我人很小，因为我是一个小孩子，到了我像爸爸一样年纪时，就会变大了。

我的老师要是走来说道：“时候晚了，把你的石板，你的书拿来。”

我便要告诉他道：“你难道不知道我已经同爸爸一样大了吗？我决不再学什么功课了。”

我的老师便将惊异地说道：“他读书不读书可以随便，因为他是大人了。”

我将自己穿了衣裳，走到人群拥挤的集市里去。

我的叔叔要是跑过来说道：“你要迷路了，我的孩子，让我牵着你。”

我便要回答道：“你没有看见吗，叔叔，我已经同爸爸一样大了？

我决定要独自一个人到集市里去。”

叔叔便将说道：“是的，他随便到哪里去都可以，因为他是大人了。”

当我正拿钱给我保姆时，妈妈便要从浴室中出来，因为我是知道怎样用我的钥匙去开钱箱的。

妈妈要是说道：“你在做什么呀，淘气的孩子？”

我便要告诉她道：“妈妈，你不知道我已经同爸爸一样大了么？我必须拿钱给保姆。”

妈妈便将自言自语道：“他可以随便把钱给他所喜欢的人，因为他是大人了。”

当十月里放假的时候，爸爸将要回家，他会以为我还是一个小孩子，为我从城里带了小鞋子和小绸衫来。

我便要说道：“爸爸，把这些东西给哥哥吧，因为我已经同你一样大了。”

爸爸会想一下，说道：“他可以随便去买他自己穿的衣裳，因为他是大人了。”

The Little Big Man

I am small because I am a little child. I shall be big when I am as old as my father is.

My teacher will come and say，“It is late，bring your slate and your books. ”

I shall tell him，“Do you not know I am as big as father？And I must not have lessons any more. ”

My master will wonder and say，“He can leave his books if he likes，for he is grown up. ”

I shall dress myself and walk to the fair where the crowd is thick.

My uncle will come rushing up to me and say，“You will get lost，my boy；let me carry you. ”

I shall answer，“Can’t you see，uncle，I am as big as father. I must go to the fair alone. ”

Uncle will say，“Yes，he can go wherever he likes，for he is grown up. ”

Mother will come from her bath when I am giving money to my nurse，for I shall know how to open the box with my key.

Mother will say，“What are you about，naughty child？”

I shall tell her，“Mother，don’t you know，I am as big as father，and I must give silver to my nurse. ”

Mother will say to herself，“He can give money to whom he likes，for he is grown up. ”

In the holiday time in October father will come home and，thinking that I am still a baby，will bring for me from the town little shoes and small silken frocks.

I shall say，“Father，give them to my dada ［elder brother］，for I am as big as you are. ”

Father will think and say，“He can buy his own clothes if he likes，for he is grown up. ”