Butterflies and Bird Song

Butterflies and Bird Song (based on a Native American legend) One dayin late summer, a magic man was passing through a village. It was a wonderful, sunny day. “ Soon, it will be winter, " thought the man. " It will be cold and grey. Everyone will be sad. " But, the man had a plan. He gathered all the beautiful things of the world and put them into a magic bag. He collected a golden ray of sunshine, the green from the leaves of trees, the rich blue of the summer sky, and the flowers of many colours.

蝴蝶与鸟鸣 (根据一个印第安人的传说)夏末的一天，一个魔术师经过一个村庄。这是一个美好的，阳光灿烂的一天。 “很快就到冬天了，”男人想。“天气将会又冷又灰暗。每个人都会伤心的。” 但是，他有一个计划。 他把世界上所有美丽的东西都收集起来，放进一个神奇的袋子里。他得到了金色的阳光，树叶的绿色，夏日天空的蔚蓝，还有五颜六色的花朵。

He heard the birds singing, so he added all their wonderful songs to the bag too. Then, when he opened the bag, out flew the most beautiful creatures the world had ever seen—butterflies! The birds agreed that the butterflies were beautiful. They would help the people remember the beauty of the world, even during the dark, cold winters. But the birds asked the man to give them back their songs. " These belong to us, " they cried. " Butterflies are still beautiful without our songs. " The man agreed. And so, from that time on, butterflies were silent and beautiful.

他听到了鸟儿们的歌唱，所以他把它们所有美妙的歌声也放进了袋子里。 然后，当他打开袋子时，从里面飞出来的是世界上从未见过的最美丽的生物——蝴蝶! 鸟儿们都认为蝴蝶很漂亮。 他们将帮助人们记住世界的美丽，即使在黑暗、寒冷的冬天。 但是鸟儿们要求这个人把他们#的歌声还给他们。“这些是我们的，”他们喊道。“没有我们的歌声，蝴蝶依然美丽。”这个人同意了。 于是，从那时起，蝴蝶变得沉默而美丽。