Pinocchio · chapter 13 of 25
The Field of Miracles
奇迹田
Pinocchio follows the Fox and the Cat to the Field of Miracles, where four gold coins planted in the ground are supposed to grow into two thousand.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 大橡树下边，狐狸看了看猫。
Dà Xiàngshù xiàbian, Húli kàn le kàn Māo.
Under the Big Oak, the Fox glanced at the Cat.
- The Fox 他的爪子？路上有一只狼，很老，很饿。
Tā de zhuǎzi? Lùshang yǒu yì zhī láng, hěn lǎo, hěn è.
His paw? On the road there was a wolf, very old and very hungry.
- The Fox 他太好了，就给了那只狼一只爪子。
Tā tài hǎo le, jiù gěi le nà zhī láng yì zhī zhuǎzi.
He's so kind, he gave that wolf one of his paws.
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- The Cat ……一只爪子。
…Yì zhī zhuǎzi.
...One paw.
- Pinocchio 猫先生，你真好！
Māo xiānsheng, nǐ zhēn hǎo!
Mr. Cat, you're so good!
- The Fox 好朋友，你的金币还在吗？
Hǎo péngyou, nǐ de jīnbì hái zài ma?
My good friend, do you still have your gold coins?
- Pinocchio 在！在我的口袋里，四个！
Zài! Zài wǒ de kǒudai lǐ, sì gè!
Yes! In my pocket, all four!
- The Fox 跟我们去奇迹田吧！四个金币，就变两千个！
Gēn wǒmen qù Qíjì Tián ba! Sì gè jīnbì, jiù biàn liǎngqiān gè!
Come with us to the Field of Miracles! Four gold coins will turn into two thousand!
- The Cat ……两千个！
…Liǎngqiān gè!
...Two thousand!
- Pinocchio 可是爸爸今天晚上就到。姐姐也在等我……
Kěshì bàba jīntiān wǎnshang jiù dào. Jiějie yě zài děng wǒ…
But Papa gets here tonight. And my big sister is waiting for me...
- The Fox 很快的！二十分钟就好！
Hěn kuài de! Èrshí fēnzhōng jiù hǎo!
It's quick! Twenty minutes and it's done!
- Pinocchio 两千个……爸爸会多高兴啊！走吧！
Liǎngqiān gè… bàba huì duō gāoxìng a! Zǒu ba!
Two thousand... how happy Papa will be! Let's go!
- Narrator 他们走到了捉傻瓜城。
Tāmen zǒu dào le Zhuōshǎguā Chéng.
They walked all the way to Catchfools.
- Pinocchio 这儿的狗没有毛，鸡也没有毛！为什么？
Zhèr de gǒu méiyǒu máo, jī yě méiyǒu máo! Wèishénme?
The dogs here have no fur, and the hens have no feathers! Why?
- The Fox 别看了！奇迹田就在前边！
Bié kàn le! Qíjì Tián jiù zài qiánbian!
Stop looking! The Field of Miracles is just ahead!
- The Fox 金币放在地里，再给它们喝水。
Jīnbì fàng zài dì lǐ, zài gěi tāmen hē shuǐ.
Put the coins in the ground, then give them a drink of water.
- Pinocchio 一个，两个，三个，四个！金币，喝水吧！
Yí gè, liǎng gè, sān gè, sì gè! Jīnbì, hē shuǐ ba!
One, two, three, four! Drink up, coins!
- The Fox 好了！你去走走，二十分钟以后再回来。
Hǎo le! Nǐ qù zǒuzou, èrshí fēnzhōng yǐhòu zài huílai.
There! Go for a walk, and come back in twenty minutes.
- The Cat ……再回来。
…Zài huílai.
...Come back.
- Pinocchio 两千个金币！给爸爸买金币大衣，给姐姐买很多糖！
Liǎngqiān gè jīnbì! Gěi bàba mǎi jīnbì dàyī, gěi jiějie mǎi hěn duō táng!
Two thousand gold coins! A gold-coin coat for Papa, and lots of sugar for my sister!
- Narrator 二十分钟以后，他跑了回来。一只鹦鹉在树上笑。
Èrshí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, tā pǎo le huílai. Yì zhī yīngwǔ zài shùshang xiào.
Twenty minutes later, he ran back. A parrot in a tree was laughing.
- Pinocchio 我的金币树呢？……我的金币呢？
Wǒ de jīnbì shù ne? …Wǒ de jīnbì ne?
Where's my gold-coin tree? ...Where are my gold coins?
- The Parrot 傻瓜！金币不是菜，地里长不出来！
Shǎguā! Jīnbì bú shì cài, dì lǐ zhǎng bu chūlai!
Fool! Gold coins aren't vegetables. They don't grow in the ground!
- The Parrot 狐狸和猫早就偷走了你的金币！
Húli hé Māo zǎojiù tōuzǒu le nǐ de jīnbì!
Your coins were stolen ages ago by the Fox and the Cat!
- Pinocchio 他们骗了我……会说话的蟋蟀说得对。
Tāmen piàn le wǒ… huì shuōhuà de Xīshuài shuō de duì.
They tricked me... The Talking Cricket was right.
- Narrator 匹诺曹跑去找大猩猩法官。
Pǐnuòcáo pǎo qù zhǎo Dà Xīngxing Fǎguān.
Pinocchio ran off to find the Judge, a big gorilla.
- Pinocchio 法官！狐狸和猫偷了我的四个金币！快去抓那两个小偷！
Fǎguān! Húli hé Māo tōu le wǒ de sì gè jīnbì! Kuài qù zhuā nà liǎng gè xiǎotōu!
Judge, the Fox and the Cat stole my four gold coins! Quick, go and catch those two thieves!
- the Judge 孩子，你的四个金币都没了？真难过……
Háizi, nǐ de sì gè jīnbì dōu méi le? Zhēn nánguò…
My child, all four of your gold coins are gone? How very sad...
- the Judge 来人！把他关起来！四个月！
Lái rén! Bǎ tā guān qǐlai! Sì gè yuè!
Guards! Lock him up! Four months!
- Pinocchio 可是……被偷的是我啊！
Kěshì… bèi tōu de shì wǒ a!
But... I'm the one who was robbed!
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What changed in the story?
- What does the Fox say happened to the Cat's paw?
“路上有一只狼，很老，很饿。”……“就给了那只狼一只爪子。”
- Why does Pinocchio go with the Fox and the Cat?
“四个金币，就变两千个！”……“两千个……爸爸会多高兴啊！走吧！”
- What is strange about Catchfools?
“这儿的狗没有毛，鸡也没有毛！”
- Who tells Pinocchio what happened to his coins?
“一只鹦鹉在树上笑。”……“狐狸和猫早就偷走了你的金币！”
- What does the Judge do?
“把他关起来！四个月！”