一
On the top of the Crumpetty Tree
The Quangle Wangle sat,
But his face you could not see,
On account of his Beaver Hat.
For his Hat was a hundred and two feet wide,
With ribbons and bibbons on every side,
And bells, and buttons, and loops, and lace,
So that nobody ever could see the face
Of the Quangle Wangle Quee.
有一頭怪獸叫“狂怪王”，
坐在一棵烤麵包樹上；
他的臉呀你瞧不到，
因為一海狸皮帽將它擋。
帽子有一百零二英尺寬，
垂絲帶、鑲鈕扣、套著環，
還縫著漂亮的花邊真好看；
所以從來沒人能看清
“狂怪王”的怪臉蛋。
二
The Quangle Wangle said
To himself on the Crumpetty Tree,
"Jam, and jelly, and bread
Are the best of food for me!
But the longer I live on this Crumpetty Tree
The plainer than ever it seems to me
“狂怪王”在烤麵包樹上待，
自言自語地說起來：
“果醬、果凍和麵包，
這些美味乃是我最愛！
我在烤麵包樹上已待夠，
這個世界我早看透，
That very few people come this way
And that life on the whole is far from gay!"
Said the Quangle Wangle Quee.
這裏空****再沒有人來到，
這日子我過得可真鬱悶。”
“狂怪王”自言自語道。
三
But there came to the Crumpetty Tree
Mr. and Mrs. Canary;
And they said, "Did ever you see
Any spot so charmingly airy?
May we build a nest on your lovely Hat?
Mr. Quangle Wangle, grant us that!
O please let us come and build a nest
Of whatever material suits you best,
Mr. Quangle Wangle Quee!"
這時候朝著烤麵包樹，
飛來對金絲雀夫婦；
他們說：“請問您是否知道，
何處幹爽又舒服？
我們能否把窩安上您的帽？