The Nutcracker · chapter 2 of 4
The Mouse King
鼠王来了
At midnight the toys wake up and fight the Mouse King's army. Clara has no sword, but she has one shoe. Then a golden light shines.
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- Narrator 小马、小狗和小士兵，现在都会动了。
Xiǎo mǎ, xiǎo gǒu hé xiǎo shìbīng, xiànzài dōu huì dòng le.
The toy horse, the toy dog and the little soldiers could all move now.
- The Nutcracker 士兵们，快来！老鼠来了！我们不能怕！
Shìbīngmen, kuài lái! Lǎoshǔ lái le! Wǒmen bù néng pà!
Soldiers, come quick! The mice are here! We must not be afraid!
- The Mouse King 我是鼠王！这里所有的东西，都是我的！
Wǒ shì shǔwáng! Zhèlǐ suǒyǒu de dōngxi, dōu shì wǒ de!
I am the Mouse King! Everything here is mine!
- The Mouse King 我的老鼠很多，你的小士兵很少！
Wǒ de lǎoshǔ hěnduō, nǐ de xiǎo shìbīng hěn shǎo!
I have lots of mice and you have few soldiers!
- The Nutcracker 我不怕你！士兵们，我们一起上！
Wǒ bú pà nǐ! Shìbīngmen, wǒmen yìqǐ shàng!
I'm not afraid of you! Soldiers, all together!
- The Mouse King 好吃的都给我！老鼠们，上！
Hǎo chī de dōu gěi wǒ! Lǎoshǔmen, shàng!
All the good food is mine! Mice, attack!
- Clara 啊！老鼠好多！小士兵好少！怎么办？
A! Lǎoshǔ hǎo duō! Xiǎo shìbīng hǎo shǎo! Zěnme bàn?
Ah! So many mice! So few soldiers! What do we do?
- The Nutcracker 克拉拉，你快走开！这里不好！
Kèlālā, nǐ kuài zǒu kāi! Zhèlǐ bù hǎo!
Clara, get away, quick! It's not safe here!
- Clara 不，我不走！你是我的朋友！
Bù, wǒ bù zǒu! Nǐ shì wǒ de péngyou!
No, I won't go! You are my friend!
- The Mouse King 一个小女孩？你能做什么？
Yí gè xiǎo nǚhái? Nǐ néng zuò shénme?
A little girl? What can you do?
- The Nutcracker 我的小士兵不多了。我现在很累……
Wǒ de xiǎo shìbīng bù duō le. Wǒ xiànzài hěn lèi…
I don't have many soldiers left. I'm so tired...
- Clara 我什么都没有！怎么办？怎么办？
Wǒ shénme dōu méiyǒu! Zěnme bàn? Zěnme bàn?
I have nothing at all! What do I do? What do I do?
- Clara 等一等！我有一只红鞋！
Děng yì děng! Wǒ yǒu yì zhī hóng xié!
Wait a moment! I have a red shoe!
- Clara 鼠王，看这里！你吃我的鞋吧！
Shǔwáng, kàn zhèlǐ! Nǐ chī wǒ de xié ba!
Mouse King, look here! Eat my shoe!
- The Mouse King 啊！我的头！好疼啊！
A! Wǒ de tóu! Hǎo téng a!
Ow! My head! That hurts!
- The Mouse King 老鼠们，走！我会回来的！
Lǎoshǔmen, zǒu! Wǒ huì huílái de!
Mice, retreat! I'll be back!
- Clara 他走了！鼠王走了！
Tā zǒu le! Shǔwáng zǒu le!
He's gone! The Mouse King is gone!
- The Nutcracker 克拉拉，你真好！你帮了我们。
Kèlālā, nǐ zhēn hǎo! Nǐ bāng le wǒmen.
Clara, you're wonderful! You helped us.
- Narrator 这时，有很亮的光。小士兵变成了一个王子。
Zhè shí, yǒu hěn liàng de guāng. Xiǎo shìbīng biànchéng le yí gè wángzǐ.
Then a golden light shone. The little soldier turned into a prince.
- The Prince 克拉拉，谢谢你！我是一个王子。
Kèlālā, xièxie nǐ! Wǒ shì yí gè wángzǐ.
Clara, thank you! I am a prince.
- Clara 你是王子？你不是我的小士兵吗？
Nǐ shì wángzǐ? Nǐ bú shì wǒ de xiǎo shìbīng ma?
You're a prince? Aren't you my little soldier?
- The Prince 鼠王让我变成小士兵，现在我又是人了！
Shǔwáng ràng wǒ biànchéng xiǎo shìbīng, xiànzài wǒ yòu shì rén le!
The Mouse King turned me into a soldier, and now I am a person again!
- Clara 太好了！我好高兴！你现在好吗？
Tài hǎo le! Wǒ hǎo gāoxìng! Nǐ xiànzài hǎo ma?
That's wonderful! I'm so happy! Are you all right now?
- The Prince 很好！克拉拉，你想去我的国家吗？
Hěn hǎo! Kèlālā, nǐ xiǎng qù wǒ de guójiā ma?
Very well! Clara, would you like to visit my kingdom?
- Clara 我想去！可是那里远吗？
Wǒ xiǎng qù! Kěshì nàlǐ yuǎn ma?
I'd love to! But is it far?
- The Prince 不远。那里的房子，都是糖做的！
Bù yuǎn. Nàlǐ de fángzi, dōu shì táng zuò de!
Not far. The houses there are all made of sugar!
What changed in the story?
- What does the Mouse King say about the things in the room?
“我是鼠王！这里所有的东西，都是我的！”
- What does Clara throw at the Mouse King?
“等一等！我有一只红鞋！”……“鼠王，看这里！你吃我的鞋吧！”
- What does the Mouse King say as he retreats?
“老鼠们，走！我会回来的！”
- What happens to the little soldier after the fight?
“这时，有很亮的光。小士兵变成了一个王子。”
- What is special about the prince's kingdom?
“不远。那里的房子，都是糖做的！”