t into the next town to sell the horse’s skin.

他要走很長的路，還必須穿過一片黑暗陰森的森林。

he had a very long way to go, and had to pass through a dark, gloomy forest.

不久暴風雨來了，他迷了路，還沒找到正確的路，傍晚就到了，離城鎮還有很長的路，晚上之前也來不及回家了。

presently a storm arose, and he lost his way, and before he discovered the right path, evening came on, and it was still a long way to the town, and too far to return home before night.

路邊有一座大農舍。

Near the road stood a large farmhouse.

窗外的百葉窗關著，但燈光從頂部的縫隙中透出來。

the shutters outside the windows were closed, but lights shone through the crevices at the top.

“我也許可以請求在這裡過夜。” 小克勞斯想；於是他走到門口敲了敲門。

“I might get permission to stay here for the night,” thought Little claus; so he went up to the door and knocked.

農夫的妻子開了門；但是當她聽到他的請求時，她叫他走開，因為她的丈夫不允許她接納陌生人。

the farmer’s wife opened the door; but when she heard what he wanted, she told him to go away, as her husband would not allow her to admit strangers.

“那我就只好躺在這兒了。” 小克勞斯自言自語道，因為農夫的妻子當著他的面關上了門。

“then I shall be obliged to lie out here,” said Little claus to himself, as the farmer’s wife shut the door in his face.

農舍附近有一個大幹草堆，在乾草堆和農舍之間有一個小棚屋，棚屋有茅草屋頂。

Near to the farmhouse stood a large haystack, and between it and the house was a small shed, with a thatched roof.

“我可以躺在那兒。” 小克勞斯說，他看到了屋頂，“那會是一張很棒的床，不過我希望鸛不會飛下來咬我的腿。” 因為屋頂上站著一隻活的鸛，它的巢就在屋頂上。

“I can lie up there,” said Little claus, as he saw the roof; “it will make a famous be