OOnnee bbrriigghhtt ssuunnnnyy mmoorrnniinngg,, MMrr.. TTuurrttllee ggeettss bboorreedd iinn tthhee wwaatteerr.. HHee ppllaannss ttoo ggoo
oouutt oonn tthhee sshhoorree..
Turtle: I am tired of swimming all day. I’ll go out on the shore today.
Fish: Good morning, Mr. Turtle. Where are you going so early
Turtle: Well, I’m going out of the water. I plan to walk along the shore.
Fish: On the shore! I envy you, Mr. Turtle.
Turt le: Why is that
Fish: Well, if I go out of the water, I’ll die. So you are very lucky. Please
tell me about the outside world. What is out there
Turtle: Well, Mrs. Fish, there is so much to see. I don’t know where to begin.
First, there are trees and mountains. Second, there are houses and people.
Third, there is the sky.
Fish: Tell me about the sky!
Turtle: It is blue and beautiful.It is also bigger than the sea.You can see
everything from there.But you must fly.
Fish: You are lucky, Mr. Turtle.But can you fly, too
Turtle: Well, uhOf Course.It’s easy.I’ll teach you someday.
Fish: ReallyYou promise
Turtle: I must go now. I’m a little busy today. I’ll talk to you later.
Fish: Okay. I’m sorry. Please go now. I’ll see you later. Have a nice day.
Turtle: Thank you. You too. Bye. Bye.
MMrrss.. FFiisshh aanndd MMrr.. TTuurrttllee ppaarrtt.. MMrr.. TTuurrttllee iiss oouutt oonn tthhee sshhoorree.. HHee wwaallkkss aarroouunndd..
Turtle: Look at all those trees. It’s so beautiful here. Hey, what’s that It’s
a bird. Look at it fly. Birds are so lucky. I wish I were a bird. I wish I
could fly, too.
JJuusstt tthheenn,, aa lliittttllee bbuutttteerrffllyy llaannddss oonn aa fflloowweerr ffoorr aa mmoommeenntt.. TThheenn iitt fflliieess
aawwaayy aaggaaiinn..
Turtle: It’s so unfair. Even that little butterfly can fly. Why can’t I I
want to fly, too.
Eagle: Hello there, Mr. Turtle. What did you just say
Turtle: Oh, it’s you, Mrs. Eagle. I said I want to fly. Hey. Perhaps, you can
teach me
Eagle: Ha, ha, ha. You must be joking. How can a turtle fly
Turtle: Why not You can teach me.
Eagle: That’s nonsense. You don’t even have wings. And you are too heavy.
Turtle: Why do I need wings
Eagle: You need wings to fly.
Turtle: Oh no. Boo-hoo. Then I can’t fly
Eagle: No.But you can swim. I can’t. So cheer up.
Turtle: How about this, Mrs. Eagle
Eagle: What
Turtle: Can you take me up
Eagle: It’s too dangerous.
Turtle: Oh, please! Just this once. I want to see the land and the sea from the
sky. I’ll do anything for you.
Eagle: Well, I don’t know. It’s dangerous up there. What if you fall
Turt le: Don’t worry.
I’ll hold on tight.
I’ll be careful.
TThhee ttuurrttllee kkeeeeppss bbeeggggiinngg.. TThhee EEaaggllee ccaannnnoott ssaayy nnoo aannyy lloonnggeerr.. SShhee aaggrreeeess ttoo
ttaakkee tthhee TTuurrttllee uupp iinnttoo tthhee sskkyy..
Eagle: Okay, Mr. Turtle. Just this once. Never again.
Turtle: Oh, thank you so much.
Eagle: Okay, now hold on tight. Let’s go up.One,two,three.Whee
TThhee EEaaggllee ttaakkeess tthhee TTuurrttllee uupp iinnttoo sskkyy..
Turtle: Oh my goodness!It’s scary up here.
Eagle: Are you okay Do you want to go back down
Turtle: No, no.I’m fine now.Look below.It’s so beautiful.I feel like I’m
flying.
Eagle: Okay. Let’s go down now.
Turtle: No. No.I want to go up higher.
Eagle: It’s too dangerous.
TThhee ttuurrttllee iinnssiissttss.. SSoo tthhee EEaaggllee ttaakkeess hhiimm uupp eevveenn hhiigghheerr..
Turtle: It is so wonderful up here.I think I can fly by myself now.
Eagle: What!Are you crazyYou can’t fly by yourself!
Turtle: Yes, I can.I’ll show you.Please, let me go.
Eagle: As you please.But I warned you.Good luck.
TThhee EEaaggllee lleettss ggoo aanndd tthhee TTuurrttllee ssttaarrttss ttoo ggoo ddoowwnn.. TThhee FFiisshh sseeeess tthhee TTuurrttllee
ffaalllliinngg ddoowwnn..
Turtle: What’s happening Why am I not flying Oh no!!! I should have stayed on
the land.
