【小猴子莫迪】猴子莫迪和打翻的牛奶

【小猴子莫迪系列】莫迪給爸爸端的碗裡，除了牛奶，還有什麼？

One day, little monkey Modi’s dad was up in the farmland working in the orchard.
“Modi” , said his mum.
“ I’m going to take a bowl of milk to Daddy. ”
“I know where the farmlands are. ” said Modi. “Let me take Daddy his milk. Please? Please? ”

有一天，小猴子莫迪的爸爸在農田的果園裡工作。
「莫迪！」媽媽說。「我要去送一碗牛奶給爸爸。」
「我知道農田在哪裡。」莫迪說。「讓我去給爸爸送牛奶，拜託拜託。」

“Alright”, said his mum, “but try not to spill any milk on the way. ”
Modi ran to milk the cow. He filled the bowl, put it on his head, stood up and began to walk.
“Steady, ” Modi whispered to himself. “Gently does it, Modi. Don’t wiggle, don’t wobble, don’t try to rush it.”

莫迪跑著去給奶牛擠奶。他把碗裝得滿滿的，放在頭上，站起來然後開始走。「好吧。」媽媽說，「不過路上小心不要把牛奶弄灑了。」「慢慢來」莫迪小聲和自己說。「要輕輕的，莫迪。別搖，別晃，別急著跑。」

Modi picked a path across the forest, past a team of horses. “Don’t slip, don’t slide, don’t fall over. Don’t let a single droplet drop on the ground. ”
It was the day of the forest parade. Modi wove his way amid those dancing animals.
“Walk tall, walk steady, eyes on the horizon, Modi. Don’t even think about spilling any milk. ”

莫迪選擇了一條穿過森林的小路，有一隊馬經過。「別灑了，別滑，別摔倒了。一滴也不能落在地上。」
今天是森林遊行表演的日子。莫迪在跳舞的小動物中迂回穿行。「直著走，穩穩走，視線平視，莫迪。想也別想灑出一點牛奶。」

The river in the forest was dark and wide. Modi took a ride in a stinky fishing boat.
“Don’t shiver, don’t quiver, don’t fall in the river, Modi. Keep it on your head, milk doesn’t float.”
A group of giraffes were stalking across the plains, like dusty aliens on the moon. “Don’t look, don’t turn your head, just walk on through. You’ve got work to do Modi.”

森裡裡的河又黑又寬。莫迪坐了一條臭臭的漁船過河。「別抖，別顫，別掉進河裡，莫迪。把牛奶放穩在頭上，它可不會漂在水上。」一群長頸鹿正從平原踏步過去，像是在塵土飛揚的月球上的外星人。「別看，別轉頭，直接走過去，你可是有任務的莫迪。」

Oh, no! One final mountain looming high. Modi breathed in deep and up he climbed.
“Left foot, right foot. Never give up, Modi. Left hand, right hand, all the way up, now.”
At last, Modi arrived at the farmland. Chilling in the shade of a peach tree, sat Modi’s dad.

「左腳，右腳。別放棄，莫迪。左手，右手，現在一直前進。”噢，不！最後一個山頭赫然聳現在眼前。莫迪深深的吸了口氣然後往上爬。最終，莫迪到達了農田。莫迪的爸爸正坐在桃樹下乘涼。」

“Hi, Daddy.”
“Hi, Modi. Nice to see you.”
“Hi, I’ve brought you some milk, ” said Modi.
He took the bowl off his head but just as he was passing it to Daddy…
Splosh!

「嗨，爸爸。」
「Hi，莫迪。見到你真好。」
「我給你帶來了牛奶。」莫迪說。
他把碗從頭上拿下來，但正當他遞給爸爸的時候……
啪嗒！

A big, fat peach landed right in the bowl.
Daddy’s milk spilt everywhere.
“I don’t believe it! ” Wailed Modi.

一個又大又胖的桃子正好掉在碗裡。
爸爸的牛奶灑得到處都是。
「我不敢相信！」 莫迪哀號道。

“I carried that milk miles and miles. Over the mountain and across the river and I didn’t stop to watch the parade or the giraffes. Because I didn’t want to spill a single drop, and now look! Now it’s all gone! ”

「我端著牛奶走了那麼久。翻過了山穿過了河，而且我都沒停下看遊行表演或是長頸鹿。因為我一滴都不想弄灑。現在你看，都沒了！」

Daddy gave Modi a big hug. “It’s not all gone, ” he whispered. “There was more than milk in that bowl! ”
“Huh?” said Modi.
“It’s true. ” said Daddy. “Your love for me was in that bowl as well. You brought it all the way up to the farmland and you gave it to me, just fine. That bowl was full of love and still is. ”

爸爸給了莫迪一個大大的擁抱。「不是都沒了？」他小聲說。「碗裡有比牛奶更重要的東西。」
「嗯？」莫迪不解。「真的。」爸爸說。「你對我的愛也在這個碗裡。這個碗裡裝滿了愛，現在仍然是。」

“You didn’t spill a drop.” Daddy wiped away Modi’s tears.
Modi pointed at the big, fat peach. “I think it must be lunch time.” He said.
“I agree”, said Daddy.

「你一點也沒有灑。」爸爸擦去了他的眼淚。
莫迪指著那個又大又肥的桃子，「該吃午餐了。」他說。
「我同意」爸爸說。

“As it happens, I prefer peach to milk any day.”
Daddy took a knife and cut the peach into three big, juicy pieces.

爸爸拿出一把刀把桃子切成三個又大又多汁的大塊兒。
「碰巧，比起牛奶我更喜歡桃子。」

Modi ate that first piece. “Yummy! ” he said.
Daddy ate the second piece. “Scrummy! ” he said.
The third piece was still in the bowl. “For Mummy?” asked Modi.
“That’s right”, said Daddy. “Tell her it comes with all my love. ”

爸爸吃了第二塊。「真好吃！」他說。
莫迪吃了第一塊。「好吃！」他說。
第三塊仍然在碗裡。「給媽媽嗎？」莫迪問。
「好的」爸爸說。「告訴她裡面有我滿滿的愛。」

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