首发：~第11章 小不点或拇指姑娘 Little Tiny or Thumbelina
all the birds who had sung to her so sweetly were flown away, and the trees and the flowers had withered
她曾经栖身其下的那片大苜蓿叶，现在卷起来枯萎了，只剩下一根枯黄的茎秆。
the large clover leaf under the shelter of which she had lived, was now rolled together and shrivelled up, nothing remained but a yellow withered stalk
她感到非常寒冷，因为她的衣服破了，而且她本身如此娇弱，可怜的小拇指姑娘几乎要被冻死了。
she felt dreadfully cold, for her clothes were torn, and she was herself so frail and delicate, that poor little tiny was nearly frozen to death
天也开始下雪了；
it began to snow too;
雪花落在她身上，就像满满一铲子雪落在我们其中一个人身上一样，因为我们很高大，而她只有一英寸高。
and the snow - flakes, as they fell upon her, were like a whole shovelful falling upon one of us, for we are tall, but she was only an inch high
然后她用一片干叶子把自己裹起来，但叶子中间裂开了，无法让她暖和起来，她冻得瑟瑟发抖。
then she wrapped herself up in a dry leaf, but it cracked in the middle and could not keep her warm, and she shivered with cold
在她一直居住的树林附近有一片麦田，但麦子早就收割了；
near the wood in which she had been living lay a corn - field, but the corn had been cut a long time;
除了从冰冻的地面上竖着的光秃秃的干茬子，什么也没有剩下。
nothing remained but the bare dry stubble standing up out of the frozen ground
对她来说，这就像在一大片树林中艰难前行。
it was to her like struggling through a large wood
哦！她冻得直发抖。
oh! how she shivered with the cold
她最后来到一只田鼠的门前，这只田鼠在麦茬下面有一个小窝。
she came at last to the door of a field - mouse, who had a little den under the corn - stubble
田鼠住在温暖舒适的地方，有满满一屋子的麦粒、一间厨房和一个漂亮的餐厅。
there dwelt the field - mouse in warmth and fort, with a whole roomful of corn, a kitchen, and a beautiful dining room
可怜的小拇指姑娘站在门前，就像一个小乞丐女孩，乞讨一小粒大麦，因为她已经两天没有吃一口东西了。
poor little tiny stood before the door just like a little beggar - girl, and begged for a small piece of barley - corn, for she had been without a morsel to eat for two days
“你这个可怜的小生灵，” 田鼠说，这只田鼠其实是一只善良的老田鼠，“到我温暖的房间里来和我一起用餐吧。”
“you poor little creature,” said the field - mouse, who was really a good old field - mouse, “e into my warm room and dine with me”
她很喜欢拇指姑娘，所以她说：“如果你愿意，非常欢迎你整个冬天都和我呆在一起；但你必须保持我的房间干净整洁，还要给我讲故事，因为我非常喜欢听故事。”
she was very pleased with tiny, so she said, “you are quite wele to stay with me all the winter, if you like; but you must keep my rooms clean and neat, and tell me stories, for i shall like to hear them very much”
拇指姑娘按照田鼠要求的做了所有的事，并且感觉自己很舒适。
and tiny did all the field - mouse asked her, and found herself very fortable
“我们很快就会有一个访客了。” 一天田鼠说；
“we shall have a visitor soon,” said the field - mouse one day;
“我的邻居每周来看我一次。他比我富裕；他有很大的房间，还穿着一件漂亮的黑色天鹅绒外套。如果你能让他做你的丈夫，你就真的衣食无忧了。但是他是个瞎子，所以你必须给他讲一些你最动听的故事。”
“my neighbor pays me a visit once a week he is better off than i am; he has large rooms, and wears a beautiful black velvet coat if you could only have him for a husband, you would be well provided for indeed but he is blind, so you must tell him some of your prettiest stories”
但是拇指姑娘对这个邻居一点也不感兴趣，因为他是一只鼹鼠。
but tiny did not feel at all interested about this neighbor, for he was a mole
然而，他穿着他的黑色天鹅绒外套来拜访了。
however, he came and paid his visit dressed in his black velvet coat
“他非常富有且有学识，他的房子比我的大二十倍。” 田鼠说。
“he is very rich and learned, and his house is twenty times larger than mine,” said the field - mouse
他无疑是富有且有学识的，但他总是轻蔑地谈论太阳和美丽的花朵，因为他从来没有见过它们。
he was rich and learned, no doubt, but he always spoke slightingly of the sun and the pretty flowers, because he had never seen them
拇指姑娘不得不给他唱《瓢虫，瓢虫，飞回家》以及许多其他动听的歌曲。
tiny was obliged to sing to him, “lady - bird, lady - bird, fly away home,” and many other pretty songs
鼹鼠因为她有如此甜美的嗓音而爱上了她；但他还什么都没说，因为他非常谨慎。
and the mole fell in love with her because she had such a sweet voice; but he said nothing yet, for he was very cautious
不久之前，鼹鼠在地下挖了一条长长的通道，这条通道从田鼠的住所通到他自己的住所，只要她愿意，田鼠就可以带着拇指姑娘在这里散步。
a short time before, the mole had dug a long passage under the earth, which led from the dwelling of the field - mouse to his own, and here she had permission to walk with tiny whenever she liked
但他警告她们，看到通道里有一只死鸟时不要惊慌。
but he warned them not to be alarmed at the sight of a dead bird which lay in the passage
