英语讲中国成语故事10 守株待兔 Waiting for Rabbits.pdf

G2成语_WaitingforRabbits守株待兔

作者：EvanPeng

朗读者：CorryWalling

Lexile：550L

难度：相当于美国小学二年级

一位农民在耕作时发现一只兔子撞死在田边的树桩上，使得农民全家幸

福地饱餐一顿。从此，农民不再耕地，天天守着树桩等待兔子撞上来。

当然，这样的好事没有再发生。最终田里禾苗枯死，农民沦为全村的笑

柄。这个故事又告诉我们什么道理呢？

WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisWaitingfor

Rabbits,retoldbyEvanPeng,andnarratedbyCorryWalling.

Onehotsummerdaylongago,afarmerwashardatworktendinghis

crops.Hismusclesachedandhisbackwassore.Buthehadtokeep

workingbecausehehadtosupporthisfamily.

Perhapsashortbreakwouldn’thurt,hethought.Hedranksomewater

fromthestreamrunningbythesideofthefield.Muchbetter!Hethought

ashesatdowntocatchhisbreath.

Suddenly,outofthecornerofhiseye,hesawastreakofwhite.He

heardaloudthud.Heturnedquicklytoseewhathadhappened.There,

bythetreestumpacrossthestream,wasabrownandwhiterabbitlying

onitsside.

Thefarmerwadedthroughthestreamtothetreestump.Hesawthatthe

rabbithadrunintothetreestumpanddied.

Thefarmerwasexcited—herewasafreemealforhisfamily!

Hewrappedtherabbitinhisshirtandheadedhome.

Thatnight,hiswifecleanedandcookedtherabbit.Itwasadelicious

dinner!Everyonewenttobedhappyandfull.

Thefarmerwokeupthenextmorningbeforedawn,ashealwaysdid.

Butthistime,ashewasputtingonhisclothes,herealizedsomething.

Hedidnotactuallyhavetoworksohard!Insteadoffarmingallday,he

couldjustsitbythetreestumpandwaitforrabbits.Whatawonderful

plan!Freefood!

Thatday,hedidnottendhiscrops.Hedidnotsweatandstrainunder

thehotsun.Instead,hesatbythetreestump.Hewhistledforrabbits,

butnonecame.Heyawned.Henapped.Hewonderedwhatkindoftree

thestumphadbeen.Hadchickenseverbumpedintoit?Helikedtoeat

chicken.Hewaitedsomemore.Nothinghappened.Buthewasn’t

worried.Heknewarabbithadtorunintothetreestumpverys