He scribbled down a little note 他潦草下来一个小纸条

To send news home from camp 从营地送回家的消息

And stuffed it in an envelope 并塞进一个信封

And hunted for a stamp 和猎杀邮票

His roommate had a scrapbook-full 他的室友有一个剪贴簿满

Just sitting on a shelf 只是坐在架子上

He didn't think his pal would mind 他没有想到他的朋友不会介意

So he just helped himself 所以他只是帮助自己

   

He had made mistakes before 他以前犯过错误

In fact, he made more than his share 事实上，他比他的份额

But this one was a big one 但是，这一次是一个大的

Because the stamp he took was rare 因为他把邮票是罕见的

His roommate didn't mind it though 他的室友并不介意，虽然

In fact, it made him laugh 其实，这使他发笑

For the stamp was worth half a grand 对于邮票是值得的一半盛大

Insured for a grand and a half 投保了隆重的半