Rosie and I/罗西与我（童话）

（英汉双语版）

 

作者：Amirah Yang 杨天汭

 

Since I was given to Rosie for her 5th birthday, I’ve been taken everywhere, even when I got dirty. Rosie would stay in the laundry room with me all night. I’m a beige teddy bear that has very soft fur, and Rosie would call me Fluff. I’m a very small, flimsy teddy that warms her up whenever she cuddles me. Every morning, she would dress me up in the little clothes she made for me. Rosie’s favorite outfit for me are white pajamas. I thought it would always be this way.

 

自从五岁生日那天被送给 Rosie，我就跟着她到处去玩，就算弄脏了也不例外。每当我弄脏时，Rosie 会整晚陪我待在洗衣房里。我是一只米色的小熊，毛绒柔软，Rosie 会叫我“Fluff”。我很小，很柔弱，但每次她抱我时，我都能温暖她。每天早晨，她都会给我穿上她亲手做的小衣服。Rosie 最喜欢给我穿的，是那套白色睡衣。我以为这种日子会一直持续下去。

 

As each year went by, my fur started matting. I usually got left on the bed. Every two to three days I would play with her.

 

随着时间流逝，我的毛开始打结，我通常被放在床上。每隔两三天，我才能陪她玩一次。

 

As Rosie grew older, she started playing with me less. On Rosie’s 12th birthday, I was left in the toy bin with all the toys she barely touched. I was at the top of the toy bin, watching her get a new stuffed bunny. Rosie had the same reaction when she got me. She jumped into her parents’ arms and repeated “thank you” over and over. The bunny was a rosy pink knit weighted bunny.

 

随着 Rosie 长大，她开始很少和我玩。在她十二岁生日那天，我被丢进了玩具箱里，和那些她几乎不碰的玩具在一起。我被放在玩具箱的最上面，看到她拿到一只新的毛绒兔子。她当时的反应和得到我时一样：跳进父母怀里，不停地说“谢谢”。那只兔子是玫瑰粉色的针织加重兔子。

 

The day after Rosie left for school, I crawled onto the bed. The bunny noticed me and asked:

“Who are you?”

“I was Rosie’s best friend.”

“Well,” she said with a laughter, “I’ll always be her best friend.”

“We’ll see.” I murmured.

 

第二天，Rosie 去学校后，我爬上床。兔子注意到了我，问：

“你是谁？”

“我是 Rosie 最好的朋友。”

“嗯，”它笑着说，“我会永远是她最好的朋友。”

“走着瞧吧。”我低声回应。

 

Later in the evening, Rosie’s friends came over and she started showing them the bunny. Her friends started playing, hugging, and taking pictures with the bunny. As expected, a few months later the bunny was forgotten. She got a phone and was on it all day; she was calling her friends, making videos for TikTok, and even at midnight she hid under her blanket to go on her phone.

 

当天晚上，Rosie 的朋友们过来，她开始向他们展示那只兔子。朋友们抱着它、玩着它，还拍照留念。正如预料的，几个月后，兔子被遗忘了。她开始玩手机，整天打电话给朋友、制作 TikTok 视频，甚至半夜躲在被子里玩手机。

 

As the years went on, I watched her change. She wasn’t the same girl I knew from before. Before, she was always outside, playing with her stuffies on the grass. But now, she’s glued to her phone.

 

随着岁月流逝，我看着她慢慢改变。她已经不是我以前认识的那个女孩了。曾经，她总是在外面，和她的玩具们一起在草地上玩耍。现在，她却几乎离不开手机。

 

One day, her mom walked in and asked her to donate some of her stuffies. I was hoping for her not to throw me away; instead, she threw me to her mom with no hesitation. I was destroyed because of what kind of person she became, but I had no choice.

 

有一天，她妈妈走进来，让她捐出一些玩具。我希望她不要扔掉我，但她毫不犹豫地把我递给了她妈妈。我心碎了，为她变成这样的女孩而感到难过，但我无能为力。

 

The bunny saw this scene and started chasing after Rosie’s mom to save me. Until a piece of her yarn got caught and she slowly started unraveling. When she finally reached me, the bunny was already one piece of yarn.

 

兔子看到了这一幕，开始追着 Rosie 的妈妈去救我。结果它的一根线被勾住，慢慢开始散开。当它最终到达我身边时，它已经只剩下一团线。

 

Suddenly Rosie put down her phone because she sensed something was wrong. She saw the yarn and followed it. When she found her bunny reduced to just yarn and leftover fluff on the ground, she started sobbing, realizing what she had done.

 

突然，Rosie 感觉到不对劲，把手机放下。她看到了那根散开的线，顺着它找去。当她发现兔子只剩下地上的线和零散的毛绒时，她开始嚎啕大哭，意识到自己做了什么。

 

After a while, when she stopped crying, she picked up the remains of the bunny and stored them in a white flower box right next to her bed. Then, she took me back and placed me on her bed.

 

过了一会儿，她停止哭泣，把兔子的残骸捡起，放进床边的白色花盒里。然后，她把我重新放回床上。

 

From then on, no matter what gift she got, she would still love me just as much as before.

 

从那以后，无论她收到什么礼物，她依然像从前一样爱我。

杨天汭近照（摄影：李佳）

 

【作者简介】：杨天汭，英文名Amirah Yang，祖籍湖南汉寿县，2015年8月10日出生，曾就读于加拿大蒙特利尔玛丽克莱尔学校（AMC），四年级考入 Lycée Français Toronto 多伦多法语私立小学。爱好钢琴、舞蹈、绘画、滑冰。已有散文《来自星星的孩子》《小马的神奇世界》《搬家》《我的搬家故事》等，发表于“作家网”、“走向”等知名网站和《小溪流》杂志。百度、腾讯、新浪、网易、今日头条等转发推荐。

 

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