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抓月亮

我只是说：“到了晚上，当圆圆的满月挂在葛丹树枝头时，有人能抓住它吗？”

阿大却笑我说：“幼稚！你是我见过的最傻的孩子。月亮离我们那么远，怎么有人能追得上它呢？”

我说，“阿大，你真傻！当妈妈看着窗外，微笑着看我们玩耍时，你会说她很远吗？”

阿大说，“你真是个傻孩子！但是，亲爱的，你在哪里可以找到一个大到可以抓住月亮的网兜呢？”

我说：“你肯定能用手抓住它。”

可是阿大笑着说：“你是我见过的最傻的小孩。如果它走近一点，你就会看到月亮有多大了。”

我说，“阿大，你们学校教的都是什么东西呀！当妈妈俯下脸来吻我们的时候，她的脸看起来很大吗？”

但阿大还是说，“你真是个傻孩子！”

英文译本

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I only said, “When in the evening the round full moon gets entangled among the branches of that Kadam tree, couldn't somebody catch it? ”

But dādā laughed at me and said, “Baby, you are the silliest child I have ever known. The moon is ever so far from us, how could anybody catch it? ”

I said, “Dādā, how foolish you are! When mother looks out of her window and smiles down at us playing, would you call her far away? ”

Still dādā said, “You are a stupid child! But, baby, where could you find a net big enough to catch the moon with? ”

I said, “Surely you could catch it with your hands.”

But dādā laughed and said, “You are the silliest child I have known. If it came nearer, you would see how big the moon is.”

I said, “Dādā, what nonsense they teach at your school! When mother bends her face down to kiss us does her face look very big? ”

But still dādā says, “You are a stupid child.”