孩子的武俠，這個世界可不是非黑即白的《The Three Robbers三個強盜》

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The Three Robbers《 三個強盜》，湯米·溫格爾（Tomi Ungerer）的代表作。

延續溫格爾一貫的創作原則，這個世界沒有絕對的善和惡，每個人的心裡，都有善良和邪惡的一面。故事中三個兇惡的強盜，到處搶劫，把搶來的財寶藏在山洞裡。可是有一天，他們照舊攔劫馬車，遇到了孤兒芬妮，一切都改變了......

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The Three Robbers《 三個強盜》

Once upon a time,

there were three fierce robbers.

They went about hidden under large black capes and tall black hats.

從前有三個很兇的強盜。

他們穿著寬寬的黑斗篷，

戴著高高的黑帽子，出門都是躲躲閃閃的。

The first had a blunderbuss.

The second had a pepper blower.

And the third had a huge red axe.

第一個強盜有一支喇叭槍。

第二個強盜有一個撒胡椒粉的噴壺。

第三個強盜有一把巨大的紅斧頭。

In the dark of the night,they walked the roads, searching for victims.

晚上天黑了，他們就去路上找倒霉的人。

They terrified everyone.

Women fainted.

Brave men ran.

Dogs fled.

每個人看到他們都好害怕。

女人昏倒了。

勇敢的男人跑了。

狗也逃了。

To stop carriages, the robbers blew pepper into the horses eyes.

這三個強盜每一次去攔劫馬車，都先把胡椒粉噴到馬的眼睛裡。

With the axe, they smashed the carriage wheels

再用斧頭把馬車的輪子砍碎。

And with the blunderbuss, they threatened the passengers and plundered them.

然後用喇叭槍把乘客趕下車，搶走他們的財物。

The robbers hideout was a cave high up in the mountains. There they carried their loot.

這三個強盜藏身在一個很高的山洞裡。他們把搶來的東西都運到那裡。

They had trunks full of gold, jewels, moneyand precious stones.

他們有好多箱的黃金、首飾、錢幣和寶石。

But one bitter, black night,

the robbers stopped a carriage

that had but one passenger: an orphan named Tiffany.

She was on her way to live with a wicked aunt.

Tiffany was delighted to meet the robbers.

在一個寒冷、漆黑的夜裡，這三個強盜又攔到了一輛馬車。

可是車裡只有一個叫芬妮的孤兒。

她正要去投靠她的姑姑。

因為她的姑姑是個壞心腸的人，所以芬妮很高興遇到這三個強盜。

Since there was no treasure but Tiffany,

the thieves bundled her in a warm cape and carried her away.

車上沒有財寶，只有芬妮。

所以三個強盜用暖和的斗篷把她包起來，帶走了。

They made up a soft bed for her in a corner of the cave and there she slept.

他們在山洞裡給她鋪了一張柔軟的床。

她一躺下來就睡著了。

The next morning,

Tiffany awoke to find herself surrounded by trunks of glittering riches.

What s all this for? She asked.

The robbers choked and sputtered.

They had never thought of spending their wealth.

第二天早上，芬妮醒過來看到四周都是閃閃發光的財寶。

「這是做什麼用的？」她問。

三個強盜結結巴巴說不出話來，

他們從來沒有想過要用他們的財寶。

So to use their treasure, the three robbers gathered up all the lost, unhappy and abandoned children they could find.

於是，為了用這些財寶，三個強盜把所有走丟的孩子、不快樂的孩子和沒人要的孩子統統都找來了。

They bought a beautiful castle where all of them could live.

他們還給他們買了一個漂亮的城堡，讓他們有地方住。

Dressed in the red caps and capes, the children moved into their new house.

孩子們帶上紅帽子、穿上紅斗篷，住進了他們的新家。

Stories of the castle spread throughout the land.

New children came or were brought each day to the doorsteps of the three robbers.

很快，故事就傳開了。

每天都有人把小孩送到這三個強盜的家門口。

The children grew until they were oldenough to marry.

Then they built houses around the castle.

A village grew up, full of people dressed inthe red caps and capes.

These people, in memory of their kind foster fathers,they built three tall, high-roofedtowers.

One for each of the three robbers.

孩子們漸漸長大了，結了婚。

他們也在城堡四周蓋起了自己的房子。

房子越來越多，成了一個小村莊。

村子裡的人都帶著紅帽子、穿著紅斗篷。

為了紀念他們好心的養父，

他們給三個強盜每人建了一座高塔，

一共建了三座高高的塔。

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