第四章 ：海象与牡蛎

Chapter 4: The Walrus and the Oysters

爱丽丝东张西望，却找不到白兔。

Alice looks around but cannot find the White Rabbit.

她说：“我明明看到他来到这里，藏到哪里了呢？”

She says, “I clearly saw him come here. Where did he hide?”

她看见两个会说话的木偶。

She sees two talking puppets.

木偶微笑着向她走来。

The puppets walk up to her with a smile.

爱丽丝想去找兔子，连忙说：“认识你很高兴，再见！”

Alice wants to find the Rabbit, so she quickly says, “Nice to meet you, goodbye!”

木偶拦住她，说：“见面第一句话应该是‘你好’，然后要握手。”

The puppets stop her and say, “The first thing to say is ‘Hello,’ and then you must shake hands.”

爱丽丝勉强和他们握了手。

Alice shakes hands with them unwillingly.

她说：“可是我必须去追赶那只兔子。”

She says, “But I must run after that Rabbit.”

木偶说：“别急，我们给你讲个故事。”

The puppets say, “Don’t hurry, we will tell you a story.”

爱丽丝停了下来，被吸引住了。

Alice stops and is drawn in.

木偶说：“故事是这样的——一天，海象和木匠在海边散步。”

The puppets say, “The story goes like this—one day, the Walrus and the Carpenter were walking on the beach.”

他们看到一大群小牡蛎躺在沙滩上。

They saw a great many little oysters lying on the sand.

海象和木匠热情地邀请牡蛎们一起去散步。

The Walrus and the Carpenter warmly invited the oysters to take a walk with them.

一些年长的牡蛎谨慎地留下来了。

Some older oysters were cautious and stayed behind.

年轻的小牡蛎们觉得很有趣，就跟着走了。

The younger oysters thought it was fun and followed them.

走了一段路，海象和木匠突然停下。

After walking a while, the Walrus and the Carpenter suddenly stopped.

他们说：“我们饿了。”

They said, “We are hungry.”

然后，他们居然把小牡蛎全部吃掉了。

Then they actually ate up all the little oysters.

爱丽丝吓了一跳，说：“真是可怕的故事！”

Alice jumps and says, “What a terrible story!”

木偶点点头，说：“是的，小牡蛎太轻信了。”

The puppets nod and say, “Yes, the little oysters were too trusting.”

木偶说：“我们再给你讲一个更精彩的故事吧。”

The puppets say, “We will tell you another, even better story.”

爱丽丝却悄悄地往后退。

Alice quietly steps back.

她轻轻地说：“对不起，我真的没时间了。”

She whispers, “Sorry, I really have no time.”

她趁木偶还在讲话，悄悄溜走了。

While the puppets are still talking, she quietly slips away.

她小声说：“我必须找到那只兔子。”

She says softly, “I must find that Rabbit.”