And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for other the greatest treasures of their house.

我的拙笔在这里向读者记叙了一个没有曲折、不足为奇的故事；那两个住在一间公寓的笨孩子，极不聪明地为了牺牲了他们家里最宝贵的东西。