The next morning she again stole out to see him. He was alive but very weak； he could only open his eyes for a moment to look at Tiny， who stood by holding a piece of decayed wood in her hand， for she had no other lantern.
Thank you， pretty little maiden1， said the sick swallow； I have been so nicely warmed， that I shall soon regain2 my strength， and be able to fly about again in the warm sunshine.
第二天夜里，她又偷偷地去看他。他目前已经活了，不过还是有点昏迷。他只能把双眼微微地睁开一忽儿，望了拇指女孩一下。拇指女孩手里拿着一块引火柴站着，由于她没别的灯盏。
我感谢你你，可爱的小孩子！这只身体不太好的燕子对她说，我目前真是舒服和温暖！不久就能恢复体力，又可以飞了，在暖和的阳光中飞了。
Oh， said she， it is cold out of doors now； it snows and freezes. Stay in your warm bed； I will take care of you.
Then she brought the swallow some water in a flower-leaf， and after he had drank， he told her that he had wounded one of his wings in a thorn-bush， and could not fly as fast as the others， who were soon far away on their journey to warm countries. Then at last he had fallen to the earth， and could remember no more， nor how he came to be where she had found him.
啊，她说。外面是多么冷啊。雪花在飞舞，遍地都在结冰。还是请你睡在你温暖的床上吧，我可以来照料你呀。
她用花瓣盛着水送给燕子。燕子喝了水将来，就告诉她说，他有一个翅膀过去在一个多刺的灌木林上擦伤了，因此不可以跟别的燕子们飞得一样快；那时他们正在远行，飞到那辽远的、温暖的国度里去。最后他落到地上来了，可是其余的事情他目前就记不起来了。他完全不了解自己如何来到了这块地方的。
The whole winter the swallow remained underground， and Tiny nursed him with care and love. Neither the mole3 nor the field-mouse knew anything about it， for they did not like swallows.
Very soon the spring time came， and the sun warmed the earth. Then the swallow bade farewell to Tiny， and she opened the hole in the ceiling which the mole had made. The sun shone in upon them so beautifully， that the swallow asked her if she would go with him； she could sit on his back， he said， and he would fly away with her into the green woods. But Tiny knew it would make the field-mouse very grieved if she left her in that manner， so she said， No， I cannot.
燕子在这儿住了一整个冬季。拇指女孩待他非常不错，很喜欢他，鼹鼠和田鼠一点儿也不了解这事，由于他们不喜欢这只可怜的、孤独的燕子。
当春季一到来，太阳把大地照得非常温暖的时候，燕子就向拇指女孩告别了。她把鼹鼠在顶上挖的那个洞打开。太阳很明亮地照着他们。于是燕子就问拇指女孩想不想跟他一块离开：她可以骑在他的背上，如此他们就能远远地飞走，飞向绿色的树林里去。不过拇指女孩了解，假如她如此离开的话，田鼠就会感到痛苦的。不成，我离不开！拇指女孩说。
Farewell， then， farewell， you good， pretty little maiden， said the swallow； and he flew out into the sunshine.
Tiny looked after him， and the tears rose in her eyes. She was very fond of the poor swallow.
Tweet， tweet， sang the bird， as he flew out into the green woods， and Tiny felt very sad. She was not allowed to go out into the warm sunshine. The corn which had been sown in the field over the house of the field-mouse had grown up high into the air， and formed a thick wood to Tiny， who was only an inch in height.
那样再会吧，再会吧，你这善良的、可爱的女孩！燕子说。于是他就向太阳飞去。拇指女孩在后面看着他，她的两眼里闪着泪珠，由于她是那样喜欢这只可怜的燕子。
滴丽！滴丽！燕子唱着歌，向一个绿色的森林飞去。
拇指女孩感到很难过。田鼠不许她走到温暖的太阳光中去。在田鼠屋顶上的田野里，麦子已经长得非常高了。对于这个可怜的小姑娘子说来，这麦子真的是一块浓密的森林，由于她到底不过只有一寸来高呀。
You are going to be married， Tiny， said the field-mouse. My neighbor has asked for you. What good fortune for a poor child like you. Now we will prepare your wedding clothes. They must be both woollen and linen4. Nothing must be wanting when you are the mole's wife.
