(原版)澳大利亚语文第二册 LESSON 4
LESSON 4 TOMMY AND THE CROW
TOMMY AND THE CROW
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1. Tommy felt that the crow had the best of it. "Dear me," he said to himself, "I never thought crows were so wise and clever."
2. "There is more for you to learn yet," said the crow. "How about your food, Master Tom? Who gives you food?"
Why, mother does, said Tommy.
You are a baby, then?
No, indeed, I am not, said Tommy; "and I will throw a stone at you if you call me one."
3. "Boys should never throw stones," said the crow. "We never throw stones. I only asked if you were a baby, because when a crow can go alone he finds his own food."
I shall do that when I am grown up, said Tommy. "I shall learn how."
4. "Dear me," said the crow, "you have a great deal to learn before you can be as wise as a crow."
That is true, said Tommy, hanging his head; "but there is plenty of time."
5. "I am not sure of that," said the crow. "You are as big as twenty crows, and yet you are not as wise as one. A pretty fellow to come and lie on the grass all day, when you are such a dunce! Go to school! go to school! go to school!"
HE RAN OFF TO SCHOOL AS HARD AS HE COULD.
6. All the crows took up the cry, and made such a noise, that Tommy picked up his books to throw at them; but they flew up to the highest tree, and cried, "Caw, caw, caw," till Tommy could bear it no longer, but ran off to school as hard as he could.
7. As he passed by the tree on his way home, the old crow was sitting there, but he did not look at Tommy. "Come, come," said Tommy, "do not be cross, old friend!" But the crow looked as if he had never said a word in his life, and had never seen Tommy before.
8. So the little boy went home, and told his mother about the talk with the crow; but she said that crows did not talk, and that he must have fallen asleep and dreamt it.
9. But Tommy does not think so; and now, when he feels lazy, he always says to himself, "Come, come, Master Tommy, you must work hard; for you are not yet as wise as an old black crow."
