the rocking-horse spoke of training and races; the wagon of railways and steam power, for these subjects belonged to each of their professions, and it was right they should talk of them.

钟谈论起了政治 ——“滴答，滴答”；它声称自己知道当前是什么时间，但有传言说它走得不准。

the clock talked politics— “tick, tick;” he professed to know what was the time of day, but there was a whisper that he did not go correctly.

竹手杖站在一旁，看上去又僵硬又傲慢：它为自己的黄铜包头和银制顶端而自负，沙发上放着两个绣了花的靠垫，好看但却很蠢。

the bamboo cane stood by, looking stiff and proud: he was vain of his brass ferrule and silver top, and on the sofa lay two worked cushions, pretty but stupid.

当小剧院的演出开始时，其余的玩具都坐着观看；要是它们对所看到的表演感到满意，就会被要求鼓掌、跺脚或者弄出点声响来。

when the play at the little theatre began, the rest sat and looked on; they were requested to applaud and stamp, or crack, when they felt gratified with what they saw.

但是马鞭说它从不为老年人弄出声响，只给那些还没结婚的年轻人这样做。

but the riding-whip said he never cracked for old people, only for the young who were not yet married.

“我为所有人弄出声响。” 爆竹说。

“I crack for everybody,” said the cracker.

“是的，而且你弄出的动静可真不小。” 随着演出继续，观众们心里这样想着。

“Yes, and a fine noise you make,” thought the audience, as the play went on.

这演出算不上精彩绝伦，但演得很不错，所有的角色都把画了图案的那面朝观众，因为它们本来就只能从一面被看到。

It was not worth much, but it was very well played, and all the characters turned their painted sides to the audience, for they were made only to be seen on one side.

表演很精彩，只是有时候演员们会走到灯光外面去，因为牵线有点太长了。

the acting was wonderful, excepting that sometimes they came out beyond the lamps, because the wires were a little too long.

脖子补过的那个玩偶兴奋得脖子上补过的地方又裂开了，而存钱罐宣称他必须为其中一个演员做点什么，因为他们都让他太满意了。

the doll, whose neck had been darned, was so excited that the place in her neck burst, and the money-pig declared he must do something for one of the players, as they had all pleased him so much.

所以他决定在遗嘱里记住他们中的一个，等他哪天归西了，就让这个人跟他一起葬在家族墓穴里。

So he made up his mind to remember one of them in his will, as the one to be buried with him in the family vault, whenever that event should happen.

他们都太喜欢这场喜剧了，以至于都放弃了开茶话会的想法，只进行了他们所谓的扮演大人的这种益智娱乐活动，而且这也没什么不妥，因为这只是游戏嘛。

they all enjoyed the edy so much, that they gave up all thoughts of the tea party, and only carried out their idea of intellectual amusement, which they called playing at men and women; and there was nothing wrong about it, for it was only play.

一直以来，每个玩具都最在意自己，或者在意存钱罐可能在想些什么。

All the while, each one thought most of himself, or of what the money-pig could be thinking.

他想着，按他的设想，那是很遥远的将来的事 —— 立遗嘱、下葬，以及这一切何时会发生。

his thoughts were on, as he supposed, a very distant time — of making his will, and of his burial, and of when it might all e to pass.

当然，这一切比他预想的来得要快得多 —— 因为突然之间，他从柜子顶上掉了下来，摔到地上，摔成了碎片。

certainly sooner than he expected — for all at once down he came from the top of the press, fell on the ground, and was broken to pieces.

然后那些便士以最有趣的方式蹦蹦跳跳起来。

then the pennies hopped and danced about in the most amusing manner.

小的便士像陀螺一样打转，大的便士则能滚多远就滚多远，尤其是那枚大银币，它以前就经常要到外面的世界去，现在它和其他所有的钱一样，如愿以偿了。

the little ones twirled round like tops, and the large ones rolled away as far as they could, especially the one great silver crown piece who had often to go out into the

world, and now he had his wish as well as all the rest of the money.

存钱罐的碎片被扔进了垃圾桶，第二天，柜子上又立了一个新的存钱罐，但它里面还一个子儿都没有呢，所以，和原来那个一样，它也晃不出声响来。

the pieces of the money-pig were thrown into the dust-bin, and the next day there stood a new money-pig on the cupboard, but it had not a farthing in its inside yet, and therefore, like the old one, it could not rattle.

这就是它的开始，而我们就把这当作故事的结尾吧。

this was the beginning with him, and we will make it the end of our story.