前情提要;

我來到的動物家庭是鹿，這個鹿群有爸爸，媽媽，寶寶和哥哥，和他們生活在一起並不容易，我想離開找食物，可是爸爸不讓，我想上樹摘果子，爸爸也不讓，我的身上被樹木劃出了很多傷口，也開始飢腸轆轆。可是晚上它感覺到他喝了媽媽的奶，溫暖的挨著媽媽睡了一覺。

故事原文：

3 Wolves 狼

I‘ve just lived through the worst two weeks of my life．I feel a lot better now；that’s why I‘m speaking again．I didn’t want to say anything when there wasn‘t anything good to say．

我終於挺過了一生中最困難的兩週。我現在覺得好多了，所以我又開口說話了。沒有值得一提的事情時，我什麼都不想說。

It rained most of the time．When it wasn’t raining，the water was still falling off the leaves of the trees．I was wet，cold，tired and hungry all the time．I was ill．My head hurt，my

stomach

hurt，my feet and legs hurt and I was always getting little cuts on my body．Worst of all I missed home；I wanted to be back in the village．

大部分時候都在下雨。不下雨的時候，還是有水順著樹葉流下來。我身上總是溼的，飢寒交迫，累得不行。我病了，頭痛、胃痛、腿腳也痛，身上總是會有傷口。最糟的是我想家了，我想回到村莊裡。

That‘s still true．I don’t want to be here．Deer are not people．I said I didn‘t need people，but I think I was wrong．It’s hard to think when you can‘t talk to anybody．

這是真的。我不想待在這裡。鹿不是人。我說過我不需要和人在一起，但是我想我錯了。找不到人說話的日子真是難以想象。

I’m friends with Baby and Brother．I like both of them．Baby is sweet and Brother is afraid of nothing．The two older deer are afraid of everything — afraid of birds singing，birds not singing，a cloud going over the sun，a leaf falling．When they‘re afraid，they jump．They’re always jumping！

我是鹿寶寶和鹿哥哥的朋友，我喜歡它們倆。寶寶很乖，哥哥什麼都不怕。那兩隻年長的鹿什麼都怕——怕鳥叫，怕鳥不叫，怕雲遮住了太陽，怕樹葉掉下來。它們在害怕的時候，就會跳起來。它們總是在跳。

When Mother thinks we‘re in danger，she pushes me and Baby with her nose．She takes us to dark places in the forest where the trees are

crowded

together．We move quickly and quietly，in and out of the trees．I’m beginning to feel afraid of everything now．It‘s stupid．I’ve not seen anything to be afraid of．

當鹿媽媽覺得有危險時，它會用鼻子來拱我和鹿寶寶，把我們帶到枝葉繁密的樹林深處。我們在樹林裡鑽進鑽出，悄悄地迅速移動。我現在也開始什麼都怕。這挺傻的。我沒看到有什麼值得害怕的。

I‘m getting thin because I don’t eat very much．I find a few wild

vegetables

and a little fruit every day and I drink Mother‘s milk before I sleep．That’s all．

因為吃得不多，我瘦了。我每天找一些野菜和水果充飢，睡前喝一些鹿奶。這就是全部。

These deer eat all the time．They like eating from some trees，not others．Mother has to help Baby to get leaves and fruit．She tries to help me too，but deer food is not my food．I can‘t eat it．

這些鹿總在不停地吃。它們喜歡吃某些樹的葉子，不吃別的。鹿媽媽要幫助小鹿取到樹葉和水果。它也想要幫我，但是我是不吃鹿食的，我不能吃這些。

Mother is unhappy because I’m not eating well．Poor Mother！I‘m angry with her all day，but I sleep with her like a baby at night．It’s strange．My feelings for Mother are very strong — stronger than my feelings for my real mother — both good and bad feelings．

因為我不好好吃東西，鹿媽媽不高興了。可憐的鹿媽媽！我整天都生它的氣，但是晚上卻像嬰兒一樣挨著它睡覺。真奇怪。我對鹿媽媽的感情很強烈——超過我對自己媽媽的感情——好的壞的都有。

Father doesn‘t come near us very often．He keeps walking around，up and down．He stands tall and looks through the trees．He puts his nose high up and smells carefully．He gets the best things to eat and he pushes the rest of the family away if they try to eat near him．

