英语小故事：The deer at the pond 池塘边的鹿
There once lived a deer who had large， strong antlers. The antlers protected the deer from attacks， so enemies left him alone.
One day， the deer went to a pond to drink. The water was like a mirror. When the deer looked at his big antlers in the water， he was proud. “I look like a king，” he said， “and this forest is my kingdom.”
Then he noticed something else. “My legs are slender and my feet are small，” he said. “They look so weak. I hate them.”
While the deer was complaining， a wolf appeared at the pond. When the deer saw him， he ran toward the trees. The wolf quickly ran after him.
The deer was a fast runner and reached the trees first，but then his large antlers got stuck in some branches. When the wolf caught up to him， the deer cried out with regret.
“I admired my antlers， but they are the cause of my troubles. My legs and feet could have saved me， but I hated them. I didn‘t appreciate what was truly valuable！”
从前有一只鹿，有着大而强壮的鹿角。鹿角保护鹿免受攻击，这样敌人就不能抓住他。
一天，鹿到池塘边喝水。水像一面镜子。当鹿看着他在水中的大鹿角，他很自豪。“我看起来像一个国王，”他说，“这片森林是我的王国。”
然后他注意到了别的。他说：“我的腿细长，脚也很小”。他们看起来很虚弱。我讨厌他们。”
鹿在抱怨时，一只狼出现在池塘里。当鹿看见他时，他朝树林里跑去。狼很快就追上了他。鹿跑得很快，先到了树林里，但他的大鹿角被一些树枝卡住了。当狼赶上他时，鹿后悔地哭了。
“我很欣赏我的鹿角，但他们给我带来了麻烦。我的腿和脚都可能会救了我，但我却讨厌他们。我不懂得欣赏真正有价值的东西！”
One day， the deer went to a pond to drink. The water was like a mirror. When the deer looked at his big antlers in the water， he was proud. “I look like a king，” he said， “and this forest is my kingdom.”
Then he noticed something else. “My legs are slender and my feet are small，” he said. “They look so weak. I hate them.”
While the deer was complaining， a wolf appeared at the pond. When the deer saw him， he ran toward the trees. The wolf quickly ran after him.
The deer was a fast runner and reached the trees first，but then his large antlers got stuck in some branches. When the wolf caught up to him， the deer cried out with regret.
“I admired my antlers， but they are the cause of my troubles. My legs and feet could have saved me， but I hated them. I didn‘t appreciate what was truly valuable！”
从前有一只鹿，有着大而强壮的鹿角。鹿角保护鹿免受攻击，这样敌人就不能抓住他。
一天，鹿到池塘边喝水。水像一面镜子。当鹿看着他在水中的大鹿角，他很自豪。“我看起来像一个国王，”他说，“这片森林是我的王国。”
然后他注意到了别的。他说：“我的腿细长，脚也很小”。他们看起来很虚弱。我讨厌他们。”
鹿在抱怨时，一只狼出现在池塘里。当鹿看见他时，他朝树林里跑去。狼很快就追上了他。鹿跑得很快，先到了树林里，但他的大鹿角被一些树枝卡住了。当狼赶上他时，鹿后悔地哭了。
“我很欣赏我的鹿角，但他们给我带来了麻烦。我的腿和脚都可能会救了我，但我却讨厌他们。我不懂得欣赏真正有价值的东西！”
