Now the foreign goose-egg was set under the broody hen and in due time a wonderful gosling hatched out.

那只外国鹅蛋被放到了抱窝母鸡的肚皮下。 时间一到，一只漂亮的小鹅被孵出来。

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To the broody hen, the notion would probably seem monstrous that there should be a creature in the world to whom a nestful of eggs was not utterly fascinating and precious and never to be too-much-sat-upon object which it is to her.

对母鸡来说，这个概念可能看起来荒谬,世界上有一种生物,对一窝鸡蛋,着迷，觉得弥足珍贵,对她而言，永远不觉得,孵蛋时间太长。

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