Rumpelstiltskin · chapter 4 of 4
The Name
小人的名字
By a fire in the mountains, the little man sings his secret. Now Anna has one last day, and one last chance to guess.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 晚上，山里有火，火很大。小人在火旁边跳。
Wǎnshang, shān lǐ yǒu huǒ, huǒ hěn dà. Xiǎorén zài huǒ pángbiān tiào.
At night, a big fire burned in the mountains. The little man was dancing beside it.
- The Little Man 跳，跳，跳！明天，孩子是我的，是我的！
Tiào, tiào, tiào! Míngtiān, háizi shì wǒ de, shì wǒ de!
Hop, hop, hop! Tomorrow, the child is mine, all mine!
- The Little Man 没有人知道，没有人知道！
Méiyǒu rén zhīdào, méiyǒu rén zhīdào!
Nobody knows, nobody knows!
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- The Little Man 王后会哭，我会笑！哈哈！
Wánghòu huì kū, wǒ huì xiào! Hāhā!
The queen will cry, and I will laugh! Ha ha!
- The Little Man 我的名字叫侏儒怪！哈哈哈！
Wǒ de míngzi jiào Zhūrúguài! Hāhāhā!
My name is Rumpelstiltskin! Ha ha ha!
- The Messenger 侏儒怪……原来他叫侏儒怪！我听到了！
Zhūrúguài... yuánlái tā jiào Zhūrúguài! Wǒ tīngdào le!
Rumpelstiltskin... so that's his name! I heard it!
- The Little Man 谁在那儿？谁在看我？
Shéi zài nàr? Shéi zài kàn wǒ?
Who's there? Who is watching me?
- The Messenger 快回去！我要告诉王后！
Kuài huíqù! Wǒ yào gàosu wánghòu!
Hurry back! I must tell the queen!
- The Messenger 王后！我知道了！
Wánghòu! Wǒ zhīdào le!
Queen! I know it!
- Anna 他叫什么名字？快说！
Tā jiào shénme míngzi? Kuài shuō!
What is his name? Tell me!
- The Messenger 王后，他叫侏儒怪！
Wánghòu, tā jiào Zhūrúguài!
Queen, his name is Rumpelstiltskin!
- Anna 侏儒怪……侏儒怪……
Zhūrúguài... Zhūrúguài...
Rumpelstiltskin... Rumpelstiltskin...
- Anna 谢谢你！我的孩子不用走了！我太高兴了！
Xièxie nǐ! Wǒ de háizi bú yòng zǒu le! Wǒ tài gāoxìng le!
Thank you! My child doesn't have to go! I'm so happy!
- Anna 我不说太快。我要和他玩一玩。
Wǒ bù shuō tài kuài. Wǒ yào hé tā wán yi wán.
I won't say it too fast. I'll play a little with him.
- The Little Man 王后！今天是第三天！你来猜！
Wánghòu! Jīntiān shì dì sān tiān! Nǐ lái cāi!
Queen! Today is the third day! Take a guess!
- Anna 你叫汤姆吗？
Nǐ jiào Tāngmǔ ma?
Is your name Tom?
- The Little Man 不对！哈哈！你不知道！
Bú duì! Hāhā! Nǐ bù zhīdào!
Wrong! Ha ha! You don't know!
- Anna 你叫杰克吗？
Nǐ jiào Jiékè ma?
Is your name Jack?
- The Little Man 不对！你没有别的名字了吗？快想！
Bú duì! Nǐ méiyǒu bié de míngzi le ma? Kuài xiǎng!
Wrong! Have you run out of names? Think!
- The Little Man 苹果？哈哈哈！不对，不对！
Píngguǒ? Hāhāhā! Bú duì, bú duì!
An apple? Ha ha ha! Wrong, wrong!
- Anna 你叫……大苹果吗？
Nǐ jiào... dà píngguǒ ma?
Is your name... Big Apple?
- Anna 让我想想……你叫米饭吗？
Ràng wǒ xiǎngxiang... nǐ jiào mǐfàn ma?
Let me think... is your name Rice?
- The Little Man 不对，不对！孩子是我的了！我太高兴了！
Bú duì, bú duì! Háizi shì wǒ de le! Wǒ tài gāoxìng le!
Wrong, wrong! The child is mine! I'm so happy!
- Anna 等一下。你是不是叫侏儒怪？
Děng yíxià. Nǐ shì bu shì jiào Zhūrúguài?
Wait a moment. Is your name Rumpelstiltskin?
- The Little Man 什么？谁告诉你的？谁？！
Shénme? Shéi gàosu nǐ de? Shéi?!
What? Who told you? Who?!
- The Little Man 我的名字！我的名字！我好生气！好生气！
Wǒ de míngzi! Wǒ de míngzi! Wǒ hǎo shēngqì! Hǎo shēngqì!
My name! My name! I'm so angry! So angry!
- Narrator 他大叫一声，就不见了。
Tā dà jiào yì shēng, jiù bú jiàn le.
He gave a great shout, and he was gone.
- Anna 他走了……孩子！我的孩子！你没事了！
Tā zǒu le... Háizi! Wǒ de háizi! Nǐ méi shì le!
He's gone... My child! My baby! You're safe!
- Anna 不怕了。妈妈在这儿。
Bú pà le. Māma zài zhèr.
Don't be afraid. Mama is here.
- Anna 没有人会带走你。妈妈一直在这儿。
Méiyǒu rén huì dài zǒu nǐ. Māma yìzhí zài zhèr.
No one will take you away. Mama is always here.
Hear the chapter
What changed in the story?
- What is the little man doing by the fire?
“没有人知道，没有人知道！”……“我的名字叫侏儒怪！”
- What is the little man's name?
“王后，他叫侏儒怪！”
- Why does Anna guess wrong names at first?
“我要和他玩一玩。”
- What happens when Anna says his name?
“他大叫一声，就不见了。”
- How does the story end?
“没有人会带走你。”