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今天小鹿要讲的绘本故事来自《Runaway Bunny》，中文译名《逃家小兔》。绘本作者Margaret Wise Brown，插画作者Clement Hurd。故事很温馨，讲的是一只有点叛逆的小兔子渴望去远方，但妈妈总会用爱伴随他远行，并引导这个年纪还小的兔子回到温暖的家。甫一读到这本绘本，我第一个想起的就是“生活在别处”，每个人都有厌倦了当下熟悉的生活，想要去远方看看的想法，那份让我们敢于闯天下的底气，不就是来源于家里永远有人、有爱吗？这让你知道，不论走多远，原地始终有一盏温暖的灯在等你归来，这安心和熨帖，就来自母亲。
一起来读吧。
Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away.
从前有一只小兔子，他很想要离家出走。
So he said to his mother, “I am running away.”
有一天，他对妈妈说：“我要跑走啦！”
“If you run away,” said his mother, “I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.”
“如果你跑走了，”妈妈说，“我就去追你，因为你是我的小宝贝呀！”
Look, a little bunny is running on a grassland.
看，一只小兔子正在草地上跑。
He is running away from his mommy.
他想离开他的妈妈。
Do you want to runaway from your mommy?
你想离开你的妈妈吗？
I guess your answer must be no.
我猜你不想。
Who cried in the morning for mommy's leaving for work？
是谁一大早哭鼻子，因为妈妈要去上班了啊？
“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.”
“如果你来追我，”小兔说，“我就变成溪里的鳟鱼，游得远远的。”
It is a magic world.
这是个魔法世界。
The little bunny becomes a fish, and he believes that his mother cannot catch him now.
小兔子变成了一只鱼。他认为，这样他妈妈就抓不到他了。
Is that true？
这是真的吗？
Let's move on.
我们接着看吧。
“If you become a fish in a trout stream,” said his mother,
“I will become a fisherman and I will fish for you.”
“如果你变成溪里的小鳟鱼，”妈妈说，
“我就变成捕鱼的人去抓你。”
Here we can see fisherman's equipments.
我们可以看看捕鱼的人都用哪些工具捕鱼。
He will wear boots to keep his feet dry.
捕鱼的人会穿着雨靴，防止脚被弄湿。
Fisherman usually uses a landing net to catch fish, and then put fish into a basket.
捕鱼人通常会用一个网兜捉鱼，然后把鱼放进篮子里。
Look, mommy bunny is fishing her baby with a carrot.
看，兔妈妈正在用胡萝卜钓小兔子。
But why carrot？
为什么用胡萝卜呢？
Yes, because bunnies like to eat carrots.
对的，因为兔子喜欢吃胡萝卜。
“If you become a fisherman,” said the little bunny,
“I will become a rock on the mountain, high above you.”
“如果你变成捕鱼人，”小兔说，
“我就变成高山上的大石头，让你抓不到我。”
The little bunny is making his runaway plan again.
小兔子又开始做逃跑计划了。
This time, he hides in the mountains.
这回他躲到了高山上。
Will mother bunny find him？
兔妈妈会找到他吗？
Let's look at the right page.
我们看看右边吧。
“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.”
“如果你变成高山上的大石头，”妈妈说，
“我就变成爬山的人，爬到高山上去找你。”
Bringing a alpenstock and a sunbonnet with her, mother bunny is going to climb the mountain.
带上登山杖和遮阳帽，兔妈妈登山去啦。
And she finds her baby at the top of the mountain.
她在山顶上找到了她的宝宝。
What a naughty boy he is.
他真是个淘气的小男孩啊。
“If you become a mountain climber,” said the little bunny,
“I will become a crocus in a hidden garden.”
“如果你变成爬山人，”小兔说，
“我就要变成小花躲在花园里。”
After that, little bunny decides to hide in the garden.
在那之后，小兔子又决定躲进花园里。
What will his mother do this time？
这回他妈妈又会怎么做呢？
“If you become a crocus in a hidden garden,” said his mother,
“I will be a gardener. And I will find you.”
“如果你变成小花，”妈妈说，
“我就变成园丁，我还是会找到你。”
Gardener is the man who takes care of gardens.
园丁就是负责打理花园的人。
And does mother bunny find her baby？
兔妈妈找到她的宝宝了吗？
Look, the little bunny now plays find and seek with his mommy.
看，小兔子在跟妈妈躲猫猫呢？
Can you help mother bunny to find her naughty boy？
你能帮兔妈妈找找他们家的小淘气吗？
Yes, he is sitting on the pink flower.
