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Askas Animals by Warabe Aska, with poetry by David Day 提供者：畅爸 翻译：大胖子和小步点 本书简介： An enchanting book filled with wonder and surprise ... Award winning artist Warabe is a master of disguise and his paintings reveal more at every glance. His oil paintings, a combination of brilliant hues and subtle gradations, will fascinate adults and children alike. 这是一本充满冲击和惊喜的迷人的书…获奖艺术家Warabe Aska（飞鸟童）善于在作画时植入大量隐藏信息，使读者时感横看成岭侧成峰。他的油画是灿烂色彩和微妙层次感的结合，使成年人和孩子同样着迷。 David Days poetry underscores the mythical quality of the paintings: Where did the animals come from? Why were they created as they are? David Day的诗凸显出画作的神秘特质：动物最初从何而来？它们为什么被创造成它们现在的模样？ Where did the animals come from? What god or spirit shaped them? 动物们发祥何处？ 哪位神明塑造了它们？ Its a guessing game for you and me, Imagining how the beasts began. 这是你我的猜谜游戏， 试想飞禽走兽如何降生。 01- The first horses were made of sea foam. They rode their waves to the beaches Then broke loose and dashed for shore. Wild horses, raging with pride - Look how much of the untamed sea Is within them still. 马儿由海浪的白波汇成， 它们驱动波涛踏上海岸， 然后冲破羁绊直击礁岩。 不羁的奔马，无比自豪， 体内流动着海的狂野。 02- Branching antlers are a clue To the mysteries of the deer. Gentle, fleet-footed, leaping with delight, They were once tree spirits That were restless for flight. 枝条般的鹿角，是探寻鹿群秘密的线索 轻灵，迅捷，随着内心的欣喜跳跃。 它们曾是林子的精灵， 疾走如飞，不舍昼夜。 03- In dreamtime, the kangaroo explained, We were made of gum tree sap and red clay. Then, we were hidden away in caverns far below. So, we leapt and thumped and shook the earth Until the rock ceiling cracked. And out we sprang, like a river in full flow. “在梦中，”袋鼠对孩子们讲述， “是树胶和红土造出我们， 然后，被藏入遥远的地洞深处。” “于是，我们一起跳起拍击来撼动大地， 直到岩石的洞顶撼出裂缝， 我们就此冲出，就像雨季的洪流。” 04- Racing over grass like frantic ghosts, Hares go mad in the moonlight. For the moon was once the skylight door Through which the first hares toppled. Each night they chase it, hoping to return home. 像掠动的魅影一样跃过草丛， 兔群在月光下狂欢徜徉。 至于月亮，那是曾经的天窗， 被最初的兔子穿越时推倒， 子子孙孙夜夜追逐，期盼重返故乡。 05- Sand