Mrs Skylark and Her Family(寓言).doc

Mrs Skylark and Her Family(寓言)Mrs Skylark(云雀) made her nest(巢) in a large field of corn, which was nealy ripe for the sickle(镰刀,意指收割). “My dears,”said Mrs Skylark to her little ones one day,“I have to go out to get you some dinner;but try to hear what the farmer says while I am away.” “Yes, mother,”said all the little larks. “And tell me when I come home,”said Mrs Skylark. So she went away. When she came back, her children hopped out(跳出来) to meet her. “Oh, mother!”said they,“We heard something.” “Well, what was it?”asked Mrs Skylark. “The farmer said to his son,‘This corn is ripe, John, let us go and ask our neighbours to help us to cut it.’” “Was that all?”said Mrs Skylark. “Yes, mother, take us away, or we shall have no home.” “My dears, there is no danger yet,”said the mother to the little larks,“if the farmer is going to ask his neighbours, the corn will not be cut tomorrow.” The next day Mrs Skylark went out again and said to her little larks,“My dears, try to hear what the farmer will say today, and when I come home, tell me all you hear.” This time the little larks came out again to meet their mother. “Oh, mother, now we must go,”they said. “Why?”said the mother.“Did the farmer?s friends come?” “No, but he is going to ask his nephews(侄子) to come tomorrow.” “There is no danger yet,”said Mrs Skylark,“if the farmer asks his nephews, the work will not be done tomorrow.” In a few days, when the old skylark went out again, she said,“My dears, I ask you to keep your ears open and try to hear what the farmer will say. That corn will not stand much longer.” When she came home that day, her young ones were terribly frightened. “Oh, dear mother, please take us away,”said the baby larks. “What has happened today?”asked Mrs Skylark. “Nobody came to help the farmer. We heard the farmer say to his son,‘We must cut the corn ourselves. So John, get the sickles, and we shall begin tomorrow!’” “Now, indeed, we mu