A
A was an ape,
Who stole some white tape,
And tied up his toes
In four beautiful bows.
a !
Funny old Ape!
A曾是只猿猴，
将一卷胶布偷走，
打四个蝴碟死结，
把十只脚趾紧扣。
a！
调皮的猿猴！
B
B was a bat,
Who slept all the day,
And fluttered about
When the sun went away.
b !
Brown little bat!
B曾是只蝙蝠，
整天打着呼噜，
一等太阳下山，
立马飞到各处。
b！
棕色的蝙蝠！
C
C was a camel:
You rode on his hump;
And if you fell off,
You came down such a bump!
c !
What a high camel!
C曾是头骆驼，
在它驼峰上坐；
小心屁股开花，
若不小心跌落。
c！
好一头高高的骆驼！
D
D was a dove,
Who lived in a wood,
With such pretty soft wings,
And so gentle and good!
d !
Dear little Dove!
D曾是只鸽子，
住在小树林子，
高高飞在天上，
拍拍灵巧的翅子。
d！
亲爱的小鸽子！
E
E was an eagle,
Who sat on the rocks,
And looked down on the fields
And the-far-away flocks.
e !
Beautiful eagle!
E曾是只老鹰，
在危崖上立定，
俯瞰脚下田野，
紧紧把猎物盯。
e！
好一只雄鹰！
F
F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff;
And when it was used,
It went puffy-puff-puff!
f !
Nice little fan.
F曾是把折扇，
做得多么好看；
当它扇了起来，
噗噗响声不断。
f！
精美的折扇！
G
G was a gooseberry,
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam,
And eaten with bread.
g !
Gooseberry red!
G曾是颗醋栗，
红红惹人欢喜；
把它制成果酱，
涂面包吃进肚里。
g！
红红的一颗醋栗！
H
H was a heron,
Who stood in a stream:
The length of his neck
And his legs was extreme.
h !
Long-legged Heron!
H曾是只苍鹭，
立在一个小湖：
伸着长腿长脖，
在湖中央站立住。
h！
长腿的苍鹭！
I
I was an inkstand,
Which stood on a table,
With a nice pen to write with
When we are able.
i !
Neat little inkstand!
I曾是只墨水瓶，
在书桌上放定，
插着漂亮的钢笔，
人们用个不停。
i！
精致的墨水瓶！
J
J was a jug,
So pretty and white,
With fresh water in it
At morning and night.
j !
Nice little jug!
J曾是只水罐，
白得真是好看，
里面装满清水。
从早一直到晚。
j！
漂亮的小水罐！
K
K was a kingfisher:
Quickly he flew,
So bright and so pretty!—
Green, purple, and blue.
k !
Kingfisher, blue!
K曾是只翠鸟，
振翅飞入云霄，
多么鲜艳漂亮！——
长着绿、紫、蓝毛。
k！
翠绿色的翠鸟！
L
L was a lily,
So white and so sweet!
To see it and smell it
Was quite a nice treat.
l !
Beautiful Lily!
L曾是朵百合，
芳香又有洁白颜色！
请你尽情观赏，
它会带给你快乐。
l！
美丽的百合！
M
M was a man,
Who walked round and round;
And he wore a long coat
That came down to the ground.
m !
Funny old Man!
M曾是位老汉，
从早奔忙到晚；
身披一件长袍，
一直拖到地板。
m！
滑稽的老汉！
N
N was a nut
So smooth and so brown!
And when it was ripe,
It fell tumble-dum-down.
n !
Nice little Nut!
N曾是粒坚果，
黄澄澄的圆果，
一到成熟时候，
滴溜溜地滚落。
n！
可口的小坚果！
O
O was an oyster,
Who lived in his shell:
If you let him alone,
He felt perfectly well.
o !
Open-mouthed oyster!
O曾是只牡蛎，
居住在贝壳里：
若让它独自待着，
它会快乐安逸。
o！
张大嘴巴的牡蛎！
P
P was a polly,
All red, blue, and green,—
The most beautiful polly
That ever was seen.
p !
Poor little Polly!
P曾是只鹦鹉，
又红又蓝又绿——
你从来没有见过，
那么漂亮的鹦鹉。p！
惹人怜爱的鹦鹉！
Q
Q was a quill
Made into a pen;
But I do not know where,
And I cannot say when.
q !
Nice little Quill!
Q曾是羽毛一支，
我不知它在何时，
也不知它在何处，
被制成了钢笔一支。
q！
漂亮的小羽毛！
R
R was a rattlesnake,
Rolled up so tight,
Those who saw him ran quickly,
For fear he should bite.
r !
Rattlesnake bite!
R是响尾蛇一条，
身子盘得紧又高，
人人见了吓得逃，
害怕被它张嘴咬。
r！
当心被响尾蛇咬！
S
S was a screw
To screw down a box;
And then it was fastened
Without any locks.
s !
Valuable screw!
S曾是枚螺丝钉，
朝一只盒子上面钉；
盒子不用再上锁，
也能被关得紧紧。
s！
神奇的螺丝钉！
T
T was a thimble,
Of silver so bright!
When placed on the finger,
It fitted so tight!
t !
Nice little thimble!
T曾是一枚顶针，
闪着银光一阵阵！
将它往指头上戴，
不大不小合适得很！
t！
精致的小顶针！
U
U was an upper-coat, Woolly and warm,
To wear over all
In the snow or the storm.
u !
What a nice upper-coat!
U曾是一件外套，
面料是暖和的羊毛，
大风大雪不用怕，
拿它往身上一罩。
u！
好一件漂亮的外套！
V
V was a veil
With a border upon it,
And a ribbon to tie it
All round a pink bonnet.
v !
Pretty green Veil!
V曾是顶面罩，
花边镶得真妙，
还有一根丝带，
绕着粉色的帽。
v！
漂亮的绿面罩！
W
W was a watch,
Where, in letters of gold,
The hour of the day
You might always behold.
w !
Beautiful watch!
W曾是块手表，
金色数字往表面标，
若你想知道几点钟，
只管往表面上瞧。
w！
漂亮的手表！
X
X was King Xerxes,
Who wore on his head
A mighty large turban,
Green, yellow, and red.
x !
Look at King Xerxes!
X曾是薛西斯王，
他在他的脑袋上，
将一块红、黄、绿
相间的大头巾缠上。
x！
瞧这位薛西斯王！
Y
Y was a yak,
From the land of Thibet:
Except his white tail,
He was all black as jet.
y !
Look at the Yak!
Y曾是头牦牛，
来自西藏的肥牛，
除了白白的尾巴，
全身黑不溜秋。
y！
快瞧这头牦牛！
Z
Z was a zebra,
All striped white and black;
And if he were tame,
You might ride on his back.
z !
Pretty striped Zebra!
Z曾是匹斑马，
黑白条纹交杂；
当它驯服温顺，
就能够骑上它。
z！
漂亮斑纹的斑马！