10 The Crab that Played with the Sea与大海游戏的螃蟹-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《远古传奇Just So Stories》

The Crab that Played with the Sea Before the High and Far-Off Times,O my Best Beloved,came the Time of the Very Beginnings;and that was in the days when the Eldest Magician was getting Things ready.First he got the Earth ready; then he got the Sea ready;and then he told all the Animals that they could come out and play.And the Animals said,'O Eldest Magician, what shall we play at?'and he said,'I will show you.'He took the Elephant-All-the-Elephant-there-was-and said,Play at being an Elephant,and All-the-Elephant-there-was played.He took the Beaver- All-the-Beaver-there-was and said,'Play at being a Beaver,'and All- the-Beaver-there-was played.He took the Cow-All-the-Cow-there- was-and said,'Play at being a Cow,'and All-the-Cow-there-was played.He took the Turtle3All-the-Turtle-there-was-and said,'Play at being a Turtle,'and All-the-Turtle-there-was played.One by one he took all the beasts and birds and fishes and told them what to play at. But towards evening,when people and things grow restless and tired,there came up the Man (With his own little girl-daughter?)- Yes,with his own best beloved little girl-daughter sitting upon his shoulder,and he said,'What is this play,Eldest Magician?'And the Eldest Magician said,'Ho,Son of Adam,this is the play of the Very ·182· 与大海游戏的螃蟹 亲爱的读者，很久很久以前，世界刚诞生的 ①far off远，在远处的 远，在远处的 时候，最古老的魔法祖师刚刚把一切准备好。他 2 magician /ma'd3Ifn/n. 先把陆地弄好，然后又把海洋弄好。接着他告诉 魔法师 所有的动物可以出来做游戏了。动物们问： “哦，尊贵的魔法祖师，我们应该怎样玩游戏 呢？”他回答道：“我会告诉你们的。”他对大象 说：“像大象一样玩游戏吧。”于是大象就照他 的话去做了。他对河狸说：“像河狸一样玩游戏 吧。”于是河狸就照他的话去做了。他对母牛说： “像母牛一样玩游戏吧。”于是母牛就照他的话去 做了。他对乌龟说：“像乌龟一样玩游戏吧。” ③turtle /'t3th.海龟， 于是乌龟也按照他的话去做了。他把飞禽和走兽 龟 一个一个地带出来，并告诉它们怎么玩游戏。 世界万物一整天都忙忙碌碌，傍晚时分，大 家都感到很累。这时，有一个人（带着他的小女 ④restless"restlis/a.得不 儿？)来找魔法祖师。没错，他最喜爱的小女儿 到休息的，很累的，疲 劳的 坐在他的肩膀上。他对魔法祖师说：“尊贵的魔 法祖师，这是个怎样的游戏？”大师答道：“噢， 亚当之子，这是创世日游戏；因为你很聪明，所 以这游戏并不适合你。”这个人给大师行了个礼： ·183· Just SoStories Beginning;but you are too wise for this play.'And the Man saluted and said,'Yes,I am too wise for this play;but see that you make all the Animals obedient2 to me.' Now,while the two were talking together,Pan Amma the Crab, who was next in the game,scuttled 3 off sideways and stepped into the sea,saying to himself,'I will play my play alone in the deep waters, and I will never be obedient to this son of Adam.'Nobody saw him go away except the little girl-daughter where she leaned on the Man's shoulder.And the play went on till there were no more Animals left without orders;and the Eldest Magician wiped 5 the fine dust off his hands and walked about the world to see how the Animals were playing. He went North,Best Beloved,and he found All-the-Elephant-there- was digging with his tusks and stamping with his feet in the nice new clean earth that had been made ready for him. Kun?'said All-the-Elephant-there-was,meaning,'Is this right?' 