Many and many a night this old Fox used to lie awake and think to himself how good that little Red Hen would taste if he could once get her in his big kettle and boil her for dinner.

每到夜晚时分，老狐狸就怎么也睡不着觉，心里盘算着如果哪天能逮着那只小母鸡，放在大壶里煮来做晚饭该多好啊，一定美味极了。