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WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
纪录片导演、探险家兼作家塔希尔·沙阿曾说过，故事是人类共有的精神财富。
Documentary filmmaker, explorer, and author Tahir Shah once said, stories are a communal currency of humanity.
换句话说，讲故事、分享传说，是我们每个人都共有的体验，而过去九年，能和你们一起做这件事，我深感荣幸。
In other words, storytelling, sharing tales, it's something we all have in common and something I've been honored to do with you these past nine years.
本周是我和埃里克·西姆巴洛尼斯主持的《圆圈时光》最后一期节目。
This week marks my and Eric Cymbalonis' last episode of Circle Round.
《圆圈时光》的世界还会继续在 WBUR 留存下去，但我和埃里克即将开启新篇章，一些令人期待的新计划正在筹备中。
The world of Circle Round will continue to live on here at WBUR, but Eric and I are starting a new chapter with some exciting things in the works.
所以今天的这个故事，与其说是告别，不如说是再见不久。
So today's tale isn't so much a goodbye as a see you soon.
这是一个关于故事本身的故事，讲述故事如何以奇妙的方式把我们连在一起。
It's a story about stories and the magical ways they bring us together.
我是丽贝卡·谢尔，欢迎收听《圆圈时光》，这里随时都有故事发生。
I'm Rebecca Scheer, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
我们的故事叫《讲故事的人》。
Our story is called The Storyteller.
这个故事的版本源自亚速尔群岛，那是北大西洋上的一串火山岛，离葡萄牙海岸有九百多英里远。
Versions of this tale come from the Azores, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Sea over 900 miles off the coast of Portugal.
为了呈现这个民间故事的版本，我们请来了一群了不起的人，包括屡获殊荣的影视舞台剧演员玛丽亚·奥利维拉斯——各位大人可以在提名托尼奖的百老汇喜剧《巴卢斯特》里看到她。
Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folktale, including award winning film, television, and theater actress, Maria Oliveras, whom you grown ups can see in the Tony Award nominated Broadway comedy, The Balusters.
现在，请大家围成一圈，一起来听《讲故事的人》。
So circle around everyone for The Storyteller.
公主塞西莉亚和她的父亲——国王——住在一座面朝大海的辉煌宫殿里。
Princess Cecilia lived with her father, the king, in a resplendent palace by the sea.
公主穿着最华丽的衣裳，吃着最精致的美食，参加最盛大的派对、晚宴和舞会。
The princess wore the most fabulous clothes, ate the most sumptuous foods, and attended the most lavish parties, banquets, and balls.
她还拥有最美丽的珠宝——一套奢华的戒指。
She also owned the most beautiful jewels, an extravagant set of rings.
这些戒指是她母亲传给她的，她的母亲是一位睿智仁慈的王后，最近离世后，塞西莉亚和父亲便相依为命。
She had inherited the rings from her mother, a wise, benevolent queen whose recent passing left Cecilia and her father all alone.
公主把母亲的戒指放在一个蛋白石盒子里，每天早上吃早餐前，塞西莉亚都会走到阳台上，打开盒子，细细欣赏里面的珍宝。
The princess kept her mother's rings in an opal box, And each morning, before breakfast, Cecilia would go out to her balcony, open the box, and admire the treasures inside.
瞧啊，妈妈的蓝宝石戒指在阳光下闪闪发亮，钻石戒指也光彩夺目。
Oh, see how mother's sapphire ring sparkles in the sun and how her diamond ring dazzles.
红宝石戒指光彩照人。
The ruby ring is radiant.
金戒指熠熠生辉。
The gold ring is glistening.
顶部的黄玉那一点微光，让我想起妈妈眼睛里闪烁的温柔。
And that twinkle in the topaz, it reminds me of the twinkle in mother's eyes.
有一天早上，当公主走到阳台上时，她发现有个不速之客。
One morning, when Princess Cecilia went out to her balcony, she found she had a surprise visitor.
栏杆上的花盆里，蹲着一只毛茸茸的巧克力色小兔子。
Crouched in a flower box on the railing was a fluffy, fuzzy, chocolate brown bunny.
早上好啊，尖耳朵的朋友。
Good morning, my pointy eared friend.
你怎么跑到我阳台上来的？
How did you get all the way up to my balcony?
兔子什么时候会飞了？
Since when do bunnies fly?
小兔子后腿一蹬，跳到了塞西莉亚的腿上。
The bunny sprang off its hind legs and onto Cecilia's lap.
天哪。
Oh my goodness.
你真可爱呀？
Aren't you adorable?
我在想，小兔子，你是不是饿了？
I wonder, are you hungry, bunny?
你想吃点东西吗？
Would you like something to eat?
小兔子抖了抖它的胡须。
The bunny gave its whiskers a wiggle.
我就当你默认同意了。
I'll take that as a yes.
你在这儿等一会儿，小兔子。
Wait here, bunny.
我去给你拿点吃的。
I'll fetch some food.
然后咱们可以一起玩玩？
And then maybe you and I could play?
捉迷藏应该挺有意思的。
Tag might be fun.
或者玩躲猫猫也行。
Or hide and go seek.
我马上回来。
Anyway, I'll be right back.
塞西莉亚把兔子轻轻放下，赶紧跑去厨房拿了些青菜。
Cecilia put the bunny down, then hurried to the kitchen to grab some greens.
但她回来时，那只巧克力色的兔子不见了，装戒指的欧泊盒子也不见了。
But when she returned, the chocolate brown bunny was gone, and so was her opal box of rings.
天哪。
Oh, no.
那只兔子偷了我的戒指？
Did that bunny steal my rings?
这不可能。
It can't be.
她冲到栏杆边，朝花园底下张望，可兔子和盒子都找不着。
She raced to the railing and peered down at the garden, but there was no bunny or box to be seen.
我简直不敢相信。
I can't believe this.
那只兔子居然背叛了我。
That bunny betrayed me.
我怎么也没法原谅自己丢了妈妈的戒指，爸爸也绝不会原谅我。
I'll never forgive myself for losing mother's rings, and neither will father.