'Payah kun,'said the Eldest Magician,meaning,'That is quite right;and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that All- the-Elephant-there-was had thrown up,and they became the great Himalayan Mountains,and you can look them out on the map. He went East,and he found All-the-Cow-there-was feeding in the field that had been made ready for her,and she licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time,and swallowed it and sat down to chew her cud2. Kun?'said All-the-Cow-there-was. 'Payah kun,'said the Eldest Magician;and he breathed upon the bare patch where she had eaten,and upon the place where she had sat down,and one became the great Indian Desert,and the other became the Desert of Sahara,and you can look them out on the map. ·184· 远古传奇【 ①salute /so'lu:t/g向 说道：“是的，我很聪明，不适合玩这个游戏： 致敬，致敬 但请你让所有的动物都听从我的命令。” 2obedient /a'br:diant/a. 服从的，听从的 他们两个正说着，一只叫鲍·安玛的螃蟹 (在游戏中排第二位)侧着身子匆匆爬走，沉入 ③scuttle /skAtl仓促 大海中。它自言自语道：“我要在深水中自己玩 逃跑，匆匆爬走 游戏，决不服从亚当之子的命令。”除了斜靠在 4sideways /'saidweis/ ad.从一边：从旁边 爸爸肩膀上的那个小女孩外，谁也没有注意到它 已经悄悄溜走了。游戏继续进行着，最后所有的 动物都得到了指令。于是，魔法祖师拍拍手上的 细沙，到世界各地去看一看动物们是怎么玩要的。 5 wipe /waip/擦，消除 亲爱的读者，他到了北方，看到大象正在那 片为它准备的干净整洁的新大陆上用长牙挖土， 一边挖，一边用四足跺地。 6 dig /dig/y挖掘 “昆？”大象问，意思是：“这样可以吗？” “帕亚昆。”魔法祖师说，意思是：“非常 好。”然后他向被大象抛起来的大石块和土堆吹 了口气，它们就变成了喜马拉雅山，你可以在地 ⑦ump /lAmp/i,堆 图上找到这个地方。 他到了东方，看到母牛正在那片为它准备的 田野里觅食。它伸出舌头把整片森林卷进嘴里吞 下肚去，然后卧在地上，反刍胃里的食物。 8 lick /lik/.舔 ⑨tongue /tAn/h舌 “昆？”母牛问。 0 swallow'swala/.吞 “帕亚昆。”魔法祖师说。他向被母牛吃光的 下，咽下 chew /tfu:/v. 那一块空地和它卧着的那一块地吹了一口气，于 碎，咀嚼 是前一块地变成了印度大沙漠，后一块地变成了 2 cud /kAd/n.反刍的食 物 撒哈拉大沙漠。你在地图上可以找到这些地方。 13 patch/petj/m小块土 地 他到了西方，看到河狸正在那条为它准备的 大河河口修建河狸水坝。 “昆？”河狸问。 ·185· Just SoStories He went West,and he found All-the-Beaver-there-was making a beaverdam across the mouths of broad rivers that had been got ready for him. 'Kun?'said All-the-Beaver-there-was. 'Payah kun,'said the Eldest Magician;and he breathed upon the fallen trees and the still water,and they became the Everglades in Florida,and you may look them out on the map. Then he went South and found All-the-Turtle-there-was scratching with his flippers in the sand that had been got ready for him,and the sand and the rocks whirled2 through the air and fell far off into the sea. 'Kun?'said All-the-Turtle-there-was. 'Payah kun,'said the Eldest Magician;and he breathed upon the sand and the rocks,where they had fallen in the sea,and they became the most beautiful islands of Borneo,Celebes,Sumatra,Java,and the rest of the Malay Archipelago,and you can look them out on the map! By and by the Eldest Magician met the Man on the banks of the Perak river,and said,'Ho!Son of Adam,are all the Animals obedient to you?' ‘Yes,'said the Man. 'Is all the Earth obedient to you?' 'Yes,said the Man. 'Is all the Sea obedient to you?' 'No,said the Man.'Once a day and once a night the Sea runs up the Perak river and drives the sweet-water back into the forest,so that my house is made wet;once a day and once a night it runs down the river and draws all the water after it,so that there is nothing left but mud,and my canoe is upset Is that the play you told it to play?' 