剑桥少儿英语动画故事系列
片名：Bremen Town Musicians
英文：Bremen Town Musicians
Once upon a time,a donkey lived on a farm.
The donkey worked hard for the farmer.
After many years,the donkey became old and tired.
"Oh,this sack is so heavy!I wish I could rest."
"Hmmm,this donkey is getting too old to work forme any longer.I should sell him to the butcher."
"Oh,no!The butcher will kill me.I must escape.
Hmmm,but what will I do for a living,then?
Aha!I will go to Bremen and become a musician."
The farmer and the donkey returned to the farm.
The farmer took the donkey's sack and went into the barn.
"Now is my chance!"
The donkey ran away.
Soon,the donkey found the road to Bremen.He metan old dog lying on the road.The dog was out of breath.
"Why are you out of breath,Mr.Dog?"
"Ah!I am old and weak.I cannot hunt anymore.My masterthought I was lazy.So,he tried to
shoot me.I ran away.But,now I do not have either a home or a job.I will starve."
"I am a going to Bremen to become a musician.Let's go together.We can start a musicial band.
I will play the guitar,and you can beat the drum."
"That's a great ideal!"
The donkey and the dog walked towards Bremen.
Before long,they met a cat.
He was sitting beside the road.The cat had a sad look.
"Mr.Cat,you look so sad.What's the matter with you?"
"I am sad because I am no longer loved.I am too old to catch mice anymore.And my mistress beat me.
So,I ran away.But I don't know where to go."
"Oh,come with us to Bremen.We can start a musicial band.I will play the guitar,and Mr.Dog
can beat the drum,and you can sing in our band."
"That sounds great!"So,the cat joined the dog and the donkey on their way to Bremen.
Soon,the three animals came to a farm.A rooster sat on the fence.He crowed with all his
might.
"Cock-a-doodle-do!"
"You sound scared.What is the matter?"
"I wake up everyone on the farm every morning.But tonight,guests are coming for
dinner.The master's wife told the cook to cook me for their soup.So,I am crowing until I
die.Cock-a-doodle-do!"
"Mr.Rooster,you must come with us,too.We are going to Bremen.You have a good voice.You
can sing in our band.."
"Anything is better than death.I will join you right now."
The rooster jumped down from the fence.
Then,all of animals walked towards Bremen.
That evening,the animals passed through a forest.
They decided to spend the night by a big tree.
The donkey and the dog lay down near the tree.
The cat climb up the tree and curled up on a large branch.
But the rooster flew up to the top of the tree.He could see all around them."I see a
light over there.It is a house.It is not too far from here!"
"Let's spend the night in the house.It is too coldand windy to stay outside."
"Yes,and there may be some food there,too."
The animals walked through the forest.
Finally,they reached the house.
The donkey was the tallest.
So,he looked through the window.
"What do you see,Mr.Donkey?"
"Shush!Keep your voice down.Someone is in there."
"Ohhh!We stole so much money.What a lucky day!Ha!Ha!Ha!Let's drink all night."
"What do you see,Mr.Donkey?"
"There are good things to eat and drink on the table.
But,robbers are sitting at the table,too."
"Robbers?Oh,my!They might kill us!""Let's run away!"
"But,I'm so hungry!"
"We can scare them away.Then,we can eat the food and spend the night in the warm house."
"How?"
"I know how to scare them.I will put my front legs on the window ledge.Mr.Dog can jump on my back."
"Mr.Cat can climb on Mr.Dog's back.Mr.Rooster can fly to the very top.When I say'go,'we
will all make noises as loudly as we can."
The other animals thought that this was a great idea.
They each climbed up on the donkey's back and waited for his signal."Go!"
"Cock-a-doodle-do!"
"Hee-haw,hee-haw!"
"Meow,meeeoow!"
"Bow-wow,ruff,ruff!"
"Oh!It's a ghost!It is here to punish our sins.What should we do?"
But,the donkey was old and weak.He leaned against the window because he was
tired.Suddenly,the window broke.They all fell through the window and into the room.
"Oh,my god!"
But fortunately,the wind blew the candle out at the same time.
