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Hen and Eagle

Hen and Eagle — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L3 · 10 illustrated pages

A hen and an eagle jumping.

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A hen and an eagle jumping.
很久很久以前,母鸡和老鹰是好朋友。他们和其他的鸟儿住在一起,相安无事,但是他们都不会飞。
A tired-looking eagle sitting next to a bare tree.
有一天,他们住的地方发生了饥荒。老鹰要走很远很远的路才能找到食物。她回来的时候看起来非常疲倦。老鹰说:“这样走太累了!肯定有一种更省力的方法。”
A hen surrounded by a variety of bird feathers.
母鸡饱饱地睡了一觉,想到了一个好主意。她开始搜集其他鸟儿掉下来的羽毛,说:“让我们把这些羽毛都缝在我们身上吧,也许这样我们走路就不吃力了。”
An eagle with beautiful wings flying above a hen.
老鹰是村庄里唯一一个有银针的,所以她第一个开始缝羽毛。她给自己做了一双非常漂亮的翅膀,做完之后,在母鸡头上飞来飞去。母鸡问老鹰借了针,但她很快就厌烦了缝纫。她把银针留在柜子上,跑到厨房里,给她的孩子做饭。
Lots of birds with beautiful wings flying.
其他的鸟儿看到老鹰飞得又高又远,非常羡慕。他们问母鸡借了银针,这样他们也可以给自己做翅膀了。过了不久,其他的鸟儿也都能上天飞翔了。
Three birds looking at a needle.
当最后一只鸟儿归还银针的时候,母鸡不在家。她的孩子拿走了银针,玩来玩去。他们玩厌的时候,就把银针落在了沙地里。
An eagle sitting on a tree branch and a hen looking for something in her kitchen.
那天下午,老鹰回来了,她问母鸡要回自己的银针,因为她要修补一些松散的羽毛。母鸡找遍了柜子、厨房和后院,都找不到银针。
An eagle standing on a rock looking down at a hen.
母鸡求老鹰:“再给我一天吧!明天你就能修补翅膀,飞着去找食物了。”老鹰说:“好,就一天。如果你找不到银针的话,你就要把一个孩子给我作为补偿。”
A hen scratching in the sand and an eagle flying above.
第二天,老鹰来了,她看到母鸡正在沙地里翻来翻去,但是银针还是没有找到。老鹰从天上俯冲下来,抓了一只小鸡就飞走了。从那以后,无论老鹰什么时候出现,她都看到母鸡在沙地里找银针。
The shadow of an eagle in the sand and three chicks running.
当母鸡在地上看到老鹰的影子时,她就警告自己的孩子:“快躲起来!别呆在这空旷干燥的地上。”孩子们回答她说:“我们不是傻瓜,我们会跑的。”

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Written by
Ann Nduku
Illustrated by
Wiehan de Jager
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 3

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Hen and Eagle from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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