我向他保证过会好好保管这枚戒指，可我却食言了。
I promised him I'd keep the ring safe, and I've broken my promise.
公主塞西莉亚只觉得心猛地一沉，喉咙里像是堵了个疙瘩。
Princess Cecilia felt her heart plunge, a lump formed in her throat.
我不能告诉任何人戒指不见了。
I mustn't tell anyone the rings are gone.
从今天起，我要把母亲那副失踪的戒指藏在心里。
From this day forward, I'll keep mother's missing rings a secret.
一个字都不会说出去。
I shan't breathe a word.
公主一直信守着自己的诺言。
The princess stayed true to her vow.
但她越是沉默，就越是难过。
But the longer she stayed silent, the sadder she became.
她本就已经在为母亲的离世而悲伤。
She was already grieving the loss of her mother.
现在，她也开始为母亲丢失的戒指而伤心。
Now she was grieving the loss of her mother's rings too.
国王注意到了女儿情绪上的变化。
The king noticed a change in his daughter's demeanor.
尽管她一再声称没事，但他心里清楚并非如此。
Though she insisted nothing was wrong, he knew better.
于是他召来首席顾问——最信任的谋士，向他讨教。
So he called for his chief adviser, his most trusted counselor, and asked for advice.
首席顾问，您也该注意到凯瑟莉亚最近有多忧郁了吧？
Chief adviser, surely you've noticed how melancholy Cecilia has been lately.
您觉得我们该怎么让她开心起来？
How do you think we might cheer her up?
这是个好问题，陛下。
That's a good question, your majesty.
请告诉我，公主一直很喜欢听故事，对吧？
Tell me, the princess has always loved stories, has she not?
确实如此。
Indeed, she has.
她母亲在世时，每晚都会给塞西莉亚讲一个不同的故事。
When her mother was alive, she told Cecilia a different story every night.
王后特别擅长讲故事。
The queen had a real knack for spinning yarns.
可我就不同了，我讲起故事来反而容易乱了套。
Unlike me, I'm more likely to tangle up a yarn than spin one.
那我建议，我们请全国所有的说书人来王宫。
Well then, I propose we invite all the kingdom's storytellers to the palace.
让每位说书人都给公主讲一个故事。
We ask each one to tell the princess a story.
总有一个故事能让她笑出来。
Surely, one of their tales will make her smile.
这主意真不错。
What a fine idea.
我们立刻召见王国里所有的说书人。
We shall summon the kingdom storytellers at once.
恰好，王国的说书人中有一位年迈的妇人。
It so happens that among the kingdom's storytellers was an aged woman.
她那满头银发里，装着你听过的最动人的故事。
Swirling inside her snowy white head were the most enchanting stories you ever did hear.
但如今她年纪大了，记忆渐渐衰退，越来越记不清那些故事了。
But now that she was older, her memory was fading, and she found it harder and harder to remember her tales.
也许我可以编一个新故事
Perhaps I can come up with
带去讲给公主听。
a new tale and bring that to the princess.
从我的村子到王宫路途遥远。
It's a long trip from my village to the palace.
一路上，我正好可以编个新故事出来。
Surely, I can weave a new yarn along the way.
老 storyteller 拿起拐杖，踏上了旅程。
The storyteller took up her walking stick and set out on her journey.
一路上她慢慢走着，穿过奔流的溪水，越过绿油油的草地，心情十分惬意。
The trip was pleasant as she hobbled past rushing rivers and across fields lush with grass.
可她一路都没遇到什么能当故事的素材，直到爬上了那座长满树木的小山丘。
But she didn't find anything story worthy until she climbed to the top of a tree covered hill.
就在那儿，一座阴暗的石洞外，蹲着一个食人魔。
For there, lurking outside a dark, stony cave was an ogre.
天哪。
Oh my.
老 storyteller 紧紧抓住拐杖，躲到了一棵树后。
The storyteller clutched her walking stick and scooted behind a tree.
就在这时，一个男人飞快地跑上了山。
Just then, a man came bounding up the hill.
他穿着长袍、工装靴，围裙上还绣着‘阿莫斯，奶酪匠’几个字。
He was dressed in a tunic, work boots, and an apron that said, Amos, the cheese maker.
他走近山洞，那魁梧的巨人正用一双小眼睛死死盯着他。
He approached the cave where the hulking ogre fixed him with beady eyes.
欢迎回来，小不点。
Welcome back, little human.
准备好挨揍了吗？
Ready to have your butt kicked?
如果你的意思是比试一番，那我随时奉陪。
I'm ready to compete if that's what you mean.
第一项比试是扔石头。
The first contest is stone throwing.
你先来吗？
Would you like to go first?
当然。
Absolutely.
你瞧好了。
Watch this.
巨魔弯下腰，捡起一块南瓜大小的石头。
The ogre bent down and lifted up a stone the size of a pumpkin.
她紧紧攥住石头，向后甩了甩胳膊，然后把石头用力扔向空中。
She clutched it in her hand, cocked back her arm, then hurled the stone into the air.
石头嗖地飞过树梢，越过村庄，最后落在远处的河里。
It whizzed over the trees and passed the village before landing in a distant river.
河离得太远了，讲故事的人甚至听不到落水的声音。
The river was so far off, the storyteller couldn't even hear the splash.
那块石头肯定
That stone must
飞出去了好几英里远。
have traveled miles and miles.
你绝对
There's no way you
不可能把石头扔得比那更远，小人类。
can throw a stone farther than that, little human.
阿莫斯一句话也没说。
Amos didn't say a word.
他只是蹲下身，好像要去捡地上另一块石头。
He just knelt down as if reaching for another stone on the ground.
但你知道他实际上做了什么吗？
But instead, do you know what he actually did?
他悄悄从袖子里掏出一只灰色的小鸟。
Secretly, he took a little gray bird out of his coat sleeve.
好了，小家伙。
Okay, little friend.
咱们看看你能做什么。
Let's see what you can do.
阿莫斯用手掌轻轻包住那只鸟。
Amos wrapped his fingers around the bird.
然后他向后拉动手臂，像扔石头一样把它甩了出去。
Then he pulled back his arm and flung it forward as if tossing a stone into the air.
