THE ASTRONOMER

I only said, “When in the evening the round full moon gets entangled among the branches of that Kadam tree, couldn’t somebody catch it?”

But dādā laughed at me and said, “Baby, you are the silliest child I have ever known. The moon is ever so far from us,how could anybody catch it?”

I said, “Dādā, how foolish you are! When mother looks out of her window and smiles down at us playing, would you call her far away?”

Still dādā said, “You are a stupid child! But, baby, where could you find a net big enough to catch the moon with?”

I said, “Surely you could catch it with your hands.”

But dādā laughed and said, “You are the silliest child I have known. If it came nearer, you would see how big the moon is.”

I said, “Dādā, what nonsense they teach at your school!When mother bends her face down to kiss us does her face look very big?”

But still dādā says, “You are a stupid child.”

天文家

我不过说：“当傍晚圆圆的满月挂在劫丹波 的枝头时，有人能去捉它么？”

哥哥却对我笑道：“孩子呀，你真是我第一次看见的傻孩子。月儿离我们这样远，谁能去捉他呢？”

我说：“哥哥，你真傻！当母亲向窗外探望，微笑地往下看着我们游戏时，你也能说她远么？”

哥哥还只是说：“你这傻孩子！但是，孩子，你到哪里去找大网，能捉得住这月儿的大网呢？”

我说：“你自然可以用双手去捉住它呀。”

但是哥哥笑道：“你真是我第一次才看见的傻孩子。如果月儿走近了，你便知道他是多大了。”

我说：“哥哥，你们学校里所教的，真是没有意义！当母亲低下脸儿向我们亲嘴时，她的脸看来也是很大的么？”

但是哥哥还只是说：“你真是一个傻孩子。” dRcj18wFdNlI3ZHqPrA6DQULMnsN+cKiU4xHvMevjSsRnTxj6Kzoqx3Rw/q+57I2