Inthebeginningtherewaslotstoeat,처음에는먹을것도많아들쥐들은

andthemicetold바보같은여우들이나어리석은고양이들을화제로

storiesoffoolishfoxesandsillycats.이야기꽃들을피웠었답니다.

Theywereahappyfamily.가족모두행복했어요.

Butlittlebylittle그런데점점

theyhadnibbledup모아둔도토리도산딸기도줄어

mostofthenutsandberries,가족은겨우겨우식사를떼워야했고,

thestrawwasgone,지푸라기까지도다떨어졌을때는

andthecornwasonlyamemory.옥수수같은것은꿈에나보일까…

Itwascoldinthewall거기에다돌담속은너무추워서

andnoonefeltlikechatting.누구하나더이상이야기를떠들어대고싶어하지않았어요.

Thentheyremembered그때,가족들은

whatFrederickhadsaid이전후레더맄이입에올렸던말들을떠올렸지요.

aboutsunraysandcolorsandwords.-햇볕과색깔과단어들에관한…

"Whataboutyoursupplies,Frederick?""그래,후레더맄,너가모아두었던것들은?"

theyasked.가족이물었어요.

"Closeyoureyes,"saidFrederick,"눈을감아봐…"

asheclimbedonabigstone.후레더맄은한커다란돌위에올라서며말했습니다.

"NowIsendyoutheraysofthesun."자,이제부터내가해님의광선을보내줄께…

Doyoufeelhowtheirgoldenglow…"어때?…모두들,금빛햇살이느껴져?…"

AndasFrederickspokeofthesun후레더맄이이렇게해님을화제로올리자

thefourlittlemicebegantofeelwarmer.들쥐들모두는보다큰온기를느끼기시작했어요.

WasitFrederick’svoice?분명후레더맄의목소리지?

Wasitmagic?그런데마술을부리고있나…?

"Andhowaboutthecolors,Frederick?""색깔들은어쨌어?흐레더맄?"

theyaskedanxiously.모두들조바심을내며물었어요.

"Closeyoureyesagain,"Fredericksaid."이번에도눈을먼저감아봐…"

Andwhenhetoldthemoftheblueperiwinkles,그리고후레더맄이,딸기나무의푸르름과

theredpoppiesintheyellowwheat,노란밀밭밑에폈던포피의붉음과

andthegreenleavesoftheberrybush,그리고과실이맺었던숲잎사귀들의신록을전하자

theysawthecolorsasclearly다른들쥐들에게도명료히그색깔들이보이며

asiftheyhadbeenpaintedintheminds.마치그네들의가슴이물드는듯…