Mr. Hippo often wears a hat河马先生经常戴一顶帽子
He’s a great magicion他是个伟大的魔术家
Now he is performing on the stage他现在正在舞台上表演
He takes off his hat 他把他的帽子脱掉
and shows it to everybody显示给大家看
It’s empty inside帽子里面是空的
Then he puts a little handkerchief on it然后他拿一小块手帕放在帽子上
Now the rabbit puts his hand inside it 一只兔子正把他的手放进里面
And he catches one white pigeon他抓出来一只白鸽
The white pigeon flaps his wings and flies away这只白鸽拍打他的翅膀飞走了
A fox sees this .His mouth begins to water一只狐狸看到这个，嘴里开始流口水了
He says You are great Mr. Hippo他说你是伟大的，河马先生
Could you please make another pigeon to me能请求您再变出一只鸽子给我吗？
Then Mr. hippo covers the hat于是河马先生用那块手帕遮住帽子
with the handkerchief muttering at the same time同时在口中念念有词得说着什么
The fox runs up to the stage and says 狐狸跑上表演台说
Let me have a try this time这次让我试一下吧？
He can’t wait for Hippo’s answer他等不及河马先生的回答
And put his hands in the hat就把他的手放进帽子
He tires his best to seizes a pigeon他尽力得去抓住一只鸽子
But suddenly he cries out 但是突然他大叫起来
It is a hedgehog this time这次是一只刺猬
The hedgehog stabs him and runs away这只刺猬刺了他一下跑走了
The fox is hurt badly in his hand狐狸手上伤得很是严重
and everybody laughs at him大家看了都嘲笑他
Then he leaves the stage于是他离开了表演台