(1) 那天，他挑着担子来到我们村，见到我就乐，说：“娃呀，你要给我做媳妇吗?”

　　“对呀!”

　　他张着大嘴笑了，露出了一嘴的黄牙。他那长在半个葫芦样的头上的白发，也随着笑声一起抖动着。

　　“你为啥要给我做媳妇呀?”

　　“我要天天吃灶糖呢。”

　　One day, he came to our village with his goods. He saw me and smiled: "And so, you want to be my bride?"

　　"Yes."

　　He laughed, exposing his yellowing broken teeth. The few strands of white hair at the back of his gourd-like pate also quivered.

　　"Now why do you want to be my bride?"

　　"I want to eat sticky candy."

　　(张洁“拣麦穗”，朱虹译)

　　原文中的“我”是一个年幼天真、不谙世事的小姑娘。大人戏谑地问她为啥跟在姐姐身后拣麦穗时，她天真地答道要备嫁妆，嫁给那个挑担卖灶糖的老汉。于是就有了以上的问和答。