重播：一块饼干，一个篮子

嘿，Circle Round的听众们。

Hey, Circle Round listeners.

我是Ben Brock Johnson，节目的主创之一。

It's Ben Brock Johnson here, one of the people behind the show.

我们正在忙着制作新一季的Circle Round，与此同时，给大家带来我们的精选集。

We're hard at work on a new season of Circle Round, and in the meantime, we're bringing you our greatest hits.

今天的故事讲的是善行、坏心思和饼干。

Today's story is all about good deeds, bad intentions, and biscuits.

好多好多美味的饼干。

Lots of nice, delicious biscuits.

你饿了吗？

Are you feeling hungry?

因为我饿了。

Because I am.

好了，大家围过来，收听《一块饼干，一个篮子》。

Anyway, circle around, everyone, for "A Biscuit, a Basket."

WBUR播客。

WBUR Podcasts.

波士顿。

Boston.

想想你曾经主动帮忙的时候。

Think about a time you offered help.

也许你帮大人做家务，或者帮同学做项目。

Maybe you offered to help a grown-up with a chore or a classmate with a project.

我们即将认识一位勤劳的女性，她主动帮助别人，而作为回报，她得到了一份源源不断的礼物。

We're about to meet a hardworking woman who offers to help someone, and in return, she gets a gift that keeps on giving.

我是Rebecca Sheir，欢迎收听《Circle Round》，在这里，故事时间随时都在。

I'm Rebecca Sheir, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.

今天的故事叫做《一块饼干，一个篮子》。

Today, our story is called "A Biscuit, a Basket."

这个故事在亚洲、欧洲、非洲以及南北美洲都有不同的版本流传。

Versions have been told by people across Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America.

我们的灵感主要来自印度流传的版本。

We've taken most of our inspiration from versions told in India.

很多很棒的人一起努力，为大家带来了这个民间故事，其中包括萨拉·乔德里，她在迪士尼+的《布偶大混乱》和Hulu的《霍莉·霍比》中担任主演。

Some really great people came together to bring you our folktale, including Saara Chaudry, who stars in The Muppets Mayhem on Disney+, and Holly Hobby on Hulu.

她还主演了获奖动画电影《养家之人》。

She also stars in the award-winning animated film, "The Breadwinner."

所以，大家围过来吧，来听《一块饼干，一个篮子》这个故事。

So circle around, everyone, for "A Biscuit, a Basket."

迈拉和她的母亲住在乡下一座破旧的农舍里。

Myra and her mother lived in a tumbledown farmhouse in the countryside.

母亲一天天变老，身体也越来越虚弱，所以迈拉努力工作来养活她们俩。

Mother was getting older and frailer by the day, so Myra worked hard to support them both.

每天清晨，她早早起床，去鸡舍里捡鸡蛋。

Each morning, she rose bright and early to gather eggs from the chickens.

早上好，女士们。

Good morning, ladies.

昨晚我们表现怎么样？

How did we do last night?

然后她把鸡蛋拿到最近的村子里去卖。

Then she sold the eggs in the nearest village.

新鲜鸡蛋。

Fresh eggs.

农场新鲜鸡蛋，快来看看。

Farm-fresh eggs here.

但有一年夏天，鸡突然不下蛋了。

But one summer, the chickens stopped laying eggs.

米拉试了各种办法。

Myra tried everything.

她换了鸡食。

She changed their food.

她在鸡窝里铺了更软的稻草。

She put softer straw in their nests.

但她和母亲沮丧地发现，这一切都是徒劳。

But she and Mother were dismayed to find it was all in vain.

迈拉，现在鸡不下蛋了，我们该怎么办？

Myra, now that the chickens aren't laying any eggs, what are we going to do?

我们买不起新鸡群，但也挨不起饿。

We can't afford to buy a new flock, but we can't afford to starve either.

我知道，妈妈。

I know, Mother.

我知道。

I know.

那我去大城市找份工作怎么样？

So how about I journey to the big city and find myself a job?

我赚点钱，然后回家，我们就能重新振作起来。

I'll make a bit of money, then I'll come back home, and we can get back on our feet.

