The Fox And The Crane 狐貍與鶴

吳曉莉

The Fox and the Crane were good friends， but a few days ago they had a big fight.

Fox： Mrs. Crane used to be best friend， but she isn't anymore. How can I trick her？ I want to make her angry.

Mr. Fox thinks and thinks.

Fox： Ah ha！ I have a great idea！Ha！ha！ha！ This will be fun.

Mr. Fox telephones Mrs. Crane. Crane： Hello？

Fox： Hello， This is Mr. Fox， how have you been？

Crane： Very well， thank you. Why are you

狐貍與鶴曾經是好朋友，但是幾天前他們大吵了一架。

狐貍：鶴太太曾經是我最好的朋友，但是她再也不是了。我要如何捉弄她呢？我要把她惹火。

狐貍先生想了又想。

狐貍：哈哈！我有個好主意！哈！哈！哈！那一定很好玩。

狐貍先生給鶴太太打了一個電話。鶴：喂？

狐貍：喂，我是狐貍先生，近來好嗎？

鶴：很好呀，謝謝你！你為什么打電話給

calling？ I'm very busy.

Fox： Come to my house for lunch. I will prepare a delicious dish.

Crane： Really？Why？

Fox： I want to be your friend again. So please come.

Crane： OK， I will. Where is your house？ Fox： Walk straight down the road. Turn left at the first cherry tree. You will see my house. It has a white fence.

Crane： OK， what time shall I come？

Fox： Come at twelve o'clock. Don't be late.

Crane： Don't worry. I will be on time. Mrs. Crane puts down the telephone. She is very excited.

Crane： I wonder what Mr. Fox is cooking？ I am going to skip breakfast.

Mrs. Crane skips breakfast so that she can have a big lunch at Mr. Fox's house. She finds the house with the white fence.

Crane： Look！ There is Mr. Fox's house. I found it. I can smell something delicious.

Mrs. Crane knocks at the door and Mr. Fox opens it.

Fox： Oh， come in， Mrs. Crane.

Crane： Thank you for your invitation. Fox： Thank you for coming. I prepared a delicious dish for you.

Crane： Yes， I can smell it. Fox： Please sit down.

Mrs. Crane sits down at the table， but she only sees a wide plat plate. Mrs. Crane has a long and narrow beak， so she can't eat anything on a plate. She becomes a little worried. Mr. Fox brings in the soup from the kitchen. Fox： Here you are. Enjoy your soup. It is

我？我很忙的。

狐貍：來我家吃頓午餐吧！我將準備一頓大餐。

鶴：真的嗎？為什么？

狐貍：我想再做你的朋友，所以請你來我家。

鶴：好的，我會的。你家在哪里呀？

狐貍：沿著那條路一直走下去，在第一棵櫻桃樹那兒左轉。你就會看到我家。有白色柵欄的那家。

鶴：好的，我什么時候到呢？狐貍：12點，不要遲到了。鶴：別擔心，我會準時的。

鶴太太掛上了電話，她非常興奮。

鶴：不知道狐貍先生煮了些什么？我要跳過早餐不吃。

鶴太太跳過早餐不吃，好讓她能在狐貍先生家好好大吃一頓。她找到了青白色柵欄的房子。

鶴：看！狐貍先生的家就在那里。我找到了。我可以聞到美食的味道。

鶴太太敲敲門，然后狐貍先生開了門。狐貍：啊，請進，鶴太太。

鶴：謝謝你的邀請。

狐貍：感謝你的光臨。我已經為你準備好美味的大餐了。

鶴：是的，我可以聞得出來。狐貍：請坐。

鶴太太坐在桌子旁。但是她只看到一個又大又扁的盤子。鶴太太有一個又長又扁的嘴，所以她不能在盤子里吃東西。她開始有點擔心，狐貍先生從廚房端出了湯。

狐貍：上菜了！好好享用這湯吧！很好喝

very delicious.

Crane： Okay. I will.

Mrs. Crane tries to eat the soup in the dish， but she can only eat very little because of her sharp beak.

Fox： Why aren't you eating？ Isn'tit delicious？

Crane： Yes， it is. But I eat very slowly. Mr. Fox finished his soup， but Mrs. Crane ate almost nothing. Mrs. Crane is very hungry right now.

Fox： Why didn't you finish your soup？ You don't like soup？

Crane： Yes， I like soup. But I am not very hungry today.

Fox： Too bad. The soup was very good. I'm full.

Crane： I must go home now. Bye-bye. Fox： Come again. Next time， I will cook you something more delicious. Bye.

Mrs. Crane runs home. She is very hungry. She goes home and drinks a bottle of milk. Mrs. Crane is very angry.

Crane： Mr. Fox tricked me. I am very mad. What shall I do？ Hmm. . . I have a great idea！

The next day， Mrs. Crane telephones Mr. Fox.

Fox： Hello.

Crane： Mr. Fox， this is Mrs. Crane. Thank you for lunch yesterday.

Fox： It was nothing. So why did you call？ Crane： This time， I want to invite you for lunch. I am preparing your favorite dish.

Fox： Really？ I know the way to your house. I will come right away.

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