在初夏时节,江西的一个小村庄里,正是农忙时节,男人们都扛着锄头下地干活,而女人们白天料理这家务,晚上还要织麻线,十分辛苦。
可小孩子们既不会耕种,又不会织布,他们只能学着大人们的种瓜。挖土,放种,埋土,浇水。
可种着种着一只大蝴蝶飞了过来,孩子们就立刻扔下助头,跑去追蝴蝶了,可瓜还没有种完。
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。”
乡村初夏的早晨,天刚破晓。男人们扛起锄头在田间耕耘,人们在家中做饭,夜幕降临,女人们还在将麻搓成线,纺成布。
沙沙沙地响着。可是孩们既不会耕地也会织布,却也不肯闲着也学着大人们的样子,在桑树下,播种,浇水。
一群七八岁的孩子、满怀激动地,早早就醒了。
一起来,他们就迫不及待地奔向前一天他们冻在金盆里的冰,兴奋地把它扣了出来,其中一个孩子拿出一条不知从哪里找来的彩丝,小心翼翼地把冰砸捅了个小孔,把丝线穿进去。其它孩子紧张地看着,穿好后他们高兴得又蹦又叫,开心极了!那个孩子拿着彩丝,用手敲了敲那冰,冰发出了“叮叮”的响声,声音清脆,隔着小树林都能听到。
孩子们笑啊,敲啊,一个不小心把冰掉在地上,发出像水玉一样“啪嚓”的响声。孩子们看着碎在地上的冰,高兴地回家吃饭了。
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