Fish: Hey, why isn’t Mr. Turtle flying He is coming down really fast. Be
careful, Mr. Turtle! There’s a big rock below. (splash and crack)
TThhee TTuurrttllee llaannddss oonn aa bbiigg rroocckk aanndd hhiiss bbaacckk bbrreeaakkss iinnttoo aa tthhoouussaanndd ppiieecceess..
Fish: Poor Mr. Turtle. I don’t envy him anymore.
MMOORRAALL :: KKnnooww yyoouurr lliimmiittss.. 要有自知之明。
飛行的烏龜
在一個春光明媚的早晨,烏龜先生在水裡感到無聊。他打算要上岸去。
烏龜:我已經厭煩整日遊泳了。我今天要到岸上去。
魚: 早上好,烏龜先生。這麽早你要去哪裡?
烏龜:我要離開水裡。我要一個人到岸上去。
魚: 岸上?我好羨幕你呀,烏龜先生。
烏龜:爲什麽?
魚: 嗯,如果我離開水的話,會死掉。所以你的命真好。
告訴我關於外麪世界的事。外麪有什麽?
烏龜:魚太太,外麪有很多好看的東西。 我不知道從哪裡說起。第一,有樹木有高山。第二,有房子和人
類。第三, 有天空。
魚: 告訴我關於天空的事。
烏龜:它又藍又美。它也比大海還要廣大。從那裡你可以看到所有的東西。但是你必須會飛翔。
魚: 你好幸運,烏龜先生。但是你也會飛嗎?
烏龜:這個嘛,哦。。。。。。。儅然。那很簡單。改天我教你。
魚: 真的? 你發誓?
烏龜:我現在得走了。我今天有點忙。晚點再跟你聊。
魚: 好的。我很抱歉。請慢走。待會兒見。祝你有個愉快的一天。
烏龜:謝謝。你也是。再見。
魚太太跟烏龜先生各自己離去。烏龜先生到了岸上。
他四処閑逛。
烏龜:看看這些樹。這裡是多麽美麗啊。嘿。那是什麽?
那是衹鳥。看它飛翔的樣子。鳥兒們是如此的幸運。
我希望我是衹鳥。我希望我也能飛。
這時候,有衹小蝴蝶停在花朵上一會兒。然後又再度飛走。
烏龜:真不公平。連一衹小蝴蝶都會飛。爲什麽我不可以?我也想要飛。
老鷹:你好,烏龜先生。你剛剛說什麽?
烏龜:噢,是你啊,老鷹太太。我說我想飛。嘿
或許你可以教我?
老鷹:哈!哈!哈!你在開玩笑吧!一衹烏龜是怎麽飛呢?
烏龜:爲什麽不行?你可以教我呀、
老鷹:無稽之談。你連接翅膀都沒有。而且你太重了。
烏龜:爲什麽我要有翅膀?
老鷹:你要有翅膀才能飛啊!
烏龜:哦,不
嗚-----嗚------那麽我不能飛。
老鷹:不能。但是你能遊泳。我不會。所以開心點。
烏龜:那這樣好不好,老鷹太太?
老鷹:什麽?
烏龜:你可以帶我上去嗎?
老鷹:那太危險了。
烏龜:哦,拜托!衹有這一次。我想要從空中看陸地和海洋。我會爲你做任何事情的。
老鷹:嗯,我不知道啊。在上麪很危險的。如果你掉下來的話?
烏龜:別擔心。我會抓緊。我會小心的。
烏龜不斷地懇求。老鷹再無法說不 。她答應帶烏
龜到天空。
老鷹:好吧,烏龜先生。就這一次。下不爲例。
烏龜:哦,感激不盡。
老鷹:好啦,現在抓緊了。我們上去吧
一、二、三、嘎-------
老鷹帶著烏龜飛到天空中。
烏龜:我的天啊!上麪好恐怖啊!
老鷹:你還好嗎?你要廻到下麪嗎?
烏龜:不,不
我現在很好。看看下麪。多麽地美麗啊! 我覺得我好像在飛。
老鷹:好啦,我們現在下去吧。
烏龜:不,不要。我還要到更高的地方。
老鷹:那太危險了。
烏龜堅持著。所以老鷹帶他到了更高的地方。
烏龜:這裡實在太棒了。我想現在我可以靠自己飛了。
老鷹:什麽?
你瘋了嗎?你無法自己飛的.
烏龜:不,我可以。我飛給你看。請放開我。
老鷹:遵命。不過我可是警告過你了。祝好運。
老鷹將烏龜放開,而烏龜開始往下掉。魚看到烏龜落下
烏龜:發生什麽事了?爲什麽我沒有飛起來?哦,不
我應該待在陸地上的。
魚: 嘿,爲什麽烏龜先生不飛呢?他掉落得好快。小心,烏龜先生。下麪有顆大石頭。(吭隆框啷)
烏龜墜落在一顆大石頭上,而他的背摔成千百個碎片。
魚: 可憐的烏龜先生。我再也不羨幕他了。
[來源: _t_i_n_g_c_l_a_s_s]