Written by Sam McBratney
Little Nutbrown Hare, who was going to bed, held on tight to Big Nutbrown Hare's very long ears.
He wanted to be sure that Big Nutbrown Hare was listening.
"Guess how much I love you," he said.
"Oh, I don't think I could guess that,"said Big Nutbrown Hare.
"This much,"said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms as wide as they could go.
Big Nutbrown Hare had even longer arms.
"But I love YOU this much,"he said.
Hmm, that is a lot, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.
"I love you as high a I can reach,"said Little Nutbrown Hare.
"I love you as high as I can reach,"said Big Nutbrown Hare.
That is quite high, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I had arms like that.
Then Little Nutbrown Hare had a good idea. He tumbled upside down and reached up the tree trunk with his feet.
"I love you all the way up to my toes!"he said.
"And I love you all the way up to your toes,"said Big Nutbrown Hare, swinging him up over his head.
"I love you as high as I can HOP!"laughed Little Nutbrown Hare, bouncing up and down.
"But I love you as high as I can hop,"smiled Big Nutbrown Hare - and he hopped so high that his ears touched the branches above.
That's good hopping, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.
I wish I could hop like that.
"I love you all the way down the lane as far as the river,"cried Little
Nutbrown Hare.
"I love you across the river and over the hills,"said Big Nutbrown Hare.
That's very far, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.He was almost too sleepy to think any more. Then he looked beyond the thorn bushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be further than the sky.
"I love you right up to the MOON,"he said, and closed his eyes. "Oh, that's far,"said Big Nutbrown Hare. "That is very, very far."
Big Nutbrown Hare settled Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves.He leaned over and kissed him good night.Then he lay down close by and whispered with a smile, "I love you right up to the moon - AND BACK."
猜猜我有多爱你
作者:Sam McBratney
临睡觉前,小兔子紧紧抓住大兔子的长耳朵,他要确认大兔子真的在听他说话。
他说:“猜猜我有多爱你?”
大兔子说:“厄,我猜不出来亚。”
小兔子用力伸展开胳膊:“有这么多~~”
可大兔子的胳膊更长,他说:“我爱你这么多。”
嗯,确实好多亚,小兔子想。
小兔子又说:“那我爱你就像我能够着的那么高~”
大兔子说:“我爱你也像我能够着的那么高~”
确实很高哇,小兔子心说,要是我有那么长的胳膊就好了。
然后小兔子想到了一个好主意。他倒立起来,用脚尖够着树干——
“我爱你一直爱到脚尖那里~”
大兔子一把抱起小兔子,把它高高地举过头顶:“我爱你也一直到你的脚尖~”
小兔子蹦蹦跳跳,笑着说:“我爱你爱到我能跳的这么高!”
大兔子也笑啦,他说:“我也爱你像我跳的这么高~”他高高地跳起来,耳朵都碰到树枝啦。
跳得真高啊,小兔子心想,要是我也能跳那么高该多好。
小兔子大叫:“我爱你一直沿着小路,到了小河边~”
“我爱你一直跨过了小河,又翻过了山岭,”大兔子说。
那真的很远啦,小兔子心想。可小兔子实在太困啦,没法继续想下去。于是他抬起头,透过荆棘丛看到了大片的夜空——没有什么比天空更远的了。
“我爱你一直到月亮那么远,”说着,小兔子闭上了眼睛。
“那么远啊,”大兔子说,“那真的是很远很远啦。”
大兔子把小兔子放到铺满树叶的小床里,他弯下腰亲了小兔子晚安,然后凑到小兔子耳边,轻轻地笑着说:“我爱你一直到月亮——然后再绕回来。”