Morty Takes a Wooden Nickel

Morty Takes a Wooden Nickel, written by Kathy Hogan, illustrated by David Opie. Focus question, what lesson does Morty learn?

《莫蒂的木制五分镍币》 作者：凯西·霍根 绘图：大卫·奥佩 思考问题：莫蒂学到了什么道理呢？

Chapter one, Ben landed a jump and banked a turn at incredible speed on his new leaping tiger skateboard. It's like gliding on ice, he exclaimed. Ben owns the place now, Fred stated matter -of -factly. Yeah, Morty mumbled as he concealed his hand -me -down skateboard behind his back. That night at dinner, Morty summoned the courage to talk to his parents about his beat -up skateboard.

第一章 本踩着他的新跳跳虎滑板，以惊人的速度完成落地、倾斜转弯 "这感觉就像在冰上滑行！"他惊呼道 "如今本可出尽风头啦", 弗莱德一本正经地 说道 "是啊", 莫蒂咕哝着，一边把自己那只二手 滑板藏在了身后 那天晚饭时，莫蒂鼓起勇气，告诉爸妈他那个破烂滑板该换了

I need a new board, Morty announced before shoveling a heaping fork full of vegetables into his mouth. Mine has a million miles on it, and the wheels are junk. If you'd like a new skateboard, you can save up for it, Mother responded. Never mind, Morty grumbled, but all through dinner he daydreamed about riding his own Leaping Tiger Board. After dinner, Morty closed his bedroom door and pulled a dusty wooden box from under his bed. On his eighth birthday, Grandpa had given him his precious nickel collection. Morty had promised to take good care of it. I was about your age when I started collecting them, Grandpa had said.

"我需要一块新滑板，"莫蒂说完，舀了一大叉蔬菜塞进嘴里 我的旧滑板都快磨坏了，轮子也完全没法用了 "如果你想要新滑板，可以自己攒钱买哦，"妈妈回答道 莫蒂闷闷不乐地咕哝了一句"算了"，可整顿饭他都在梦想要是自己也有跳跳虎滑板该多好 晚饭后，莫蒂关上卧室门，从床底下拖出一个落灰的木盒子 他八岁生日那天，爷爷把这套珍贵的镍币收藏送给了他 莫蒂当时答应过爷爷会好好保管它 "我开始收集它们的时候，差不多就是你这个年纪哦，"爷爷当时这么说

Morty opened the box, removed the booklets, and started counting the coins. Some of these are really worn out. I hope they're still worth five cents, he thought. Later in the evening, Morty phoned Ben and asked, Happen to know of anyone who likes old coins? What, are you into coins now? Ben questioned, not really, Morty replied. I'm going to sell my collection to get a new board. Try posting something online, Ben suggested. I'm sort of banned from the computer until my grades improve, Morty confessed. What about putting up a sign in the library, Ben said. Maybe the type of mouse who likes old books would also like old coins. Brilliant, Morty said. As he started designing his flyer, he felt a twinge of guilt, but pushed it out of his mind.

莫蒂打开盒子，拿出收藏册，开始数里面的硬币 有些硬币都磨得旧旧的了 "希望它们还能值五美分吧，"他心想 当晚晚些时候，莫蒂给本打了电话，问道：你刚好认识喜欢旧硬币的人吗 "怎么，你现在开始收集硬币了？" 本问道。"也没有啦，"莫蒂回答 "我要卖掉我的收藏买新滑板" "试试网上发帖子呀，"本建议道 "我成绩没提上去，暂时被禁网不能用电脑啦，"莫蒂坦白说 "要不你去图书馆贴个告示吧，"本说 "说不定爱读旧书的人也会喜欢旧硬币呀" "太聪明了！"莫蒂说 就在他设计传单的时候，心里闪过一丝愧疚，但他很快把这个念头抛到了脑后

Chapter two, the next morning Morty arrived at the library clutching his advertisement, the librarian was reshoving books. I'd like to sell my coin collection, Morty said. May I put this sign up on the community board? What kind of collection do you have? The librarian inquired. I have 880 nickels, and some are practically ancient, Morty said. The librarian scratched his chin thoughtfully. Go ahead and post your flyer, he said. I have a penchant for old coins. If you bring them by, I'll take a look. Morty sprinted home, grabbed the collection, and returned to the library. He placed the hefty box in front of the librarian.

第二章 第二天早上，莫蒂攥着广告来到图书馆，图书管理员正在整理书籍 "我想卖掉我的硬币收藏，"莫蒂说 "我能把这个告示贴在公告栏上吗？" "你收藏的是什么硬币呀？" 图书管理员问道 "我一共有八百八十枚镍币，有些都快成古董了，"莫蒂说 图书管理员若有所思地摸了摸下巴 "去吧，把你的告示贴上去吧，"他说 "我刚好对旧硬币很感兴趣" "你把硬币带过来吧，我帮你看看" 莫蒂飞快冲回家，拿上收藏就跑回了图书馆 他把沉甸甸的盒子放在了图书管理员面前

Let's see what we've got here, the librarian murmured. He lifted the lid and gently opened the booklets containing the coins. That's a rare one, he whistled. Wow, some of these are in mint condition. If you don't mind my asking, why are you selling this fine collection? To make some money, Morty replied. He avoided mentioning Grandpa. He didn't want to think about how this would make him feel. You must need money desperately to part with a treasure like this, the librarian said. I do, Morty muttered. Well, the librarian said, I can give you $250 for all of it. Morty couldn't believe his ears. That's great, he squeaked. Wondering how a box full of crummy old nickels could be worth so much.

"咱们来看看都有什么好东西，"图书管理员轻声说 他打开盒盖，轻轻翻开装硬币的收藏册 "这枚可稀有了，"他吹了声口哨说 "哇，有些硬币的保存状态还超好呢" "恕我冒昧，你为什么要卖掉这么棒的收藏呀？" "卖点钱换东西，"莫蒂回答 他没提爷爷的事 他根本不想想爷爷知道这件事会是什么心情 "你肯定是急用钱，才会舍得卖掉这么棒的宝藏，"图书管理员说 "对，我急着用钱，"莫蒂小声说 "这样吧，"图书管理员说，"这一整套我给你二百五十美元" 莫蒂简直不敢相信自己的耳朵 "太棒了！"他小声兴奋地叫道 心里纳闷满满一盒破旧镍币怎么会值这么多钱