童谣出自阿加莎克里斯蒂的小说《无人生还》,小说描写了八个原本素不相识的人被U·N·欧文夫妇邀请到德文郡沿海的士兵岛之后,一个一个离奇死亡的故事。童谣内容如下:
Ten little Indian boys went out to dine;
十个小小战士吃饭去;
One choked his little self and then there were nine.
一个呛死剩九个。
Nine little Indian boys sat up very late;
九个小小战士睡过头;
One overslept himself and then there were eight.
一个不醒剩八个。
Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon;
八个小小战士游德文;
One said he'd stay there and then there were seven.
一个留住剩七个。
Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks;
七个小小战士砍树枝;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.
一个砍死剩六个。
Six little Indian boys playing with a hive;
六个小小战士玩蜂箱;
A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.
螫死一个剩五个。
Five little Indian boys going in for law;
五个小小战士打官司;
One got in Chancery and then there were four.
一进法院剩四个。
Four little Indian boys going out to sea;
四个小小战士出海去;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
熏青鱼吞剩三个。
Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo;
三个小小战士上动物园;
A big bear hugged one and then there were two.
大熊抓去剩两个。
Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun;
两个小小战士晒太阳;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
晒焦一个剩一个。
One little Indian boy left all alone;
一个小小战士太孤单;
He went and hanged himself and then there were none.
吊死了自己,一个都不留。
扩展资料
《无人生还》
《无人生还》(And Then There Were None,1939年发行时书名为Ten Little Niggers,后改为Ten Little Indians),又译《十个小黑人》、《童谣谋杀案》、《孤岛奇案》、《十个小印第安人》、《一个都不留》、《孤岛十命》等,是著名的英国推理小说作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的作品,也是她生涯中最著名的作品之一,被认为是历史上成就最高的推理小说之一,出版于1939年,全球销量超过一亿册。
阿加莎克里斯蒂
阿加莎·克里斯蒂(Agatha Christie 1890~1976),英国女侦探小说家、剧作家,三大推理文学宗师之一。 代表作品有《东方快车谋杀案》和《尼罗河谋杀案》等。据吉尼斯世界纪录统计,阿加莎·克里斯蒂是人类史上最畅销的著书作家。而将所有形式的著作算入,只有圣经与威廉·莎士比亚的著作的总销售量在她之上。其著作曾翻译成超过103种语言,总销突破20亿本。
参考链接
百度百科-无人生还(阿加莎·克里斯蒂著长篇小说)
百度百科-阿加莎-克里斯蒂(英国女侦探小说家)