中国故事（双语）25：Frog's Tasty World 井底之蛙

25、Frog's Tasty World

井底之蛙

Once upon a time, there lived a small frog at the bottom of a well. This frog had lived in the well his whole life.

Every day was the same. He would wake up and eat a few of the black bugs flying around in the well. What a delicious breakfast! Then he would play a little in the water, splashing and singing, “ribbit, ribbit!”

When he got hungry, it watime for lunch. Again, he would eat some of the black flies in the well. They were always as yummy as the breakfast bugs! Then, he would take a little afternoon nap, lying in the warm sunlight shining from above. When he woke up from his nap, he would eat dinner. Guess what he ate? Yes! Bugs! Finally, after dinner, he would stare through the opening of the well and watch the stars before going to sleep. He called the stars “fireflies.” They looked tasty!

Every day would pass in the same way. He was very content with his life.

To him, everything was perfect in his little well.

One day after lunch, as he was settling down for his nap, a bluebird appeared at the mouth of the well.

“Hello Mr. Bird!” shouted the frog. “How are you? Please join me down here in my house! It’s perfect here! It’s the best life anyone could have.

It’s cozy, and I have plenty to eat. At night I can see the fireflies, and sometimes I even see the shining caterpillar.”

“The fireflies and the shining caterpillar?” said the bluebird. “Do you mean the stars and the moon? Mr. Frog, how about I show you the outside world?” asked the bird.

“No, thank you,” said the frog. “I don’t need anything besides my perfect little well. Nothing out there can compare to here. Anyway, how much is there to see? It is all here and in the little blue circle at the top of my well.

The circle turns black at night. Then the fireflies and the shining caterpillar come out.

At this point, the bird decided to take action. He swooped into the well and grabbed the frog.

“Hey! Put me down!” the frog protested. He struggled against the bluebird’s grip. The bird lifted him upward. Suddenly the frog saw a flash of green and then a blur of yellow. He stopped squirming and grew big eyed. What he saw was unlike anything he had ever seen before. Rivers and mountains and lakes and fields! He saw hundreds of trees and thousands of flowers. He saw millions of bugs! Beetles and bees!

Butterflies and dragonflies! The world looked delicious!

“Who knew the world was this big!” he exclaimed. “Thank you, Mr. Bird, for showing me this beautiful place!” After seeing the outside world, the frog never went back to his well again. He lived in a pond ringed with flowers and buzzing with bugs!

Before he met the bluebird, the frog’s world was very small. He was sure that nothing could be better than the well. If the bird had not flown him to the outside world, the frog would have never opened his mind to life’s possibilities. And he would have never opened his mouth to the possibilities of bees, butterflies, beetles, and dragonflies!

The End

Question: What was the frog’s life like before he left the well?

A. His life was very routine. Every day was the same.

B. He lived in the dark and loved fireflies.

C. His life was very tiring because he swam all the time.

D. He tried to escape by climbing out of the well and the bird helped him.

核心词汇

well n. 井

splash v. 溅，泼（水、泥浆等）

nap n. 小睡，打盹

settle down 安顿下来，定居

cozy adj. 舒服的

caterpillar n. 毛毛虫

take action 采取行动

swoop v. 飞扑，猛扑

grip n. 紧握，夹住

blur n. 模糊，模糊的东西

squirm v. 蠕动，扭动

ring v. 包围

buzz v. 充满低沉嘈杂的声音，发出嗡嗡声发出嗡嗡声

flown, fly 的过去分词，使……飞起

以下翻译来自百度翻译：

从前，在井底住着一只小青蛙。这只青蛙一生都住在井里。

每天都一样。他会醒来，吃几只在井里飞来飞去的黑虫子。多么美味的早餐啊！然后他会在水里玩一会儿，溅起水花，唱着：“里贝特，里贝特！”

当他饿了的时候，该吃午饭了。再一次，他会吃掉井中的一些黑苍蝇。它们总是和早餐虫子一样美味！然后，他会在午后小睡一会儿，躺在温暖的阳光下，阳光从上面照过来。当他从午睡中醒来时，他会吃晚饭。猜猜他吃了什么？对漏洞！最后，晚饭后，他会盯着井口看星星，然后再睡觉。他称这些星星为“萤火虫”。它们看起来很好吃！

每一天都会以同样的方式过去。他对自己的生活很满意。

对他来说，他的小井里一切都很完美。

一天，午饭后，当他正在睡觉的时候，一只蓝知更鸟出现在井口。

“喂，鸟先生！”青蛙喊道。“你好吗？请和我一起到我家来！这里太完美了！这是任何人都能拥有的最好的生活。”。

这里很舒适，我有很多吃的，晚上我可以看到萤火虫，有时甚至可以看到发光的毛毛虫。”

“萤火虫和发光的毛毛虫？”蓝鸟说。“你是说星星和月亮吗？青蛙先生，我带你看看外面的世界怎么样？”小鸟问。

“不，谢谢你，”青蛙说。“除了我完美的小井，我什么都不需要。没有什么能比得上这里。不管怎样，有多少东西可以看呢？都在这里，都在我井顶的蓝色小圆圈里。”。

夜晚，圆圈变成黑色。然后萤火虫和发光的毛毛虫出来了。

在这一点上，鸟决定采取行动。它猛扑到井里，抓住了青蛙。

“嘿！把我放下来！”青蛙抗议道。它挣扎着挣脱蓝知更鸟的抓地力。鸟儿把它举起来。突然，青蛙看到一道绿色的闪光，然后是一道模糊的黄色。它停止了蠕动，变大了眼睛。他所看到的与他以前所看到的不同。河流、山脉、湖泊和田野！他看到了数百棵树和数千朵花。他看到了数百万只虫子！甲虫和蜜蜂！

蝴蝶和蜻蜓！世界看起来很美味！

“谁知道世界这么大！”他喊道。“谢谢你，伯德先生，你带我参观了这个美丽的地方！”看到外面的世界后，青蛙再也没有回到他的井里。他住在一个池塘里，池塘里满是鲜花，虫子嗡嗡叫！

在他遇到蓝知更鸟之前，青蛙的世界很小。他确信没有什么能比这口井更好。如果不是这只鸟把他带到外面的世界，青蛙将永远不会对生活的可能性敞开心扉。他也永远不会对蜜蜂、蝴蝶、甲虫和蜻蜓的可能性敞开嘴！

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