藏在时钟里的小鸟

在德国的黑森林，人们用木头制作精美的时钟，这种钟叫作布谷鸟钟。手艺精湛的工匠用手雕刻它们，深色的木头上刻着小小的叶子、鸟儿和房子。每一座钟都要花费很多时间和心思，没有两座是完全一样的。它们挂在墙上，一整天都轻轻地滴答作响。

In the Black Forest in Germany, people make beautiful clocks out of wood. These are called cuckoo clocks. Skilled makers carve them by hand, with little leaves, birds, and houses cut into the dark wood. Each clock takes time and care, and no two are exactly the same. They hang on the wall and tick softly all day long.

接着，特别的事情发生了。每到整点，钟顶附近一扇小小的门就会打开。一只小小的木头鸟探出头来，叫道，"布谷，布谷"，两声清脆的声音传进房间。叫完之后，小门又关上了，屋子重新安静下来。小鸟在里面等待下一个小时的到来。

Then something special happens. Every hour, a tiny door near the top of the clock opens. A small wooden bird pops out and calls, cuckoo, cuckoo, two clear notes into the room. After the call, the little door shuts again, and the house grows quiet. The bird waits inside for the next hour to come.

孩子们喜欢盯着钟，等待小门打开。他们静静地坐着，眼睛盯着时钟，当小鸟出现时，他们会开心地笑起来。在黑森林，这门手艺古老而受人喜爱。父母把它教给孩子，制作这种时钟的技艺就这样一代一代地传下去。

Children love to watch and wait for the door to open. They sit very still, with their eyes on the clock, and when the bird appears they laugh with joy. In the Black Forest, this craft is old and well loved. Parents teach it to their children, and the skill of making these clocks is passed down from one generation to the next.