是的
Yeah.
阿莫斯投掷时松开了手指，放走了那只鸟。
As Amos made his throw, he opened his fingers and released the bird.
那只受惊的鸟扑扇着翅膀，飞向了天空。
The surprised creature flapped its wings and took off toward the sky.
它越飞越高，最后消失在云层之上。
It flew higher and higher before vanishing above the clouds.
那个巨怪惊呆了。
The ogre was thunderstruck.
在她那双小眼睛看来，阿莫斯刚刚扔出的可是一块真正的石头，直接扔到了天上。
After all, as far as her beady eyes could see, Amos had just lofted an actual stone all the way to space.
人类，你把那块石头扔得那么远，怕是再也落不下来了。
Human, you threw that stone so far, it might never come back down again.
也许吧。
Perhaps.
也许吧。
Perhaps.
讲故事的人忍不住躲在树后笑出声来。
The storyteller couldn't help but giggle from behind her tree.
天哪
Goodness
啊。
me.
据我所知，那个聪明的奶酪匠阿莫斯跟食人魔打了个赌，比力气。
From what I can tell, that clever cheesemaker, Amos, challenged the ogre to a strength contest.
然后他骗她，让她觉得自己根本没他那么厉害。
Then he tricked her into believing that she is nowhere near as mighty as he.
这故事讲给公主听，一定精彩极了。
This will make a remarkable story to tell the princess.
讲故事的人等阿莫斯和食人魔走远了才出来。
The storyteller waited until Amos and the ogre were gone.
于是她拄着拐杖，从山坡上爬了下来。
Then she leaned on her walking stick and clambered down the hill.
她一路赶路，直到深夜。
She journeyed well into the night.
当她快走到一座热闹小镇的边缘时，眼前突然出现的一幕让她愣在原地。
As she neared the outskirts of a bustling town, she saw another sight that stopped her short.
天哪。
Oh, my word.
你瞧，那片玉米地正中间，一匹马正踩着一排排玉米秆，啃着一穗接一穗的玉米。
Look there, in the middle of that cornfield, stomping on stalk after stalk and devouring cob after cob is the most remarkable horse
我这辈子从没见过这样的马。
I have ever seen.
那匹马确实非同寻常。
The horse was remarkable.
它的脑袋红得像红宝石一样。
Its head was as red as a ruby.
它的鬃毛是明亮的橙色。
Its mane was bright orange.
它的脖子是阳光般的黄色，身体则闪着翠绿的光。
Its neck was sunshine yellow, and its body was glittering green.
它的腿是蓝宝石般的蓝色和深靛蓝，尾巴则是鲜艳的紫罗兰色。
Its legs were sapphire blue and deep indigo, and its tail was vibrant violet.
天哪。
Good heavens.
我有种预感，我找到了第二个可以讲给公主听的故事，而且我敢说，这个故事一定会五彩缤纷。
Something tells me I have found a second story to tell the princess, and I dare say this one will be very colorful indeed.
那个讲故事的人和她这匹颜色独特的马，接下来会发生什么？
What will happen with the storyteller and her horse of a different color?
我们稍作休息后就知道了。
We'll find out after a quick break.
《Brains On》的世界一直在扩展，不断推出关于科学、历史和辩论的节目。
The Brains On universe is always expanding with shows about science, history, and debate.
这些节目既适合孩子，也适合大人一起听。
The shows are fun for kids and their adults.
《Brains On》通过科学的角度，回答孩子们对世界的各种问题。
Brains On features kids questions about the world answered through the lens of science.
人做梦的时候会发生什么？
What happens when you dream?
我们真的不能住在火星上吗？
Can't we live on Mars?
植物也会睡觉吗？
Do plants sleep?
那些小剧场、访谈、歌曲和讲解，一定会让人边笑边学。
The skits, interviews, songs, and explanations will have everyone laughing and learning.
《Forever Ago》探索一切事物的历史。
Forever Ago explores the history of everything.
从口香糖和冲浪，到国歌和骄傲旗，无所不包。
From bubble gum and surfing to the national anthem and pride flags.
《Forever Ago》带你探索过去的世界。
Forever ago helps you explore the before.
在《Smash Boom Best》里，你可以评判巧克力和奶酪、蜘蛛侠还是蝙蝠侠、书籍还是电影，哪个更酷。
On Smash Boom Best, you get to judge which is cooler on topics like chocolate versus cheese, Spider Man or Batman, books or movies.
观点鲜明、论据有力的发言会得到鼓励和认可。
Strong opinions and stronger arguments are encouraged and rewarded.
你可以在各大播客平台收听《Brains On》《Forever Ago》和《Smash Boom Best》，也可以访问 brainson.org 了解更多信息。
Find Brains On forever ago and smash boom best wherever you get podcasts, or head to brainson.org to learn more.
欢迎回到《Circle Round》。
Welcome back to Circle Round.
我是丽贝卡·谢尔。
I'm Rebecca Scheer.
今天的故事叫《讲故事的人》。
Today, our story is called The Storyteller.
上一集讲到，一位年迈的说书人正前往王宫，想用一个故事逗公主塞西莉亚开心。
Before the break, an old storyteller was heading to the palace in hopes of cheering up princess Cecilia with a tale.
世人不知，公主正为母亲的戒指被盗而伤心，偷走戒指的是一只巧克力色的兔子。
Unbeknownst to the world, the princess was grieving the loss of her mother's rings, which had been stolen by a chocolate brown bunny.
这位年迈的说书人早已记不清年轻时那些耳熟能详的故事了。
The aged storyteller could no longer remember the stories she had known in her younger days.
于是，她在穿越王国的途中，四处寻找一个新的故事。
So during her journey across the kingdom, she sought out a new tale to tell.
她最先听到的故事，讲的是一个叫阿莫斯的奶酪匠人和一个食人魔之间的较量。
The first story she stumbled upon involved a challenge between a cheese maker named Amos and an ogre.
第二个故事发生在一片玉米地里，一匹彩虹色的马正在大口吃着玉米。
The second story unfolded in a corn field, where a rainbow colored horse was gobbling up all the corn.
