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大家好,我是Fiona老师。
今天我们的英语阅读系列要阅读的文章同样还是关于动物的一篇文章,TheCrowandTheEagle乌鸦和老鹰
到底他们之间发生了什么样的事情呢,到底他们谁更加聪明呢?
TheCrowandTheEagle:
Itwasabrightspringday.Thesunwashighinthebluesky.Aherdofsheepwasgrazingcontentedlyonthehillside.Thelittlelambswiththeirsoftwhitecoatsandcurlytailswereplayingamongthemselves.TheShepherd,seeingthathisflockwassafeandhappy,hadfallenasleepunderthespreadingbranchesofalargeoldtree.
SuddenlyanEagleswoopeddownfromthesky.Itpouncedonalittlelambandcarrieditoffsoswiftlythatnoneoftheotherlambsevenhadthetimetobleat.ThesleepingShepherdheardnothing.
ACrowwassittingonthetreeunderwhichtheShepherdlayasleep.HehadseenhowtheEaglehadcaughtthelambandcarrieditofftohisnest.
‘Whatawonderfulwaytogetdinner!’hethought.Whydocrowslookforoldsmellyfood?’
TheCrowdecidedtodoexactlyastheEaglehaddone.Ithadlookedeasyenough.Allhehadtodowastodecidewhichsheephewanted,swoopdownuponit,holditasfirmlyashecouldinhisclawsandflyoffwithit…Easy!
IftheEaglecoulddoit,thensocouldhe!
TheCrowlookeddownattheflockofsheeptodecidewhichsheephewanted.
Justbelowthetree,bytheShepherd,abig,oldRamwasgrazing.Hehadcurlinghornsandathickheavyfleece.
Aha!Heshouldbeagoodmealforme!thoughttheCrowgreedily.Hewasveryhungryandthethoughtofalargejuicyramforlunchmadehismouthwater.
TheCrowswoopedsilentlyandswiftlydownontotheRam,justashehadseentheEagledoandgraspeditfirmlybyitsfleece.
‘Andnowtoflyoffwithittomynest,saidtheCrowtohimself.Heflappedhiswingswithallhisstrength,butcouldnotlifttheRam.
TheRamwaslarge.HewasmuchtooheavyfortheCrowtocarry.TheCrowtriedagainandagain,butwithoutsuccess.
TheRamfelttheCrowonitsbackandwasmostannoyed.Justwhatdoyouthinkyouaredoing,youpeskybird?hesnapped,glaringathimoverhisshoulder.
TheCrowflappedharderstill,tryingtocarrytheRamaway.
‘Nowstopthat!criedtheRam.‘Goaway!Shoo!Leavemeinpeace!’HejumpedandbuckedandtriedtoshaketheCrowoffhisback.
‘Ohoh!thoughttheCrow,alarmedattheRam’sfierceantics.‘Maybethiswasntsuchagoodideaafterall!PerhapsIshouldlookformydinnersomewhereelse!IhadbetterlettheRambe!
TheCrowtriedtoflyaway,buthefoundhecouldnotmove.HisclawswerecaughtintheRam’sthickfleece!TheCrowpulledhisfeetthiswayandthat.Heflappedhiswingsashardashecould.Butnomatterwhathedid,heonlyseemedtogetstuckmorefirmly.
Oh,howwasheevergoingtogetfree?TheCrowsquawkedloudlyinfearanddespair.TheRamstartedrunningaroundthetree,bellowingwithrage.TheShepherdwokeupwithastart.Whowasmakingthathorriblenoise?Werehissheepindanger?Hesatup.
Whatasightmethiseyes!TheRamwasrunningroundandroundthetree.OnhisbackwastheCrow,squawkingandtryingtoriseintotheair.
TheShepherdbegantolaugh.Atlast,wipinghiseyes,theShepherdstoodup.HestoppedtheRamasheranbyandcalmedhimwithgentlewords.
WhentheRamwasstill,theShepherdtookapairofshearsfromhissack.HoldingtheCrowwithonehand,hedeftlysnippedthefleeceuntiltheCrowwasfree.
‘Whatdidyouthinkyouweredoing,myfinefriendaskedtheShepherd,lookingattheCrow.‘PlayingatbeinganEagle,wereyou?
TheShepherdburstoutlaughingagain.
