The woman loved flowers. She stooped and kissed the beautiful bud. As her lips touched the petals, they burst open, and oh! wonder of wonders! there in the very middle of the flower, there sat a little child. Such a tiny, pretty little maiden she was.

They called her Thumbelina. That was because she was no bigger than the woman's thumb.

你猜发生了什么？麦粒刚种下去，一朵美丽的大花就破土而出。这是一朵没开放的花，它的叶子紧紧的包在一起，看起来像是一朵郁金香。它真的是一朵郁金香，而且是红中带黄的。

女人非常喜欢花。她弯腰在美丽的花蕾上亲了一下。她的嘴唇一碰到花瓣，花儿立刻绽放了！噢，太美妙了！就在花的中央，坐着一个小小孩儿！多么小，多么可爱的一个少女啊！

大家叫她拇指姑娘。因为她只有一个人的拇指那么点大。

And where do you think she slept?

When she slept little Thumbelina lay in her cradle on a tiny heap of violets, with the petal of a pale pink rose to cover her.

And where do you think she played? A table was her playground. On the table the woman placed a plate of water. Little Thumbelina called that her lake.

Round the plate were scented flowers, the blossoms laying on the edge, while the pale green stalks reached thirstily down to the water.

你们知道她睡在哪里吗？

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