事的，他正坐在那朵粉红色的花上。
“If you are a gardener and find me,” said the little bunny,
“I will become a bird and fly away from you.”
“如果你变成园丁，找到我了，”小兔说，
”我就变成小鸟，飞得远远的。“
Now the bunny runs away again.
这下，小兔子又逃走了。
Where does he go this time？
这回他去哪里了呢？
“If you become a bird and fly away from me,” said his mother,
“I will be a tree that you come home to.”
”如果你变成小鸟，飞得远远地，“妈妈说，
”我就变成树，好让你飞回家。“
Bunny always lives in a hollow tree, doesn't it？
兔子总是住在大树上，是不是啊？
（此处cue的是《I am a Bunny》里的兔子，小鹿之前讲过这本书，有需要的读者可以在公众号留言I am a Bunny，小鹿会提供过往文章链接。）
Wow, mother bunny becomes a big bunny tree.
哇，兔妈妈变成了一棵兔子形状的树。
And the bunny bird is flying towards her.
小兔子正朝她飞去。
“If you become a tree,”said the little bunny,
“I will become a little sailboat, and I will sail away from you.”
“如果你变成树，”小兔说，
“我就要变成小帆船，飘得远远的。”
This time, the little bunny choose to become a sailboat.
这回小兔子变成帆船了。
How will mother bunny get him back？
兔妈妈要怎么把他带回家呢？
“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.”
“如果你变成小帆船，”妈妈说，
“我就变成风，把你吹到我要你去的地方。”
So the mother bunny blow little bunny home this time.
这回兔妈妈把兔宝宝吹回了家里。
“If you become the wind and blow me,” said the little bunny,
“I will join a circus and fly away on a flying trapeze.”
“如果你变成风，把我吹走，”小兔说，
“我就要变成马戏团里的空中飞人，飞得高高的。”
What does flying trapeze do？
Flying trapeze是做什么的呢？
Let's look at the right page.
我们看看右边这页吧。
“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.”
“如果你变成空中飞人，”妈妈说，
“我就变成走钢索的人，走到半空中正好遇到你。”
Flying trapeze is a stick hanging from two pieces of rope high above the ground.
空中飞人吊架就是一个被两根绳子栓着吊在半空中的吊架。
Brave performers in a circus can swing with it.
勇敢的马戏团表演者们可以在上面飞荡。
It is really dangerous.
这可真是危险啊。
Look, mother bunny and her baby are performing.
看，兔妈妈和小兔子正在表演节目。
It seems that mother bunny catches her boy again.
看来兔妈妈又找到小兔子了。
“If you become atightrope walker and walk across the air,” said the bunny,
“I will become a little boy and run into a house.”
“如果你变成走钢索的人，走在半空中，”
小兔说，“我就要变成小男孩跑回家。”
This time, the little choose to hide at home.
这回，小兔子躲到家里去了。
Doesn't he want to runaway？
他不想逃家了吗？
“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.”
“如果你变成小男孩跑回家，”妈妈说，
“我正好就是你妈妈，我会张开手臂好好地抱住你。”
Maybe he is tired of running away and just want a hug.
也许他逃家已经逃累了，只想要个抱抱。
Now he stays with his mommy.
现在，他回家和妈妈在一起了。
“Shucks, ” said the bunny, “I might just as well stay where I am and be your little bunny.”
“天呐！”小兔说，
“我不如就呆在这里，当你的小宝贝吧。“
The bunny comes back to the grassland now.
小兔子回到那片草地了。
And so he did.
“Have a carrot,” said the mother bunny.
他就这么办了。
“来根胡萝卜吧！”妈妈说。
His mommy is waiting for him at home.
他的妈妈在家里等着他。
It's dark outside, and it's time to go back home now.
外面天黑了，是时候回家了。
Look, they are having carrot dinner.
看，他们在吃胡萝卜大餐呢。
Good night bunnies.
晚安，兔子们。
为人父母，其实是一场盛大的告别。从把娃揣在肚子里走到哪带到哪，能深刻感受到小家伙的每一个动作、每一次打嗝，到出生后天天抱在手里，到两三岁后看他上幼儿园，再后来，上小学、上中学开始住校，甚至远赴异国他乡求学，随着时间的推移，孩子总会离开。父母子女一场，朝夕相处的时间也就区区二十年左右，这其中还不乏日常冲突，剑拔弩张，鸡飞狗跳的时刻。趁娃还小，用绵密的爱包裹好自家崽子，给他一件爱的盔甲，让他带着满满的自信闯天下。
另外，养娃方知父母恩。母亲节要到了，记得跟自己的妈妈们表达爱和感谢哦！
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