鸭汤

胡蓉

快乐或者烦恼，让自己的心做决定。生活需要幽默诙谐来化解烦恼！

One fine morning， Tom was wandering around a lake. The cool breeze was creating ripples on the surface of the water. The air was filled with birds chirping1.

Tom sat down beside the lake， enjoying nature around him. He collected small pebbles around him and started tossing2 them in the water， causing more ripples in the water. The fish in the water swam around， trying to avoid the pebbles. Tom was lost in thought， when he heard ducks quacking3. He looked up to see a flock of ducks swimming close by in the lake.

Tom thought to himself， “It would be nice to catch a duck or two for dinner.” He got up and started wading4 in the water to get closer to the ducks. He was very excited， as he thought about the duck soup he was going to enjoy.

The ducks saw Tom approaching and moved away. But， Tom kept moving towards them， determined to have his duck！ He jumped on them， but the ducks flew away. He slipped and went under the surface of the water. As he tried to breathe some air， he breathed water， instead. He finally got out of the lake， coughing on the shore.

Still Tom was determined to try to catch a duck or two， again. He thought， “Even though I have failed the first time， I will try again. I shouldnt lose hope.”

The ducks were more cautious this time and had a different plan. All the ducks were gathered at the center of the lake and were not moving an inch. When Tom got into the lake and moved to the center of the lake， the ducks swam to the other side of the lake.

After several failed attempts， Tom got tired， and lay down on the lake side to dry himself off and catch his breath. After some time， Tom got up and sat down by the lakeside again. He opened his bag and took out a roll of bread. He dipped the bread in the water and began to eat it.

Some people from the village close by were walking past the lake. When they saw Tom dipping his bread in the lake and eating it， a man asked， “Tom， what are you doing？”

Tom replied， “I am having Duck Soup.”

The man looked at Tom and asked， “Duck Soup？”

The people in the crowd looked at each other.

Tom understood their confusion and laughed and answered， “That is what clever people do. One who accepts what he or she has， is always happy！”

一個晴朗的早上，汤姆在湖边闲逛。凉风在水面上吹起涟漪，空气中充满了鸟儿的啁啾声。

汤姆在湖边坐下来，享受着周围的大自然。他在周围捡起小鹅卵石，开始把它们扔进水里，引起更多的涟漪。水中的鱼飞快地游来游去，试图避开鹅卵石。汤姆听到鸭子嘎嘎叫时，陷入了沉思。他抬起头来，看到一群鸭子在湖边游来游去。

汤姆心里想：“吃一两只鸭子就好了。”他站起来，开始涉水靠近鸭子。汤姆想到他将要享用的鸭汤，非常兴奋。

鸭子们看见汤姆走近，就离开了。但是，汤姆继续朝它们走去，决心要吃他的鸭子！汤姆扑向它们，鸭子们飞走了。汤姆滑倒进水里，当他想吸口气时，他反而吸到了水。最后，他从湖里出来，在岸上咳嗽。

汤姆还是决心再抓一两只鸭子。他想：“尽管我第一次失败了，我还是会再试一次，我不应该失去希望。”

这一次，鸭子们更加谨慎，有了不同的计划。所有的鸭子都聚集在湖心，一寸也不动。当汤姆进了湖里，走到了湖心时，鸭子们就游到了湖的另一边。

几次尝试都失败了，汤姆累了，躺在湖边，擦干身子，喘口气。过了一会儿，汤姆站起来，又在湖边坐下。他打开包，拿出一卷面包。他把面包蘸蘸湖水，然后开始吃。

附近村子里的一些人从湖边走过。当他们看到汤姆把面包蘸了湖水以后再吃掉时，一个人问：“汤姆，你在干什么？”

汤姆回答说：“我正在喝鸭汤。”

那人看着汤姆，问道：“鸭汤？”

人们面面相觑。

汤姆知道他们的困惑，笑着回答：“聪明的人就是这么做的。一个接受他或她所拥有的东西的人，总是快乐的！”