蒂蒂鼠和塔蒂鼠》

蒂蒂鼠去拾麦穗，塔蒂鼠也去拾麦穗，

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

于是它们俩都去拾麦穗。

So they both went a leasing.

蒂蒂鼠拾到了一穗玉米，塔蒂鼠也拾到了一穗玉米，

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

于是它们俩都拾到了一穗玉米。

So they both leased an ear of corn.

蒂蒂鼠做了一个布丁，塔蒂鼠也做了一个布丁，

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

于是它们俩都做了一个布丁。

So they both made a pudding.

塔蒂鼠把自己的布丁放进锅里煮，

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

可是当蒂蒂去放自己的布丁时，锅倒了，把她烫死了。

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

塔蒂就坐下来哭了起来；这时，一张三条腿的凳子说：“塔蒂，你为什么哭？”塔蒂说：“蒂蒂死了，所以我哭。”凳子说：“那我就跳，”于是凳子跳了起来。

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.

屋角的一把扫帚说：“凳子，你为什么跳？”凳子说：“哎！蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，所以我跳。”扫帚说：“那我就扫，”于是扫帚开始扫地。

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.

门说：“扫帚，你为什么扫地？”扫帚说：“哎！蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，所以我扫地。”门说：“那我就震响，”于是门震响起来。

“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.

窗户说：“门，你为什么震响？”门说：“哎！蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫地，所以我震响。”

“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.”

窗户说：“那我就吱呀作响，”于是窗户吱呀作响起来。屋子外面有一张旧长凳，窗户吱呀作响的时候，长凳说：“窗户，你为什么吱呀作响？”“哎！”

“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!”

窗户说：“蒂蒂死了，塔蒂在哭，凳子在跳，扫帚在扫地，门在震响，所以我吱呀作响。”

said the window, “Titty’s dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and so I creak.”