There was a great cornfield beyond the fence and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.

墙那边一大田，她看见不远处有一个稻草人，高挂在竹竿上，看管着稻子，不让鸦雀啄走长得成熟的。

Then, one year, the rice did not grow, and there was a famine.

于，有一年，稻子未能生长，随之而来的饥荒。

Years ago, you could ask your neighbors to help build your house, reap the rice or dig a well.

几年前你还能喊你的邻居们帮着盖房子、割稻子或挖口。

But today, rice isn't at the most in Mr Yang's mind. He has bigger fish to fry.

然而今天稻子却不老杨心中首位。他有更重要的事要做。

I just wanted to plant the rice and make the food.

我只想种稻子、做饭。

There, he found all the rice had withered and died.

在那里，他发现所有的稻子都枯死了。

" The rice does not seem to be growing, " the farmer complained.

“稻子好像长不出来了， ” 农民抱怨道。

" Oh, my rice is growing green and healthy! " replied the neighbor.

“哦，我家的稻子长得又绿又健康！ ” 邻居回答。