三只老鼠

山东省泰安市 杨兰供稿

编者注：冬天到了，大地进入了沉睡，小动物们纷纷钻进了洞中，来躲避这漫长而寒冷的冬天，没有阳光，没有色彩。可有一只聪明的老鼠，却能看到温暖的阳光和怒放的鲜花。现在就让我们一起来看看吧！

Once upon a time,there were three mice that lived in a wall in the field.

Summer was coming,and so the mice came out of the wall to collect berries,nuts,corn and straw.Everyone was working very hard from morning to night,except Frederick.

“Why aren’t you working,Frederick?” his friends asked him.“Oh,but I am.”Frederick told them, “I’m collecting the sunshine for the cold,dark winter.”

A few days later his friends asked him again,“Why aren’t you working,Frederick?”“Oh,but I am.”Frederick told them,“I’m collecting colors for the long,grey winter.”

A few days later his friends asked him again,

很久以前，在田野中的一筑围墙里住着三只老鼠。

夏天来了，老鼠们走出墙外去收集浆果、坚果、玉米粒和稻草。他们从早到晚努力工作，除了弗雷德里克。

“弗雷德里克，你为什么不工作？”他的朋友们问他。“我在工作呀。”弗雷德里克说,“我在为寒冷的深冬收集阳光呢。”

几天过后，他的朋友们再一次问道，“弗雷德里克，你为什么不工作？”他的朋友们问他。“我在工作呀。”弗雷德里克说,“我在为漫长的灰白色冬天收集色彩呢。”

几天过后，他的朋友们再一次问道，“why aren’t you working,Frederick?”“Oh,but I am.”Frederick told them,“I’m collecting words for the long,quiet winter.”

Soon,the first snow came,and the three mice went back into the wall.They ate their berries,nuts,corn,and straw.As time passed,there were no more food to eat.

Now the winter was cold and dark,long and quiet.The mice were sad and hungry.Then they remembered Frederick.

“Hey,Frederick,can you show us what you collected for the winter?”

“OK,”said Frederick,“Close your eyes.Here is my sunshine for the cold,dark winter.”Then Frederick began to tell his friends some stories,and the mice felt warmer and warmer.

“Great,Frederick!How about the colors and the words?”

“OK,”said Frederick, “Close your eyes.”He began to tell them about the blue sky,the red poppies,the green grass,the purple berries,and the yellow corn of summer.

“That’s wonderful,Frederick.Thank you.”said the mice. “We’ve learned something about you,”they told him.

What do you think they learned?“弗雷德里克，你为什么不工作？”“我在工作呀。”弗雷德里克说,“我在为漫长寂静的冬天收集言语呢。”

很快，第一场雪就到了，三只老鼠回到了洞中。他们吃着浆果、坚果、玉米粒和稻草。但是随着时间的推移，他们没有吃的东西了。

现在冬天又冷又黑暗，漫长又寂静。老鼠们饥肠辘辘，这时候他们想起了弗雷德里克。

“嘿，弗雷德里克，能给我们看看你为冬天收集的东西吗？”

“好的,”弗雷德里克说，“闭上你们的眼睛。这里有我为寒冷冬天收集的阳光。”接着弗雷德里克为他的朋友们讲故事，小老鼠们感觉越来越温暖。

“很好，弗雷德里克！那么色彩和语言呢？”

“好的,”弗雷德里克说，“闭上你们的眼睛。”他开始给他们讲夏天蓝色的天空、红色的罂粟花、绿色的小草、紫色的浆果和黄色的玉米粒。

“太棒了，弗雷德里克，谢谢你。”小老鼠们说道。“我们跟你学到了很多东西。”

你知道它们学到了什么吗？

(本文选自www.ebigear.com)

寓 意

大地会有结冰的一天，人生也会有阴云密布的时候，所以在任何季节都别忘了搜集阳光与幸福，这样我们的生活就会时刻充满阳光哦！