This morning when foolish Fiona awoke

今天早上当愚蠢的菲奥娜醒来，

she looked at her mother, and said with a croak¹,

她看着她的妈妈，用嘶哑的声音说，

"I can't go to school, so please write me a note

我不去学校了，所以请给我写个请假条。

to tell them I'm home with a frog in my throat."

告诉他们说我的嗓子里有只青蛙。

Her mom wrote a note for the teacher that said

他的妈妈给老师写了一个便条说，

"My daughter is sick and she's staying in bed.

我的女儿病了，他躺在床上。

She won't be at school for the rest of the week.

剩下的几周她不能去学校了。

She swallowed a polliwog down at the creek²."

因为他在小溪里吞了一只蝌蚪。