The girls meantime spread the table, set the children round the fire, and fed them like so many hungry birds, laughing, talking, and trying to understand the funny broken English.

一面她给那婴儿小心翼翼地穿衣服，好像是她亲生的一样。在此同时，女孩子们摆好餐桌，让孩子们围着火，像喂许多饥饿的小鸟那样喂他们吃——笑啊，谈啊，并且尽力想听懂他们结结巴巴的英语。

The young folks danced and sang songs; the women spread the tables with good things to eat, and the men played on musical instruments and told fairy tales.

年轻人载歌载舞；妇女们摆满了美食，男人们演奏着乐器， 讲着童话故事。