鹿爸爸不經常靠近我們。它不停地四處走動。它個子高，可以望穿樹叢。它高高地昂著鼻子，仔細地嗅著。它總霸佔最好的食物，如果家裡其他成員在它附近吃東西的話，會被它趕走。

I didn’t wear clothes for the first week and that was terrible because we‘re in the forest all the time，and couldn’t stop getting cuts．So I made some clothes out of leaves．They‘re not very good clothes and I have to keep making new ones，but they stop most of the cuts and also keep me warm — well，not very warm，but I’m not as cold as before．

我第一週身無寸縷，非常不好過，因為整天待在森林裡，總是會弄傷自己，於是我用樹葉做了衣服。衣服不太結實，我得不停地做新的。但是樹葉衣服卻有效地防止了受傷，同時還能保暖——雖然不是特別暖和，但是我覺得沒有以前那麼冷了。

So I‘m feeling better．A little warmer，a little more food in my stomach and my body doesn’t hurt now．

所以我感覺好些了，也暖和一些了，胃裡多了一些食物，身上也不疼了。

And I‘m stronger and quicker and I can hear and see better too．If you can’t talk to anybody，you look and listen and smell．

我更強壯、更敏捷了。聽覺和視覺更為敏銳。如果不能跟任何人說話，你就會多看、多聽、多聞。

Brother and I are always trying to see who can jump higher．I lose — most of the time．But I‘m getting better．We both enjoy it．

鹿哥哥和我總是比賽誰跳得更高，大部分時間都是我輸。但是我在進步，我們兩個都喜歡這樣的比賽。

There’s no rain this morning，which is really wonderful．Up above there‘s only blue sky between the trees．Down here it’s not warm，but it‘s not cold and wet any more．

今天早上沒有下雨，真是很棒，頭頂的綠樹藍天相映成趣，腳下雖不暖和，但也不再寒冷潮溼了。

Ow！

哎喲！

Something happened！Father ran up and knocked me over with his antlers．He wants me to be quiet．Now I’m speaking very softly．All the deer have stopped eating．Only Father is moving now，walking very slowly，putting one foot down carefully before moving the next foot．

有事發生！鹿爸爸跑過來用角把我頂翻，它是要讓我安靜。現在我說話非常輕。所有的鹿都停止了進食。只有鹿爸爸還在走動，走得很慢，小心翼翼地放下一隻蹄子，然後才提起另一隻。

It‘s very，very quiet．Not a sound anywhere．Why is it so quiet’？Why are there no birds singing？

現在非常非常安靜，一點兒聲音都沒有。為什麼這麼安靜？為什麼小鳥都不叫了？

Oh！Now I can see it．It‘s an animal coming through the trees，not quickly，not slowly．It’s a wolf！

噢！現在我看見了，有一隻野獸正不緊不慢地穿過樹林。那是一隻狼！

There‘s only one wolf．

Oops

！Mother just pushed me because she wants me to move．Now she’s pushing Baby．The family is moving away，going deeper into the forest．Brother doesn‘t want to run away，and he’s looking at me．Will I run away？

只有一隻狼。哎喲！鹿媽媽在拱我，要我跑開。現在它又在拱鹿寶寶。鹿群跑開了，進入了樹林深處。鹿哥哥不想逃跑，它正看著我。我要逃嗎？

No，I‘m not going to run．It’s stupid．There are four deer and me against just one wolf．We can fight and the wolf will run away．

不，我不會逃。這樣很蠢。我們四隻鹿和一個人，對付區區一隻狼。我們並肩作戰，狼會落荒而逃的。

I‘m staying．I’ve got a big

stick

and some stones and I can fight this wolf alone if I have to．

我不走了。我準備好一根粗木棍和一些石塊。要是不得不獨自對付這隻狼，我也能行。

Father has gone．Mother‘s coming back for me — no，she isn’t．She‘s stopped，she can’t leave Baby．

鹿爸爸走了。鹿媽媽回來找我——不，它沒有，它停下了，它不能丟下小鹿。

Brother‘s coming to stand with me．Mother and Baby have gone．There’s only Brother，me and the wolf now．I‘m not afraid．Let’s see how the wolf likes getting a stone on its nose．Take that！