马旁边站着一位女子，手里握着一根绳套。
Near the horse stood a woman holding a lasso of rope.
说书人看着那女子把绳子抛向空中，精准地套住了马那鲜亮的橙色脖子。
The storyteller watched as the woman tossed the rope through the air, looping it around the horse's bright orange neck.
让说书人没想到的是，那匹马既没有尥蹶子，也没有扬蹄嘶鸣。
To the storyteller's surprise, the horse didn't buck or rear or flare its nostrils.
可它却一动不动，那女人露出一抹不好意思的笑。
Instead, it stood perfectly still, and the woman flashed at a sheepish grin.
嗨，你好啊。
Well, hello there.
不好意思，非得这么碰面，可你再这么糟蹋我们的庄稼，我实在没法忍了。
Sorry we had to meet like this, but I couldn't let you keep ruining our field.
我们一家子全靠这玉米活命呢。
My family needs this corn to survive.
对不起，瓦伦蒂娜。
I'm sorry, Valentina.
握着绳子的女人一下子僵住了。
The woman holding the rope froze.
你刚说什么？
What was that?
你还会说话？
You talk?
你知道我的名字？
And you know my name?
我知道。
I do.
我很抱歉吃了你们家这么多玉米，瓦伦蒂娜。
And I'm sorry for devouring so much of your family's corn, Valentina.
因为这是我吃过最棒的玉米，实在忍不住。
It's just that it's the best corn I've ever tasted, and I simply couldn't resist.
但如果我答应再也不吃，你能放我走吗？
But if I promise never to eat it again, will you set me free?
瓦伦蒂娜沉默了一会儿。
Valentina thought for a moment.
如果你真的保证再也不碰我们的玉米，那我就放你走。
Well, if I truly have your word that you'll leave our corn alone, then yes, I will set you free.
马儿高兴地嘶鸣起来。
The horse whinnied with delight.
谢谢你，瓦伦蒂娜。
Thank you, Valentina.
你知道吗？大多数人要是遇到一只会说话的彩虹色马，根本不会放它走。
You know, if most people found a talking rainbow colored horse, they wouldn't set it free.
他们会把它拉去市场卖个高价，或者关进笼子里，收门票让人来看热闹。
They would take it to the market and sell it for pots and pots of money, or they would lock it in a cage and sell tickets for everyone to come and gawk at it.
马儿上下打量着瓦伦蒂娜。
The horse looked to Valentina up and down.
但你跟别人不一样，对吧？
But you're not like most people, are you?
所以为了报答你对我的善意，我也要为你做点什么。
So in exchange for what you've done for me, I will do something for you.
我会满足你三个愿望，瓦伦蒂娜。
I will grant you three wishes, Valentina.
你只要喊一声：彩虹马，彩虹马，我放你自由，就行。
All you have to do is call out, rainbow horse, rainbow horse, I set you free.
现在轮到你来帮我了，我会回来实现你的愿望。
Now it's your turn to come and help me, and I will come and grant your wish.
还没等瓦伦蒂娜道谢，那匹马就转过身，飞奔而去。
Then before Valentina could even say thank you, the horse whirled around and galloped away.
讲故事的人脑子里转个不停。
The storyteller's mind was spinning.
哎呀呀。
My, my, my.
一匹会说话、能许愿的彩虹神马。
A rainbow steed who speaks and grants wishes.
这又是一个绝佳的故事，讲给公主听再合适不过了。
This will make another terrific tale for the princess.
不过现在时候不早了，我这把老骨头该歇息了。
But now, the hour is late, and these old bones need rest.
她从背包里取出一条毯子，在一片青苔上躺了下来。
She pulled a quilt from her satchel and settled on a patch of moss.
睡了一整晚后，她被一件意想不到的事吵醒了。
After sleeping all night, something unexpected woke her up.
该跳跳蹦蹦了。
Time to skip and skip.
哎呀。
Wee.
讲故事的人费力地撑起身子。
The storyteller struggled to sit up.
她眯起惺忪的双眼，竟看见一个小黑锅子蹦蹦跳跳地从眼前经过——那锅子有着优雅的弯手柄，还有三条短而结实的腿。
As she squinted her bleary eyes, what should she spy skipping past her but a little black cooking pot with an elegant curved handle and three short sturdy legs?
这到底是怎么回事？
What in tarn tarnation?
她赶紧爬起来，抓起拐杖，一瘸一拐地追了上去。
She scrambled to her feet, grabbed her walking stick, hobbled after the pot.
那锅子一路蹦跳着穿过整座小镇，最后停在了一座宏伟的宅邸前。
It skipped all the way across town before stopping at a grand estate.
路边的牌子上写着，这处豪宅属于一个叫费利克斯的人。
According to a sign by the road, the fancy property belonged to a man named Felix.
讲故事的人在外面等着，看着那个锅蹦蹦跳跳地进了那座红色的大谷仓。
The storyteller stayed outside as the pot skipped into a big red barn.
老妇人从墙上的一个小洞往里瞧，看见两个农工正在打麦子，把能吃的麦粒从秸秆上分离出来，然后装进麻袋里。
As the old woman peered through a hole in the wall, she saw a pair of farmhands threshing wheat, separating the grains, the part you eat, from the stalks, then storing the grain in bags.
糟了。
Uh-oh.
麻袋全用光了，可还有好几 bushel 的小麦没打呢。
We're all out of bags, and we've got bushels more wheat to thresh.
难道是几百 bushel 吗？
Hundreds of bushels more like?
天哪。
Sheesh.
费利克斯要这么多麦子到底干嘛？
Why does Felix need all this grain anyway?
我哪知道。
Beats me.
我的意思是，他真能吃掉这么多面包吗？
I mean, can the guy really eat that much bread?
我打赌他最后多半都扔了。
I'll bet he ends up throwing most of this stuff away.
是的。
Yeah.
真是浪费。
What a waste.
农夫们直到——
The farmhands didn't notice the three legged pot standing beside them until
喂。
Hey.
