2008年5月28日 星期三

The Frog In The Well井底之蛙

There was once a frog who made his homein a shallow well.One day he met a turtle from
the East Sea."Im extremely happy!"the frog told the turtle."When on the ground.I wonld leap
up and down the railing of the well.When Im tired.I would rest on the broken bricks."
"Back in the water,Iwould swim with only my head above the surface.When I walk in the
mud,I would bury my feet.Ilook back at the worms,crads,and tadpoles who share my well.
They can't be as happy as Iam."
"The pool of water belongs to me because the well is mine.This is the greatest pleasure!"
thefrog said proudly."You should come visit me some time!"
The turtle went with the forg to the shallow well.Lifting his right foot,he tried to enter the
well.But it got stuck even before he could extend his left one,so he leisurely retreated.
Rather amused,the turtle said,"I can't tellyou how vast the East Sea is,for it is beyond
measure.However,flood doesn't increase its depth the least bit,and drought can't make it
lose an inch.Its depth does not change with time,nor does it change with the amouht of
rainfall.This is its greatest pleasure!"
On hearing the tnrtle,the frog was dumbfounded.
從前有一隻青蛙,再淺井裡居住。一天,他遇見一知從東海來的大鱉。
井蛙對大鱉說:[我真是樂透了!高興時,便在井欄上跳躍。疲倦時,就躺在破專上休息
。回到水裡,我之露出我的頭游泳。跳到泥裏,我則埋沒我的雙腿。
我回頭看看景裡的赤蟲.蟹和蝌蚪。他們可不及我快樂呢!井水是我,因為這口井屬於我,
這就是最大的喜樂阿!你有控不妨來探望我。]大鱉聽了,就跟著井蛙入井底,怎知左腳還未伸進去,右腳已經辦住了,於是便從容地退出來。
大鱉給逗樂了,便對青蛙說:{東海的大,我無法給你描,因為那是無法測量的。水災既不能增加它的生度,旱災也不能減少他依吋,他的深度,是部會因時間的長短,或兩量的多少而有所改變。這就是多海最大的喜悅阿!}
井蛙聽了。驚訝的呆一邊

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