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A maid with a basket of eggs. Hear her talking to herself.
“I have fifteen eggs in my basket. I will take them straight to my good white hen. She will sit upon them days and days, and keep them warm.
“Then the fifteen little chickens will peck open the shells. I can see them now. Pretty little things; some black, some yellow, some white!
“I can hear them call ‘Peep, peep!’ They will soon scratch for themselves. I will feed them well, and they will grow into strong, fat hens.
“Then I will take them to market to sell. How much shall I get? Ah! I shall be quite rich. I can buy a fine hat and a dress.
“My friends will not know me.”
She tosses her head in pride, forgetting the eggs. The basket falls to the ground; the eggs are broken.
She counted her chickens before they were hatched!
中文阅读
有个女孩带着一篮子鸡蛋，来听一听她的自言自语吧。
“我篮子里有十五个鸡蛋，这就去拿给我亲爱的白母鸡去孵蛋。母鸡会天天坐在蛋上，不让鸡蛋冻着。
“然后，就有十五只小鸡要破壳而出啦！我现在就看得见小鸡了，多漂亮的小东西！有黑的，有黄的，有白的！
“我听见它们叽叽喳喳地叫，小鸡很快就能自己从土里刨食吃了！我会好好地喂小鸡，小鸡就会长成又肥又壮的母鸡！
“然后我就把母鸡带到集市上都卖了，这样能卖多少钱呢？啊！我肯定就该特别有钱了，可以买顶好帽子，再买件裙子！
“朋友们都会认不出我了呢！”
女孩骄傲地把头一甩，却忘了手里的鸡蛋。篮子摔在地上，鸡蛋全都打碎了。
她还没等鸡孵出来，就开始数鸡了！