This is Oreo, the black and white pig.
这是奥利奥,一只黑白相间的小猪。
This is Rusty.
这是瑞斯迪。
This is Dusty.
这是杜史迪。
These three little pigs live here in a pen next to the school playground and are cared for by the children.
这三只小猪住在学校操场旁边的猪圈里,由孩子们照顾。
So usually when we shake the food, they'll come over.
通常当我们摇晃食物时,它们就会过来。
They even join in for the fun and games at playtime.
它们甚至会在娱乐时间加入我们当中。
We let them come out and they just run around. But we have to close the door so they don't come inside.
我们让它们从猪圈出来,它们就会跑来跑去。但我们得把门关上,这样它们就进不来了。
If you're sad at lunch time, you could play with the pigs.
如果你在午餐时间不太开心,你就可以和小猪一起玩一玩。
These aren't the only animals that kids here get to hang out with either.
对这里的孩子们来说,小猪也不是唯一能一起玩耍的动物。
We have rabbits. We've got a therapy dog. We have a rat that comes in on a Friday.
我们这里有兔子。还有一只治疗犬。周五还会有一只老鼠。
And this was our next step. We wanted to choose an animal that was not overly common to the children, and they proved to be a huge success.
这就是我们的下一步计划。我们想选择一种对孩子们来说不太常见的动物,事实证明这收获了巨大的成功。
Teachers here say that the animals give the children something extra to come to school for, which particularly helps those who have struggled since the pandemic.
这里的老师们表示,这些小动物给孩子们带来了额外的上学理由,这对那些自疫情以来一直在挣扎的孩子来说尤其有帮助。
You get to bond with the pigs and you get the... they're so much fun.
你会和小猪建立起联系...它们太有趣了。
When they run around, people can just come up to them and pat them, and it can take your mind off things, and especially for finding things tough.
当它们跑来跑去的时候,大家可以走过去拍拍它们,这可以让你转移注意力,尤其是在遇到困难的时候。
And after playing with the pigs, the kids feel more settled and comfortable to head back into the classroom.
在和小猪玩耍完之后,孩子们会觉得更安定,更舒服地回到教室。
Evie enjoys helping out and has also been helping the mini pigs learn some basic skills.
埃维乐于助人,也一直在帮助迷你猪学习一些基本技能。
You know, if you tickle their bellies, they fall over sometimes, and I tried that, and I was the first one to do it.
如果你挠他们的肚子,他们有时会摔倒,我试过,我是第一个这么做的人。
And then I taught Oreo a few months back how to sit down.
几个月前,我教了奥利奥如何坐下。
Well, it sounds like the kids aren't the only ones learning new things at this school. Great job, guys.
好吧,听起来孩子们并不是唯一在这所学校学习新知识的群体。干得好,伙计们。