In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines
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1 E4 w1 U1 }/ Y4 N; qLived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
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They left the house at half past nine
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In two straight lines in rain or shine.
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The smallest one was Madeline.
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She was not afraid of mice.
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She loved winter, snow, and ice.
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; e7 O9 b& q8 uTo the tiger in the zoo
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8 c& p. }! G$ e( f" {, U8 _& ?" ]Madeline just said, “Pooh pooh!”
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+ h. B* D7 ] m6 Z5 D+ o2 R在巴黎的一栋爬满了藤萝的老房子里,
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住着十二个小姑娘,她们总是排成笔直的两行。
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2 z8 U* X1 y4 d/ {/ k# [1 C她们九点半离开老房子时,
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无论是下雨天还是晴天,
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: j' R6 u3 r. i- C' d最小的一个小姑娘叫玛德琳,
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8 J+ z! S8 l5 k她不拍老鼠,
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" T8 Q R1 Y; _% ]. ^ C他喜欢冬天,雪花,还有冰。
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$ r5 v( u. q4 h9 b1 Z即使在动物园看到凶猛的老虎,
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1 ^( q0 I& m9 h- ^5 |2 E玛德琳也会冲着它说:“噗-噗-噗!”
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7 d& k" ?$ v) B8 qAnd nobody knew so well
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; x! @8 f/ G/ \& ^7 @How to frighten Miss Clavel –
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3 ~- Q: L* ?1 G. kUntil the day she slipped and fell.
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还没有人知道有什么事能让克罗薇小姐害怕 ----
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- E( f5 d" E5 p' Z; k0 C) o直到有一天,玛德琳滑了一跤,掉进了河里。
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S# W4 W5 v; ?- ?* J( J6 IPoor Madeline would now be dead
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6 Q" e; L/ P9 I( V可怜的玛德琳就要被淹死了,
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7 R! S/ M7 X, O3 B/ D" T: J, CBut for a dog
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* [) S$ J; t a, I4 ~/ F3 [9 M幸亏一只狗跑来,它仰着头游到了玛德琳身边,
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And dragged her safe from a watery grave.
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把她从龙王爷那里救了出来。
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3 _+ C4 j! Z$ e7 \8 v2 Y6 hAnd here is a cup of camomile tea.”
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“从现在起,我希望你能听我的话,”克罗薇小姐说,“快把这杯*花茶喝下吧。”
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“Good night, little girls – I hope you sleep well.”
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8 A5 B+ s/ N" r“Good night, good night, dear Miss Clavel!”
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' ?- {# E" W! o9 xMiss Clavel turned out the light.
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After she left there was a fight
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2 Q7 y5 g1 x0 F4 ~' L7 UAbout where the dog should sleep that night.
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“晚安吧,小姑娘们,希望你们能睡个好觉。”
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“晚安,晚安,亲爱的克罗薇小姐!”
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克罗薇小姐关上了灯。
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但是她刚一离开,屋子里就炸开了锅,
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3 Q: Q1 f8 _" c( EThe new pupil was ever
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The dog loved biscuits, milk, and beef
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5 [* u; a& t' X/ O; [9 ^' o* x2 IAnd they named it Genevieve.
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; q+ C2 E7 m9 ^2 U' ~& f& Z `看,这个新来的学生是多么聪明而乐于助人!
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