Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
从前,有两只老鼠,它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村,另一只住在城里。很多年以后,乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠,它说:“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是,城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说:“这东西不好吃,你的.家也不好,你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应该搬到城里去住,你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子,还会吃上美味佳肴,你应该到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮,好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候,听见很大的一阵响声,城里的老鼠叫喊起来:“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿,他们出来了。当他们出来时,乡下老鼠说:“我不喜欢住在城里,我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在,比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说,要好些。”
傍晚时分,夕阳斜照,大地被映得通红的。刚经过疾风骤雨,池塘里的水满得快要溢出来了。池塘边长满了青草,郁郁葱葱,一眼望去,绿油油的一片。雨水褪去,叶子上洒满了水,“水宝宝”晶莹剔透,在阳光的照射下,白里透红,犹如颗颗闪耀的红宝石,光彩夺目。
远处青山,衔起红彤彤的落日,一起投入湖泊的怀抱中。水面的荷叶又大又圆,青蛙在荷叶上“呱呱”叫着,犹如一个个技艺高超的歌唱家。鱼儿听到了优美的乐曲,情不自禁地露出了水面,欢快地吐起泡泡。虾儿也纷纷爬上了芦苇,享受着大自然独有的乐声。
远处,一头老黄牛缓缓走来,仔细一看牛背上还横坐着一个牧童。他头戴草帽,身上穿着一件简单的`布衣,脚上蹬着草鞋,那天真可爱、自由自在的样子,真令人向往!老牛的尾巴左右摇摆,驱赶着那令人厌烦的蚊虫。牧童悠闲的坐在牛背上,听着池塘边传来蛙鸣,突然间来了兴致。只见他信手从腰间掏出随身携带的短笛,伴着水声、蛙鸣,即兴吹奏不成调的曲子。风中,悠扬的笛声越飘越远……
广阔的原野,绿草如茵。一个小牧童正吹着笛,赶着牛,迎着晚风,飞快奔跑。青草在他的脚边舞动,远远地听到他那悠扬的笛声。仿佛在说:“什么时候才能回家呢,月亮都快升起来了!”
小牧童把牛赶到牛圈,回到家已是黄昏之时,他高声呼喊:“妈妈,妈妈,我回来了,我饿了!一会儿还要去看月亮呢!”妈妈说:“快来吃饭,吃完了再去。”
小牧童吃饱了饭,连蓑衣都没脱,就挺着圆滚滚的肚子,跑到屋外的草垛旁躺了下来。看着慢慢升起的明月,小牧童闭上了眼睛,他睡着了,睡得可香可香啦!他梦见自己长大了,离开了家乡,可那一轮明月却一直陪在他身边。只要有月亮的晚上,他都要看看这一轮家乡的明月……
不知过了过久,小牧童的耳边响起了熟悉的声音:“儿子,儿子,快回屋睡去,小心着凉了。”噢!原来是妈妈。小牧童睁开惺忪的睡眼,仰望静寂的夜空,星星们依然眨着眼睛,可那一轮明月落下去了,只剩下茫茫的大草原,小牧童带着梦中的那轮明月回屋去了。
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