Bogdan lived in a big city. His uncle lived on a farm. One Friday, Bogdan took a train there for the weekend. He was nervous. He knew cats and dogs, but no farm animals.
博格丹住在一座大城市里。他的叔叔住在农场。一个星期五，博格丹坐火车去那里过周末。他很紧张。他认识猫和狗，却不认识农场里的动物。
His uncle said, "We get up at five o'clock." Bogdan thought it was a joke. It was not.
叔叔说：“我们五点钟起床。”博格丹以为这是个玩笑。其实不是。
The next morning was dark and cold. In the barn, the cows were very big. They looked at him and breathed loudly. Bogdan stayed by the door.
第二天早上又黑又冷。在谷仓里，奶牛特别大。它们看着他，呼哧呼哧地喘着气。博格丹站在门边没动。
A farm worker called Nestor saw him. "Come here," he said. "Cows are slow friends. Goats are easier. Take this bucket."
一位名叫内斯托的农场工人看见了他。“过来，”他说，“奶牛是慢性子的朋友。山羊要容易相处些。拿着这个桶。”
Nestor showed him how to hold the food on a flat hand. Three goats ran to him. Their mouths were soft, and their eyes were strange and yellow. One goat tried to eat his sleeve.
内斯托教他怎么把饲料放在平摊的手掌上。三只山羊跑到他跟前。它们的嘴软软的，眼睛奇怪，是黄色的。有一只山羊想啃他的袖子。
Bogdan laughed. "She likes my jacket!"
博格丹笑了。“她喜欢我的夹克！”
"She likes everything," Nestor said. "Give her more food, and she will leave your jacket alone."
“她什么都喜欢，”内斯托说，“多给她点吃的，她就不会管你的夹克了。”
On Saturday, Bogdan fed the goats by himself. Then he walked past the cows to get water. His legs were not so slow now. At night, he was very tired, and he slept well.
星期六，博格丹自己喂了山羊。然后他走过奶牛身边去取水。他的腿现在不那么慢了。到了晚上，他累极了，睡得很香。
On Sunday, he woke up in the dark. There was no alarm. He put on his boots and went to the kitchen. The light was off. Nobody was there.
星期天，他在黑暗中醒来。没有闹钟。他穿上靴子，走到厨房。灯是关着的。没有人在那里。
Soon his uncle came in, with a surprised face.
不一会儿，叔叔走了进来，一脸惊讶。
"You are up before me," his uncle said.
“你比我起得还早，”叔叔说。
"I know," Bogdan said. "The goats are hungry."
“我知道，”博格丹说，“山羊饿了。”
