A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green Banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies.

不远处是一条小溪，沿着绿色的堤岸奔流不息，熠熠发光，发出潺潺的流水声，这对于一个在干旱的灰色草原上住了很久的小女孩来说实在太令人愉快了。