16 Waddling Duck

Waddling Duck written by Pam Holden illustrated by Michael Cashmore-Hingley

摇摇摆摆的鸭子由帕姆·霍尔顿创作，迈克尔·卡什莫尔-辛利绘制

At the farm there was one animal who made the others cross because she thought she was the smartest one. "I must be the smartest animal on the whole farm," Duck told the other animals, "because I can move around the farm in many ways to see what is happening. I can walk through the green fields just like you," she told Cow and Horse. "When I get tired of walking, I can fly up into the sky."

在农场里，有一只动物让其他动物生气，因为她认为自己是最聪明的。 “我一定是整个农场里最聪明的动物，”鸭子对其他动物说，“因为我可以通过很多方式在农场里走动，看看发生了什么事。 我可以像你一样穿过绿色的田野，”她告诉牛和马。 “当我走累了，我可以飞上天空。”

Cow and Horse were happy walking through the fields, but they wished Duck would stop quacking and leave them alone. "You are so lucky. Show us how you can fly," said Cow and Horse, Duck flapped her wings and proudly flew away, quacking as she went.

牛和马很高兴地穿过田野，但他们希望鸭子不要嘎嘎叫，不要打扰他们。 “你真幸运。让我们看看你是怎么飞的，”牛和马说。鸭子拍打着翅膀，骄傲地飞走了，一边走一边嘎嘎叫。

"I'm the smartest animal on the whole farm," Duck told Eagle and Hawk. "I can fly in the blue sky just like you, but when I get tired of flying, I can land on the lake or the pond or the river for a swim." Eagle and Hawk loved flying high up to the clouds above the farm, but they didn't like listening to Duck. "We can't land on water!" they told her. "Show us how you do that." Duck flew away and landed smoothly on the pond.

“我是整个农场里最聪明的动物，”鸭子告诉鹰和鹰。 “我可以像你一样在蓝天上飞翔，但是当我飞累了的时候，我可以降落在湖上、池塘里或河里游泳。” 鹰和鹰喜欢飞到农场上空的云层上，但它们不喜欢听鸭子的话。 “我们不能在水上降落!”他们告诉她。 “让我们看看你是怎么做到的。” 鸭子飞走了，平稳地降落在池塘上。

Duck swam around on the pond until she found Frog and Fish. "I am much luckier than you," she told them, "because I can go more places than you can. I have been walking and flying already this morning, and now I can swim like you." Frog and Fish were very happy swimming in the pond, but they didn't want Duck quacking at them about how smart she was. "You are so clever," they told her. "Show us how you can fly away." Duck took off from the pond and flew high into the air, quacking proudly.

鸭子在池塘里游来游去，直到她找到了青蛙和鱼。 “我比你们幸运多了，”她告诉他们，“因为我能去的地方比你们多。 今天早上我已经走了，飞了，现在我能像你一样游泳了。” 青蛙和鱼很高兴地在池塘里游泳，但他们不想让鸭子对他们呱呱叫着说她有多聪明。 “你真聪明，”他们对她说。 “让我们看看你是怎么飞走的。” 鸭子从池塘里起飞，高高飞向空中，骄傲地呱呱叫着。

Duck landed beside Rabbit. "Do you know that I am the only animal on the whole farm who can fly and swim and walk?" asked Duck. "You can't even walk, can you?" "I just hop and run," said Rabbit. "I don't need to walk. When you fly, you can't fly as high and far as Eagle and Hawk. When you swim, you can't swim deep and fast like Fish and Frog. And when you walk..." Rabbit began to laugh. He laughed so much that he couldn't talk.

鸭子落在兔子旁边。 “你知道我是整个农场里唯一会飞、会游泳、会走的动物吗?”鸭子问。 “你连走路都不会，对吧?”“我只是跳着跑，”兔子说。 “我不需要走路。当你飞行时，你不能飞得像鹰和鹰一样高和远。 当你游泳的时候，你不能像鱼和青蛙那样游得又深又快。 当你走路的时候……”兔子开始笑。 他笑得说不出话来。