哦，这听起来是个好主意，迈拉。

Oh, that sounds like a fine plan, Myra.

你一直是个勤奋又善良的好姑娘。

You've always been such a hardworking, kind-hearted girl.

祝你好运，亲爱的。

Good luck, my dear.

大城市离迈拉那座破旧的农舍很远。

The big city was far away from Myra's tumbledown farmhouse.

为了到达那里，她穿过了起伏的平原和湍急的河流。

To get there, she crossed rolling plains and rushing rivers.

她走过草地和牧场，当她穿过一片茂密的热带森林时，突然听到——

She walked through grassy fields and meadows, and as she was passing through a thick, jungly forest, she suddenly heard-

哦。

Oh.

一个声音。

A voice.

谁来帮帮我。

Someone help me.

拜托了。

Please.

我动不了。

I can't move.

迈拉试图找到声音的来源。

Myra tried to find where the voice was coming from.

她东走走西走走，在一片阳光斑驳的空地中央，她遇到了——

She walked this way and that, and in the middle of a sun-dappled clearing, what should she encounter but-

一只老虎？

A tiger?

没错，一只大母老虎摊在地上。

Indeed, a large female tiger was splayed out on the ground.

她带条纹的大身体被一张大绳网缠住了。

Her big striped body tangled in a big rope net.

哦，你来了我太高兴了。

Oh, I'm so glad you've come by.

我被这个猎人的陷阱困了好几个小时了，我还有饿着肚子的小崽子们需要我。

I've been caught in this hunter's trap for hours, and I have hungry cubs who need me.

如果我不回去，它们肯定活不了。

They'll never survive if I don't come home.

你能帮我解开吗？

Can you please help free me?

迈拉善良的心促使她放了这只老虎，但她理智的头脑又犹豫了一下。

Myra's kind heart urged her to set the tiger free, but her sensible head thought twice.

如果你保证不会反过来吃掉我，我完全可以放了你。

I could absolutely free you if you promise you won't turn around and eat me.

吃掉你？

Eat you?

老虎黄色的眼睛闪闪发光。

The tiger's yellow eyes sparkled.

我保证不会吃你。

I promise I won't eat you.

相反，如果你救了我和我孩子的命，我会给你一样东西，让你受用一辈子。

Instead, if you save my life and my cubs, I will reward you with something you can use for the rest of your life.

米拉被勾起了兴趣。

Myra was intrigued.

最近日子实在太难了。

Times were so hard lately.

也许值得看看老虎到底想给她什么。

Perhaps it was worth seeing what the tiger had in mind.

于是她从背包里掏出一把小刀，对准绳索陷阱，一刀割开。

So she pulled a pocket knife from her knapsack, held it to the rope trap, and slashed the trap open.

老虎立刻跳了起来。

Immediately, the tiger sprang to her feet.

我自由了。

I'm free.

我自由了。

I'm free.

她跳起来，冲到一片灌木丛后面。

She leaped up and bounded behind a thicket of bushes.

当她再次出来时，头上顶着一个篮子。

When she came out again, balanced on her head was a basket.

这个篮子给你的。

This basket is for you.

迈拉注意到这个篮子虽然朴素但很结实，是用粗壮的竹子精心编织的。

Myra noticed that the basket was plain but sturdy, expertly woven from strong, thick bamboo.

谢谢你，老虎。

Thank you, tiger.

我相信这个篮子用来装东西会很方便。

I'm sure this basket will come in very handy to hold things.

虽然我和妈妈在那破旧的农舍里没什么东西可装，但是——

Not that Mother and I have many things to hold in our tumbledown farmhouse, but-

哦，不。这个篮子不是用来装东西的。

Oh, no. This basket isn't for holding things.

你叫什么名字？

What's your name?

迈拉。

Myra.

好的，迈拉。

Okay, Myra.

做好准备，看好了。

Brace yourself and watch this.

老虎甩了一下头，把篮子抛向空中。篮子飞的时候翻了个底朝天，迈拉也惊得目瞪口呆。

The tiger flicked her head and sent the basket sailing into the air It flipped upside down as it flew, and Myra flipped out.

