English Original
Once upon a time, there was a housewife with seven hungry children. She was frying pancakes made with fresh milk. One pancake, thick and golden, sizzled in the pan. The children gathered around, begging for a bite, each more sweetly than the last.
"Wait until it turns itself," said the mother, "then you shall all have some."
Hearing this, the pancake grew frightened. It flipped itself over, and once both sides were cooked, it felt strong enough. It jumped from the pan, rolled onto the floor like a wheel, and sped out the door and down the road.
"Stop!" cried the wife, chasing it with her pan and ladle. The children and her limping husband followed, but the pancake was much faster and soon vanished from sight.
On its journey, the pancake met many creatures who wanted to eat it:
- A man (Manny Panny)
- A hen (Henny Penny)
- A cock (Cocky Locky)
- A duck (Ducky Lucky)
- A goose (Goosey Poosey)
- A gander (Gander Pander)
To each, the pancake gave the same reply, listing all it had escaped from, and then rolled on.
Finally, it met a pig (Piggy Wiggy). The clever pig suggested they walk together through the unsafe woods for company. The pancake agreed. When they reached a brook, the pig offered to carry the pancake on its snout to cross. The pancake climbed on, and the pig said, "Ouf, ouf," and swallowed it in one gulp. And that was the end of the pancake's adventure.
中文翻译
从前，有一位家庭主妇，她有七个饥饿的孩子。一天，她正在用新鲜牛奶煎饼。一个煎饼，又厚又金黄，在平底锅里滋滋作响。孩子们围在四周，一个比一个嘴甜地乞求吃一口。
母亲说：“等它自己翻面，你们就都能吃了。”
听到这话，煎饼害怕了。它自己翻了个身，等两面都煎好后，它觉得自己足够强壮了。它跳出平底锅，像轮子一样滚到地板上，然后冲出大门，沿着大路滚走了。
“站住！”妻子喊道，拿着平底锅和勺子追了上去。孩子们和她跛脚的丈夫跟在后面，但煎饼快得多，很快就消失不见了。
在旅途中，煎饼遇到了许多想吃它的动物：
- 一个男人（曼尼·潘尼）
- 一只母鸡（亨尼·彭尼）
- 一只公鸡（科基·洛基）
- 一只鸭子（达基·拉基）
- 一只鹅（古西·普西）
- 一只公鹅（甘德·潘德）
对每一个，煎饼都给出了同样的回答，列举了它已经逃脱的所有追捕者，然后继续滚动。
最后，它遇到了一头猪（皮吉·威吉）。狡猾的猪建议它们结伴穿过不安全的树林。煎饼同意了。当它们来到一条小溪边时，猪提出让煎饼坐在它的鼻子上过河。煎饼照做了，猪“呼哧，呼哧”两声，一口就把煎饼吞了下去。煎饼的冒险就此结束。