The Tiny Seed

The tiny seed.

小小的种子。

It is autumn. A strong wind is blowing. It blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One of the seeds is tiny, smaller than any of the others. Will it be able to keep up with the others? And where are they all going?

秋天到了。一阵大风吹过，把花的种子吹到高高的空中，带着它们 飘过广阔的大地。其中有一粒种子特别小，比其他所有种子都要小。 它能跟上其他种子吗？它们又都要去哪里呢？

One of the seeds flies higher than the others. Up, up it goes. It flies too high, and the sun's rays burn it up. But the tiny seed sails on with the others.

有一粒种子飞得比其他的都高。 它飞呀飞，越飞越高。 它飞得太高了，太阳的光线把它烤焦了。 不过那粒小小的种子跟着其他种子一起继续飘着。

Another seed lands on a tall and icy mountain. The ice never melts, and the seed cannot grow. The rest of the seeds fly on. But the tiny seed does not go as fast as the others.

另一粒种子落在了一座高耸的冰山上。 冰永远不会融化，这粒种子没法发芽生长。 剩下的种子继续往前飞。 不过那粒小小的种子飞得没有其他种子快。

Now they fly over the ocean. One seed falls into the water and drowns. The others sail on with the wind. But the tiny seed does not go as high as the others.

现在它们飞过了海洋。 有一粒种子掉进水里，被淹死了。 其他的种子跟着风继续飘着。 不过那粒小小的种子飞得没有其他种子高。

One seed drifts down onto the desert. It is hot and dry, and the seed cannot grow. Now the tiny seed is flying very low, but the wind pushes it on with the others.

有一粒种子飘落到了沙漠里。 沙漠里又热又干，这粒种子没法生长。 现在那粒小小的种子飞得很低很低，不过风推着它跟其他种子一起往前走。