Unhelpful1 Friends不帮忙的朋友

长庚

A bunny rabbit lived in the forest. He had many friends. He was proud of hisfriends. One day the bunny rabbit heard the loud barking2 of wild3 dogs. He wasvery scared. He decided to ask for help.

一只小兔子住在森林里。它有很多朋友，它为它的朋友们感到骄傲。一天，小兔子听到了野狗的叫声，非常害怕。它决定寻求帮助。

He quickly went to his friend Deer. He said， “Dear friend， some wild dogs arerunning after me. Can you drive them away using your sharp4 antlers5？”The deersaid，“Yes， I can. But now I am busy. Why dont you ask Bear for help？”

它迅速去找它的朋友小鹿，说：“亲爱的朋友，有几只野狗在追我。你能用你锋利的鹿角把它们赶走吗？”小鹿说：“我能。但现在我很忙。你为什么不向大熊寻求帮助呢？”

The bunny rabbit ran to Bear. “My dear friend， you are very strong6. Pleasehelp me. Some wild dogs are running after me. Please drive them away，”he said tothe bear. The bear said，“I am sorry. I am hungry and tired. I need to find some foodnow. Please ask Monkey for help.”

小兔子跑向大熊。“我亲爱的朋友，你很强壮，请帮帮我。几只野狗在追我。请把它们赶走吧。”它对大熊说。大熊说：“对不起。我又饿又累，现在需要找点食物。请向猴子寻求帮助吧。”

Poor bunny rabbit went to the monkey， and the monkey said， “Im afraid Icant help you， my friend. My family are waiting for me. I have to go.”

可憐的小兔子走到猴子面前，猴子说：“恐怕我帮不了你，我的朋友。我的家人在等我。我得走了。”

The bunny rabbit went to the elephant and the elephant said he was too slowto drive the dogs away. Then the bunny rabbit went to the cow， the sheep and allhis other friends. He was not happy that nobody was ready to help him.

小兔子去找大象，大象说自己太慢了，无法把野狗赶走。然后兔子去找了奶牛、绵羊和其它所有的朋友，但没有人愿意帮助它，它感到很不高兴。

He understood that he had to think of a way out byhimself. So he hid7 under a bush and lay8 very still. Thewild dogs did not find the bunny rabbit. They went afterother animals.

它明白必须自行想办法摆脱困境。于是它躲在灌木丛下，一动不动地躺着。野狗没有找到小兔子，于是去追逐其它动物了。

The bunny rabbit knew that he had to learn to survive9 by himself， notdepending10 on his unhelpful friends.

小兔子知道了它必须学会靠自己生存，而不是依靠那些不帮忙的朋友。

Notes

1. unhelpful 无益的；不予帮助的

2. barking 狗叫声

3. wild 动植物；自然生长的；野生的

4. sharp 锋利的；尖的

5. antler 鹿角；茸角；多叉鹿角

6. strong 强壮的；健壮的

7. hide 躲藏；躲避

8. lie 平躺；平卧

9. survive 活下来；幸存

10. depend 依赖；依靠