张亚丽

[英语原文]

On the third day after he was born， Little Elephant went with his mother to the banks of a stream， and there he saw a bird in the sky flying here and there. Little Elephant said： “If I could fly， I could see even more things， it would be great！”

In order to learn to fly， Little Elephant climbed a tree and， with a yelp of “Ai Yo！”， fell heavily to the ground.

Seeing this， the snake said： “Little elephant， we all have our own abilities. I cant fly， but I can sleep in a tree.”

Lion said： “I also cant fly， but I can jump across a wide river.”

Tiger said： “I cant fly， but I can swim！”

Little Elephants father and mother said to him： “We elephants have great strength， incomparably greater than that little birds.”

Little Elephant understood. He used his long nose as a hook and moved a large branch.

[漢语翻译]

小象生下来的第三天，跟妈妈来到小河边，看见一只小鸟在天空飞来飞去。小象想：“要是我也会飞，可以看到更多的东西，多好呀！”

为了学会飞，小象爬到树上学飞，“哎哟”一声，摔了一个大跟头。

蛇看见了说：“小象，我们有自己的本事。我不会飞，可是，我会在树上睡觉。”

狮子说：“我也不会飞，可是，我能跳过宽宽的大河。”

老虎说：“我不会飞，可是我会游泳！”

爸爸妈妈对小象说：“我们象的力气大，这是小鸟不能比的。”

小象明白了。他用长鼻子一钩，就把大木头搬走了。

[思考板]

同学们，这个故事告诉我们，每个人都有自己的长处，不要盲目攀比，否则，会闹笑话。