绘本故事 | How Bear Lost His Tail
导读
本期绘本故事的主角是一直拥有漂亮尾巴的熊，但是最后他却失去了他最珍贵的尾巴。这中间到底发生了什么呢？一起来看看吧~
Long ago, Bear had a long,bushy tail.
He was so proud of his tail
that he showed it off to everyone.
很久很久以前，
大熊有一条长长的，毛茸茸的尾巴。
他为自己的尾巴感到骄傲，
所以他向每一个人炫耀自己的尾巴。
The other animals would say,
“Bear, you have the most beautiful tail of all.”
其他的动物就会说：
“大熊，你有最美丽的尾巴。”
This made Fox unhappy.
He thought his own long, bushy tail
was the most beautiful tail of all.
这让狐狸很不开心。
他以为他那长长的，毛茸茸的尾巴
是所有动物里面最漂亮的。
So Fox made a plan.
Fox knew that
Bear loved fish more than anything else.
So Fox cut out a hole in the ice.
于是，狐狸做了一个计划。
狐狸知道，大熊比起什么都更喜欢鱼。
于是狐狸在冰上凿了一个洞。
He fished all day long
until he had a great big pile of fish.
他钓了一整天的鱼，
直到他钓到一大堆鱼。
When he heard Bear coming,
Fox hid the fishing pole
and dipped his tail into the cold, icy water.
当他听到大熊走近的声音，
狐狸便把鱼竿藏了起来，
还把自己的尾巴浸到了冰冷的水里面。
Just then, Bear walked by the lake.
He couldn't believe what he saw—
a great big pile of fish!
就在这时，大熊经过湖边。
他不敢相信自己看到的—
一大堆鱼！
“Fox,”he said.
"How did you get all those beautiful fish?”
“狐狸，”大熊说，
“你是怎么弄到这些可爱的鱼儿的？”
“It was easy,”said Fox.
“I caught them with my tail. I'll show you.
But let's find a new place for you.
I think I've caught all the fish here.”
“很简单，”狐狸说道，“我用我的尾巴钓到的。
但是让我们为你重新找个地方吧。
我觉得我已经把这儿的鱼钓光了。”
So Fox led Bear to a different place
and cut out a new hole.
于是狐狸带着大熊来到了一个不一样的地方，
然后又凿了一个新的洞。
“Here is your new hole, Bear,”said Fox.
“Turn around and dip your tail into the water.
Soon a fish will grab it.”
狐狸说道：“这是你的新的洞，大熊。”
“转过身去，把你的尾巴放到水里去。
一会就会有鱼抓住它的，”
Bear turned his back to the hole
and dipped his beautiful tail into the water.
“I cannot see the hole.
How will I know if I catch a fish? ”asked Bear.
大熊背对着洞口，
然后把他那美丽的尾巴浸到了水里。
“我看不见那个洞。
我怎么才能知道自己有没有抓到鱼呢？”大熊问道。
Fox said,”I will hide over there so the fish don't see me.
When I see a fish grab your tail,
I will shout to you.
Then you can pull the fish out of the water.
Don't move until I tell you to.”
Bear nodded his head.
狐狸说，“我会藏到那边去，
这样鱼儿就看不见我了。
当我看见有鱼咬住你尾巴的时候，
我就会朝你喊一声。
这样你就可以把鱼从水里拉出来了。
在我告诉你之前，不要动啊。”
大熊点了点头。
So Bear waited and waited.
He was very tired.
Soon he fell asleep.
Bear slept all day and all night.
于是大熊等啊等啊。
他太累了。一会就进入梦乡了。
大熊睡了一天一夜。
His tail got colder and colder.
The ice got thicker and thicker.
Bear slept and slept.
他的尾巴越来越冷。
冰结得越来越厚。
大熊睡啊睡啊。
Fox waited by the tree.
He waited until Bear had slept all night long.
At last it was time.
狐狸在树旁等待。
他等啊等啊，直到大熊睡了一整夜。
最后，时机到了。
Fox crept up to Bear's ear and shouted,
“NOW, BEAR!”
Bear woke up and pulled his tail,
But it wouldn't move.
狐狸爬到大熊的耳旁，
大吼道，“就是现在，大熊！”
大熊醒来了，拉着自己的尾巴，
但是尾巴一动也不动。
“Pull harder,”said Fox.
“It must be a HUGE fish.”
Bear pulled and pulled, until…SNAP!
“再使点劲儿拉，”狐狸说道，
“这一定是一条超大的鱼！”
大熊拉呀拉呀，
直到……“吧嗒”一声！
Bear turned around to see
the huge fish he had caught.
But that is not what he saw.
“My tail,”cried Bear.
“My big, beautiful tail!”
大熊转过身去看看自己钓到的超大的鱼。
但是他看到的却是另外的情景。
“我的尾巴，”大熊哭喊着，
“我的大大的，美丽的尾巴！”
The fishing hole was gone.
There in the ice was Bear's tail.
The water had frozen while Bear slept,
And his tail was stuck in the ice.
钓鱼的洞不见了。
冰里面的是大熊的尾巴。
大熊睡觉的时候，水结冰了，
大熊的尾巴被卡在了里面。
Fox pointed at
Bear's new short tail and laughed.
“What a silly little tail for a great, big bear,”
said Fox.
Bear was sad.
狐狸指着大熊的短尾巴。哈哈大笑。
狐狸说：
“这么一大头熊身上，长着多么可笑的小尾巴。”
大熊很悲伤。
He didn't want the other animals
to see his short little tail,
So he ran home to his cave
and slept all winter long.
Now Fox shows off
his own beautiful tail every chance he gets.
他不想让其他的动物看见他那短小的尾巴，
于是他跑回了家，
待在他的洞穴里，
睡了一整个冬天。
现在，狐狸一有机会就会炫耀他自己那美丽的尾巴。
