The children loved him because he knew how to make charming little trifles of straw and cocoanuts.

孩子们爱他，也还因为他知道用麦秸和椰子壳做成各种有趣的小玩意儿。

They say she can look at a man once, and he'll turn monkey and climb trees to pick cocoanuts for her.

人们说，只要她看哪个男人一眼，他就会变成猴子，爬到树上为她摘椰子。