Beauty and the Beast · chapter 3 of 23
The Beast in the Garden
花园里的野兽
Father follows the light through the snow. Someone has left him a fire, a hot meal and new clothes, but no one answers when he calls.
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- Narrator 那天晚上，爸爸在大森林里，看见了一个大宫殿。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, bàba zài dà sēnlín li, kànjiàn le yí gè dà gōngdiàn.
That night, deep in the great forest, Father saw a huge palace.
- Father 天哪！森林里怎么会有宫殿？
Tiān na! Sēnlín li zěnme huì yǒu gōngdiàn?
Good heavens! How can there be a palace in the forest?
- Father 你看，这么多灯！树下没有雪，树上还有花和水果！
Nǐ kàn, zhème duō dēng! Shù xià méiyǒu xuě, shù shang hái yǒu huā hé shuǐguǒ!
Look at all those lights! There's no snow under the trees, and they have flowers and fruit!
- Father 你找到马房了？太好了，我们不会死在雪里了！
Nǐ zhǎodào mǎfáng le? Tài hǎo le, wǒmen bú huì sǐ zài xuě li le!
You found a stable? Wonderful. We won't die in the snow now!
- Father 门是开的……有人在吗？
Mén shì kāi de… yǒu rén zài ma?
The door is open... Is anyone here?
- Father 这么大的宫殿，没有人，也没有声音……我有点儿害怕。
Zhème dà de gōngdiàn, méiyǒu rén, yě méiyǒu shēngyīn… wǒ yǒudiǎnr hàipà.
Such a big palace, and no people, not a sound... I'm a little afraid.
- Father 这个大房间里有火！桌子上还有饭！
Zhège dà fángjiān li yǒu huǒ! Zhuōzi shang hái yǒu fàn!
There's a fire in this big room! And food on the table!
- Father 只有一个人的饭。是给谁的？
Zhǐyǒu yí gè rén de fàn. Shì gěi shéi de?
Food for just one person. Who is it for?
- Father 我不能吃。这里的人会回来的，我等一下吧。
Wǒ bù néng chī. Zhèlǐ de rén huì huílái de, wǒ děng yíxià ba.
I can't eat it. The people who live here will come back. I'll wait a little.
- Father 很晚了，还是没有人来。
Hěn wǎn le, háishi méiyǒu rén lái.
It's very late, and still nobody has come.
- Father 我一天没有吃东西了……对不起，我只吃一点儿。
Wǒ yì tiān méiyǒu chī dōngxi le… duìbuqǐ, wǒ zhǐ chī yìdiǎnr.
I haven't eaten all day... I'm sorry, I'll only eat a little.
- Father 我说只吃一点儿……现在桌子上什么都没有了！
Wǒ shuō zhǐ chī yìdiǎnr… xiànzài zhuōzi shang shénme dōu méiyǒu le!
I said I'd only eat a little... and now there's nothing left on the table!
- Father 那个房间可以睡觉。明天早上，我再回家。
Nàge fángjiān kěyǐ shuìjiào. Míngtiān zǎoshang, wǒ zài huí jiā.
I can sleep in that room. Tomorrow morning I'll go home.
- Narrator 第二天早上，爸爸起床了。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, bàba qǐchuáng le.
The next morning, Father got up.
- Father 我的衣服呢？这里只有新衣服……是给我的吗？
Wǒ de yīfu ne? Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu xīn yīfu… shì gěi wǒ de ma?
Where are my clothes? There are only new ones here... Are they for me?
- Father 我一年多没有穿新衣服了！
Wǒ yì nián duō méiyǒu chuān xīn yīfu le!
I haven't worn new clothes in over a year!
- Father 外边没有雪了，只有花！这个花园真漂亮！
Wàibian méiyǒu xuě le, zhǐyǒu huā! Zhège huāyuán zhēn piàoliang!
There's no snow outside now, only flowers! What a beautiful garden!
- Father 还有早饭！是仙女给我做的吗？
Hái yǒu zǎofàn! Shì xiānnǚ gěi wǒ zuò de ma?
And breakfast too! Did a fairy make it for me?
- Father 谢谢你，好仙女！
Xièxie nǐ, hǎo xiānnǚ!
Thank you, good fairy!
- Father 我今天能回家了！孩子们在家等我呢！
Wǒ jīntiān néng huí jiā le! Háizimen zài jiā děng wǒ ne!
Today I can go home! My children are waiting for me at home!
- Narrator 吃了早饭，爸爸去找他的马。花园里有很多玫瑰花。
Chī le zǎofàn, bàba qù zhǎo tā de mǎ. Huāyuán li yǒu hěn duō méiguīhuā.
After breakfast, Father went to find his horse. There were many roses in the garden.
- Father 玫瑰花……美儿只要玫瑰花！
Méiguīhuā… Měi'ér zhǐ yào méiguīhuā!
Roses... All Beauty asked for was a rose!
- Father 我没有钱给孩子们买东西。给美儿拿一朵回去吧！
Wǒ méiyǒu qián gěi háizimen mǎi dōngxi. Gěi Měi'ér ná yì duǒ huíqù ba!
I have no money to buy my children anything. I'll take one back for Beauty!
- Father 什么声音？
Shénme shēngyīn?
What was that noise?
- Narrator 他后边有一只很大很大的野兽。
Tā hòubian yǒu yì zhī hěn dà hěn dà de Yěshòu.
Behind him was an enormous Beast.
- The Beast 我给你吃的，给你穿的！
Wǒ gěi nǐ chī de, gěi nǐ chuān de!
I gave you food! I gave you clothes!
- The Beast 你拿了我的玫瑰花！你要死！
Nǐ ná le wǒ de méiguīhuā! Nǐ yào sǐ!
You took my rose! You must die!
What changed in the story?
- What does Father see on the palace trees?
“树上还有花和水果”
- What does Father do before he eats the dinner?
“我等一下吧……很晚了，还是没有人来”
- How much of the dinner does Father eat?
“现在桌子上什么都没有了”
- Who does Father think made his breakfast?
“是仙女给我做的吗？……谢谢你，好仙女！”
- Why does the Beast say Father must die?
“你拿了我的玫瑰花！你要死！”