"Ohhhhh!it is a ghost!Run!"
The robbers ran out of the house,thinking that a ghost ,made the noise and broke the window.
Then,the four animals laughed and sat down at the table.They ate and ate.
Each animal found a comfortable spot and soon fell asleep.
The robbers watched the house from the forest.
"Let's pull ourselves together,now.Look!It is quiet,again.
I think we should go back to check it out."
"Then,you go to the house,first."
"OK,I am not scared!"
The robber entered the house quietly.He went into the Kitchen to light a candle.But,the
cat was watching him.
"Oh,there are two coals in the fireplace.I will strike my match on one of them."
But the coals were really the cat's eyes.The robber struck the match on the cat's face.
The cat hissed and scratched the robber's face.
The frightened robber ran to the back door.
There,the dog bit his leg.
The robber screamed and ran across the yard.
The donkey woke up and kicked the robber.
Then,the rooster woke up.
"COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!"
The frightened robber ran to warn his friend.
"Ah,there is a horrible witch sitting in the house.She hissed and scratched my face with
her long claws.And by the door,a man with a knife stabbed me in the leg."
"When I ran outside,a black monster beat me with a club.A judge sat on the roof and
called out,"You are all robbers.Go away."So,I ran away as fast as I could."
We must escape before they come after us."
So,the robbers ran far away.
The animals watched as the robbers ran away.
"Hurray!The robbers are gone!"
"This is a nice place to live.There is plenty to eat.And each of us has a warm place to sleep."
"Let's stay here forever!"
"Yes!Let's stay here.We can sing and eat all we want!We do not need to go to Bremen any longer."
The robbers never returned to the house.And the four"musicians"live in the house happily ever after.
译文：
不来梅镇的音乐家
很久以前，一头驴子住在一个农场。
这头驴子为农夫努力的工作。
许多年以后，驴子变老了和疲劳了。
"哦，这个袋子是如此的重！我希望我能休息。"
"嗨，这头驴子太老了不能再为我工作了。我应该把它卖给屠夫。"
"哦，不!屠夫会杀了我。我必须逃跑。嗯，但是以后我以什么为生呢？啊哈！我将去不来梅成为一位音乐家。"