这锅哪来的？
Where'd that pot come from?
我不清楚
I don't know,
但我猜它能装下好多谷物。
but I'll bet it could fit a whole lot of grain.
咱们试试吧。
Let's try it.
农工们一斗一斗地把小麦倒进锅里。
The farmhands poured bushel after bushel of wheat into the pot.
等装得满满当当时，锅的三条短腿开始抖动起来。
Once it was filled to the brim, its three short legs began to twitch.
该蹦跶蹦跶了。
Time to skip and skip.
哇。
Wee.
农工们又惊又笑地看着这只锅咔嗒咔嗒地滚到门口，一溜烟跑掉了。
The farmhands watched with astonishment and amusement as the pot clickety clacked to the door and dashed away.
讲故事的人拼命追赶，眼看着锅子在城里飞快地跑来跑去。
The storyteller struggled to keep up as the pot scurried across town.
它跑到一间破旧的小屋前，把满满一锅麦子送给了那对穿着补丁衣服、满脸感激笑容的夫妇。
When it reached a tiny ramshackle cottage, it delivered its contents to a man and woman wearing tattered patched clothing and broad grateful grins.
天哪。
Wow.
有这么多麦子，整个冬天我们都能烤面包了。
With so much grain, we'll be baking bread all winter.
春天、夏天、秋天也都不用愁了。
And all spring, summer, and fall too.
谢谢你，锅子。
Thank you, pot.
谢谢你。
Thank you.
讲故事的人目瞪口呆地望着这一幕。
The storyteller stared at the scene, her mouth wide open.
天哪
Heavens to Betsy.
一个劫富济贫的会跳的锅
A skipping part that steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
真是太神奇了
How marvelous.
现在我有三个故事可以讲给公主听了
Now I have three stories to bring the princess.
讲故事的人快到王宫时，又一次停了下来
The storyteller had nearly reached the palace when she halted yet again.
因为她经过一间茅草屋时，突然听见有人在哭
Because as she passed a snug thatched roof house, she suddenly heard someone crying.
我真是太不幸了
Oh, woe is me.
我真是太不幸了
Woe is me.
讲故事的人悄悄走到窗边，往里偷看了一眼。
The storyteller tiptoed to the window and peeked inside.
那一刻，她惊得张大了嘴。
And that's when her jaw dropped.
温暖的客厅里，一只毛茸茸的巧克力色小兔子正不停地掉眼泪。
Inside a cozy living room, shedding tear after tear, was a fluffy, fuzzy, chocolate brown bunny.
小兔子旁边放着一个蛋白石做的盒子。
Beside the bunny was an opal box.
盒子里装着一堆奢华的戒指。
Inside the box was an extravagant collection of rings.
我以为这些戒指能解开咒语，结果想错了。
I thought these rings would undo the spell, but I was wrong.
大错特错。
So wrong.
讲故事的人踉跄着后退了几步。
The storyteller staggered back from the window.
天哪。
Good gracious.
还有更惊人的景象。
There's another extraordinary sight.
一只会说话的巧克力色兔子。
A chocolate brown bunny who talks.
不过它说的这个咒语到底是什么呢？
But what is this spell of which it speaks?
没关系，我得赶在把故事全忘光之前赶到宫殿去。
No matter, I must get to the palace before I forget all my stories.
那位老妇人立刻出发了。
The old woman took off.
等她赶到目的地时，已经有上百位说书人给塞西莉亚公主讲过故事了。
By the time she reached her destination, hundreds of storytellers had already regaled princess Cecilia with their tales.
但从这位年轻姑娘红肿的脸和佝偻的肩膀来看，她的悲伤显然还没过去。
But judging from the young woman's puffy face and stooped shoulders, clearly her melancholy continued.
讲故事的人上前一步，微微行了个礼。
The storyteller stepped forward and offered a creaky curtsy.
殿下，我能想象您已经听了多少故事了。
Your royal highness, I can only imagine how many stories you've been told so far.
耳朵都快听出茧子来了。
You must have received an earful.
不过，若您不介意，我想讲几个自己的故事。
But if you please, I'd like to spin some yarns of my own.
这个故事叫《阿莫斯和食人魔》。
I call this one Amos and The Ogre.
她双手撑着拐杖，手指缓缓搓动，讲述起那位机智的奶酪匠人如何应对食人魔的难题。
She leaned both hands on her walking stick, stick, working her gnarled fingers together as she described the clever cheese maker and his challenge with the ogre.
起初，塞西莉亚显得很感兴趣。
At first, Cecilia seemed intrigued.
她的背挺直了，眼神也亮了起来，嘴角隐隐浮现出一丝微笑。
Her back straightened, her eyes brightened, a faint smile played at the corners of her lips.
但突然间，仿佛有什么悲伤的回忆涌上心头，她的表情瞬间黯淡，颓然靠了回去，长长叹了口气。
But then, as if a sad memory had suddenly rushed to her mind, her face clouded with despair, and she slumped back with a sigh.
看来这个故事也没能让你开心起来。
Well, I see that tail didn't lift your gloom.
那我再讲一个。
So here's another.
这个叫‘另一匹马’。
I call it the horse of a different
颜色。
color.
老妇人又讲起了田野里那匹彩虹色的马，以及它对瓦伦蒂娜许下的诺言。
The old woman launched into her story about the rainbow horse in the cornfield and the promise it made to Valentina.
公主又一次被吸引住了，可没过多久，又有一片阴影掠过她的脸。
Once more, the princess seemed engaged, but then it was like another shadow passed over her.
看来这个也没奏效。
I guess that one didn't do the trick either.
但也许这个能管用。
But perhaps this one will.
我叫它三脚锅。
I call it the three legged pot.
那个淘气的锅又蹦又跳的故事，一开头就抓住了塞西莉亚的注意力。
The tale about the rambunctious pot who skipped and skipped grabbed Cecilia's attention from the get go.
但她的目光刚亮起来，又立刻暗了下去。
But just as quickly as her eyes lit up, they went dull again.
对不起，讲故事的女士。
I'm sorry, storyteller.
