Magnificent Monarchs
By linda Glaser Illustrated by Gay Holland
Look what I found here in these weeds. A shiny white egg stuck on a leaf.看，我发现在一些叶子上有一个白色的卵。
A tiny monarch caterpillar pushes her way out, my soft and wiggly friend.
一个小小的monarch毛毛虫在寻找道路，我的柔软和弯曲的小朋友。
She eats and eats the milkweed leaves. She grows and grows until
She grows right out of her small tight skin.
她吃呀吃呀，牛奶草的叶子，她长呀长呀直到从自己又小又紧的皮肤里蜕皮出来。
She now has a bigger, looser oneShe eats more and more milkweed and then
She grows right out of her skin again
它现在个子长大，变得松弛了
她吃更多的牛奶草，然后从自己的皮肤里长出来，一次又一次
And again
Now she finds a safe place in the shade and hangs upside down like a "J"现在她在阴暗的地方找到了一个安全的处所，把自己向下倒挂成了“丁”字形
She sheds her skin once more. And look!
她一次又一次蜕皮，看一个袋子形成了，我的小朋友在那里面是安全的，她停留在那里一天又一天，当她整个身体在等待中发生了变化
A chrysalis has formed.
My little friend is safe inside.She stays in there for days and days,
While her whole body changes
In wonderful ways
When she comes out she is not fat or wiggly.
She's become a monarch butterfly with magnificent wings. Now she is ready for an amazing journey.
当她再次出来的时候，她既不肥胖，也不弯曲，她变成了一个monarch蝴蝶，有一双美丽的翅膀，她准备好一次奇妙的旅行
It is autumn. She must not get cold. She quickly heads south for a warm winter home.She flies day after day and sips nectar from flowering weeds on the way.
现在是秋天，她不等天气变冷，就必须迅速找到一个过冬的家
She meets other monarchs all heading south. They gather like tan and orange leaves, resting a while on "butterfly trees."她飞了一天又一天，从沿路的花朵中汲取花粉，她遇到了其他超南飞的monarch蝴蝶，他们聚集起来像橘红的叶子，停在一起就像一棵“蝴蝶树。”
On and on my little friend goes, flying thousands of miles to Mexico. What an amazing flight for a little one so thin and light!
一个又一个我的小朋友都飞走了，非几千公里到墨西哥去，这是一个多么奇妙的飞行对于一只这么小而且轻的蝴蝶来说。Millions of monarchs gather here, where all their great-grandparents came last year.
They all rest, close together, staying warm until spring. Then my little friend starts back north again.
几百万只蝴蝶聚齐在这里，他们的曾祖先去年曾来过这里。他们在一起休息，聚集在一起，取得温暖直到春天接着我的小朋友们就开始向北飞。
Here she finds young milkweed plants. She lays her eggs. At last!
她发现了一片牛奶草产下了自己的卵，最后要不了多久，一个柔然的小蝴蝶就会从卵里出来，一个新的生命，一个奇妙的新朋友。
Soon a wiggly caterpillar pushes out of the egg, a tiny new life, an amazing new friend.
Monarch Facts
For children who want to know more, here are some answers to questions they may have:
Monarch蝴蝶的事实
对想知道更多的孩子，这里有很多问题的答案
How many eggs does a monarch butterfly lay?
一个monarch蝴蝶要下多少蛋？
She lays about 400 eggs-all on milkweed plants. She usually lays only one egg per plant.
她会下大约400个蛋，全都在牛奶草上，她通常一个蛋下在一片草上。
Do monarch caterpillars eat any other plants besides milkweed?Monarch蝴蝶会吃牛奶草以外的植物吗？
No. Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed leaves. It is their only food. Milkweed is a common weed found all over the United States.
毛毛虫只吃牛奶草叶子。
However, in many places it is mowed down or killed because it is a weed. Without milkweed, there would be no more monarchs. Monarchs need milkweed to survive.
