英语翻译
onhewent,bootsornoboots.hesooncametoaplacewheretworoadsmet.oneranonewayandonerantheother.patstarteddownoneoftheroads.thenhesaidtohimself,"stop!thisisnottheroadtotake.imusttaketheotherroad.itwasonmyrightsidegoingtotown.howcanitbeonmyleftsidegoingback?"
sopatwentbackandtooktheotherroad.itwasalmostdark.theroadranbytheriverandintothewoods.itwasaveryniceroadtotakebyday,butitwasnoliacestobeafterthesunhadgonedown.peoplesaidthatyoucouldseesomeveryqueerthingsalongthisroadatnight.inallthelongtimepatbeengoingtotownandback,hehadneverbeenonthisroadatnight.
patwentalongasfastashecould.andyoumaybesurethathedidnotthinkabouthisbootsnow.hestartedtosingtohimself.thenhebegantotalktohimself,"i'mnotafraid,"hesaid."iwillsoonbeintothewoodsandsoonbeoutofthem."
thenbeforeheknewit,themoonwasup,anditwasalmostaslightasday."thatisveryqueer,"saidpattohimself."firstitisasdarkasnight,andthenitisalmostaslightasday."
justthenpat'seyesopenedinwonder.therebytheriverthefairiesweredancing.patlookedandlookedatthem.hehadneverseenanythinglikeit.hecouldn'tkeephisfeetstill,forhelikedtodance.thefairieswentfasterandfaster,andpatwasdancing,too.
thenpatlookeddownathisfeetandsawhisboots."stop!"hesaid.
"imustnotdothis.ishallwearmybootsrightout."
sopatstoppeddancing.butthefairieshadheardhim,andbeforehecouldtakeoffhisboots,oneofthemwasrightinfrontofhim.thefairywasaqueerlittlefellowwithablackhatandredshoesandagreencoatwithlongtails.
"comeanddancewithus,"saidthefairy.
"thankyou,"saidpat,"butimusttakeoffmybootsandgohome."
"veryniceshoes,"saidthefairy."letmecleanthemforyou."
innotimethefairyrubbedpat'sshoeswiththetailsofhisgreencoat.thenallthefairieslaughedandstartedtodanceagain.patlaughedandstartedtodance,too.