英语翻译

Whatwas

theyoung's

name?THEbigbearandthecleverfoxhadonceboughtafirkinofbuttertogether;theyweretohaveitatChristmas-tide,andhidittillthenunderathicksprucebush.

Afterthattheywentalittlewayoffandlaydownonasunnybanktosleep.Sowhentheyhadlainawhilethefoxgotup,shookhimself,andbawledout"yes."

Thenheranoffstraighttothefirkinandateagoodthirdpartofit.Butwhenhecameback,andthebearaskedhimwherehehadbeensincehewassofataboutthepaunch,hesaid,

"Don'tyoubelievethenthatIwasbiddentoachildbedfeast."

"So,so,"saidthebear."Whatwastheyoung'sname?"

"Just-begun,"saidthefox.

Sotheylaydowntosleepagain.Inalittlewhileupjumpedthefoxagain,bawledout"yes,"andranofftothefirkin.

Thistime,too,heateagoodlump.Whenhecameback,andthebearaskedhimagainwherehehadbeen,hesaid,

"Ohwasn'tIbiddentoanamingchildbedpartyagain,don'tyouthink."

"Andpraywhatwastheyoung'snamethistime?"askedthebear.

"Half-eaten,"saidthefox.

Thebearthoughtthataveryqueername,buthehadn'twonderedlongoveritbeforehebegantoyawnandgape,andfellasleep.Well,hehadn'tlainlongbeforethefoxjumpedupashehaddonetwicebefore,bawledout"yes,"andranofftothefirkin,whichthistimeheclearedrightout.Whenhegotbackhehadbeenbiddentochildbedfeastagain,andwhenthebearwantedtoknowtheyoung'snameheanswered,

"Licked-to-the-bottom."

Afterthattheylaydownagain,andsleptalongtime;butthentheyweretogotothefirkintolookatthebutter,andwhentheyfounditeatenup,thebearthrewtheblameonthefox,andthefoxonthebear;andeachsaidtheonehadbeenatthefirkinwhiletheotherslept.

"Well,well,"saidReynard,"we'llsoonfindthisout,whichofushaseatenthebutter.We'lljustlaydowninthesunshine,andhewhosecheeksandchapsaregreasiestwhenwewake,heisthethief."

Yes,thattrialthebigbearfeltreadytostand;andasheknewinhishearthehadneversomuchastastedthebutter.

ThenReynardstoleofftothefirkinforamorselofbutter,whichstuckthereinacrack.Thenhecreptbacktothebearwhono