Are caterpillars a type of worm?
No. Worms always stay worms. They never change into another shape. Caterpillars change into butterflies or moths. Monarch caterpillars change into butterflies. This change is called metamorphosis.
毛毛虫是一种虫吗？
不，虫就是虫，他们从来不会改变成其他的形状。Monarch蝴蝶会变成蝴蝶，这种变化叫化蝶。
How long does it take a monarch caterpillar to become a butterfly?
A monarch is a caterpillar for about two weeks. During that time, it sheds its skin four times and grows about 2 inches (5 cm)long. It is 3,000times its original weight when it sheds once more and reveals a chrysalis. It stays inside the chrysalis about 5 to 15 days and comes out a butterfly.
一个monarch毛毛虫要多长时间才能变成一只蝴蝶？
毛毛虫要两周，蜕皮四次，生长成五厘米，它会变长3000倍，当他最后成茧，要在蛹里住五天到十五天，直到最后成为一只蝴蝶。
What are butterfly trees?
The trees where the monarch butterflies gather on their way south during migration are called"butterfly trees." Year after year, a totally new generation of monarch butterflies gather in the same grove of trees that their great grandparents gathered in the year before.
什么是蝴蝶树？
Monarch蝴蝶留在一棵树上，在迁徙的过程中，一年又一年，新一代的monarch蝴蝶聚集在他们的曾祖曾经住过的地方。
Do all monarchs migrate?
No. Only monarchs born in autumn in North America migrate. They live much longer than other monarchs-about eight months-and fly thousands of miles to winter in either California or Mexico. In California, monarchs overwinter in many sites along the coast, including San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, and Pacific Grove. In Mexico, millions of monarchs gather in huge masses that cover the trees and ground in the oyamel forests in the Sierra Madre mountains. They stay there all winter to keep warm. In spring, they fly back north to lay their eggs. This is the end of their long and remarkable life.
是不是所有的monarch蝴蝶都会迁徙？
只有出生在秋天的北美蝴蝶迁徙。他们比其他蝴蝶生活的时间都长。大约八个月，飞几千公里到加利福尼亚或者墨西哥过冬。在加利福尼亚，monarch蝴蝶聚集在树上或者在Sieee Madre 山，他们在那里度过整个冬天来保持温暖，在春天，他们有飞回到北方来下蛋，这就是他们长而且卓著的一生。
Do migrating monarchs fly all the way back where they were born?
Probably not. A few strong ones may. But most fly partway north, lay eggs, and die. The next generation flies farther north, lays eggs, and dies and so on-like a relay race. There are about three generations of summer monarchs. They each live about a month or so. Then the autumn generation is born. They are the new migrating monarchs. Those born east of the Rocky Mountains or in Southern Canada migrate to Mexico. Those born west of the Rockies migrate to California.
是不是所有的迁徙蝴蝶都可以飞到他们出生的地方？
可能不是。只有几个强壮的人会那样。但是大多数人都会沿着北方飞行，下蛋，死亡。接着的几代会飞向更远的北方，下蛋，死亡-----就像一个接力赛，夏天有三代，他们生活一个月左右，直到秋季monarch蝴蝶出生。他们是新的迁徙蝴蝶。在落基山东边或者加拿大南边到墨西哥。在洛杉矶西边迁徙到加利福尼亚。
How do migrating monarchs find their way?
This is a mystery. Each year, migrating monarchs fly thousands of miles. For all of them it is their first and only trip. Yet they find their way to the same overwintering sites that their great-grandparents found the year before!
Some scientists think they do it by sensing the magnetic pull of the Earth or by solar navigation. But no one really knows.
迁徙的蝴蝶如何找到他们的路？
这是一个奥秘。每年迁徙的蝴蝶会飞几千公里，对他们所有的人来说，这是他们第一次也是唯一一次迁徙，但是他们发现了相同的冬天，就是他们曾祖发现的地方。有的科学家认为他们靠的是磁力，有的认为是依靠太阳，但是没有人真正知道。
How do monarchs fly so far with such thin wings and thin bodies?
