The Steadfast Tin Soldier · chapter 3 of 3
The Little Tin Heart
小小的锡心
Back in the nursery, the soldier finds the dancer waiting, but the troll has one last trick, and the stove glows red.
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- The Boy 锡兵！你回来了！你去哪儿了？
Xībīng! Nǐ huílái le! Nǐ qù nǎr le?
Tin soldier! You're back! Where did you go?
- The Boy 我们找了你好久。你怎么还站着？太好了！
Wǒmen zhǎo le nǐ hǎo jiǔ. Nǐ zěnme hái zhànzhe? Tài hǎo le!
We looked for you for so long. How are you still standing? Wonderful!
- The Boy 来，回到桌子上。晚安，我的小锡兵！
Lái, huí dào zhuōzi shàng. Wǎn'ān, wǒ de xiǎo xībīng!
Come, back on the table. Good night, my little tin soldier!
- Tin Soldier 这是我的家！玩具们都在，纸房子也在！
Zhè shì wǒ de jiā! Wánjùmen dōu zài, zhǐ fángzi yě zài!
This is my home! The toys are all here, and the paper house too!
- Tin Soldier 小舞者！你还在这儿！
Xiǎo wǔzhě! Nǐ hái zài zhèr!
Little dancer! You're still here!
- Paper Dancer 锡兵？是你吗？你回来了！
Xībīng? Shì nǐ ma? Nǐ huílái le!
Tin soldier? Is it you? You're back!
- Tin Soldier 是我。我去了很远很远的地方。
Shì wǒ. Wǒ qù le hěn yuǎn hěn yuǎn de dìfang.
It's me. I went to a very faraway place.
- Paper Dancer 我每天都在等你。你的衣服都是水！
Wǒ měi tiān dōu zài děng nǐ. Nǐ de yīfu dōu shì shuǐ!
I waited for you every day. Your clothes are all wet!
- Tin Soldier 我坐了船，还去了鱼的肚子里！
Wǒ zuò le chuán, hái qù le yú de dùzi lǐ!
I rode in a boat, and I even went inside a fish!
- Paper Dancer 鱼的肚子里？你不怕吗？
Yú de dùzi lǐ? Nǐ bú pà ma?
Inside a fish? Weren't you afraid?
- Tin Soldier 怕。可是我一想你，心里就不怕了。
Pà. Kěshì wǒ yì xiǎng nǐ, xīn lǐ jiù bú pà le.
I was. But when I thought of you, my heart wasn't afraid anymore.
- Paper Dancer 我也很想你。这次，我们不比了，好吗？
Wǒ yě hěn xiǎng nǐ. Zhè cì, wǒmen bù bǐ le, hǎo ma?
I missed you so much too. This time, let's not have a contest, all right?
- Troll 哈哈！说够了吗？现在，火要来了！
Hāhā! Shuō gòu le ma? Xiànzài, huǒ yào lái le!
Ha ha! Have you talked enough? Now the fire is coming!
- Troll 男孩，男孩……把那个锡兵，放进炉子里！
Nánhái, nánhái… bǎ nà ge xībīng, fàng jìn lúzi lǐ!
Boy, boy... put that tin soldier in the stove!
- Paper Dancer 小妖怪！不要这样！你太坏了！
Xiǎo yāoguai! Búyào zhèyàng! Nǐ tài huài le!
Little troll! Don't do this! You are too mean!
- Tin Soldier 小妖怪！是你！男孩，你要做什么？
Xiǎo yāoguai! Shì nǐ! Nánhái, nǐ yào zuò shénme?
Little troll! It's you! Boy, what are you doing?
- Tin Soldier 好热！可是我还站着。
Hǎo rè! Kěshì wǒ hái zhànzhe.
So hot! But I'm still standing.
- Tin Soldier 我的衣服不红了。这是火，还是……
Wǒ de yīfu bù hóng le. Zhè shì huǒ, háishi…
My coat isn't red anymore. Is this the fire, or...
- Tin Soldier 还是我太想她了？
Háishi wǒ tài xiǎng tā le?
Or is it that I miss her too much?
- Paper Dancer 锡兵！窗户开了，风带我来了！
Xībīng! Chuānghu kāi le, fēng dài wǒ lái le!
Tin soldier! The window opened, and the wind carried me here!
- Paper Dancer 我不走了。我和你在一起。
Wǒ bù zǒu le. Wǒ hé nǐ zài yìqǐ.
I'm not leaving. I'm staying with you.
- Tin Soldier 小舞者……你看，我还站着。
Xiǎo wǔzhě… nǐ kàn, wǒ hái zhànzhe.
Little dancer... look, I'm still standing.
- Paper Dancer 我看到了。你站得最好，我的锡兵。
Wǒ kàndào le. Nǐ zhàn de zuì hǎo, wǒ de xībīng.
I see. You stand the best, my tin soldier.
- Tin Soldier 火好亮。我在变小了。可是我不难过。
Huǒ hǎo liàng. Wǒ zài biàn xiǎo le. Kěshì wǒ bù nánguò.
The fire is so bright. I'm getting smaller. But I'm not sad.
- Tin Soldier 你在这儿。我的心很高兴。
Nǐ zài zhèr. Wǒ de xīn hěn gāoxìng.
You're here. My heart is happy.
- Narrator 第二天早上，有人来扫炉子。
Dì-èr tiān zǎoshang, yǒu rén lái sǎo lúzi.
The next morning, someone came to sweep out the stove.
- The Maid 咦？炉子里有什么？
Yí? Lúzi lǐ yǒu shénme?
Huh? What's in the stove?
- The Maid 是一个小小的锡心！
Shì yí gè xiǎoxiǎo de xī xīn!
It's a little tin heart!
- The Maid 旁边有一片黑黑的亮片。它们在一起！
Pángbiān yǒu yí piàn hēihēi de liàngpiàn. Tāmen zài yìqǐ!
Beside it is a small black spangle. They're together!
What changed in the story?
- What does the dancer say when the soldier comes back?
“我每天都在等你。”
- How was the soldier brave inside the fish?
“可是我一想你，心里就不怕了。”
- Who wants the boy to put the soldier in the stove?
“把那个锡兵，放进炉子里！”
- How does the dancer get to the stove?
“窗户开了，风带我来了！”
- What does the maid find in the stove?
“是一个小小的锡心！”