【翻译】无题

Catherine

中文翻译：Catherine

插图：网页（鸣谢）

音乐：场所

英文原作者 Reno Ong：

‭出生于菲律宾马尼拉。十‬二岁开始在学校刊物上发表英文诗歌和小说。毕业于加州大学洛杉矶。

引子

… …小红帽提着妈妈准备的装有甜酒和蛋糕的提篮，高高兴兴地出发去探望生病的外婆。

在森林小路上，小红帽遇上了素不相识的大灰狼。天真的小红帽与大灰狼攀谈起来… …大灰狼狡猾地探明了小红帽此行的目的和外婆家的位置，还佯装好意地建议小红帽先在林间采些花儿，外婆一定会更欢喜… …

大灰狼利用小红帽采花的当儿，跑到林间深处的外婆家，把生病的外婆一口吞下，然后，大灰狼穿上外婆的衣衫软帽和老花眼镜，躺在床上等着小红帽的到来… …

… …最终，小红帽也被大灰狼吃到肚子里去了… …

不久，正在附近打猎的猎人和乡民们闻讯都赶来了… …

── <格林童话> 德.格犁牧兄弟

"狼先生，请向陪审团陈述为何你要设计吃掉小红帽小姐。"

狼先生摘下眼镜，用一只爪子揉着双眼︰

"当时我饿了。我已有好些天没吃过东西了。您说我能做什么呢？您能期待任何人（在那种情形之下）会做些什么？"

"然而，狼先生，你正是因为贪图口腹之快而蓄意杀害了小红帽小姐。"

狼先生重又戴上眼镜︰

"森林中已没有吃的了，一丁点儿都没有。狩猎的季节，猎人们是不会留下活口的，我已没东西吃了。"

"可是，狼先生，难道这便是你必须诉诸于谋杀的理由吗？"

"这是出于饥饿的本能做法，别无其他。"

"那即是蓄意谋杀了，这点毫无疑问。不是吗，狼先生？"

"我的动机决不是蓄意谋杀，只是为了填饱肚子，仅此而已。我决不是个谋杀犯。"

"但是，最终的结果仍然是谋杀。不是么，狼先生？"

"谋杀？"狼先生顿了一下，然后直指着那位坐在众多旁观者中间的猎人先生说︰

"那个人至今所猎杀的动物，远比我一辈子所做的多得多。他才应该坐在这里接受审判，而不是我。"

猎人先生马上跳了起来，声色具厉地反驳：

"你这魔头! 我从来不拿孩子下手! "

咚，咚，咚，

"肃静，肃静，庭上肃静！猎人先生请安坐，审判继续进行。"

狼先生仰身坐下。

"狼先生，请重新提示众人为何你会坐在被告席上。"

狼先生挑起了一只眉眼︰

"为何我会在这里？我坐在这里，正接受一项被夸大得太离谱的罪行的指控；我坐在这里，被控告成一个恶魔，而唯一我愿意承认的罪过，是出于一种顾不得一切的绝望而非出自恶意。而那人，那个猎人的杀机不仅是不必要的，而且是纯粹的找乐子。这个人竟还将我带上法庭，还以巨大而丑陋的罪状来指控我。真正的恶魔该是谁︰是出于需要而不得不杀人，或是毫无必要而滥杀无辜的人？"

"再没有任何问题了，庭上。"

"陪审团经讨论结案：狼先生因蓄意谋杀，行为上还带有多重恶意而应判其有罪。"

"陪审团宣布︰狼先生必须尽快问吊处死。"

狼先生一下子站起身来斥责法官︰

"你们的法律叫你们都瞎了眼。你那自以为是的清高偏执扭曲了你对最终审判的决定。我将会成为这种极端愚昧的牺牲品。但愿我的死亡同时也成为你们这种严重误导和歪曲事实真相的伎俩的终结。"

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狼先生在隔天下午的三点三十八分被处死。牠的尸体一连好几个时辰被吊着示众。

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猎人先生一个礼拜后在一次打猎意外中丧生。

他的遗体很快被同伴们发现︰他的腿部被自己设下的机关卡住了，他的身躯被野兽们狠狠地咬噬得不成样子… …

英文原文

"Mr. Wolf, please tell the jury why you have attempted to consume Ms. Red Riding Hood."

Mr. Wolf took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes with a paw:

"I was hungry. I haven't eaten in days. What would you expect me to do? What would you expect anyone to do?"

"But, Mr. Wolf, you intended to murder Ms. Red Riding Hood in your pursuit to satisfy your hunger."

Mr. Wolf wore his glasses once more:

"There was nothing to eat in the forest, nothing. It was hunting season and the hunters left nothing alive. I had nothing to eat."

"But, Mr. Wolf, was that ever a reason for you to resort to murder?"

"I did what I did out of hunger, nothing more."

"It was aimed at murder, nonetheless, was it not, Mr. Wolf?"

"My act was not aimed at murder. My act was aimed at satisfying hunger, nothing more. I am not a murderer."

"But murder was an inevitable consequence, was it not, Mr. Wolf?

"Murder?", Mr. Wolf paused and finally pointed a finger at Mr. Hunter, who was sitting among the many onlookers:

"That man has killed more animals than I ever will in my entire lifetime. He is the one who should be sitting here. He should be the one on trial, not me."

Mr. Hunter immediately stood up and shouted in reply:

"You're the monster here! I would never lay a hand on a child!"

Slam. Slam.

"Order, order in the court! Will Mr. Hunter sit down and let the trial continue."

Mr. Hunter sat back down.

"Mr. Wolf, please remind everyone why you are here."

Mr. Wolf raised an eyebrow:

"Why am I here? I sit here, accused of a crime that has been blown out of proportion. I sit here, accused of being a monster, when the only crime I have ever committed was one of desperation, not malice. That man, that man who has killed not only out of necessity but also out of pleasure, that man has dared to bring me to court and charge me with the crime of monstrosity. Who is the real monster here: the one who kills out of need, or the one who kills regardless of that need?"

"No further questions, your honor."

* * *

"The jury has found Mr. Wolf guilty of attempted murder and numerous other malicious acts."

"The jury has spoken. Mr. Wolf is hereby sentenced to death by hanging."

Mr. Wolf stood up and spat on the judge:

"Your laws have made you blind and your self-proclaimed superiority has skewed your perception of justice. I shall die a victim of your idiocy. May my death coincide with the death of your misguided ways."

* * *

Mr. Wolf was put to death at 3:38pm the next day. His body remained hanging in the public square until it was taken down a few hours later.

* * *

Mr. Hunter was killed a week later in a hunting accident.

His body was soon discovered by fellow hunters: his leg was caught in his own trap and his body was viciously mangled by wild animals.