奶nǎi奶nai的de香xiāng蕉jiāo

奶nǎi奶nai有yǒu一yī座zuò美měi丽lì的de大dà花huā园yuán，里lǐ面miàn种zhòng满mǎn了le高gāo粱liáng，杂zá谷gǔ和hé木mù薯shǔ，但dàn里lǐ面miàn最zuì棒bàng的de是shì香xiāng蕉jiāo。奶nǎi奶nai虽suī然rán有yǒu很hěn多duō孙sūn子zi孙sūn女nǚ，但dàn我wǒ心xīn里li知zhī道dào她tā最zuì喜xǐ欢huan我wǒ。她tā常cháng常cháng邀yāo请qǐng我wǒ去qù她tā家jiā，告gào诉su我wǒ一yī些xiē小xiǎo秘mì密mì。但dàn是shì有yǒu一yī个gè秘mì密mì，她tā从cóng来lái没méi有yǒu告gào诉su我wǒ，那nà就jiù是shì她tā催cuī熟shú香xiāng蕉jiāo的de办bàn法fǎ。

Grandma’s garden was wonderful, full of sorghum, millet, and cassava. But best of all were the bananas. Although Grandma had many grandchildren, I secretly knew that I was her favourite. She invited me often to her house. She also told me little secrets. But there was one secret she did not share with me: how she ripened bananas.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，我wǒ看kàn到dào奶nǎi奶nai在zài门mén外wài放fàng了le一yī个gè巨jù大dà的de麦mài秆gǎn编biān成chéng的de篮lán子zi。我wǒ问wèn奶nǎi奶nai这zhè是shì做zuò什shén么me的de，奶nǎi奶nai却què只zhǐ说shuō：“这zhè是shì我wǒ的de神shén秘mì篮lán子zi。”篮lán子zi旁páng边biān放fàng了le几jǐ片piàn香xiāng蕉jiāo叶yè子zi，奶nǎi奶nai把bǎ叶yè子zi来lái回huí翻fān动dòng。我wǒ很hěn好hào奇qí，问wèn奶nǎi奶nai：“这zhè些xiē叶yè子zi是shì做zuò什shén么me的de？”奶nǎi奶nai却què只zhǐ说shuō：“这zhè是shì我wǒ的de神shén秘mì叶yè子zi。”

One day I saw a big straw basket placed outside Grandma’s house. When I asked what it was for, the only answer I got was, “It’s my secret basket.” Next to the basket, there were several banana leaves that Grandma turned from time to time. I was curious. “What are the leaves for, Grandma?” I asked. The only answer I got was, “They are my secret leaves.”

我wǒ好hào奇qí地de看kàn着zhe奶nǎi奶nai，香xiāng蕉jiāo，香xiāng蕉jiāo叶yè子zi还hái有yǒu那nà个ge巨jù大dà的de麦mài秆gǎn编biān成chéng的de篮lán子zi。但dàn奶nǎi奶nai却què把bǎ我wǒ打dǎ发fa到dào妈mā妈ma那nà儿r跑pǎo腿tuǐ。我wǒ求qiú奶nǎi奶nai：“让ràng我wǒ留liú下xià来lai看kàn一yī看kàn吧ba！”奶nǎi奶nai却què坚jiān持chí说shuō：“别bié固gù执zhí了le，按àn我wǒ说shuō的de去qù做zuò。”我wǒ只zhǐ好hǎo跑pǎo开kāi了le。

It was so interesting watching Grandma, the bananas, the banana leaves and the big straw basket. But Grandma sent me off to my mother on an errand. “Grandma, please, let me watch as you prepare…” “Don’t be stubborn, child, do as you are told,” she insisted. I took off running.

当dāng我wǒ回huí来lai的de时shí候hou，奶nǎi奶nai正zhèng坐zuò在zài外wài面miàn休xiū息xi，但dàn是shì篮lán子zi和hé香xiāng蕉jiāo都dōu不bù见jiàn了le！我wǒ问wèn奶nǎi奶nai：“篮lán子zi去qù哪nǎ儿r了le？香xiāng蕉jiāo去qù哪nǎ儿r了le？还hái有yǒu那nà些xiē……”奶nǎi奶nai却què说shuō：“它tā们men都dōu在zài一yī个gè神shén秘mì的de地dì方fang。”我wǒ太tài沮jǔ丧sàng了le！

When I returned, Grandma was sitting outside but with neither the basket nor the bananas. “Grandma, where is the basket, where are all the bananas, and where…” But the only answer I got was, “They are all in a secret place.” It was so disappointing!

过guò了le两liǎng天tiān，奶nǎi奶nai让ràng我wǒ从cóng她tā的de卧wò室shì拿ná拐guǎi杖zhàng给gěi她tā。我wǒ一yī打dǎ开kāi门mén，就jiù闻wén到dào了le熟shú香xiāng蕉jiāo的de味wèi道dao。原yuán来lái奶nǎi奶nai的de神shén秘mì篮lán子zi就jiù放fàng在zài卧wò室shì里lǐ！它tā上shàng面miàn盖gài了le一yī条tiáo旧jiù毯tǎn子zi，我wǒ掀xiān起qǐ毯tǎn子zi，使shǐ劲jìn地de闻wén着zhe那nà香xiāng味wèi。

Two days later, Grandma sent me to fetch her walking stick from her bedroom. As soon as I opened the door, I was welcomed by the strong smell of ripening bananas. So that was where Grandma’s secret basket was – in her bedroom! It was well hidden by an old blanket. I lifted it and sniffed that glorious smell.