这些都是很棒的故事，值得一遍又一遍地讲。
These are all wonderful tales worthy of being told again and again.
只是我今天实在提不起精神来听。
I'm just not a very good audience today.
我明白，女士。
I understand, ma'am.
不过，不知可否再麻烦您讲第四个故事？
But if I may, could I trouble you with a fourth tale?
这故事还没完，也没起名字，但我觉得值得一试。
It isn't yet complete and it doesn't yet have a title, but I believe it's worth a shot.
讲故事的人深吸一口气，接着讲起了她那栋茅草屋外的冒险经历。
The storyteller took a breath, then recounted her adventure outside the snug thatched roof house.
当她讲到那只流泪的巧克力色兔子和它那装满戒指的蛋白石盒子时，塞西莉亚一下子站了起来。
When she got to the part about the weeping chocolate brown bunny and its opal box of rings, Cecilia leaped to her feet.
接下来发生了什么，讲故事的人？
What happened next, storyteller?
您请继续。
After you
您看到那只巧克力色的兔子和那个戒指盒子之后呢？
saw the chocolate brown bunny and and the box of rings?
讲故事的人脸上露出了欣喜的笑容。
The storyteller beamed with delight.
夫人，接下来发生的事是，那只兔子开口说话了。
Well, ma'am, what happened next was that the bunny spoke.
它说话了？
It spoke?
塞西莉亚惊讶得下巴都快掉下来了。
Cecilia's jaw practically hit the floor.
我简直不敢相信。
I can't believe it.
它说了什么？
What did it say?
虽然哭声太响，听得不太清楚，但我好像听见它说：我以为这些戒指能解除咒语，可我错了。
It was hard to hear through the tears, but I believe it said something like, I thought these rings would undo the spell, but I was wrong.
真的错得太离谱了。
So wrong.
公主低下头，看着自己的脚。
The princess looked down at her feet.
当她再次抬起头时，脸上闪着光，亮得像她母亲的戒指一样。
When she looked up again, her face was gleaming as bright as her mother's rings.
讲故事的，你一定要带我去见那只巧克力色的兔子，求你了。
Storyteller, you must take me to this chocolate brown bunny, please.
讲故事的人点了点头，带着公主来到那间茅草屋顶的小屋。
The storyteller nodded, then led the princess to the snug thatched roof house.
公主径直走到门前，一把推开了门。
The princess marched right up to the door and threw it open.
兔子，我知道你就在里面。
Bunny, I know you're in here.
出来吧。
Show yourself.
一开始，四周一片寂静。
At first, she was met with silence.
但接着传来一阵窸窸窣窣的声音，一只毛茸茸的巧克力色兔子从桌子底下慢慢爬了出来。
But then there was a scuttling sound, and out from under a table crept the fluffy, fuzzy, chocolate brown bunny.
我真不敢相信你居然干出这种事，兔子。
I can't believe what you did, bunny.
那天早上在阳台上，我对你那么好，你却偷走了我的戒指。
I was so kind to you that morning on the balcony, and you went and stole my rings.
把戒指还给我。
Bring them to me.
现在就拿过来。
Now.
兔子低下头，又缩回了桌子底下。
The bunny hung its head and crept back under the table.
等它再探出头时，爪子里已经捧着那装着戒指的蛋白石盒子了。
When it popped out again, it had the opal box of rings in its paws.
你得好好给我解释清楚，兔子。
You have a lot of explaining to do, bunny.
别想在我面前装糊涂。
And don't try and play dumb with me.
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我知道你能说话。
I know you can talk.
这位讲故事的人听到了你的话。
This storyteller heard you.
她把戒指、咒语，所有的事都告诉我了。
She told me all about the rings, the spell, everything.
兔子耷拉下了毛茸茸的肩膀。
The bunny slumped its furry shoulders.
接着它把尖尖的耳朵贴在头上，开口说话了。
Then it flattened its pointy ears against its head and spoke.
你说得对，公主。
You're right, princess.
我确实有很多事要解释。
I have a lot of explaining to do.
我觉得最好的方式，就是讲个故事。
And the best way I think is with a story.
其实呢，我以前也和你一样，是个普通人。
You see, once upon a time, I was a person just like you.
但说真的，我和你一点儿都不像。
Only I was nothing like you.
我不太想提这事，但那时候我确实撒谎、自私，还特别傲慢无礼。
I'm not proud of it, but I was dishonest and selfish, arrogant and rude.
我一个朋友都没有。
I didn't have any friends.
没人信得过我，也没人愿意靠近我。
Nobody trusted me or wanted to be near me.
后来，我遇见了那位魔法师。
Then, I met the magician.
魔法师？
The magician?
公主歪了歪头。
The princess cocked her head.
是那个施法的人吗？
Is that who put the spell on you?
没错。
It was.
他想给我点教训。
He wanted to teach me a lesson.
于是他用魔法把我从一个人变成了兔子。
So he used his magic to transform me from a person into a bunny.
他说，只有找到世界上最大的宝藏，我才能解除这个咒语。
And the only way I could undo the spell, he said, was if I found the greatest treasure in the world.
世界上最大的宝藏？
The greatest treasure in the world?
他就是这么说的。
That's what he said.
所以当我看到你那些漂亮的戒指，还有你有多珍视它们，我就觉得那可能就是世界上最大的宝藏。
So when I saw those beautiful rings of yours and how much you treasured them, I thought they might be the greatest treasure in the world.
对我来说，它们就是世上最珍贵的宝贝。
To me, they are the greatest treasure in the world.
这是我妈妈留给我的。
They're from my mother.
当初弄丢了它们，我简直崩溃了。
When I lost them, I was devastated.
不过我偷走它们的时候，我还是一只兔子呢。
But when I stole them, I was still a bunny.
它们并没有解除那个咒语。
They didn't undo the spell.
一滴眼泪顺着兔子的脸颊滑落。
A tear slipped down the bunny's cheek.
对不起，公主。
I am sorry, princess.
那天早上你在阳台上对我很友善。
You were kind to me that morning on the balcony.
你给我吃的。
You offered me food.
你还主动要和我玩捉迷藏。
You asked to play tag.
