Children, when was

孩子们，拿破仑·波拿巴

Napoléon Bonaparte born,

是什么时候

asks teacher.

出生的？老师问。

A thousand years ago, the children say.

一千年前，孩子们说。

A hundred years ago, the children say.

一百年前，孩子们说。

Last year, the children say.

去年，孩子们说。

No one knows.

没人知道。

Children, what did

孩子们，拿破仑·波拿巴

Napoléon Bonaparte do,

做过

asks teacher.

什么？老师问。

Won a war, the children say.

赢了一场战争，孩子们说。

Lost a war, the children say.

输了一场战争，孩子们说。

No one knows.

没人知道。

Our butcher had a dog

我们的肉贩子有一条狗

called Napoléon,

叫拿破仑，

says Frantisek.

弗兰蒂斯科说。

The butcher used to beat him and the dog died

肉贩子过去常常打它，而狗

of hunger

一年前

a year ago.

饿死了。

And all the children are now sorry

此时，所有孩子都为拿破仑

for Napoléon.

感到难过。