什么？

What?

不会吧。

No way.

因为就在篮子翻转的那一刻，倒出来的竟然是一大堆饼干。

Because the moment the basket turned over, what should come pouring out but a shower of biscuits.

迈拉惊奇地看着那些香甜的黄油饼干——有些人可能会叫它们曲奇——在地上堆成了一堆。

Myra watched in wonder as sweet, buttery biscuits, what some of us might call cookies, collected in a pile on the ground.

当篮子正过来落地时，饼干就不再往外掉了。

When the basket landed right side up, the stream of biscuits stopped.

刚才真的发生了那种事吗？

Did that really just happen?

那个篮子真的像变魔术一样变出了这么一大堆饼干？

Did that basket just magically produce this big pile of biscuits?

是的。

It did.

而且它也会为你做同样的事，迈拉。

And it will do the same for you, Myra.

把它倒过来，你想要的饼干就会全掉出来。

Turn it upside down, and all the biscuits you wish will come pouring out.

把它正过来，它就会停下来。

Turn it right side up, and it will stop.

你可以吃它们。

You can eat them.

也可以拿去卖。

You can sell them.

不管怎样，你和你妈妈再也不会挨饿了。

Either way, you and your mother will never go hungry again.

太神奇了，老虎。

This is amazing, Tiger.

谢谢你。

Thank you.

谢谢你，迈拉。

Thank you, Myra.

现在我该走了。

Now I must go.

我的孩子们在等我。

My cubs await.

老虎跑远后，迈拉的心像蜂鸟翅膀一样扑通扑通跳个不停。

As the tiger raced away, Myra's heart fluttered like a hummingbird's wings.

天哪。

My goodness.

现在有了这个魔法篮子，我就不用去城里找工作了。

Now that I have this magic basket, I don't need to go find work in the city.

我可以直接回家找妈妈，我们一起改变生活。

I can go straight home to Mother, and we can turn our life around.

哦，但天快黑了，也越来越冷，我不想整夜赶路。

Oh, but it's getting late and cold, and I don't want to spend all night traveling.

我要走出森林，找个地方住一晚。

I'll head out of the forest and find myself a room somewhere.

让迈拉高兴的是，森林边上正好有一家客栈。

To Myra's delight, near the edge of the forest was an inn.

她手里拿着篮子走进门，客栈老板笑着迎接她。

When she walked through the door, basket in hand, the innkeeper greeted her with a grin.

欢迎光临我这简陋的小店。

Welcome to my humble establishment.

有什么可以帮您的吗？

May I help you?

好的，谢谢。

Yes, please.

我想租一间房过夜。

I would like to rent one room for the night.

一间房？

One room?

没问题。

No problem.

房费是10个铜币。

That'll be 10 copper pieces.

好的。

Okay.

哦，等等。

Oh, wait.

米拉感觉心一下子沉了下去。

Myra felt her heart drop.

她怎么能忘了呢？

How could she forget?

你肯定不信，但我身上没带钱。

You're not going to believe this, but I don't have any cash.

没钱？

No cash?

客栈老板的笑容一下子就变成了怒目而视。

The innkeeper's grin quickly turned to a glare.

没钱就没房。

No cash, no room.

米拉皱起了眉头。

Myra frowned.

她该怎么办呢？

What was she to do?

然后她想起来了。

And then she remembered.

那个篮子。

The basket.

先生，听我说。

Tell me, sir.

不用钱，我用饼干来付房费，怎么样？

Instead of money, how about I pay for my room with biscuits?

饼干？

Biscuits?

旅店老板挑了挑眉毛。

The innkeeper arched an eyebrow.

那得看有多少饼干了。

How many biscuits are we talking about?

随便你要多少都行。

As many as you want.

你们客栈不是有餐厅吗？

Your inn has a restaurant, right?

是有。

It does.

那好，我就给你足够多的饼干，够你明天招待所有客人的。

Well, then, I'll give you enough biscuits to feed all of your customers tomorrow.

可是怎么付呢？

But how?

这不重要。

That's not important.

你就信我一次。

Just trust me.

