Three pigs (三只小猪)

Three pigs
三只小猪
Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their fortunes.
这是很久、很久以前的一个故事。

猪妈妈生了3只小猪，可是没有足够的食物给他们吃。

因此当他们年龄足够大的时候，就让他们走出家门去讨生活了。

The first little pig was very lazy. He didn't want to work at all and he built his house out of straw. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day.
第一只小猪非常非常懒。

他一点都不想干活，就草草用稻草给自己搭了一间房子。

第二只小猪也有点懒，他用木头搭建了自己的房子。

然后，他们就又唱又跳地玩了起来。

The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest winds.
第三只小猪很勤劳，他工作了一整天用砖搭建了自己的房子。

这房子很稳固，而且还带有火炉和烟囱，看上去似乎能够抵挡最强劲的风。

The next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs lived; and he saw the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought the pig would make a mighty fine meal and his mouth began to water.
第二天，一只狼碰巧来到了三只小猪居住的地方，他首先看见了草房子，闻到里面小猪的味道，馋得直流口水。

So he knocked on the door，but only to be refused. Then he huffed and puffed and he blew the house down!
狼敲不开小猪的门，就用力吹倒了小猪的草房子。

小猪匆忙逃跑到第二只猪那里。

The wolf came to the second house made of sticks. The two pigs in it refused to open the door. Then he huffed and puffed and he blew the house down!
狼来到第二只小猪搭的木房子前，两只小猪仍然拒绝开门。

于是狼又吹倒了这座房子。

The two little pigs scrambled away as fast as they can. The wolf chased them down the lane and he almost caught them. But they made it to the brick house and slammed the door closed before the wolf could catch them.
两只小猪仓皇逃跑到第三只小猪的砖房子中，差点被狼捉住。

The three pigs refused to open the door. Well! he huffed and he puffed. He puffed and he huffed. but he could not blow the house down. At last, he was so out of breath that he couldn't huff and he couldn't puff any more. So he stopped to rest and thought a bit.
三只小猪拒绝开门。

狼吹啊，吹啊，可是吹不倒砖房子。

最后他筋疲力尽，不得不停下来休息、思考。

Finally he planned to come down the chimney and eat up the little pig for his supper. But while he was climbing on to the roof the little pig made up a blazing fire and put on a big pot full of water to boil. Then, just as the wolf was coming down the chimney, the little piggy pulled off the lid, and plop! in fell the wolf into the scalding water.
最后，狼打算通过烟囱进入到房子里，吃掉小猪作为晚餐。

但是，在他爬向烟囱的时候，小猪架起了火，烧了一大锅开水，结果，狼从烟囱进到屋里的时候，恰好掉进开水锅中。

So the little piggy put on the cover again, boiled the wolf up, and the three little pigs ate him for supper.
小猪于是盖上锅盖，把狼煮熟，狼成了他们的晚餐。