和hé植zhí物wù聊liáo天tiān的de卡Kǎ莱lái

这zhè是shì卡Kǎ莱lái。她tā今jīn年nián七qī岁suì。在zài肯Kěn尼ní亚yà当dāng地dì方fāng言yán里lǐ，这zhè个ge名míng字zi是shì“美měi好hǎo事shì物wù”的de意yì思si。

This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘good things’ in a local dialect of Kenya.

卡Kǎ莱lái早zǎo上shang醒xǐng来lái，跟gēn橙chéng子zi树shù说shuō：“橙chéng子zi树shù啊a橙chéng子zi树shù，快kuài点diǎn长zhǎng大dà吧ba，给gěi我wǒ们men结jiē好hǎo多duō又yòu大dà又yòu甜tián的de橙chéng子zi！”

Khalai wakes up and talks to the orange tree. “Please orange tree, grow quickly and give us lots of big, sweet oranges.”

在zài卡Kǎ莱lái走zǒu路lù去qù上shàng学xué的de路lù上shang，她tā对duì草cǎo地dì说shuō：“草cǎo地dì啊a草cǎo地dì，你nǐ一yī定dìng要yào长zhǎng得de绿lǜ油yóu油yóu的de，别bié干gān枯kū了le。”

Khalai walks to school. On the way she talks to the grass. “Please grass, grow greener and don’t dry up.”

卡Kǎ莱lái路lù过guò了le野yě花huā，她tā对duì野yě花huā说shuō：“野yě花huā啊a野yě花huā，你nǐ们men尽jìn情qíng地de开kāi放fàng吧ba，这zhè样yàng我wǒ可kě以yǐ把bǎ你nǐ们men夹jiā在zài我wǒ的de头tóu发fa里lǐ。”

Khalai passes wild flowers. “Please flowers, keep blooming so I can put you in my hair.”

在zài学xué校xiào，卡Kǎ莱lái对duì操cāo场chǎng中zhōng间jiān的de树shù说shuō：“小xiǎo树shù啊a小xiǎo树shù，快kuài点diǎn长zhǎng出chū枝zhī叶yè吧ba，这zhè样yàng我wǒ们men就jiù可kě以yǐ在zài树shù荫yīn里lǐ读dú书shū了le。”

At school, Khalai talks to the tree in the middle of the compound. “Please tree, put out big branches so we can read under your shade.”

卡Kǎ莱lái还hái对duì学xué校xiào附fù近jìn的de灌guàn木mù丛cóng说shuō：“灌guàn木mù啊a灌guàn木mù，你nǐ们men一yī定dìng要yào长zhǎng得de壮zhuàng壮zhuàng的de，这zhè样yàng坏huài人rén就jiù进jìn不bù了liǎo学xué校xiào了le。”

Khalai talks to the hedge around her school. “Please grow strong and stop bad people from coming in.”

当dāng卡Kǎ莱lái从cóng学xué校xiào回huí到dào家jiā里lǐ，她tā又yòu去qù看kàn了le看kàn橙chéng子zi树shù，问wèn它tā：“你nǐ结jiē橙chéng子zi了le吗ma？”

When Khalai returns home from school, she visits the orange tree. “Have you grown any oranges yet?” asks Khalai.

卡Kǎ莱lái叹tàn了le一yī口kǒu气qì：“橙chéng子zi还hái是shi绿lǜ色sè的de，我wǒ明míng天tiān再zài来lái看kàn看kan你nǐ吧ba！或huò许xǔ到dào了le明míng天tiān你nǐ就jiù会huì给gěi我wǒ一yī只zhī又yòu大dà又yòu甜tián的de橙chéng子zi了le。”

“The oranges are still green,” sighs Khalai. “I will see you tomorrow orange tree,” says Khalai. “Perhaps then you will have a big, sweet orange for me!”