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，我發現在一些葉子上有一個白色的卵。
A tiny monarch caterpillar pushes her way out, my soft and wiggly friend.
一個小小的monarch毛毛蟲在尋找道路，我的柔軟和彎曲的小朋友。
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，牛奶草的葉子，她長呀長呀直到從自己又小又緊的皮膚裏蛻皮出來。
She now has a bigger, looser oneShe eats more and more milkweed and then
She grows right out of her skin again
它現在個子長大，變得鬆弛了
她吃更多的牛奶草，然後從自己的皮膚裏長出來，一次又一次
And again
Now she finds a safe place in the shade and hangs upside down like a "J"現在她在陰暗的地方找到了一個安全的處所，把自己向下倒掛成了“丁”字形
She sheds her skin once more. And look!
她一次又一次蛻皮，看一個袋子形成了，我的小朋友在那裏麵是安全的，她停留在那裏一天又一天，當她整個身體在等待中發生了變化
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.
當她再次出來的時候，她既不肥胖，也不彎曲，她變成了一個monarch蝴蝶，有一雙美麗的翅膀，她準備好一次奇妙的旅行
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.
現在是秋天，她不等天氣變冷，就必須迅速找到一個過冬的家
She meets other monarchs all heading south. They gather like tan and orange leaves, resting a while on "butterfly trees."她飛了一天又一天，從沿路的花朵中汲取花粉，她遇到了其他超南飛的monarch蝴蝶，他們聚集起來像橘紅的葉子，停在一起就像一棵“蝴蝶樹。”
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!
一個又一個我的小朋友都飛走了，非幾千公裏到墨西哥去，這是一個多麽奇妙的飛行對於一隻這麽小而且輕的蝴蝶來說。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.
幾百萬隻蝴蝶聚齊在這裏，他們的曾祖先去年曾來過這裏。他們在一起休息，聚集在一起，取得溫暖直到春天接著我的小朋友們就開始向北飛。
Here she finds young milkweed plants. She lays her eggs. At last!
她發現了一片牛奶草產下了自己的卵，最後要不了多久，一個柔然的小蝴蝶就會從卵裏出來，一個新的生命，一個奇妙的新朋友。
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蝴蝶的事實
對想知道更多的孩子，這裏有很多問題的答案
How many eggs does a monarch butterfly lay?
一個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.
她會下大約400個蛋，全都在牛奶草上，她通常一個蛋下在一片草上。
Do monarch caterpillars eat any other plants besides milkweed?Monarch蝴蝶會吃牛奶草以外的植物嗎？
No. Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed leaves. It is their only food. Milkweed is a common weed found all over the United States.
毛毛蟲隻吃牛奶草葉子。
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.
毛毛蟲是一種蟲嗎？
不，蟲就是蟲，他們從來不會改變成其他的形狀。Monarch蝴蝶會變成蝴蝶，這種變化叫化蝶。
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.
一個monarch毛毛蟲要多長時間才能變成一隻蝴蝶？
毛毛蟲要兩周，蛻皮四次，生長成五厘米，它會變長3000倍，當他最後成繭，要在蛹裏住五天到十五天，直到最後成為一隻蝴蝶。
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.
什麽是蝴蝶樹？
Monarch蝴蝶留在一棵樹上，在遷徙的過程中，一年又一年，新一代的monarch蝴蝶聚集在他們的曾祖曾經住過的地方。
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蝴蝶都會遷徙？
隻有出生在秋天的北美蝴蝶遷徙。他們比其他蝴蝶生活的時間都長。大約八個月，飛幾千公裏到加利福尼亞或者墨西哥過冬。在加利福尼亞，monarch蝴蝶聚集在樹上或者在Sieee Madre 山，他們在那裏度過整個冬天來保持溫暖，在春天，他們有飛回到北方來下蛋，這就是他們長而且卓著的一生。
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.
是不是所有的遷徙蝴蝶都可以飛到他們出生的地方？
可能不是。隻有幾個強壯的人會那樣。但是大多數人都會沿著北方飛行，下蛋，死亡。接著的幾代會飛向更遠的北方，下蛋，死亡-----就像一個接力賽，夏天有三代，他們生活一個月左右，直到秋季monarch蝴蝶出生。他們是新的遷徙蝴蝶。在落基山東邊或者加拿大南邊到墨西哥。在洛杉磯西邊遷徙到加利福尼亞。
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.
遷徙的蝴蝶如何找到他們的路？
這是一個奧秘。每年遷徙的蝴蝶會飛幾千公裏，對他們所有的人來說，這是他們第一次也是唯一一次遷徙，但是他們發現了相同的冬天，就是他們曾祖發現的地方。有的科學家認為他們靠的是磁力，有的認為是依靠太陽，但是沒有人真正知道。
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蝴蝶為什麽可以飛到那麽遠的地方用那麽細的翅膀和瘦的身體？
MOnarch蝴蝶停下來允吸花粉來補充能量。如果可能，他們讓熱氣流（thermal）和風來帶他們飛翔。即使如此，這也是一個令人驚奇的旅行，對於這麽小，這麽輕，這麽脆弱的一個小動物來說。
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蝴蝶吃什麽？
Monarch蝴蝶吃花粉，例如蒲公英，牛奶草，他們嘴巴會伸直，但是卷起來的時候就不吃草。
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.
為什麽monarch蝴蝶這樣非同尋常？
Monarch蝴蝶是唯一的熱帶蝴蝶讓自己的生命遠離熱帶-在美國和南部加州的大部分地區。北美Monarch蝴蝶是唯一的蝴蝶飛翔特殊的目的地並且往返兩條道路，monarch蝴蝶正在受著生存的威脅。
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.
除了遷徙monarch蝴蝶以外，還有別的蝴蝶嗎？有的，有些莫妮卡蝴蝶一生都住在佛羅裏達，南部墨西哥和中部美國。
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蝴蝶都麵臨危機？
生活在熱帶的沒有。但是住在北美的遷徙蝴蝶受到威脅。因為：
1， 殺蟲劑和除草劑
這些有毒的藥品殺死了毛毛蟲和蝴蝶
2. 失去聚集地
很多Monarch蝴蝶在加利福尼亞的聚集地被清除出來發展。在墨西哥農業和林業也威脅著蝴蝶，我了生活，monarch蝴蝶需要人們的保護他們的棲息地。
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
我們做什麽來保護monarch蝴蝶呢？
1.了解蝴蝶的習性並且和他人分享這方麵的知識
2.種植一個“蝴蝶花園”植物，開著黃色，橘紅色，紅色，紫色的花來吸引蝴蝶。不使用殺蟲劑。
3.支持蝴蝶保護組織。以上是地址。