Tiny had to turn the spindle， and the field-mouse hired four spiders， who were to weave day and night. Every evening the mole visited her， and was continually speaking of the time when the summer would be over. Then he would keep his wedding-day with Tiny； but now the heat of the sun was so great that it burned the earth， and made it quite hard， like a stone. As soon， as the summer was over， the wedding should take place. But Tiny was not at all pleased； for she did not like the tiresome5 mole. Every morning when the sun rose， and every evening when it went down， she would creep out at the door， and as the wind blew aside the ears of corn， so that she could see the blue sky， she thought how beautiful and bright it seemed out there， and wished so much to see her dear swallow again. But he never returned； for by this time he had flown far away into the lovely green forest.
在这个夏季，你得把你的新嫁衣缝好！田鼠对她说，由于她的那个邻居那个穿着黑天鹅绒袍子的鼹鼠已经向她求婚了。你得筹备好毛衣和棉衣。当你做了鼹鼠太太将来，你应该有坐着穿的衣服和睡着穿的衣服呀。
拇指女孩目前得摇起纺车来。鼹鼠聘请了四位蜘蛛，日夜为她纺纱和织布。天天晚上鼹鼠来拜访她一次。鼹鼠总是在咕噜地说：等到夏季快要完的时候，太阳就不会这么热了；目前太阳把地面烤得像石头一样硬。是的，等夏季过去将来，他就要跟拇指女孩结婚了。不过她一点也不感到开心，由于她的确不喜欢这位讨厌的鼹鼠。天天早晨，当太阳升起的时候，天天黄昏，当太阳落下的时候，她就偷偷地走到门那儿去。当风儿把麦穗吹向两边，使得她可以看到蔚蓝色的天空的时候，她就想象外面是很光明和漂亮的，于是她就热烈地期望再见到她的亲爱的燕子。可是这燕子不再回来了，无疑地，他已经飞向非常远非常远的、漂亮的、青翠的树林里去了。
When autumn arrived， Tiny had her outfit6 quite ready； and the field-mouse said to her， In four weeks the wedding must take place.
Then Tiny wept， and said she would not marry the disagreeable mole.
Nonsense， replied the field-mouse. Now don't be obstinate7， or I shall bite you with my white teeth. He is a very handsome mole； the queen herself does not wear more beautiful velvets and furs. His kitchen and cellars are quite full. You ought to be very thankful for such good fortune.
So the wedding-day was fixed9， on which the mole was to fetch Tiny away to live with him， deep under the earth， and never again to see the warm sun， because he did not like it. The poor child was very unhappy at the thought of saying farewell to the beautiful sun， and as the field-mouse had given her permission to stand at the door， she went to look at it once more.
目前是秋季了，拇指女孩的全部嫁衣也筹备好了。四个星期将来，你的结婚典礼就要举行了，田鼠对她说。
但拇指女孩哭了起来，说她不想和这讨厌的鼹鼠结婚。
胡说！田鼠说，你不要固执；不然的话，我就要用我的白牙齿来咬你！他是一个很讨人喜欢的人，你得和他结婚！就是皇后也没他那样好的黑天鹅绒袍子哩！他的厨房和储藏室里都藏满了东西。你得到如此一个老公，应该感谢上帝！
目前结婚典礼要举行了。鼹鼠已经来了，他亲自来迎接拇指女孩。她得跟他生活在一块，住在深深的地底下，永远也不可以到温暖的太阳光中来，由于他不喜欢太阳。这个可怜的小女孩目前感到很难过，由于她目前不能不向那光耀的太阳告别这太阳，当她跟田鼠住在一块的时候，她还能得到许可在门口望一眼。
Farewell bright sun， she cried， stretching out her arm towards it； and then she walked a short distance from the house； for the corn had been cut， and only the dry stubble remained in the fields. Farewell， farewell， she repeated， twining her arm round a little red flower that grew just by her side. Greet the little swallow from me， if you should see him again.
Tweet， tweet， sounded over her head suddenly. She looked up， and there was the swallow himself flying close by. As soon as he spied Tiny， he was delighted； and then she told him how unwilling10 she felt to marry the ugly mole， and to live always beneath the earth， and never to see the bright sun any more. And as she told him she wept.