TheCrowwastooembarrassedeventocroak.HewishedonlythattheShepherdwouldlethimgosohecouldflyawaytohisnestandhidehisfoolishhead.
Finally,whentheShepherdlettheCrowgo,theCrowflappedhiswingsandflewoffasfastashecould.
‘AndthenexttimeyouwanttobeanEagle,makesureyoupickananimalyoursize!calledtheShepherdafterhim.
TheCrow,feelingsillyandfoolish,promisedhimselfthatfromnowonhewouldonlydoasothercrowsdid!
那是一个晴朗的春天。蓝天下的太阳很高。一群羊在山坡上惬意地吃草。小羊羔穿着柔软的白大衣和卷曲的尾巴,在他们中间嬉戏。牧羊人看到他的羊群安然无恙,就在一棵大树的枝条下睡着了。
突然,一只鹰从空中俯冲下来。它扑向一只小羊羔,迅速地把它叼走,其他羔羊都没有时间咩咩叫。睡着的牧羊人什么也没听见。
一只乌鸦坐在树上,牧羊人睡在树下。他看到鹰是如何抓住羔羊并把它带到窝里去的。
多么美妙的晚餐方式啊!他想。乌鸦为什么寻找老臭的食物?’
乌鸦决定像鹰那样做。看起来很简单。他所要做的就是决定他想要哪只羊,猛扑下来,紧紧抓住它的爪子,然后飞走。
如果鹰能做到,那么他也能做到!
乌鸦低头看着羊群来决定他想要哪只羊。
在牧羊人的正下方,一只又大又老的公羊正在吃草。他有卷曲的犄角和厚重的羊毛。
啊哈!他应该是我的一顿美餐!贪婪地想着乌鸦。他非常饿,想到午餐吃了一大口多汁的公羊,他就垂涎三尺。
乌鸦悄悄地飞快地跳到公羊身上,就像他看到鹰做的那样,用它的毛紧紧抓住它。
“现在飞到我的巢里去,”乌鸦对自己说。他使劲地拍打翅膀,但举不起那只公羊。
这只公羊很大。他太重了,乌鸦扛不动。乌鸦一次又一次地尝试,但没有成功。
公羊觉得乌鸦在背上,非常恼火。你觉得你在做什么,你这个讨厌的家伙?”他啪地一声,怒视着他的肩膀。
乌鸦摇摇晃晃地挣扎着,试图把公羊带走。
“现在停下来!”公羊喊道。走开!嘘!让我安宁吧!他跳了又跳,试图把乌鸦从背上抖下来。
“哦,哦!”乌鸦想,公羊的凶狠的举动使他惊恐万分。也许这毕竟不是个好主意!也许我应该在别的地方找我的晚餐!我最好还是让那只公羊来吧!
乌鸦想飞走,但他发现他不能动弹。他的爪子被抓在羊的厚毛里!乌鸦以这种方式拉着他的脚。他使劲地拍打翅膀。但不管他做了什么,他似乎只会更加坚定地坚持下去。
哦,他是怎么得到自由的?乌鸦在恐惧和绝望中大声叫喊。公羊怒吼着,开始在树上跑来跑去。牧羊人惊醒了。是谁制造了可怕的噪音?他的羊处于危险之中吗?他坐了起来。
他看到了多么美丽的景象啊!那只公羊在树上跑来跑去。乌鸦的背上,乌鸦叫着,试图飞到空中。
牧羊人笑了起来。最后,他擦了擦眼睛,牧羊人站了起来。他跑过去拦住公羊,用温和的话使他平静下来。
当羊羔静止时,牧羊人从袋子里拿出一把剪刀。他用一只手握住乌鸦,灵巧地剪断了羊毛,直到乌鸦挣脱出来。
“你以为你在干什么呢,我的好朋友?”牧羊人看着乌鸦问道。“玩鹰是吗?”
牧羊人又突然大笑起来。
乌鸦太难堪了,连呱呱叫都不敢说。他只希望牧羊人能让他走,这样他就可以飞到他的窝里去藏他愚蠢的头。
最后,当牧羊人放走乌鸦时,乌鸦张开翅膀,飞快地飞走了。
下次当你想成为一只老鹰时,一定要选一个你体型这么大的动物!他叫牧羊人。
乌鸦感到愚蠢和愚蠢,答应自己,从现在起,他只会像其他乌鸦一样做!