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"Then, Mother, you must be a princess!
“那么，妈妈，你一定是公主了!
But how can you be a princess without servants or soldiers?" eagerly asked the boy.
既然你是公主，怎么没有仆人和士兵呢?”罗兰急切地问。
"I do not need servants or soldiers. My son's hands will wait upon me and fight for me."
“我不需要仆人或士兵，我的儿子会亲手照顾我，为我争战。”
Then the little boy laughed and clapped his hands.
然后罗兰笑了，拍拍手。
"Let us play that this cave is your palace, Mother, and that I am the army guarding it."
“妈妈，让我们假装这个洞穴是你的宫殿，我是守卫的军队。”
Roland never tired of this game, and when the other boys joined him, they would play soldiers, too.
罗兰从不厌倦这种游戏，当其他男孩加入他时，他们也会玩士兵游戏。
With Roland as their captain, the little company would march up and down.
罗兰担任队长，这个小连队就会四处行军。
CHARLEMAGNE FINDS ROLAND
查理曼大帝发现罗兰
During the years that Roland had been playing on the hillside, his uncle, King Charlemagne, had been fighting the enemies of his country.
罗兰德在山坡上玩耍的那些年里，他的叔叔查理曼大帝一直在和他国家的敌人作战。
He had won battle after battle, until he had conquered many lands. Now he was known as the greatest warrior in the world.
他赢得了一场又一场的战斗的胜利，征服了许多土地。现在他被认为是世界上最伟大的战士。
Then it happened that he went traveling in Italy, one of the countries he now ruled over.
后来他去了现在统治的国家意大利。
He stopped at the town near which Bertha was living in a cave.
他在伯莎住的一个山洞附近的镇上停了下来。
He knew that the people would like to see him, and he thought of a plan to give them pleasure.
他知道人们想见他，于是他想出了一个能令人们开心的计划。
