孩子们，拿破仑·波拿巴

Children, when was

是什么时候

Napoléon Bonaparte born,

出生的？老师问。

asks teacher.

一千年前，孩子们说。

A thousand years ago, the children say.

一百年前，孩子们说。

A hundred years ago, the children say.

去年，孩子们说。

Last year, the children say.

没人知道。

No one knows.

孩子们，拿破仑·波拿巴

Children, what did

做过

Napoléon Bonaparte do,

什么？老师问。

asks teacher.

赢了一场战争，孩子们说。

Won a war, the children say.

输了一场战争，孩子们说。

Lost a war, the children say.

没人知道。

No one knows.

我们的肉贩子有一条狗

Our butcher had a dog

叫拿破仑，

called Napoléon,

弗兰蒂斯科说。

says Frantisek.

肉贩子过去常常打它，而狗

The butcher used to beat him and the dog died

一年前

of hunger

饿死了。

a year ago.

此时，所有孩子都为拿破仑

And all the children are now sorry

感到难过。

for Napoléon.