Tortoise and His Friends

槐荫小学英语

Tortoise and his friends live by the river.

乌龟和他的朋友住在河边。

One morning, the friends want to cross the river.

一天早上，朋友们想过河。

Monkey and Tiger jump. Elephant and Giraffe wade.

猴子和老虎跳。大象和长颈鹿趟水。

Poor old Tortoise can't jump or wade.

可怜的老乌龟不会跳也不会趟水。

Elephant is very kind and helpful. "Wade with me," she says.

大象很和蔼也乐于助人。 “和我一起涉水吧，” 她说。

"Or me," says Giraffe.

“或者我，”长颈鹿说。

Monkey is very friendly. "Jump with me," he says.

猴子很友好。“和我一起跳吧，”他说。

"Or me," says Tiger. "I am very big and strong."

“或者我，”老虎说。“我很大很强壮。”

But poor old Tortoise is scared.

但是可怜的老乌龟很害怕。

So the friends make a secret plan.

所以朋友们制定了一个秘密的计划。

Giraffe bends a tall tree. Elephant snaps it.

长颈鹿把一棵高树弄弯。大象把它弄断。

Tiger pulls the tree to the river. Monkey helps.

老虎把树拉到河边。 猴子来帮忙。

"What's that?" asks Tortoise. "It's a bridge!" say his friends.

“那是什么？”乌龟问。“是一座桥！”它的朋友们说。

"Who's it for?" asks shy old Tortoise. "Our best friend-YOU!"

“它是为谁的？ ”害羞的老乌龟问。“我们最好的朋友-你！”