我马上回来。

I'll be right back.

迈拉不想泄露她的秘密，所以她走到院子里，躲在一根挂满毛巾、毯子和床单的晾衣绳后面。

Myra didn't want to give away her secret, so she went out to the courtyard and hid behind a clothesline draped with towels, blankets, and sheets.

她找到一个空的洗衣袋，然后用她的篮子把饼干装满袋子。

She found an empty laundry bag, then used her basket to fill the bag with biscuits.

那只老虎告诉我这个篮子会派上用场，你看。

That tiger told me this basket would come in handy, and look.

它正在帮我赚取食宿费。

It's earning me my room and board.

我在这家旅馆只住一晚，然后就把篮子带回家给妈妈，我们再也不会挨饿了。

I'll spend just one night at this inn, then I'll take the basket home to Mother, and we'll never go hungry again.

迈拉不知道的是，院子里不止她一个人。

Little did Myra know, but she wasn't alone in the courtyard.

旅馆老板偷偷跟着她，在阴暗的角落里看着一切。

The innkeeper had secretly followed her and was watching everything from a shadowy corner.

看看那些饼干。

Look at all those biscuits.

用那个神奇的玩意儿，我能赚大钱，卖不完的饼干，或者直接把篮子卖了，带着比国王还多的金子退休。

I could make a fortune with that wondrous contraption, selling boundless amounts of biscuits, or selling the basket itself and retiring with more gold than a king.

不管怎样，我都要把它弄到手。

Either way, I shall make it my own.

你觉得迈拉的新篮子会带来什么结果？

What do you think will happen with Myra's new basket?

我们稍作休息后马上揭晓。

We'll find out after a quick break.

我是丽贝卡·谢尔。

I'm Rebecca Sheir.

欢迎回到《圆圈故事》。

Welcome back to Circle Round.

今天的故事叫《一块饼干，一个篮子》。

Today our story is called A Biscuit, A Basket.

休息之前，迈拉打算用她魔法篮子里的饼干来支付客栈的住宿费。

Before the break, Myra was planning on paying for her stay at the inn with biscuits from her magic basket.

她躲在晾衣绳后面，把洗衣篮装得满满当当，全是饼干。

Hiding behind a clothesline, she filled a laundry basket till it was plump with biscuits.

她不知道，那个爱管闲事的旅店老板一直在盯着她的一举一动。

Little did she know, but the nosy innkeeper was watching her every move.

旅店老板赶紧跑回前台，正好赶上米拉拿着洗衣袋回来。

The innkeeper raced back to the front desk just as Myra returned with the laundry bag.

给您，先生。

Here you go, sir.

这个袋子里装的饼干，足够您明天招待所有餐厅的客人了。

This bag contains enough biscuits to feed all of your restaurant customers tomorrow.

谢谢。

Thank you.

不过，在给你房间钥匙之前，我想说，你手里那个篮子，我正好一直在找一个一模一样的。

But before I give you your room key, I wanted to say, that basket you're holding there, it just so happens I've been looking for one exactly like it.

你愿意多少钱卖给我？

How much would you sell it for?

卖掉它？

Sell it?

迈拉摇了摇头。

Myra shook her head.

先生，这个篮子不卖。

This basket isn't for sale, sir.

你确定吗？

Are you sure?

我愿意出任何价钱。

I'll give you anything for it.

你开个价吧。

Name your price.

恕我直言，我不会卖我的篮子。

With all due respect, I'm not selling my basket.

但我要拿我的房间钥匙。

But I will take my room key.

我赶了一整天的路，实在太累了。

I've been traveling all day, and I'm so very tired.

那好吧。

Very well, then.

这是你的钥匙。

Here's your key.

明天早上见。

See you in the morning.

迈拉旅途劳顿，一躺下就睡着了。

Myra was so exhausted from her travels, she drifted off the moment she lay down.

到了半夜，她睡得正沉，连门被悄悄推开都没听见。

Come midnight, she was sleeping so deeply that she didn't hear her door creak open.

