Once a circle missed a wedge. The circle wanted to be whole， so it went around looking for its missing piece.

But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly， it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine.

It found lots of different pieces， but none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on searching.

Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now it could be whole， with nothing missing.

It made the missing piece into itself and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle， it could roll very fast， too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms.

When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly， it stopped， left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

從前，一个圆圈缺了一块楔子。它想保持完整，便四处寻找那块楔子。

由于不完整，所以它只能慢慢地滚动。一路上，它对花儿露出羡慕之色，它与蠕虫谈天侃地，它还欣赏到了阳光之美。

圆圈找到了许多不同的楔子，但没有一块与它相配。所以，它将它们统统弃置路旁，继续寻觅。

终于有一天，它找到了一个完美的配件。圆圈很高兴，现在它可以说是完美无缺了。

它装好缺失的那部分，并开始滚动起来。现在它已成了一个完美的圆圈，所以滚动得非常快，以至于难以欣赏花儿，也无暇与蠕虫倾诉心声。

当圆圈意识到因快速疾驰而失去了原有的世界时，它停了下来，将找到的配件弃置路旁，又开始慢慢地滚动。

Vocabulary

whole n. 整个;整体

admire v. 钦佩;赞赏;仰慕

fit adj. 适合的，恰当的，合格的

search v. 搜索;搜寻;搜查;查找