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w关键词：kangaroo/袋鼠，wombat/袋熊，forehead/额头，tail/尾巴 |
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w话题：传说，澳洲 |
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"From now on, that
will be your long tail." |
How
kangaroo got his tail (II)
袋鼠的尾巴是怎么来的(下)
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作者：Unknown [澳洲土著传说] |
来源：www.planetozkids.com
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日期：2008-4-6 |
责编：Emma |
One night, blasts of wind lashed
the kangaroo with raindrops that felt like icy needles. Mirram
was so wet and cold, he couldn't take it any longer. He
struggled onto his hind legs and blown by the wind, hopped
slowly towards the bark hut.
"It is me!" screamed Mirram,
banging on the door. "Now, let me in!"
"No!" yelled Wombat. "There isn't
enough room."
Mirram's teeth were chattering.
He became very angry and pushed hard at the door until it
opened. "I'm inside now - and you aren't big enough to throw me
out!"
"H'mmph" snorted Warreen. "Well,
sleep over there - in the corner. You're all wet and I don't
want cold rainwater dripping on me." Wombat stretched out near
the fire again and went back to sleep.
Mirram lay down in the corner,
but there was a hole in the wall of the hut and the wind and
rain came in. He couldn't dry himself or get warm. The fire went
out, but Warreen didn't notice. He snored as he slept and
laughed every now and again, enjoying a nice dream. This made
Mirram more angry.
In the morning his body was stiff
and sore. He hobbled outside and picked up a large rock. When he
came back, Warreen was stretching and yawning as he woke up.
Mirram dropped the rock on Warreen's head, flattening his
forehead and making his nose curl around.
"This is for not helping me get
warm and dry" said Mirram. "And from now on, you will always
live in a damp hole. Your flattened forehead and cold home will
remind you of last night."
After that, Warreen and Mirram
didn't speak to each other or play together and Warreen planned
revenge.
He made a big spear and waited
until Mirram was busy washing himself.
Then he threw the spear with all
his strength and it hit the kangaroo at the base of his spine.
Mirram yelled in pain and tried to pull the spear out, but it
was stuck.
"From now on, that will be your
long tail" yelled Warreen, "and you'll never have a home to live
in!"
That is why wombats now have flat
foreheads and live in dark, damp burrows underground and why
kangaroos have long tails and always sleep outside, under the
stars.
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