The Fox And The Crane 狐貍與鶴

吳曉莉

The Fox and the Crane were good friends， but a few days ago they had a big fight.

Fox： Mrs. Crane used to be best friend， but she isn't anymore. How can I trick her？ I want to make her angry.

Mr. Fox thinks and thinks.

Fox： Ah ha！ I have a great idea！Ha！ha！ha！ This will be fun.

Mr. Fox telephones Mrs. Crane. Crane： Hello？

Fox： Hello， This is Mr. Fox， how have you been？

Crane： Very well， thank you. Why are you

狐貍與鶴曾經(jīng)是好朋友，但是幾天前他們大吵了一架。

狐貍：鶴太太曾經(jīng)是我最好的朋友，但是她再也不是了。我要如何捉弄她呢？我要把她惹火。

狐貍先生想了又想。

狐貍：哈哈！我有個(gè)好主意！哈！哈！哈！那一定很好玩。

狐貍先生給鶴太太打了一個(gè)電話。鶴：喂？

狐貍：喂，我是狐貍先生，近來好嗎？

鶴：很好呀，謝謝你！你為什么打電話給

calling？ I'm very busy.

Fox： Come to my house for lunch. I will prepare a delicious dish.

Crane： Really？Why？

Fox： I want to be your friend again. So please come.

Crane： OK， I will. Where is your house？ Fox： Walk straight down the road. Turn left at the first cherry tree. You will see my house. It has a white fence.

Crane： OK， what time shall I come？

Fox： Come at twelve o'clock. Don't be late.

Crane： Don't worry. I will be on time. Mrs. Crane puts down the telephone. She is very excited.

Crane： I wonder what Mr. Fox is cooking？ I am going to skip breakfast.

Mrs. Crane skips breakfast so that she can have a big lunch at Mr. Fox's house. She finds the house with the white fence.

Crane： Look！ There is Mr. Fox's house. I found it. I can smell something delicious.

Mrs. Crane knocks at the door and Mr. Fox opens it.

Fox： Oh， come in， Mrs. Crane.

Crane： Thank you for your invitation. Fox： Thank you for coming. I prepared a delicious dish for you.

Crane： Yes， I can smell it. Fox： Please sit down.

Mrs. Crane sits down at the table， but she only sees a wide plat plate. Mrs. Crane has a long and narrow beak， so she can't eat anything on a plate. She becomes a little worried. Mr. Fox brings in the soup from the kitchen. Fox： Here you are. Enjoy your soup. It is

我？我很忙的。

狐貍：來我家吃頓午餐吧！我將準(zhǔn)備一頓大餐。

鶴：真的嗎？為什么？

狐貍：我想再做你的朋友，所以請(qǐng)你來我家。

鶴：好的，我會(huì)的。你家在哪里呀？

狐貍：沿著那條路一直走下去，在第一棵櫻桃樹那兒左轉(zhuǎn)。你就會(huì)看到我家。有白色柵欄的那家。

鶴：好的，我什么時(shí)候到呢？狐貍：12點(diǎn)，不要遲到了。鶴：別擔(dān)心，我會(huì)準(zhǔn)時(shí)的。

鶴太太掛上了電話，她非常興奮。

鶴：不知道狐貍先生煮了些什么？我要跳過早餐不吃。

鶴太太跳過早餐不吃，好讓她能在狐貍先生家好好大吃一頓。她找到了青白色柵欄的房子。

鶴：看！狐貍先生的家就在那里。我找到了。我可以聞到美食的味道。

鶴太太敲敲門，然后狐貍先生開了門。狐貍：啊，請(qǐng)進(jìn)，鶴太太。

鶴：謝謝你的邀請(qǐng)。

狐貍：感謝你的光臨。我已經(jīng)為你準(zhǔn)備好美味的大餐了。

鶴：是的，我可以聞得出來。狐貍：請(qǐng)坐。

鶴太太坐在桌子旁。但是她只看到一個(gè)又大又扁的盤子。鶴太太有一個(gè)又長(zhǎng)又扁的嘴，所以她不能在盤子里吃東西。她開始有點(diǎn)擔(dān)心，狐貍先生從廚房端出了湯。

狐貍：上菜了！好好享用這湯吧！很好喝

very delicious.

Crane： Okay. I will.

Mrs. Crane tries to eat the soup in the dish， but she can only eat very little because of her sharp beak.

Fox： Why aren't you eating？ Isn'tit delicious？

Crane： Yes， it is. But I eat very slowly. Mr. Fox finished his soup， but Mrs. Crane ate almost nothing. Mrs. Crane is very hungry right now.

Fox： Why didn't you finish your soup？ You don't like soup？

Crane： Yes， I like soup. But I am not very hungry today.

Fox： Too bad. The soup was very good. I'm full.

Crane： I must go home now. Bye-bye. Fox： Come again. Next time， I will cook you something more delicious. Bye.

