第一夜，小心的刺猬们都从它们的土穴里探出来找寻食物。
On the first night, the timid hedgehogs popped their heads out of the holes in the ground to see if there was any food available.
但是，在茄子畦边，站着一个 守夜的人。
But the trouble was there was a night watchman standing beside the eggplant patch.
第二夜，腹中雷鸣着的刺猬们再偷偷地出来。
On the second night, the hedgehogs came out stealthily again, their stomachs rumbling with hunger.
瓜、豆和茄子，越 发丰肥得可口了，它们都流着口涎。
They started drooling at the sight of the ripening melons, beans and eggplants.
但是守夜人还在 着。
But the watchman was still there.
它们互相推挽着，想悄悄地走向距离最近的那个瓜棚。
They pushed and shoved one another, trying furtively to get to the melon awning a --- a place nearest to them.
忽然吹起 了一阵风，那个守夜人，在手里挥动着蒲扇向前走来。
Then, at a sudden gust of wind, watchman stirred waving the fan in his hand.
各自身上打了 一个寒噤，它们全都逃避了回去。
Shivering with fear, the hedgehogs all scurried back to their cellar.
第三夜，全体的刺猬都瘦了。
On the third night, all the hedgehogs looked emaciated.
饥饿使它们在地下室里开会。
Starvation impelled them to hold a meeting in the cellar.
它们全体出发，怀了必死的心。
They all set out, ready to risk death.
在地下室里，刺猬们开着庆祝会。
Down in the cellar, the hedgehogs held a meeting a to celebrate their victory.
壁上挂着寒暑计。
The Thermometer There was a thermometer hanging on the wall.
没 人说它是一个好的寒暑计。
People called it a good thermometer.
---天，它怀疑了它的生活："我为什么要随着气候行动呢。
One day, however, it became skeptical of its own lifestyle. "Why should I act by always keeping pace with weather?" it thought aloud. "T'1l rise or drop as 1 please.
它在壁上自由行动。
It became a maverick on the wall.
于是人说它是一个废物，把它摔在地上了。
Consequently, people called it trash and threw it away to the ground.