A Girl and Her Milk Pail
A farmer"s daughter was once carrying her bucket of milk from the field to the farmhouse when she began to think and plan."I will sell this milk,"she said to herself,"and with the money I can surely buy three hundred eggs.I will put these eggs under hens,and surely two hundred and fifty of them will hatch.I will feed these chickens,and make them fat.
and I will take them to the market when chickens are dear.I will sell them at the market,and with this money,I will buy a new dress.In thisdress,I will go to the fair.I shall look so fine that all the young men will ask me to marry them.But I will toss my head,and refuse them all."As she said this,she really tossed her head.Down fell the pail and the milk spilled all over the ground."Oh,my beautiful green dress,"she wail-ed."Oh,my chickens!Oh,my good fresh eggs!Oh,my milk!"
It was too late.The milk had all trickled away among the stones.With nothing left to sell at the market the girl carried her empty bucket sadly home.
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女孩和牛奶桶
一个农夫的女儿在把她的牛奶桶从牧场搬到农场的.路途中,开始幻想并计划着,“我要卖掉这桶奶,”她自言自语道,“用这笔钱我一定能买三百个鸡蛋。我再将它们放在母鸡身下,它们中一定可以孵出二百五十只小鸡。 我再饲养这些鸡,把它们养得肥肥的。
当鸡肉昂贵时,我会把它们拿到市场上去。卖掉它们后,用所得的钱买一件新的裙子。 我会穿着这件裙子去集市,我应该看上去非常优美以至于所有的小伙子将会向我求婚。但是我摇摇头并且拒绝他们。”当她说着这些的时候,她真的摇了摇头。桶掉下了,牛奶全泼在地上。“哦,我的美丽绿裙子,”她悲叹道,“哦,我的鸡肉!哦,我的新鲜鸡蛋!哦,我的牛奶!”
一切都太晚了。牛奶已经流进石头缝隙中。没有什么可以拿到市场上去卖,女孩带着空桶回家了。
