Turtle and Mr. Leopard (II)

Turtle and Mr. Leopard (II) (based on an African tale) When Turtle got on Leopard's back, he cried, " Oh, I am so weak! Please let me put a small rope in your mouth so that I will not fall off and hurt myself. " Leopard agreed for he could see no harm in this. Then, Turtle said, " May I have a small stick to help me keep the insects from biting me?Please allow me this one small thing. ” Again, Leopard agreed.

乌龟和豹先生(下)(根据非洲故事改编) 当乌龟爬到豹的背上时，它叫道:“哦，我是那么弱!请让我把一根小绳子放进你的嘴里，这样我就不会掉下来摔伤自己了。”豹同意了，因为他看不出这有什么害处。 然后，乌龟说，“我可以要一根小棍子来帮助我不让昆虫咬我吗?请允许我做一件小事。”再次,豹同意了。

And in this way, they began their trip to Leopard's home to check with Mrs. Leopard about what was or was not said. Soon, they arrived. Mrs. Leopard saw her husband coming through the trees with Turtle on his back. Turtle had a rope in Leopard's mouth and was hitting him with the small stick. Mrs. Leopard cried, " See. It is just as l said. Turtle is riding you as if you were a horse! " Leopard was very mad. Turtle had made a fool of him. So, he threw Turtle to the ground and beat him with the stick. And even today, if you look closely at a turtle's shell, you can still see the marks from the beating.

就这样，他们开始了去豹的家的旅程，去问问豹太太有没有说什么。 很快,他们到了。豹太太看到乌龟骑在她丈夫从的背上, 嘴里叼着一根绳子，乌龟用小棍子打它。 豹太太叫道:“看。正如我所说的。乌龟骑在你身上，好像你是一匹马!” 豹子非常生气。乌龟愚弄了他。于是，他把乌龟扔在地上，用棍子打它。 即使在今天，如果你仔细观察龟壳，你仍然可以看到被殴打的痕迹。