By Eric Carle

作者：Eric Carle

Early one morning the wind blew a spider across the field.

一天清晨，風把一隻蜘蛛吹過田野。

A thin, silky thread trailed from her body.

她的身上拖著一條細細的絲線。

The spider landed on a fence post near a farm yard…

蜘蛛落在農場院子附近的柵欄柱上... ...

and began to spin with her silky thread.

並開始用她的絲線旋轉。

“Neigh! Neigh!” said the horse. “Want to go for a ride?”

"哎!Neigh!"馬兒說。"要不要去兜風？"

The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她很忙地在轉她的網。

“Moo! Moo!” said the cow. “Want to eat some grass?”

"哞！哞！"牛說。哞!"牛說。"想吃點草嗎？"

The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她很忙地在轉她的網。

“Baa! Baa!” bleated the sheep. “Want to run in the meadow?”

"咩咩!咩咩!"羊咩咩地叫著。"想在草原上跑嗎？"

The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她很忙地在轉她的網。

“Maa! Maa!” said the goat. “Want to jump on the rocks?”

"瑪阿!瑪阿!"山羊說。"要不要跳到石頭上？"

The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她很忙地在轉她的網。

“Oink! Oink!” grunted the pig. “Want to roll in the mud?”

"哎呀!嗚嗚!"豬哼了一聲。"想在泥裡打滾嗎？"

The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她很忙地在轉她的網。

“Woof! Woof!” barked the dog. “Want to chase a cat?”

"汪!汪汪!"狗叫著。"想追貓嗎？"

The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她很忙地在轉她的網。

“Meow! Meow!” cried the cat. “Want to take a nap?”

"喵!喵！"貓咪喊道。"要不要睡一會兒？"

The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她很忙地在轉她的網。

“Quack! Quack!” called the duck. “Want to go for a swim?”

"呱！呱！呱！"鴨子叫道。呱呱!"鴨子叫道。"要不要去游泳？"

The spider didn’t answer. She had now finished her web.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她現在已經完成了她的網。

“Cock-a-doodle do!” crowed the rooster. “Want to catch a pesty fly?”

"公雞嘟嘟做！"公雞叫道。"要不要捉一隻害人的蒼蠅？"

And the spider caught the fly in her web…just like that!

而蜘蛛在她的網中抓住了蒼蠅......就這樣!

“Whoo? Whoo?” asked the owl. “Who built this beautiful web?”

"喔？喔？"貓頭鷹問道。"這張美麗的網是誰建的？"

The spider didn’t answer. She had fallen asleep.

蜘蛛沒有回答。她已經睡著了。

It had been a very, very busy day.

今天是非常非常忙碌的一天。