DAY 323

/au/
The crow found the flowers around the houses.

OLD DAN TUCKER 老家伙——丹

I come to town 另外一个晚上，

the other night. 我来到了镇上。

Heard the noise 听见吵吵闹闹的声音，

and I saw the fight. 我看见了人在打架。

The watchman was a-running around. 看门人四处乱跑。

Crying Old Dan Tucker's 叫喊着：“老家伙——丹

come to town. 到镇上了。”

So get out the way, Old Dan Tucker, 滚出去，老家伙，

You're too late to stay for sumper. 你来晚了，没晚饭吃了。

Supper's over and breakfast's cooking. 晚饭完了，早餐还在煮。

Old Dan Tucker, 老家伙——丹，

Standing there looking. 站在一边看着吧。

Well, Old Dan, he went down to the mill, 老家伙——丹去了磨房，

To get some meal to put in his bowl. 想弄点吃的放在碗里。

Then he fell in the fire, 结果他掉到了火里，

A red-hot coal 一个红通通的煤炭

rolled in his shoe. 滚进了他的鞋子里。

And my, oh, my, how the ashes flew. 哦，天啊，煤灰飞满天。

Old Dan Tucker was a mighty man. 老家伙——丹是个力大无比的人。

Washed his face in a frying pan. 他在煎锅里洗脸，

Combed his hair with a wagon wheel. 用手推车轮子梳头。

文选可分为五部分：
第一部分的韵脚为/ait/，需重读night/nait/和fight/fait/。
第二部分的韵脚为/?/，需重读Tucker/'t?k?/和supper/'s?p?/。
第三部分全)韵脚为/ki?/，需重读cooking/'kuki?/和looking/'luki?/。
第四部分的韵脚为/u:/，需重读shoe/?u:/和flew/flu:/。
第五部分的韵脚为/æn/，需重读man/mæn/和pan/pæn/。