The Hart and the Hunter

The Hart and the Hunter

哈特和猎人

Once upon a time there lived a beautiful hart . The hart was tall, proud, and graceful. But his most outstanding feature was his antlers. Every day the hart came to drink from the river. And every day, the hart would admire his reflection in the water. Just look! ” the hart exclaimed. “ Look at these magnificent antlers!

从前有一只美丽的鹿。这只鹿高大、骄傲、优雅。 但他最突出的特点是鹿角。 每天，这只鹿都来河边喝水。每天，哈特都会欣赏自己在水中的倒影。 瞧！”哈特叫道。“看这些华丽的鹿角！

No one has such beautiful antlers as I! ” he boasted. The hart stood and admired his antlers for a long time. No one was allowed to touch his precious antlers. Not even little birds taking a little break! Shoo! Shoo! ” he would swing his legs at the bird. “ How dare you sit on my beautiful antlers! ” he scolded . The hart looked to make sure his antlers were okay. “ Oh! ” he suddenly cried.

没有人像我这样拥有如此美丽的鹿角！”他自夸道。 那只鹿站在那里，久久地欣赏着他的鹿角。 任何人都不允许触摸他珍贵的鹿角。连小鸟都不休息！ 嘘！嘘！”他会向那只鸟摆动双腿。“你竟敢坐在我美丽的鹿角上！”他骂道。 这只鹿看了看鹿角是否正常。“哦！”他突然喊道。

The hart lifted his leg higher. “ What a shame! ” he moaned . These legs are not worthy to hold my great antlers! ” The hart frowned . I wish my legs were more beautiful! ” The hart was so distressed that he did not know he was being watched. Look at those magnificent antlers! ” the hunter was thinking to himself. The hunter slowly took out his arrow.

鹿把腿抬得更高了。“真可耻！”他呻吟道。“这些腿配不上我的大鹿角！” 这些腿配不上我的大鹿角！”哈特皱了皱眉。“我希望我的腿更漂亮！” 哈特非常苦恼，他不知道自己被人监视。 看看那些华丽的鹿角！”猎人在自言自语。猎人慢慢地拿出了他的箭。

He aimed carefully at the hart. The arrow flew but missed the hart. At that moment the hart turned and saw the hunter. “ Oh! Oh! ” he cried as he quickly ran away. The hart nimbly jumped over fallen trees. His legs gracefully carried him through the forest. The hunter could not keep up with the hart. The hart ran as swift as the wind. No one, not even the birds, were as fast as the hart.

他小心地瞄准那只鹿。箭飞了，但没有射中鹿。 就在这时，鹿转过身来，看见了猎人。“噢！噢！”他一边哭一边迅速跑开。 那只鹿敏捷地跳过倒下的树。他的双腿优雅地载着他穿过森林。 猎人追不上那只鹿。鹿跑得像风一样快。 没有人，甚至连鸟儿都比不上鹿。

After some time, he turned around to look for the hunter. The hunter was nowhere to be seen. The hart laughed with relief and joy. But not for long! Smash! The hart was not watching where he was going. His great antlers got stuck in some branches. The hart tried to free himself. But no matter which way he turned, his antlers would not budge.

过了一段时间，他转身寻找猎人。猎人不见了。 哈特欣慰地笑了起来。但不会太久！粉碎！ 哈特没有注意到他要去哪里。他的大鹿角被树枝卡住了。 哈特试图挣脱束缚。但无论他朝哪个方向转，鹿角都不会动。