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Frogs Longing for a King

渴望国王的青蛙

There once lived many frogs in a great pond under a bridge.

从前有许多青蛙住在桥下的一个大池塘里。

They had an excellent home and all the food they wished, but they were not satisfied.

他们有极好的家，还有很多喜欢的食物，但它们并不满意。

They made speeches in the pond. They said they should have a king.

他们在池塘里发表演讲。它们说它们应该有个国王。

Then they asked the God to give them a king. The God gave them a big piece of wood.

然后它们请求上帝给它们一个国王。上帝给了它们一大截木头。

The wood did not move at all, so the frogs went to ask the God to give them a king which could take action.

木头根本不动，于是这些青蛙去找上帝，要求给它们一个能够采取行动的国王。

The God sent them an eel, but the frogs thought the eel was too small and did not look like a king, so the eel was not welcome in the pond.

上帝给它们送来一条鳗鱼，但青蛙们认为鳗鱼太小了，看起来不像个国王，因此这条鳗鱼在池塘里不受欢迎。

Then the frogs went to the God again, for the last time, the frogs were given a stork as their king.

然后它们又去找上帝了，最后一次，上帝给了它们一只白鹤当它们的国王。

They believed the stork was great, which could rule over them, so they showed honor to the stork.

它们认为这只白鹳很伟大，可以统治它们，于是它们对白鹳表示尊敬。

But the stork ate all the frogs one by one until there was hardly any frog left in the whole pond.

但这只白鹳却把所有的青蛙一个接着一个吃掉了，整个池塘几乎没有青蛙了。

How much better it would have been for the frogs if they had been satisfied with their life!

如果这些青蛙对它们的生活满意的话那该多好啊！

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These frogs are so stupid!  这些青蛙太愚蠢了!