她也没看到旅店老板蹑手蹑脚地溜进房间。他悄无声息地拿走了迈拉的魔法篮子，换了一个看起来一模一样的普通篮子。

And she didn't see the innkeeper come tiptoeing into her room Silently, he seized Myra's magic basket and replaced it with an ordinary basket that looked exactly the same.

然后，他把迈拉的篮子夹在胳膊下，悄悄溜回走廊，关上了门。

Then, with Myra's basket tucked under his arm, he crept back into the hall and closed the door.

几个小时后，太阳的第一缕阳光照进房间，迈拉醒了。

A few hours later, as the sun's first rays came streaming into the room, Myra woke up.

多么美好的早晨啊。

What a beautiful morning.

我想我可以在旅馆的餐厅停下来吃个早餐。

I suppose I could stop at the inn's restaurant for breakfast.

哦，但我太兴奋了，想赶紧把魔法篮子给妈妈看。

Oh, but I'm too excited to show my magic basket to Mother.

我就收拾好东西，上路吧。

I'll just gather my things and be on my way.

迈拉抓起背包和她以为是魔法篮子的东西，然后朝家出发了。

Myra grabbed her knapsack and what she thought was her magic basket, then set off toward home.

她穿过了茂密的丛林。

She passed through the thick, jungly forest.

她走过草地和田野。

She walked through grassy fields and meadows.

她穿过了起伏的平原和湍急的河流。

She crossed rolling plains and rushing rivers.

当她终于到达那座破旧的农舍时，她紧紧抱住妈妈，讲述了她在森林里遇到一只老虎并把它放走的故事。

And when at last she reached her tumbledown farmhouse, she wrapped Mother in a hug and told her the story of how she had met a tiger in the forest and set her free.

然后，为了感谢我把它从陷阱里救出来，它把这个篮子送给了我。

And then, to show her gratitude for being freed from the trap, she gave me this basket.

但这可不是普通的篮子。

But it's no ordinary basket.

你来看看这个。

Check this out.

迈拉笑得合不拢嘴，拿起篮子把它倒过来。

Myra was smiling from ear to ear as she took the basket and turned it upside down.

但接着……

But then...

怎么了？

What?

她的笑容消失了。

Her smile vanished.

没有饼干出来。

No biscuits are coming out.

这个篮子按理说能变出饼干来。

This basket is supposed to magically produce biscuits.

我再试一次。

Let me try again.

于是她又试了一次。

So she did.

但还是……

But still...

迈拉，我没看到任何饼干。

Myra, I'm not seeing any biscuits.

也许篮子在你旅途中损坏了，失去了魔力？

Perhaps the basket got damaged during your journey and lost its powers?

我觉得不太可能，但肯定有什么原因。

I don't see how it could have, but there must be some explanation.

让我想想。

Let me think.

迈拉一边回想发生的一切，心里和脑子里都飞快地转着。

Myra's mind and heart raced as she thought back to everything that happened.

老虎给了她篮子，然后她在客栈停下来，用篮子给了客栈老板一些饼干，然后他求她把篮子卖给他，但她拒绝了。然后……

The tiger gave her the basket, then she stopped at the inn, then she used the basket to give the innkeeper some biscuits, then he begged her to sell him the basket, but she said no. And then...

哦，天哪。

Oh, dear.

妈妈，我想我知道发生了什么。

Mother, I think I know what happened.

客栈老板一定是偷了我的篮子，换了一个看起来一模一样的。

The innkeeper must have stolen my basket and replaced it with one that looks just like it.

哦，我得回客栈去拿我的魔法篮子。

Oh, I must return to the inn and get my magic basket.

我保证不会去太久。

I won't be gone long, I promise.

但当迈拉回到客栈，要求店主归还她的篮子时……

But when Myra reached the inn and demanded that the innkeeper give back her basket...

店主，把我的篮子还给我。

Innkeeper, give me back my basket

……那个贪婪的男人只是茫然地看着她，什么也没给。

... the greedy man gave her nothing but a blank look.

把篮子还给你？

Give you back your basket?

我明明看到你走的时候手里拿着一个篮子。

I could have sworn I saw you leave with a basket in your arms.