'No,'said the Eldest Magician.'That is a new and a bad play.' 'Look!'said the Man,and as he spoke the great Sea came up the ·186· 远古传奇 “帕亚昆。”魔法祖师说。他向倒地的树 木和平静的水面吹了口气，它们就变成了佛 罗里达州的大沼泽地。你可以在地图上找到 这个地方。 然后他来到南方，看到海龟正在为它准备的 那片沙滩上用鳍状肢扒沙子，沙子和石块在空中 飞旋，落入远处的海水里。 “昆？”海龟问。 ①flipper/flp3(r/m.鳍 “帕亚昆。”魔法祖师说。他向那些落人海里 状肢 的沙子和石块吹了一口气，它们就变成了一些最 2 whirl /w3.回旋， 旋转 美丽的岛屿一加里曼丹岛、西里伯斯岛、苏门 答腊岛、爪哇岛—形成了马来群岛。你可以在 地图上找到这些地方！ 最后魔法祖师在霹雳河河岸遇到了那个人， 对他说：“喂！亚当之子，所有的动物都听从你 的命令吗？” “是的。”人回答。 “所有的陆地都服从你的命令吗？” “是的。”人回答。 “所有的海洋都服从你的命令吗？” “不，”人说，“每个白天和夜里，海水都要 涌起一次，把霹雳河里的水推向森林深处，害得 我的房屋都被水洇湿了；每个白天和夜晚，海水 都要后退一次，这样就把河里的水都吸走了，只 剩下泥巴，我的独木舟都被掀翻了。这就是你让 它玩的游戏吗？” ③upset /Ap'sct/g打翻， “不是，”魔法祖师说，“我还是头一回听 弄翻 说，这可不是个好游戏。” “看！”人说。这时海水涌向霹雳河，河水向 ·187· Just SoStories mouth of the Perak river,driving the river backwards till it overflowed all the dark forests for miles and miles,and flooded?the Man's house. 'This is wrong.Launch your canoe and we will find out who is playing with the Sea,'said the Eldest Magician.They stepped into the canoe;the little girl-daughter came with them;and the Man took his kris一a curving④，wavy5 dagger with a blade like a flame⑦，一and they pushed out on the Perak river.Then the sea began to run back and back,and the canoe was sucked out of the mouth of the Perak river, past Selangor,past Malacca,past Singapore,out and out to the Island of Bingtang,as though it had been pulled by a string. Then the Eldest Magician stood up and shouted,'Ho!beasts, birds,and fishes,that I took between my hands at the Very Beginning and taught the play that you should play,which one of you is playing with the Sea?' Then all the beasts,birds,and fishes said together,'Eldest Magician,we play the plays that you taught us to play-we and our children's children.But not one of us plays with the Sea.' Then the Moon rose big and full over the water,and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishingline with which he hopes one day to catch the world, 'Ho!Fisher of the Moon,are you playing with the Sea?' 'No,'said the Fisherman,'I am spinning a line with which I shall some day catch the world;but I do not play with the Sea.'And he went on spinning his line. Now there is also a Rat up in the Moon who always bites the old Fisherman's line as fast as it is made,and the Eldest Magician said to him,'Ho!Rat of the Moon,are you playing with the Sea?' And the Rat said,'I am too busy biting through the line that this ·188· 远古传奇 ①overflow 后退，直到冲进了几十里外的茂密森林，淹没了 v3(r)iW涌出 泛滥，从…中溢出 这个人的家 ②lood/HAd/%淹没 ③launch/b:ntj/女.使下 “情况有点不对头。咱们划着独木舟，看看 水，把船放进水里 是谁在和大海玩游戏。”魔法祖师说。他们坐上 独木舟，那个人还带上了他的小女儿和一把弧形 ④curving/k3:'v/a.弯 的匕首，匕首的刀刃像火焰一样。他们划向霹雳 曲的，曲线美的 ⑤wvy'wervl/a.弧形的 河。这时海水已经开始后退了，独木舟被水流吸 呈波浪形的 odagger/'daega/n.匕首 出了河口，像被绳子拽着一样漂离了霹雳河、雪 flame/flem/n火焰， 兰莪、马六甲、新加坡，一直漂到槟榔屿。 