农夫和驴子回到农场。
农夫卸下驴子的袋子，然后进入谷仓。
"现在是我的机会了！"
驴子逃跑了。
不久，驴子发现了通往不来梅道路。他遇到一只老狗躺在马路上。这只狗上气不接下气。
"为什么你上气不接下气，狗先生？"
"啊！我是年老和虚弱的。我不能捕到任何东西。我的主人认为我是懒惰的。因此，他要射杀我。我逃跑了。
但是，现在我没有家和工作。我很饿。"
"我打算去不来梅当一位音乐家。让我们一起去。
我们能着手组建一支乐队。我将弹吉它，你可以打鼓。"
"不错的主意！"
驴子和狗朝着不来梅走去。
不多会儿，他们遇到了一只猫。
他正坐在马路旁边。这只猫眼神忧伤。
"猫先生，你看上去如此忧伤。你怎么了？"
"我忧伤是因为我不再受宠爱。我太老所以不能再抓老鼠了。而且我的女主人打我。因此我逃跑了。但是我不知道要到哪里去。"
"哦，和我们去不来梅。我们着手组建一支乐队。
我将弹吉它，狗先生可以打鼓，你可以在我们的乐队里面唱歌。""听起来不错！"这样，猫在狗和驴子去不来梅的路上加入了。
不久，这三只动物来到了一个农场。一只公鸡坐在篱笆上。他用他所有的力量啼叫。
"喔喔-喔！"
"你听起来很害怕。出什么事了？"
"我每一个早晨叫醒这个农场的每一个人。但是今晚，客人们来吃饭。主人的妻子告诉厨师拿我炖汤。因此，
我一直叫到我死。喔喔-喔！"
"公鸡先生，你必须也和我们一起。我们要去不来梅。你有好声音。你能在我们的乐队里面唱歌。"
"任何事情都比死亡要好。我现在就加入你们。"
公鸡从篱笆跳下来。
然后，所有的动物朝着不来梅走去。
那个夜晚，动物们穿过一片森林。
他们决定在一棵大树旁过夜。
驴子和狗靠近这棵树躺下了。
猫爬上了树，在一个的树干上卷成一团。
但是公鸡飞上了树顶。他能看到他们周围的一切。
"我看到了那边的一束灯光。它是一座房子。它离这里不是很远！"
"让我们在那座房子里面过夜。呆在外面太冷而且风大。""好的，那里可能还有一些食物。"
动物们走过了森林。
最后，他们到达了这座房子。
驴子是最高。
因此他透过窗子看。
"你看到了什么，驴子先生？"
"嘘！把你的声音放低。有人在里面。"
"哦！我们偷了这么多钱。多么幸运的一天啊！
哈！哈！哈！让我们喝个通宵。"
"你看到了什么，驴子先生？"
"在桌子上有一些好东西吃和喝。但是，强盗也坐在桌子旁边。"
"强盗？哦，我的天！他们可以杀了我们！"
"让我们逃跑吧！""但是，我是如此饥饿！"
"我们可以把他们吓跑。然后，我们能吃食物和在温暖的房子里面过夜。"
"怎样？"
"我知道怎样吓唬他们。我将放我的前腿在窗沿上。狗先生可以跳上我的背。"
"猫先生可以爬上狗先生的背。公鸡先生可以飞上最顶端。当我说'行动'，我们一起尽我们所能发出高声音。"
其他的动物认为这是一个好主意。
他们每一个人爬上驴子的背，等待他的讯号。
"行动！"
"喔喔喔！"
"嘿-吼，嘿-吼！"
"喵，喵---喵！"
"汪汪汪！"
"哦！鬼！它在这里惩罚我们的罪恶。
我们应该怎么做？"
但是，驴子年龄大了虚弱了。因为他疲倦，他靠着窗户。突然，窗户破裂了。他们全部穿过窗户，掉进房间。"哦，我的天！"
但是，幸运的是，同时，风把蜡烛吹灭了。
"哦！鬼啊！跑！"
强盗跑出了房子，认为那是鬼制造出噪音和打破了窗户。
然后，这四只动物笑着坐在桌子旁边。他们吃啊吃。
每一个动物都找到了一个舒服的地方，很快睡着了。
强盗们从森林里面观察房子。
"现在让我们把我们自己拉到一起。瞧！房子又安静了。
我认为我们应该回去察看一下。"
"那么，你先回到房子。"
"好的，我不害怕！"
强盗安静地进入房间。他走进厨房点蜡烛。
但是，猫正在注视着他。
"哦，有两块煤球在壁炉里面。我将用其中的一个划着我的火柴。"
但是煤球真的是猫的眼睛。
强盗在猫的脸上划火柴。
猫嘶嘶叫，并且抓伤了强盗的脸。
这个吓坏了的强盗跑到了后门。
在那里，狗咬了他的腿。
强盗惊叫着跑过院子。
驴子醒了，踢了这个强盗。
然后，公鸡醒了。
"喔喔喔！"
受惊的强盗跑去警告他的朋友。
"啊，那里有一个可怕的女巫坐在房子里面。 她嘶嘶叫，并且用她的长爪子抓伤了我的脸。而且在门的边上，一个男的用刀刺伤了我的腿。"
"当我跑到外面的时候，一个黑色的怪物用棍子打了我。一个法官坐在房顶上喊道："你们都是强盗。走开。"
因此，我尽可能快的跑回来了。"我们必须在他们追上我之前逃跑。"于是，强盗跑得远远的。
当强盗跑的时候，动物们在看着。
"万岁！强盗走了！"
"这是一个不错的地方来居住。有足够的东西吃。
而且我们每一个人都有温暖的地方睡。"
"让我们永远呆在这里！"
"是的！让我们呆在这里。我们能唱歌和吃我们想要的！我们不需要再去不来梅了。"
强盗不再回这个房子。
在此之后，四个"音乐家"幸福的住在这座房子里面。
