The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should

Ever set foot in the deep dark wood.

咕噜牛说，咕噜牛永远都不能踏入森林深处。

"Why not? Why not?" "Because if you do

“为什么不能？”“因为如果你这样做，

The Big Bad Mouse will be after you.

那只可恶的大老鼠会跟着你。

I met him once," said the Gruffalo.

我曾经碰到过一次，”咕噜牛说。

"I met him a long long time ago."

“很久很久以前我碰到过他。”

"What does he look like? Tell us, Dad.

“他长得像什么？爸爸，跟我们说说吧。

Is he terribly big and terribly bad?"

他大得吓人？坏得可怕？”



"I can't quite remember," the Gruffalo said.

“我不太记得了，” 咕噜牛说。

Then he thought for a minute and scratched his head.

然后他想了一会儿，挠挠他的脑袋。

"The Big Bad Mouse is terribly strong

“那只可恶的大老鼠非常强壮，

And his scaly tail is terribly long.

他粗糙的尾巴长的可怕。

His eyes are like pools of terrible fire

他的眼睛像可怕的火池，

And his terrible whiskers are tougher than wire."

他的胡须比电线还结实。”



One snowy night when the Gruffalo snored

一个下雪天的夜晚，咕噜牛在酣睡的时候

The Gruffalo's child was feeling bored.

咕噜牛宝宝感觉很无聊。

The Gruffalo's Child was feeling brave

咕噜牛宝宝觉得自己很勇敢，

So she tiptoed out of th grufflo cave.

她踮着脚尖走出了咕噜牛洞穴。

The snow fell fast and the wind blew wild.

雪下得很大，风也呼啸着。

Into the wood went the Gruffalo's Child.

咕噜牛宝宝走入了森林。