They stop and sip nectar for energy. When they can, they let warm air currents (thermals) and winds carry them. Still, it is amazing journey for such small, light, fragile-looking creatures.
Monarch蝴蝶为什么可以飞到那么远的地方用那么细的翅膀和瘦的身体？
MOnarch蝴蝶停下来允吸花粉来补充能量。如果可能，他们让热气流（thermal）和风来带他们飞翔。即使如此，这也是一个令人惊奇的旅行，对于这么小，这么轻，这么脆弱的一个小动物来说。
What do monarch butterflies eat?
Monarch butterflies sip nectar(the sweet juice) of plants such as dandelions, milkweed, thistle, phlox, and wild aster. Their mouth-a proboscis-is shaped like a long skinny straw. It curls up when they are not eating and uncurls to sip the nectar.
Monarch蝴蝶吃什么？
Monarch蝴蝶吃花粉，例如蒲公英，牛奶草，他们嘴巴会伸直，但是卷起来的时候就不吃草。
What makes monarchs so special?
The monarch is the only tropical butterfly that lives part of its life far from the tropics-in places all over the United States and southern Canada. The monarch of North America is the only known butterfly that migrates to specific destinations in large numbers and makes a two-way journey. Migrating monarchs are threatened.
为什么monarch蝴蝶这样非同寻常？
Monarch蝴蝶是唯一的热带蝴蝶让自己的生命远离热带-在美国和南部加州的大部分地区。北美Monarch蝴蝶是唯一的蝴蝶飞翔特殊的目的地并且往返两条道路，monarch蝴蝶正在受着生存的威胁。
Are there other monarchs besides migrating monarchs?
Yes. Some monarchs live their entire lives in tropical locations such as Florida, southern Mexico, and Central America.
除了迁徙monarch蝴蝶以外，还有别的蝴蝶吗？有的，有些莫妮卡蝴蝶一生都住在佛罗里达，南部墨西哥和中部美国。
Are all monarchs threatened?
Monarchs that live their whole lives in the tropics are not threatened but migrating monarchs that live part of their lives in North America are threatened because of :Buy sprays and weed killers ( herbicides, pesticides, insecticides)-these poisons sprayed on fields and in people's yards kill monarch caterpillars and butterflies.
是不是所有的monarch蝴蝶都面临危机？
生活在热带的没有。但是住在北美的迁徙蝴蝶受到威胁。因为：
1， 杀虫剂和除草剂
这些有毒的药品杀死了毛毛虫和蝴蝶
2. 失去聚集地
很多Monarch蝴蝶在加利福尼亚的聚集地被清除出来发展。在墨西哥农业和林业也威胁着蝴蝶，我了生活，monarch蝴蝶需要人们的保护他们的栖息地。
Loss of habitats-Many monarch overwintering sites have been cleared for development in California, and for logging and agriculture in Mexico. Many others are in danger of being destroyed. To survive, migrating Monarchs need the remaining sites in California and Mexico protected.
How can we help protect our migrating monarchs?
Learn about monarchs and share what you know with others.Plant a "butterfly flower garden" with big clumps of yellow, orange, red, and purple flowers to attract monarchs. Garden organically without using weed or bug sprays.
Buy organic food that was grown without using bug or weed killers.Support organizations working to protect migrating monarchs.
The Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Foundation
2078 Shillman Ave.
Roseville, MN 55113
我们做什么来保护monarch蝴蝶呢？
1.了解蝴蝶的习性并且和他人分享这方面的知识
2.种植一个“蝴蝶花园”植物，开着黄色，橘红色，红色，紫色的花来吸引蝴蝶。不使用杀虫剂。
3.支持蝴蝶保护组织。以上是地址。
