The Very Hungry Caterpillar经典的儿童绘本充满诗意和创意，讲述了一只毛毛虫的故事。在过去的30年里，这篇文章来自艾瑞克•从卡尔手中爬出来的红色头骨、绿色身体和毛毛虫，已经赢得了世界上2000多万孩子的心。

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

好饿的毛毛虫

In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

月光下，一个小蛋，躺在树叶上。

One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop!

Out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.

一个星期天的早晨，温暖的太阳升起。

啪！一条又小又饿的毛毛虫从卵壳里钻出来。

He started to look for some food.

开始到处寻找食物。

On Monday he ate through one apple.

But he was still hungry.

星期一，他吃了一个苹果，

但是，他还是很饿。

On Tuesday he ate through two pears,

but he was still hungry.

星期二，他吃了两个梨，

但是他还是很饿。

On Wednesday he ate through three plums,

but he was still hungry.

星期三，他吃了三个李子，

但是他还是觉得很饿。

On Thursday he ate through four strawberries,

but he was still hungry.

星期四，他吃了四个草莓，

但是他还是很饿。

On Friday he ate through five oranges,

but he was still hungry.

星期五，他吃了五个橘子，

但是他还是很饿。

On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake,

one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese,

one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie,

one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon.

星期六，他吃了很多很多……蛋糕，冰淇淋，黄瓜，瑞士奶酪，香肠，棒棒糖，馅饼，热狗，杯蛋糕，西瓜！

That night he had a stomach-ache!

那天晚上，他开始胃痛。

The next day was Sunday again.

The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf,

and after that he felt much better.

第二天，又是一个星期天。

毛毛虫吃了一片新鲜的叶子，

之后他感觉好多了。

Now he wasn’t hungry anymore --

and he wasn’t a little caterpillar anymore.

He was a big, fat caterpillar.

现在，他再也不觉得饿了——

再也没有一只小毛毛虫了，

他长成了一只肥大的毛毛虫。

He built a small house, called a cocoon,

around himself.

He stayed inside for more than two weeks.

Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon,

pushed his way out….

他绕着自己的身体，盖了一个叫茧的小房子。

他在里面呆了两个星期。

然后他一点一点地在茧上啃了一个小洞，

钻了出来…..

He became a beautiful butterfly!

他现在是一只美丽的蝴蝶！