Ah, Strega Nona, and I'm in.

- 啊，Strega Nona， 我加入了。

I'm Mary Steenburgen and today I'm going to read Strega Nona written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.

我是玛丽·斯汀伯根，今天我要读托米·德保拉 (Tomie dePaola) 撰写和插图的《Strega Nona》。

Even the priest and the sisters of the convent went, because Strega Nona did have a magic touch.

就连神父和修道院的修女们也去了，因为斯特雷加·诺娜确实有魔力。

One evening when Big Anthony was milking the goat, he heard Strega Nona singing.

一天晚上，大安东尼正在挤山羊奶时，他听到斯特雷加·诺娜在唱歌。

Peeking in the window, he saw Strega Nona standing over the pasta pot.

他向窗外望去，看到斯特雷加·诺娜站在意大利面锅旁。

" That's a magic pot for sure! " And Strega Nona called Big Anthony in for supper.

“这绝对是一个神奇的罐子！”斯特雷加·诺娜叫大安东尼来吃晚饭。

Pasta for all at Strega Nona's house.

斯特雷加·诺娜 (Strega Nona) 家为所有人提供意大利面。

" Oh, grazie—thank you, thank you, Strega Nona, " the people cried.

“噢，谢谢你——谢谢你，谢谢你，斯特雷加·诺娜，”人们喊道。

And it certainly would have, had Strega Nona not come down the road, home from her visit.

如果斯特雷加·诺娜没有从她的探访中回家的话，它肯定会发生。

But too bad for Big Anthony, because he didn't get to see Strega Nona blow three kisses to the magic pot.

但对大安东尼来说太糟糕了，因为他没有看到斯特雷加·诺娜向魔罐飞了三个吻。

Big Anthony did his work and Strega Nona met with the people who came to see her for headaches and husbands and warts.

大安东尼完成了他的工作，斯特雷加·诺娜会见了那些因头痛、丈夫和疣而来看她的人。

But the pasta raised the cover, and Big Anthony as well, and spilled on the floor of Strega Nona's house.

但意大利面掀起了盖子， 还有大安东尼，洒在斯特雷加·诺娜家的地板上。

As soon as Strega Nona was out of sight, Big Anthony went inside, pulled the pasta pot off the shelf, and put it on the floor.

斯特雷加·诺娜一走出视线，大安东尼就走进去， 把架子上的意大利面锅拉下来，放在地板上。

But Strega Nona was getting old, and she needed someone to help her keep her little house and garden, so she put up a sign in the town square.

但斯特雷加·诺娜（Strega Nona）已经老了， 她需要有人帮助她打理她的小房子和花园，所以她在城镇广场上竖起了一块牌子。