是的，但那个不是——

Yes, but that one wasn't-

听着，我很忙。

Look, I'm a busy man.

我没时间跟你瞎扯。

I don't have time for any nonsense.

所以，你要是不租房，也不在我这儿吃饭，那就赶紧离开我的地盘，不然我就报警，告你非法闯入。

So, if you aren't going to rent a room, and you aren't going to eat at my restaurant, then you'd better get off my property before I call the police and have you fined for trespassing.

迈拉不知道该怎么办。

Myra didn't know what to do.

她眼里含着泪，心里满是痛苦，低着头，拖着步子走出了门。

So with tears in her eyes and anguish in her heart, she hung her head and trudged out the door.

很快，她又回到了那片茂密的热带丛林里。

Soon she found herself back in the thick, jungly forest.

她叹了口气，一屁股坐在一根木头上，哭了起来。

She heaved a sigh, then plunked down on a log and began to cry.

可就在这时，突然……

But then, all of a sudden...

迈拉，是你吗？

Myra, is that you?

迈拉抬起头，看到了那只老虎。

Myra looked up, and there was the tiger.

你为什么哭？

Why are you crying?

发生什么事了？

What happened?

迈拉强忍住泪水，把一切都告诉了老虎。

Myra choked back tears as she told the tiger everything.

所以那个贪心的旅店老板偷了你的篮子，是吗？

So that greedy innkeeper stole your basket, did he?

嗯，我知道怎么把这事摆平。

Well, I know a way to make things right.

等一下。

Hang on.

老虎甩了甩它那带条纹的尾巴，跳到了灌木丛后面。

The tiger flicked her striped tail and leaped behind a bush.

当她出来时，头上又顶着一个竹篮子。

When she came back out, balanced on her head was another bamboo basket.

它看起来和第一个一模一样。

It looked exactly like the first one.

哇，老虎，太厉害了。

Oh, wow, Tiger.

那又是一个魔法篮子吗？

Is that another magic basket?

是的。

It is.

但这个篮子不是给你的。

But this basket isn't for you.

是给那个客栈老板的。

It's for the innkeeper.

给客栈老板的？

For the innkeeper?

你真的想让我把这个魔法篮子给那个满口谎言、骗人骗财的无赖吗？

You seriously want me to give this magic basket to that lying, cheating scoundrel?

是的。

I do.

但这是给他一个人的，你可别想着用它的魔法。

But it's for him and him alone, so don't you go trying to use its magic.

迈拉虽然困惑，但她信任这位新认识的猫咪朋友。

Myra was confused, but she trusted her new feline friend.

那好吧。

All right then.

我会把篮子交给客栈老板。

I'll give the basket to the innkeeper.

谢谢你，老虎。

Thank you, Tiger.

不客气，迈拉。

My pleasure, Myra.

说完，老虎就跳开了，迈拉也飞快地跑回了客栈。

And with that, the tiger bounded away, and Myra went barreling back to the inn.

客栈老板一看到她，就皱起了眉头。

When the innkeeper saw her, he glowered.

又是你。

You again.

我猜你是想把篮子要回去吧。

I suppose you're going to demand to get your basket back.

其实不是，我找到了另一个篮子。

Actually, no. I found another one.

一个很特别的篮子。

A very special one.

迈拉把她的新篮子递了过去。

Myra held out her new basket.

我想用这个很特别的篮子换一间房。

And I'd like to swap this very special basket for a room.

旅店老板的眼睛一下子亮了起来。

The innkeeper's eyes lit up.

想想上一个篮子能干什么，谁知道这个篮子里藏着什么魔法力量呢？

Considering what the last basket could do, who knew what magic powers lay inside this one?

他心里激动不已，但表面上却装作若无其事。

He thrilled at the thought, but he pretended to play it cool.

你愿意用你的篮子换一间房？

You'd swap your basket for a room?

行。

All right.

好吧。

Fine.

这笔交易我接受。

That deal works for me.

太好了。

Wonderful.

给你。

Here you go.

晚安了。

Good night, now.