再会吧，你，光明的太阳！她说着，同时向空中伸出双手，并且向田鼠的屋子外面走了几步由于目前大麦已经收割了，这儿只剩下干枯的茬子。再会吧，再会吧！她又重复地说，同时用双臂抱住一朵还在开着的小红花。倘若你看到了那只小燕子的话，我请求你代我向他问候一声。
滴丽！滴丽！在这个时候，一个声音突然在她的头上叫起来。她抬头一看，这正是那只小燕子刚刚在飞过。他一看到拇指女孩，就看上去特别高兴。她告诉他说，她多么不想要那个丑鼹鼠做她的老公啊；她还说，她得住在深深的地底下，太阳将永远照不进去。一想到这点，她就忍不住哭起来了。
Cold winter is coming， said the swallow， and I am going to fly away into warmer countries. Will you go with me？ You can sit on my back， and fasten yourself on with your sash. Then we can fly away from the ugly mole and his gloomy rooms，- far away， over the mountains， into warmer countries， where the sun shines more brightly- than here； where it is always summer， and the flowers bloom in greater beauty. Fly now with me， dear little Tiny； you saved my life when I lay frozen in that dark passage.
Yes， I will go with you， said Tiny； and she seated herself on the bird's back， with her feet on his outstretched wings， and tied her girdle to one of his strongest feathers. Then the swallow rose in the air， and flew over forest and over sea， high above the highest mountains， covered with eternal snow. Tiny would have been frozen in the cold air， but she crept under the bird's warm feathers， keeping her little head uncovered， so that she might admire the beautiful lands over which they passed.
寒冷的冬季目前要到来了，小燕子说。我要飞得非常远，飞到温暖的国度里去。你想跟我一块儿去吗？你可以骑在我的背上！你用腰带紧紧地把你一个人系牢。如此大家就能离开这丑恶的鼹鼠，从他黑暗的房屋飞走远远地、远远地飞过高山，飞到温暖的国度里去：那儿的太阳光比这儿更漂亮，那儿永远只有夏季，那儿永远开着漂亮的花朵。跟我一块飞吧，你，甜蜜的小拇指女孩；当我在那个阴惨的地洞里冻得僵直的时候，你救了我的生命！
是的，我将和你一块儿去！拇指女孩说。她坐在这鸟儿的背上，把脚搁在他展开的双翼上，同时把自己用腰带紧紧地系在他最结实的一根羽毛上。这么着，燕子就飞向空中，飞过森林，飞过大海，高高地飞过长期积雪的大山。在这寒冷的高空中，拇指女孩冻得抖起来。但这个时候她就钻进这鸟儿温暖的羽毛里去。她只不过把她的小脑袋伸出来，赏析她下面的漂亮风景。
At last they reached the warm countries， where the sun shines brightly， and the sky seems so much higher above the earth. Here， on the hedges， and by the wayside， grew purple， green， and white grapes； lemons and oranges hung from trees in the woods； and the air was fragrant11 with myrtles and orange blossoms. Beautiful children ran along the country lanes， playing with large gay butterflies； and as the swallow flew farther and farther， every place appeared still more lovely
At last they came to a blue lake， and by the side of it， shaded by trees of the deepest green， stood a palace of dazzling white marble， built in the olden times. Vines clustered round its lofty pillars， and at the TOP were many swallows' nests， and one of these was the home of the swallow who carried Tiny.
最后他们来到了温暖的国度。那儿的太阳比在大家这里照得光耀多了，天空好像也加倍地高。田沟里，篱笆上，都生满了最漂亮的紫葡萄和绿葡萄。树林里处处悬挂着柠檬和橙子。空气里飘着桃金娘和麝香的香气；很多很可爱的孩子子在路上跑来跑去，跟一些颜色鲜艳的大蝴蝶儿一块儿嬉戏。伴随燕子越飞越远，风景也愈加漂亮。
后来呢他们来到了一个碧蓝色的湖边，在一片绿树的掩映下，一幢白得放亮的、大理石砌成的古时候宫殿矗立在这里。葡萄藤围着很多高大的圆柱丛生着。它们的顶上有很多燕子窠，其中有一个窠就是目前携带拇指女孩飞行的这只燕子的住所。
This is my house， said the swallow； but it would not do for you to live there- you would not be comfortable. You must choose for yourself one of those lovely flowers， and I will put you down upon it， and then you shall have everything that you can wish to make you happy.
That will be delightful， she said， and clapped her little hands for joy.