你待我像朋友一样，这可是我头一回感受到。
You treated me like a friend, something I've never had before.
你能原谅我吗？求你了。
Can you find it in your heart to forgive me, please?
公主沉默了下来。
The princess grew quiet.
接着，她单膝跪地，直视着兔子的眼睛。
Then she got down on one knee and looked the bunny right in the eye.
你做的事确实不对，太冲动，也伤了人。
What you did was wrong and rash and hurtful.
但我明白你为什么会那么做。
But I understand why you did what you did.
现在你把你的故事和所有发生的事都告诉我了，我真心愿意原谅你。
And now that you've told me your story and everything that happened, I can find it in my heart to forgive you.
她伸出手，像是要和兔子握爪。
She held out a hand as if to shake the bunny's paw.
但就在她这么做的瞬间，一团浓烟突然腾起。
But the moment she did, there was a big puff of smoke.
烟雾散去后，那只巧克力色毛发的兔子已经不见了。
When the air cleared, the bunny with the chocolate brown fur was gone.
取而代之的，是一个年轻人，年纪和塞西莉亚差不多，头发也是巧克力色的。
In its place was a person, a young person about Cecilia's age with chocolate brown hair.
看看我。
Look at me.
我又变回了人。
I'm a person again.
我把咒语解除了。
I undid the spell.
可是怎么做到的？
But how?
公主只是茫然地耸了耸肩。
The princess gave a speechless shrug.
讲故事的人心领神会地点了点头。
The storyteller gave a knowing nod.
我觉得我
I believe I
知道这咒语是怎么解开的。
know how the spell was undone.
她握紧手杖，缓缓向前迈了一步。
She grasped her stick and took a shuffling step forward.
在我看来，你找到了世上最珍贵的宝物。
Seems to me that you found the greatest treasure in the world.
我找到了？
I did?
那是什么？
What is it?
老妇人露出了微笑。
The old woman gave a grin.
我亲爱的，你们难道不知道吗？
My darling dears, don't you know?
世界上最珍贵的宝藏，就是一个故事。
The greatest treasure in the world is a story.
一个故事？
A story?
对。
Yes.
而且不仅如此，
And what's more,
而是一个你愿意与在乎你、你也在乎的人分享的故事。
it's a story you share with someone you care about and who cares about you.
这才是真正的宝藏。
That is the greatest treasure.
公主和前兔子停了下来，互相看了一眼。
The princess and former bunny paused and exchanged a look.
接着，她们抱在了一起。
Then they exchanged a hug.
讲故事的人满脸喜悦。
The storyteller beamed with delight.
她讲了一辈子故事，早就明白，并不是每个故事都有圆满结局。
After all her years telling tales, she knew that not all of them end happily ever after.
但她很高兴，看到这个故事终于有了好结局。
But she was glad to see that this one did.
当她颤巍巍地离开那对新朋友所在的温馨茅草屋时，满头银发又开始翻腾起新的故事。
And as she tottered away from the two new friends in the snug Thatchedroof house, her snowy white head was once again swirling with stories.
激动人心、迷人非凡、充满冒险的故事。
Exciting, enchanting, action filled stories.
虽然她在这里的任务已经完成了，但她迫不及待想前往别处，把那些数不清的故事讲给全世界听。
And though her job here was done, she could hardly wait to travel elsewhere and share her many, many, many tales with the world.
现在轮到你了。
Now it's your turn.
讲故事真的特别有意思。
Telling stories is a blast.
过去九年里，埃里克·辛巴罗尼斯和我都很享受为大家讲故事的时光。
Eric Cymbalonis and I have loved telling you stories these past nine years.
如果你想找个灵感来编自己的故事，可以用一个故事盒子。
To give you ideas for your own story, you can use a story box.
首先，找几件随机的小物件，或者在纸条上写些随机的词，放进盒子里。
First, gather a handful of random objects or write some random words on slips of paper and put them in a box.
然后，家人或朋友围成一圈。
Next, circle around with family or friends.
接着，让其中一个人从盒子里抽一件东西或一个词，用它来开头讲个故事。
Then pick one person to pull an object or word from the box and use it to start telling a story.
说一两句后，就把盒子传给下一个人，让他抽一个新词或物品，接着往下讲几句。
After a sentence or two, they should pass the box to the next person who draws a new prompt and adds their own couple of sentences.
就这样轮流下去，直到盒子里的东西都用完，大家一起拼出一个完全原创的故事。
Keep going in this fashion until the box is empty, and all the objects and words have helped you create your very own original tale.
本周的节目《讲故事的人》由我，丽贝卡·谢尔，进行改编。
This week's episode, The Storyteller, was adapted by me, Rebecca Scheer.
编辑是迪恩·拉塞尔。
It was edited by Dean Russell.
我们的原创音乐和音效由埃里克·西姆巴洛尼斯制作，本周他特别演奏的是葡萄牙吉他。
Our original music and sound design is by Eric Cymbalonis, whose featured instrument this week is the Portuguese guitar.
关于这种有十二根钢弦的弹拨乐器，以及埃里克演奏时的照片，你都可以在Circle Round官网wbur.org/circleround上了解更多。
You can learn more about this plucked instrument with 12 steel strings and see a photo of Eric playing one on the Circle Round website, wbur.org/circleround.
Circle Round的插画师是韩西比娜。
Circle Round's artist is Sabina Han.
西比娜为每一集Circle Round故事都画了一幅黑白涂色页，你边听边涂色正好。
Sabina has created a black and white coloring page for all of our Circle Round stories, and you can color them in while you listen.
家长们，可以到 wbur.org/circleround 下载萨碧娜的三百多张涂色页。
Grown ups, download Sabina's 300 plus coloring pages at wbur.org/circleround.
特别感谢本周参与演出的演员团队：瑞安·达拉斯ung、乔·赫南德兹、道恩·乌尔苏拉，还有我，丽贝卡·谢尔。
Special thanks to this week's supporting cast of actors, Ryan Dallasung, Joe Hernandez, Dawn Ursula, and me, Rebecca Scheer.