迈拉沿着走廊走向她的房间时，旅店老板决定等所有客人都睡了，再试试他的新篮子。

As Myra walked down the hall to her room, the innkeeper decided he would wait until all his guests were sleeping before he took his new basket for a spin.

于是，几个小时后，等大家都睡下了，旅店老板走进办公室，关上了门。

So, hours later, once everyone had turned in for the night, the innkeeper went into his office and shut the door.

哦，我简直等不及想看看这个新篮子里会冒出什么来。

Oh, I can hardly wait to see what will come streaming out of this new basket.

又是饼干吗？

Will it be biscuits again?

还是硬币呢？

Or coins, perhaps?

或者是珠宝？

Or jewels?

哦，只有一个办法能知道。

Oh, there's only one way to find out

旅店老板满怀期待，双手颤抖着把篮子高高举起。

The innkeeper's hands trembled with anticipation as he held the basket up high.

然后他把篮子翻过来，你猜他看到了什么？

Then he flipped it over, and do you know what he saw?

好吧，他没有看到饼干、硬币或珠宝流出来。

Well, he didn't see a stream of biscuits or coins or jewels.

相反，他看到了一群蚊子。

Instead, he saw a swarm of mosquitoes.

哎哟！

Ow!

啊！

Ah!

啊！

Ah!

啊！

Ah!

啊！

Ah!

他也感觉到了，那些饥饿的小虫子在他身上到处咬。

He felt them too, as the hungry little critters bit and nipped him all over.

吵闹声吵醒了正在熟睡的迈拉。

The commotion woke up Myra, who'd been fast asleep.

她冲到办公室，推开门，发现旅店老板在地上打滚。

She sprinted to the office, threw the door open, and found the innkeeper writhing on the floor.

他旁边是那个篮子，翻了过来，源源不断地飞出蚊子。

Beside him was the basket, turned upside down and sending out an endless stream of mosquitoes.

迈拉一下子明白了老虎的计划。

All at once, Myra understood the tiger's plan.

她跳出房间，关上门，然后从走廊里喊道。

She jumped out of the room, shut the door, then called out from the hallway.

嘿，旅店老板！

Hey, innkeeper!

你不是想要这个新篮子吗？现在你有了。

You wanted this new basket, and now you've got it.

但如果你想让我的小兄弟们离开，那你最好把偷走的第一个篮子还回来。

But if you'd like my little friends to buzz off, then you'd better give back the first basket you stole.

现在！

Now!

你想要回你的第一个篮子？

You want your first basket back?

哎哟。

Ouch.

好吧。

Fine.

我还给你。

I'll give it back.

哎哟！

Ow!

快让这些蚊子走开吧。

Just make these mosquitoes go away.

哎哟！

Ow!

迈拉深吸一口气，然后打开了门。

Myra took a breath, then opened the door.

她眼疾手快地把篮子翻正，蚊子瞬间就消失了，好像被吸尘器吸回去了一样。

Quick as a wink, she turned the basket right side up, and the mosquitoes disappeared inside, as if sucked back in by a vacuum.

旅店老板躺在地上，胸口起伏，手指不停地挠着。

The innkeeper lay on the floor, his chest heaving, his fingers scratching.

行吧，小姑娘。

All right, missy.

哎哟。

Ouch.

滚出我的地盘，把这两个篮子都带走。

Get off my property and take both of those baskets with you.

我这辈子都不想再见到你，也不想再见到你那些魔法篮子中的任何一个。

I don't want to see you or another one of your magic baskets for as long as I live.

于是，迈拉带着两个篮子匆匆赶回了家。

And so, Myra hurried home with both baskets.

一回到她那破旧的农舍，她和妈妈就尽情享用第一个篮子里的饼干，又吃又卖。

And once she got back to her tumbledown farmhouse, she and Mother used the first basket to their heart's content, eating and selling biscuits.

现在，我们再也不会挨饿了，迈拉。

And now, we'll never go hungry again, Myra.

这都多亏了你。

All thanks to you.

但你的第二个篮子该怎么处理呢？

But what should we do with your second basket?

迈拉嘴角露出一丝狡黠的微笑。

A sly smile crossed Myra's lips.