鹿哥哥來和我站到一起。鹿媽媽和小鹿離開了。現在只剩我、鹿哥哥，還有這隻惡狼了。我不害怕。看看石塊擊中狼鼻子它會有什麼反應。看招！

I missed him！I‘m good at

throwing

stones，but the wolf jumped to one side very fast．Now I’m throwing each stone as hard as I can．The wolf‘s jumping all over the place，but he’s not running away．Well，I‘ve still got my stick．Brother can use his feet to fight with．We’ll be all right．

沒有打中！我扔石塊很準，但是狼敏捷地跳到一邊。現在我用盡全力扔出每一塊石頭。狼四下裡跳來跳去，但是它沒有逃走。沒關係，我還有棍子；鹿哥哥可以用蹄子去對付它。我們會沒事的。

Oh no！

天哪，不！

Two more wolves are coming，and they‘re coming fast．Brother，go！Get out of here！That’s right．

又來了兩隻狼。它們動作飛快。鹿哥哥，走！離開這兒！這就對了。

Now I‘m alone．There’s only one thing to do．

現在只剩我一個人了，只有一件事可做。

I nearly died．I made a very big

mistake

when I decided to stand and fight．That‘s what a person does，not a deer．I’m a deer．I smell like a deer and so wolves think I‘m a deer too．

我差點兒死了。我決定留下來對付狼時，犯了個很大的錯誤。人才會這樣做，鹿不會。我是一頭鹿。我聞起來像是一頭鹿，所以狼也覺得我是鹿。

I feel bad．I feel small，and unimportant．I’m not a person．I‘m just an animal．If another animal is stronger than me，it can kill me．I didn’t understand that before．

我感覺很糟，覺得自己很弱小，微不足道。我不是人，只是動物。如果另一隻動物比我強壯，它就能殺死我。我之前還不明白這個道理。

I

saved

Brother；I‘m happy about that．The first wolf ran at me，very fast；I suddenly jumped right over him．I’m wonderful at jumping．After two weeks with deer，anybody would be wonderful．

我很高興我救了鹿哥哥。第一隻狼迅速向我衝過來，我突然從它身上跳過去。我擅長跳躍。和鹿在一起待了兩週後，誰都會跳得非常好。

The wolf didn‘t turn very quickly．I looked around for the other two wolves and saw that they weren’t coming for me，they were following Brother．This was bad．

這隻狼沒有立刻轉過身來。我向另外兩隻狼望去，它們沒有朝我追過來，它們正在追逐鹿哥哥。情況不妙。

I screamed，because I wanted the wolves to think I was afraid；then they would follow me，not Brother．But when I screamed，I knew I really was afraid，and the wolves knew it too．That was terrible．All three wolves stopped and ran

straight

at me．

我尖叫起來，因為我想讓狼以為我害怕，然後它們就會追我，而不去追鹿哥哥。但是我尖叫的時候，我知道自己是真的害怕了，狼也知道。太可怕了，三隻狼都停了下來，徑直向我衝過來。

Yes，I was afraid！I dropped the stick and ran like a ……like a deer．There was a big tree in front of me and in seconds I was at the top of it．

是，我害怕了！我扔下木棍就跑……就像一隻鹿。我前面有棵大樹，我幾秒鐘就爬到了樹頂。

And here I am．The wolves sat under my tree for hours with a hungry look in their eyes．They left not long ago，just before it got dark．

我待在這兒。這三隻狼在樹下守了我幾個小時，眼裡充滿了飢餓的神情。它們剛剛離開，天就黑了。

And this is where I‘m staying．I can’t find the deer in the dark．I can‘t lie down with Mother and drink her milk．I don’t think I can sleep in a tree……but I‘ll try．And I’m sorry Brother nearly died because of me．

我只能待在這兒了。在黑暗裡我不可能找到鹿群。我不能靠著鹿媽媽睡覺，喝不了它的奶。我想在樹上也不可能睡得著……但是我會試試。我很難過，鹿哥哥因為我差一點兒死掉。

Will I see my deer family again‘？

我還會再見到那群鹿嗎？

核心語言點:

stomach n．the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs 胃

crowd v。（many things）to fill（the space）almost completely 擠，挨靠

vegetable n．a plant or a part of a plant used as food 蔬菜

oops int．used when a small mistake or slight accident has happened 哎喲

stick n．a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree 木棍

throw v．to use your hand to send something quickly through the air 扔

mistake n．incorrect thing 錯誤，過失

save v．to keep somebody from danger，or to stop somebody dying 搭救

straight adv．directly and immediately 直接地，徑直