奶nǎi奶nai喊hǎn我wǒ的de时shí候hou，我wǒ吓xià了le一yī跳tiào：“你nǐ在zài做zuò什shén么me？快kuài把bǎ我wǒ的de拐guǎi杖zhàng拿ná来lái。”我wǒ赶gǎn紧jǐn把bǎ拐guǎi杖zhàng拿ná出chū去qu给gěi奶nǎi奶nai。奶nǎi奶nai看kàn着zhe我wǒ，问wèn：“你nǐ在zài笑xiào什shén么me？”我wǒ这zhè才cái意yì识shí到dào，我wǒ还hái在zài因yīn为wèi发fā现xiàn了le这zhè个ge神shén奇qí的de秘mì密mì窃qiè笑xiào着zhe。

Grandma’s voice startled me when she called, “What are you doing? Hurry up and bring me the stick.” I hurried out with her walking stick. “What are you smiling about?” Grandma asked. Her question made me realise that I was still smiling at the discovery of her magic secret.

第dì二èr天tiān，奶nǎi奶nai来lái看kàn我wǒ妈mā妈ma，我wǒ又yòu跑pǎo到dào奶nǎi奶nai家jiā去qù偷tōu看kàn那nà些xiē熟shú香xiāng蕉jiāo。有yǒu一yī把bǎ香xiāng蕉jiāo已yǐ经jīng非fēi常cháng熟shú了le。我wǒ采cǎi了le一yī根gēn香xiāng蕉jiāo，把bǎ它tā藏cáng在zài我wǒ的de裙qún子zi里lǐ。我wǒ小xiǎo心xīn地de盖gài好hǎo篮lán子zi，跑pǎo到dào房fáng子zi后hòu面mian，偷tōu偷tōu地de把bǎ香xiāng蕉jiāo吃chī了le：这zhè是shì我wǒ吃chī过guo的de最zuì美měi味wèi的de香xiāng蕉jiāo！

The following day when grandma came to visit my mother, I rushed to her house to check the bananas once more. There was a bunch of very ripe ones. I picked one and hid it in my dress. After covering the basket again, I went behind the house and quickly ate it. It was the sweetest banana I had ever tasted.

第dì二èr天tiān，我wǒ趁chèn奶nǎi奶nai在zài花huā园yuán里lǐ摘zhāi蔬shū菜cài的de时shí候hou，偷tōu偷tōu跑pǎo进jìn房fáng间jiān，去qù看kàn那nà些xiē香xiāng蕉jiāo，香xiāng蕉jiāo差chà不bu多duō全quán都dōu熟shú了le。我wǒ禁jīn不bu住zhù诱yòu惑huò，拿ná了le四sì根gēn香xiāng蕉jiāo。我wǒ踮diǎn起qǐ脚jiǎo离lí开kāi房fáng间jiān，听tīng到dào奶nǎi奶nai在zài咳ké嗽sou。我wǒ把bǎ香xiāng蕉jiāo藏cáng在zài裙qún子zi下xià面miàn，若ruò无wú其qí事shì地de走zǒu开kāi了le。

The following day, when grandma was in the garden picking vegetables, I sneaked in and peered at the bananas. Nearly all were ripe. I couldn’t help taking a bunch of four. As I tiptoed towards the door, I heard grandma coughing outside. I just managed to hide the bananas under my dress and walked away as if nothing had happened.

第dì二èr天tiān是shì奶nǎi奶nai赶gǎn集jí的de日rì子zi。奶nǎi奶nai很hěn早zǎo就jiù醒xǐng来lái了le，她tā把bǎ成chéng熟shú的de香xiāng蕉jiāo和hé木mù薯shǔ运yùn到dào集jí市shì上shàng去qù卖mài。我wǒ那nà天tiān没méi有yǒu急jí着zhe去qù看kàn她tā，但dàn我wǒ知zhī道dào，我wǒ不bù可kě能néng永yǒng远yuǎn躲duǒ着zhe奶nǎi奶nai。

The following day was market day. Grandma woke up early. She always took ripe bananas and cassava to sell at the market. I did not hurry to visit her that day. But I could not avoid her for long.

那nà天tiān傍bàng晚wǎn，我wǒ被bèi爸bà爸ba、妈mā妈ma和hé奶nǎi奶nai叫jiào过guò去qu。我wǒ知zhī道dào他tā们men为wèi什shén么me找zhǎo我wǒ。那nà天tiān晚wǎn上shang，当dāng我wǒ上shàng床chuáng睡shuì觉jiào的de时shí候hou，我wǒ知zhī道dào我wǒ再zài也yě不bù会huì偷tōu东dōng西xi了le，不bù偷tōu奶nǎi奶nai的de，不bù偷tōu爸bà妈mā的de，不bù从cóng任rèn何hé人rén那nà里li偷tōu东dōng西xi。

Later that evening I was called by my mother and father, and Grandma. I knew why. That night as I lay down to sleep, I knew I could never steal again, not from grandma, not from my parents, and certainly not from anyone else.