A large marble pillar lay on the ground， which， in falling， had been broken into three pieces. Between these pieces grew a most beautiful large white flower； so the swallow flew down with Tiny， and placed her on one of the broad leaves. But how surprised she was to see in the middle of the flower， a tiny little man， as white and transparent12 as if he had been made of crystal！ He had a gold crown on his head， and delicate wings at his shoulders， and was not much larger than Tiny herself. He was the angel of the flower； for a tiny man and a tiny woman dwell in every flower； and this was the king of them all.
这儿就是我家，燕子说。不过，这不是你住的地方，你住在这里会不舒服的。你得从这类可爱的花里选择一朵，我可以把你放在它上面。那样你要想住得如何舒服，就能如何舒服了。
那好极了，她说，拍着她的一双小手。
那儿有一根巨大的大理石柱。它已经倒在地上，并且跌成了三段。不过在它们中间生出一朵最漂亮的白色鲜花。燕子携带拇指女孩飞下来，把她放在它的一片宽阔的花瓣上面。这个小女孩感到多么惊奇啊！在那朵花的中央坐着一个小小的男子！他是那样冰肌玉肤和透明，仿佛是水晶做成的。他头上戴着一顶最华丽的金制王冠，他肩上生着一双精美的翅膀，而他本身并不比拇指女孩高大。他就是花中的安琪儿。每一朵花里都住着这么一个小小的男子或女子。而这一位就是他们大伙的国王。
Oh， how beautiful he is！ whispered Tiny to the swallow.
The little prince was at first quite frightened at the bird， who was like a giant， compared to such a delicate little creature as himself； but when he saw Tiny， he was delighted， and thought her the prettiest little maiden he had ever seen. He took the gold crown from his head， and placed it on hers， and asked her name， and if she would be his wife， and queen over all the flowers.
This certainly was a very different sort of husband to the son of a toad13， or the mole， withblack velvet8 and fur； so she said， Yes， to the handsome prince. Then all the flowers opened， and out of each came a little lady or a tiny lord， all so pretty it was quite a pleasure to look at them. Each of them brought Tiny a present； but the best gift was a pair of beautiful wings， which had belonged to a large white fly and they fastened them to Tiny's shoulders， so that she might fly from flower to flower. Then there was much rejoicing， and the little swallow who sat above them， in his nest， was asked to sing a wedding song， which he did as well as he could； but in his heart he felt sad for he was very fond of Tiny， and would have liked never to part from her again.
我的天啦！他是多么美啊！拇指女孩对燕子低声说。
这位小小的王子很害怕这只燕子，由于他是那样细小和柔嫩，对他说来，燕子真的是太庞了。不过当他看到拇指女孩的时候，他立刻就变得开心起来：她是他一生中所看到的一位最漂亮的女孩。因此他从头上拿下金王冠，把它戴到她的头上。他问了她的名字，问她愿不想做他的老婆如此她就能做所有花儿的皇后了。
这位王子与癞蛤蟆的儿子和那只穿大黑天鹅绒袍子的鼹鼠完全不同！因此她就对这位英俊的王子说：我想。这个时候，所有些花儿都开放了，每一朵花里走出一位女子或一位男子来。他们是那样可爱，就是看他们一眼也是幸福的。他们每个人送了拇指女孩一件礼物，但其中最好的礼物是从一只大白蝇身上拿下的一对翅膀。他们把这对翅膀安到拇指女孩的背上，这么着，她目前就能在花朵之间飞来飞去了。这个时候大伙都欢乐起来。燕子坐在上面我们的窠里，被邀请为他们唱一首结婚典礼进行曲。他尽力唱好这首歌，然而他的心里感到有的悲哀，由于他是那样喜欢拇指女孩，他的确期望永远不要和她离开。
Farewell， farewell， said the swallow， with a heavy heart as he left the warm countries to fly back into Denmark. There he had a nest over the window of a house in which dwelt the writer of fairy tales. The swallow sang， Tweet， tweet， and from his song came the whole story.
再会吧！再会吧！燕子说。他携带一颗沉重的心从这温暖的国度飞回到丹麦去。在丹麦，他在一个会写童话的人的窗子上筑了一个小窠。他对这个人唱：滴丽！滴丽！大家这整个故事就是从他那儿听来的。（1835）
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