Mrs. Crane runs home. She is very hungry. She goes home and drinks a bottle of milk. Mrs. Crane is very angry.

Crane： Mr. Fox tricked me. I am very mad. What shall I do？ Hmm. . . I have a great idea！

The next day， Mrs. Crane telephones Mr. Fox.

Fox： Hello.

Crane： Mr. Fox， this is Mrs. Crane. Thank you for lunch yesterday.

Fox： It was nothing. So why did you call？ Crane： This time， I want to invite you for lunch. I am preparing your favorite dish.

Fox： Really？ I know the way to your house. I will come right away.

的！

鶴：好的，我會(huì)的。

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狐貍：你怎么不吃呢？不好喝嗎？

鶴：不，很好喝。只是我吃得慢而已。

狐貍先生喝完了他的湯，但是鶴太太幾乎都沒有喝到什么。鶴太太現(xiàn)在非常餓。

狐貍：為什么你不喝完你的湯呢？你不喜歡湯嗎？

鶴：不，我喜歡湯。只是我今天不是很餓。

狐貍：那太糟糕了。這湯真得很好喝呢！我已經(jīng)飽了。

鶴：我必須回家了。再見！

狐貍：再來做客??！下次我還會(huì)為你準(zhǔn)備更好吃的東西。再見！

鶴太太跑回了家，她非常餓。她回到家并且喝了一瓶牛奶。鶴太太非常生氣。

鶴：狐貍先生戲弄了我。我很惱火。我該怎么辦？嗯……我有個(gè)好主意！

第二天，鶴太太給狐貍先生打了一個(gè)電話。

狐貍：喂？

鶴：狐貍先生，我是鶴太太。謝謝你昨天招待的午餐。

狐貍：沒什么。你為什么要打電話給我呢？

鶴：這次我想要請(qǐng)你到我家吃午餐。我正在準(zhǔn)備你最愛吃的東西。

狐貍：真的嗎？我知道怎么去你家。我馬上就到。

Mr. Fox rushes to Mrs. Crane's house. Hesmells fish outside the house.

Fox： I can smell fish， my favorite dish. I'm so hungry.

（Mr. Fox wets his mouth and strokes his stomach. ）

Mrs. Crane opens the door.

Crane： Mr. Fox， welcome！ You came very quickly. Are you hungry？

Fox： Yes， I am. Can we eat now？

Crane： Of course. I'll bring in the fish right away.

Mrs. Crane brings in the fish from the kitchen. But the fish is not on a plate. It is inside a long narrow bottle. Mr. Fox looks surprised. His eyes are about to pop out.

Crane： Let's eat. Mmmm. . . Delicious， isn't it， Mr. Fox？

Fox： It looks very good.

Crane： But why aren't you eating？ Fox： I will.

Mr. Fox tries to eat the fish， but he can't get it out from the long， narrow bottle. Mr. Fox has a short mouth and tongue. He realizes his mistake， and can't say anything.

Crane： This is the most delicious fish in the world. I will have another. How about you， Mr. Fox？

Fox： No， thank you. I think I have a stomachache.

Crane： That's too bad. Fox： I must go home now.

Crane： Good-bye， Mr. Fox！ Come again！ Ha， ha， ha. . .

Mr. Fox rushes home in shame. Mrs. Crane sees Mr. Fox running away and keeps on laughing.

狐貍先生快速?zèng)_到鶴太太的家。他在屋子外聞到了魚的香味。

狐貍：我可以聞到魚的香味，我最愛吃的東西。我好餓呀！

（狐貍先生舔了舔嘴巴，還拍了拍他的肚子）

鶴太太開了門。

鶴：狐貍先生，歡迎，歡迎！你來得好快呀。你餓嗎？

狐貍：對(duì)呀，我餓了。我們現(xiàn)在可以吃了嗎？鶴：當(dāng)然，我馬上就把魚端出來。

鶴太太從廚房里端出了魚。但是并不是放在盤子上。而是在又長(zhǎng)又窄的瓶子里頭。狐貍先生看起來非常吃驚。他的眼睛快要爆出來了。

鶴：讓我們吃吧。嗯……好吃，對(duì)不對(duì)呀，狐貍先生？

狐貍：看起來不錯(cuò)。

鶴：但是為什么你不吃呢？狐貍：我會(huì)的。

狐貍先生試著要吃魚，但是他卻無法將它們從又長(zhǎng)又窄的瓶子中取出。狐貍先生有的是短短的嘴巴和舌頭。他認(rèn)識(shí)到自己錯(cuò)了，而且不能說什么。

鶴：這真是世界上最好吃的魚了。我要再來一些。你呢，狐貍先生？

狐貍：不了，謝謝。我想我肚子有點(diǎn)痛。

鶴：真糟糕。

狐貍：我必須回家了。

鶴：再見，狐貍先生！下次再來啊！哈，哈，哈……

狐貍不好意思地沖回家。鶴太太看著狐貍先生跑掉了，她不停地笑著。