你们还听到了之前曾做客过《Circle Round》的嘉宾们：来自2023年《阿莫斯与巨人》的福图恩·特姆斯特和汤姆·帕帕，来自2021年《不一样的马》的克里斯蒂娜·安东尼和林赛·门德兹，还有来自我们最受欢迎的故事之一——2019年《三脚锅》的阿帕尔娜·南切尔拉。
You also heard former Circle Round guest stars, Fortune Themster and Tom Papa from our twenty twenty three episode Amos and the Ogre, Christina Anthony and Lindsay Mendez from our twenty twenty one episode, The Horse of a Different Color, and Aparna Nancherla from one of our most beloved circle around stories of all time, our twenty nineteen episode, The Three Legged Pot.
本周的特邀嘉宾是玛丽亚-克里斯蒂娜·奥利维拉斯，一位获奖无数的电影、电视和舞台剧演员，她目前正在纽约市塞缪尔·J·弗里德曼剧院出演获托尼奖提名的喜剧《巴卢斯特》。
Our special guest star in this week's episode was Maria-Christina Oliveras, an award winning film, television, and theater actress who stars in the Tony Award nominated comedy, The Balusters, currently playing at New York City's Samuel J.
弗里德曼剧院。
Friedman Theater.
《Circle Round》由波士顿NPR电台WBUR制作。
Circle Round is a production of WBUR, Boston's NPR.
我是丽贝卡·谢尔。
I'm Rebecca Scheer.
非常感谢你们一路陪伴，收听节目，还给我们送来这么多热情的留言。
Thanks so very much for circling around with episodes with you and your enthusiastic messages.
再来听一段来自《Circle Round》听众们分享他们最爱的剧集片段。
Here's one more super duper sampling of Circle Round fans talking about their favorite episodes.
说不定他们最爱的，也是你最喜欢的。
Perhaps one of their favorites is one of yours too.
我叫Larkfin。
My name is Larkfin.
我住在科罗拉多州的苏必利尔。
I live in Superior, Colorado.
我最喜欢的《Circle Round》故事是
My favorite Circle Line story is
那件补丁外套。
the patched up coat.
谢谢你们
Thanks for
带来这么多精彩的故事，Rebecca Scheer，还有动听的音乐，Eric Super Nonis。
all the great stories, Rebecca Scheer, and all the great music Eric Super Nonis.
我叫塔玛拉，住在华盛顿州西雅图，我最喜欢的《Circle Round》故事是《生命的桃子》。
My name is Tamara, and I live in Seattle, Washington and my favorite circle around story is The Peach of Life.
我们超爱你，丽贝卡·谢尔。
We love you Rebecca Scheer.
你好，丽贝卡·谢尔，我叫玛雅。
Hi Rebecca Scheer, my name is Maya.
我住在佛蒙特州。
I live in Vermont.
我最喜欢的故事是《
My favorite story is The
篮子对视》。
Baskets Stare.
丽贝卡，我超爱你。
I love you Rebecca.
再见。
Bye.
你好，Rebecca Shear，
Hi Rebecca Shear,
我叫Sierra。
my name is Sierra.
我住在佛蒙特州。
I live in Vermont.
我最喜欢的故事是《Out of Time》。
My favorite story is Out of Time.
我最喜欢的情节是她查出嫌疑人的那段。
My favorite part is when she finds out the suspects.
你好。
Hi.
我叫詹姆斯。
My name is James.
我住在田纳西州的纳什维尔，我最喜欢的圆圈故事是《三条腿的锅》。
I live in Nashville, Tennessee, and my favorite Circle story is the three legged pot.
谢谢您，丽贝卡·谢尔。
Thank you, Rebecca Scheer.
你好。
Hi.
我是来自缅因州波特兰的科尔。
This is Cole from Portland, Maine.
我最喜欢《圆形圆圈》的这一集
My favorite episode of Circle Round
是《丝绸闪电》。
is The Bolt of Silk.
谢谢。
Thank you.
爱你，丽贝卡·谢尔。
Love you, Rebecca Scheer.
你好。
Hi.
我叫伊莎贝拉。
My name is Isabella.
我来自北卡罗来纳，最喜欢《猫宫》这个故事。
I'm from North Carolina, and my favorite Circle Round story is The Palace of Cats.
我爱你，丽贝卡·谢尔。
I love you Rebecca Scheer.
谢谢。
Thank you.
你好，丽贝卡·谢尔。
Hi Rebecca Scheer.
我叫贾米拉，住在俄勒冈州波特兰。
I'm Jamila and I live from Portland, Oregon.
我最喜欢的故事是《农夫和奶牛》。
And my favorite story is The Farmer and the Cow.
你好，我叫黛布。
Hi, my name is Deb.
我住在加利福尼亚。
I live in California.
我最喜欢的《Circle Round》故事是《月宫里的女人》。
And my favorite circle around episode is The Woman in the Moon.
我妹妹拉米也喜欢这个故事。
And my sister, Rami, likes that also.
我叫伊森。
My name is Ethan.
我住在马萨诸塞州的波士顿。
I live in Boston, Massachusetts.
我最喜欢的《Circle On》故事是《石马》。
My favorite circle on story was The Stone Horse.
我叫约瑟芬，住在德克萨斯州的奥斯汀。
My name is Josephine and I live in Austin, Texas.
我最喜欢的《Circle Round》故事是《三脚锅》。
And my favorite circle around is a three legged pot.
我爱你，丽贝卡·谢尔。
Wee, I love you Rebecca Scheer.
我叫索菲，来自诺曼的佛蒙特。
My name is Sophie and I'm from Norman's Vermont.
我最喜欢的那集是《巨大的世界苔石》。
My favorite episode is The Big World Mossy Stone.
再见了，丽贝卡·谢尔。
Goodbye Rebecca Scheer.
即使我们的节目没有选用你的留言，也请知道我们认真听了你的录音，非常感激你的爱与支持。
Even if we didn't get to feature your message in an episode, please know that we listened to your recording and will always appreciate your love and support.
能和你一起分享这些故事，真的是一种荣幸。
It's been an honor to circle around with you.
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