A Warm Fuzzy Tale（III）－Claude M. Steiner

Not long ago, a young woman with big hips came to this unhappy land. She seemed not to have heard about the bad witch and was not worried about running out of Warm Fuzzies. She gave them out freely, even when not asked. They called her the Hip Woman and disapproved of her because she was giving the children the idea that they should not worry about running out of Warm Fuzzies. The children liked her very much because they felt good around her and they began to follow her example giving out Warm Fuzzies whenever they felt like it.

不久以前，一個年輕大屁股的女人來到這個不快樂的地方。她看起來沒有聽過壞巫師，也不擔心暖毛球會用完。她甚至人家都沒有要求，就隨意把它們給出去。他們叫她大屁股小姐，並且不喜歡她，因為她給小孩一個想法，認為他們不應該擔心暖毛球會用完。孩子們非常喜歡她，因為他們覺得跟她在一起很好，他們也開始追隨她的榜樣，只要覺得喜歡，就把暖毛球給出去。

This made the grownups very worried. To protect the children from depleting their supplies of Warm Fuzzies they passed a law. The law made it a criminal offense to give out Warm Fuzzies in a reckless manner or without a license. Many children, however, seemed not to care; and in spite of the law they continued to give each other Warm Fuzzies whenever they felt like it and always when asked. Because they were many, many children, almost as many as grown ups, it began to look as if maybe they would have their way.

這讓大人們很煩惱。他們通過了一條法律，為了保護孩子不要把暖毛球的供應給耗盡了。這條法律決定了：把暖毛球很不在乎的給出去，或沒有執照，是一種犯罪行為。許多孩子，不知怎麼地，看起來不關心、也毫不在乎這條法律，只要他們覺得想要，並且當有人要求，他們總是繼續互相給與彼此暖毛球。因為孩子實在很多很多，幾乎跟大人一樣多，它看起來好像他們將會有他們自己的方法。

As of now its hard to say what will happen. Will the grownups laws stop the recklessness of the children?

現在很難說將會發生什麼事。大人的法律會讓這些毫無顧忌的孩子們停止嗎？

Are the grownups going to join with the Hip Woman and the children in taking a chance that there will always be as many Warm Fuzzies as needed?

這些大人會加入大屁股小姐跟孩子們，對未來永遠有夠用的暖毛球，存著僥倖的心理嗎？

Will they remember the days their children are trying to bring back when Warm Fuzzies were abundant because people gave them away freely ?

他們會記得他們的孩子們正試著帶回來的，當人們自由自在的給予，有充足的暖毛球的往日時光嗎？

The struggle spread all over the land and is probably going on right were you live. If you want to, and I hope you do, you can join by freely giving and asking for Warm Fuzzies and being as loving and healthy as you can.

這樣的對抗遍及整個地區，也許即將到達你居住的地方。如果你願意，我希望你這樣，你可以隨意地加入給與及要求暖毛球，並且如你所能一樣地友愛和健康。
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