How Bear Lost His Tail
大熊怎么失去了他的尾巴
适合年龄：4-6岁
作者：Lucy Bowman
大熊有一条又长又厚的尾巴，狐狸很嫉妒大熊的尾巴，想了一个办法让大熊的尾巴变短了。
01
Once upon a time, Bear had a long, thick tail.The other animals loved his tail.
很久以前，熊有一条长长的厚厚的尾巴。其它的动物们都很爱他的尾巴。
02
Bear didn't like it at all.
大熊一点也不喜欢这条尾巴。
He tripped over it when he was walking.
因为他走路的时候总是被尾巴绊倒。
03
It tickled his nose when he tried to sleep.
当它睡觉的时候，尾巴尖总是会挠到鼻子，让它打喷嚏。
Little animals would even ride on it.
小动物们喜欢骑在它的尾巴上。
04
“Bear's tail is better than mine,”thought Fox.
“大熊的尾巴比我的更好，”狐狸想到。
He decided to play a trick on him.
于是，它决定戏弄熊一下。
05
He crept over to a fisherman and took a few fish.
狐狸悄悄的爬到渔夫身边，偷走了几条鱼。
06
Fox carried the fish to an ice hole in the lake.
狐狸把鱼藏到湖中的一个冰洞里。
Bear smelled them. He came closer.
大熊闻到了鱼的味道，慢慢走近来。
07
“Those fish look delicious,”said Bear.
“这些鱼看上去很美味,”大熊说。
“I can show you how to catch them.”said Fox.
“我可以给你演示一下如何抓住它们。”狐狸说。
08
“Put your tail in the hole,”Fox told Bear.
“把你的尾巴伸进洞里去，”狐狸告诉大熊。
“The fish will bite it and you can pull them out.”
“鱼会咬你的尾巴，然后你可以把它们钓出来。”
It may take some time.
这可能会花费一些时间。
09
Bear waited and waited.
大熊等啊，等啊。
Day became night.
从白天等到了夜里。
The night grew cold.It began to snow.
夜里变的更冷了，雪开始下了起来。
10
The next day , Fox came back.
第二天，狐狸回来了。
Was Bear still there?
大熊还会在那儿吗？
Fox could only see a huge heap of snow.
狐狸只看到了一大堆雪。
“Bear ?”he shouted.
“大熊？”狐狸喊到。
11
Bear jumped up. But his tail had frozen in the lake...
大熊跳了起来，但是它的尾巴被冻在了湖里。
It broke off.
然后尾巴就断掉了
“I’m so sorry!”Fox cried.“I didn’t know that would happen.”
“我很抱歉！”狐狸哭着说。“我不知道会发生这种事。”
12
Bear looked at his new short tail, and smiled.
大熊看着它的新的短短的尾巴，然后笑了。
That’s better!
真是太好了！
Bear padded away-and he didn’t trip once.
大熊轻轻地走了，它再也没有被绊倒过。
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