8suck/sAk/g吸，吸入 魔法祖师站起身来，大声喊道：“喂！飞 禽、走兽和游鱼们，我用双手开创了这个世界， 并教给你们怎么玩儿—你们之中是谁在与大 海做游戏？” 所有的飞禽、走兽和游鱼齐声回答：“尊 敬的魔法祖师，我们和我们的子孙们按照您教 的方法玩游戏。但我们之中谁也没有与大海玩 游戏。” 这时海上升起了一轮大大的满月，月亮 上坐着一位驼背老人，他正在纺一根钓鱼 hunchbacked /hAnt fbae 线，希望有一天用这根渔线钓起整个世界。 kt/a.驼背的 ⑧spin/spin/比纺织， 魔法祖师对他说：“嘿！月亮渔夫，是你在 纺 与大海做游戏吗？” fisherman /fifa(r)man/ m.渔夫 “不是，”渔夫答道，“我正在纺一根线，希 望有一天能用它钓起整个世界。可我没有与大海 做游戏呀。”说完，他继续纺线。 2 bite /bait/g.咬 月亮上还有一只老鼠，渔夫的线一纺好，它 就立刻把它咬断。魔法祖师对它说：“嘿！月亮 上的老鼠，是你在与大海做游戏吗？” B through /Oru:/prep. 过，从一边过另一边 老鼠回答道：“不是，我正忙着咬渔夫 ·18g· Just SoStories old Fisherman is spinning.I do not play with the Sea.'And he went on biting the line. Then the little girl-daughter put up her little soft brown arms with the beautiful white shell bracelets and said,'O Eldest Magician! when my father here talked to you at the Very Beginning,and I leaned upon his shoulder while the beasts were being taught their plays,one beast went away naughtily into the Sea before you had taught him his play.' And the Eldest Magician said,'How wise are little children who see and are silent!What was the beast like?' And the little girl-danghter said,'He was round and he was flat; and his eyes grew upon stalks;and he walked sideways like this;and he was covered with strong armour5 upon his back.' And the Eldest Magician said,'How wise are little children who speak truth!Now I know where Pau Aroma went.Give me the paddle' So he took the paddle;but there was no need to paddle,for the water flowed steadily past all the islands till they came to the place called Pusat Tasek-the Heart of the Sea-where the great Hollow is that leads down to the heart of the world,and in that hollow grows the Wonderful Tree,Pauh Janggi,that bears the magic twin nuts.Then the Eldest Magician slid his arm up to the shoulder through the deep warm water,and under the roots of the Wonderful Tree he touched the broad back of Pau Amma the Crab.And Pau Amma settled down at the touch,and all the Sea rose up as water rises in a basin when you put your hand into it. ‘Ah！’said the Eldest Magician.‘Now I know who has been playing with the Sea;and he called out,'What are you doing,Pau Amma?' ·190 远古传奇【 纺的线呢。我没和大海做游戏。”说完，它 继续咬线。 这时，那个人的小女儿伸出她那软软的棕色 的小胳膊（胳膊上戴着一根漂亮的白贝壳手链）， bracelet /breislit/n. 镯 说：“哦，尊敬的魔法祖师！创世日那天，我爸 2 shoulder /faulda(r/n. 爸和您说话的时候，您正教动物们玩游戏的方 肩，肩部 法，当时我斜靠在爸爸的肩膀上，看到其中有一 3 naughtily /no:til/ad. 顽皮地，淘气地 只淘气的动物在您教它之前溜进了大海里。” 魔法祖师说：“这小女孩是多么聪明啊！她 看到了还能保持安静！那动物长得什么样？” 小女孩答道：“它身体又圆又平，两只眼睛 ④stak/stok/2柄 长在两根柄上。它像这样横着走，背上还披着坚 armour/'ama/i.盔甲， 硬的铠甲。” 铠甲 魔法祖师说：“讲真话的小孩子是多么聪 ⑥paddle/pad/i桨 明啊！现在我知道鲍·安玛到哪里去了。把桨 给我” 他拿过桨。其实已经没有必要划水了，因为 ⑦steadily/stedil/ad.持 水已经慢慢地流过了所有岛屿，最后来到了大海 续地，有规则地， ⑧hollow'halau/n洞， 的心脏 一一个叫普斯特·塔塞克的地方。这里 空洞 有一个空洞，直通世界的中心。空洞里生长着一 ⑨nut /nAt/n.坚果 棵名叫布·詹吉的神奇树，树上长满了神奇的孪 生坚果。魔法祖师把胳膊伸入温暖的深水中，水 没到他肩膀的时候，他在神奇树的根部摸到了螃 )settle down安顿下来 蟹鲍·安玛巨大的后背。鲍·安玛被摸了一下后， basin /beisn/i.盆 把身子伏在海底，于是整个海面都升高了，就像 你把手伸进盆里后水面涨起来一样。 “啊！”魔法祖师说，“现在我知道是谁在 与大海做游戏了。”他喊道：“鲍·安玛，你在 干什么？” ·191·