Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away.

从前，有一只小兔子，他想要离开家。

So he said to his mother, "I am running away."

于是，他对妈妈说：“我要逃跑了。”

"If you run away," said his mother, "I will run after you. For you are my little bunny."

兔妈妈说：“如果你逃跑，我就去追你。你永远是我的小兔子。”

"If you run after me," said the little bunny, "I will become a fish in a trout stream and I will swim away from you."

小兔子说：“如果你来追我，我就变成小河里的鲑鱼，游得远远的。”

"If you become a fish in a trout stream," said his mother, "I will become a fisherman and I will fish for you."

兔妈妈说：“如果你变成小河里的鲑鱼，我就变成渔夫去捉你。”

"If you become a fisherman," said the little bunny, "I will become a rock on the mountain, high above you."

小兔子说：“如果你变成渔夫，我就变成高山上的石头，住得高高的。”

"If you become a rock on the mountain high above me," said his mother, "I will be a mountain climber, and I will climb to where you are."

兔妈妈说：“如果你变成高山上的石头，我就变成登山的人，爬到高处去找你。”

"If you become a mountain climber," said the little bunny, "I will be a crocus in a hidden garden."

小兔子说：“如果你变成登山的人，我就变成小红花，藏在花园里。”

"If you become a crocus in a hidden garden," said his mother, "I will be a gardener. And I will find you."

兔妈妈说：“如果你变成花园里的小红花，我就变成园丁，一定会找到你的。”

"If you are a gardener and find me," said the little bunny, "I will be a bird and fly away from you."

小兔子说：“如果你变成园丁来找我，我就变成小鸟，飞得远远的。”

"If you become a bird and fly away from me," said his mother, "I will be a tree that you come home to."

兔妈妈说：“如果你变成小鸟飞走，我就变成一棵树，你还是会飞到树上的鸟巢里来。”

"If you become a tree," said the little bunny, "I will become a little sailboat and I will sail away from you."

小兔子说：“如果你变成一棵树，我就变成一艘帆船，漂得远远的。”

"If you become a sailboat and sail away from me," said his mother, "I will become the wind and blow you where I want you to go."

兔妈妈说：“如果你变成帆船漂走，我就变成风儿，我往哪儿吹，你就往哪儿走。”

"If you become the wind and blow me," said the little bunny, "I will join a circus and fly away on a flying trapeze."

小兔子说：“如果你变成风儿来吹我，我就加入马戏团，成为空中飞人。”

"If you go flying on a flying trapeze," said his mother, "I will be a tightrope walker, and I will walk across the air to you."

兔妈妈说：“如果你成为空中飞人，我就变成走钢丝的人，走到半空中去找你。”

"If you become a tightrope walker and walk accross the air," said the bunny, "I will become a little boy and run into a house."

小兔子说：“如果你变成走钢丝的人，走到半空来找我，我就变成小男孩跑回家。”

"If you become a little boy and run into a house," said the mother bunny, "I will become your mother and catch you in my arms and hug you."

兔妈妈说：“如果你变成小男孩跑回家，我就变成你的妈妈，用双手抱住你，把你抱在怀里。”

"Shucks," said the bunny, "I might just as well stay where I am and be your little bunny."

小兔子说：“唉!我还是乖乖地呆在这里，做你的小兔子吧。”

And so he did.

他真的这么做了。

"Have a carrot." said the mother bunny.

“来，吃个胡萝卜吧。”兔妈妈说。