【小猴子莫迪】莫迪和他的影子

Modi the monkey woke up very happy this morning. What interesting thing could possibly happen today? Let’s find out.
小猴子莫迪早上起床的時候心情非堂好。今天會發生些什麼有趣的事情呢？我們一起來看看吧。

“I am going out to see the world on this beautiful day! “said Modi.
「在這麼美好的一天，我要去看看這個世界！」莫迪说。

He ran down a hill as fast as he could. And suddenly, he found a river in front of him. “How great it is! ” he thought. “I can play in the water! ” He ran by the river and looked into it.
他以最快的速度跑下山。突然，他看到面前有條河。他心想，『太棒了，我可以在水裡玩！』於是他跑到河邊朝河裡看。

“How strange! ” he said, “I did not know that monkeys live in water. This one looks just like my brothers, but it cannot be one of them. They were all asleep when I came away. I will run home to tell mother about it,” and up the hill he went as fast as he could.
「真奇怪！」他说：「我還不知道猴子也住在水裡。這隻猴子看起來像我的哥哥，但是不可能是他們啊，我來的時候他們還在睡覺，我要趕快跑回家告訴媽媽。」他以最快的速度朝山上跑去。

When he arrived at home, he panted out, “Oh, mother! I have found out something strange. There is a baby monkey living in the creek. “
回家後，他喘着氣说：「媽媽！我發現一件奇怪的事情。在小溪裡住着一隻小猴子。」

“My dear son, you are either dreaming or you have seen your own reflection,” said his mother.
「我親愛的孩子，你不是在做夢，那是你看見自己的影子。」莫迪的媽媽说。

“I know what I saw, mother. I am not dreaming and it was not my reflection. It was a baby monkey just about my age. Come with me, mother. I will show you that I know what I am talking about. ” So the mother followed Modi.
「我很清楚我看到什麼，媽媽。我没有做夢，那也不是我的影子。他真的是一隻和我一樣大的猴子。跟我一起去看看嘛，媽媽，我知道我自己在做什麼。」於是，莫迪的媽媽跟着他。

When they came near the foot of the hill, the little Modi ran on ahead of his mother and looked into the stream.
當他們來到山腳下，小莫迪加快了步伐跑在媽媽前面，到了小河旁邊。

“How lucky! ” he said, “he is still here. Now, mother,  you see that what I said is true.”
「真幸運！」他说，「他還在這。媽媽你過來看，你看我说的是實話。」

“It is your reflection, little one.”
「那是你的影子，小傢伙。」

“No, no, my eyes are better than yours, mother.”
「不是的，我的眼睛比你的更好一點，媽媽」

Just then his mother came up and stood beside him.
然後，他媽媽上前一步站在他旁邊。

“How queer! ” said the little Modi. “That is the monkey’s mother. I did not see her before. It would be too cold for me down in that water. Why do they live there?”
「真奇怪！ 」小莫迪说。「那是小猴子的媽媽，我從来没見過她。如果是我，我會覺得住在水裡很冷，為什麼他們還要住在水裡呢？」

“You foolish child,” replied the mother. “It is our reflections that you see there. See, they are just like us.”
「傻孩子」，莫迪媽媽说。「你看到的是我們的影子，看，他們和我們一模一樣。」

“I am not a baby. I know what monkeys are, mother. Those are real monkeys.”
「我不是小孩子，我知道猴子長什麼樣子，他們是真的猴子。」

“Watch, my son, and see what happens,” and his mother dropped a stone on the two reflections. They were gone.
「看好了，我的孩子，看看會發生什麼事？」說著，莫迪媽媽朝着兩個影子扔了一塊石頭。影子就消失了。

The little monkey stood surprised. He lowered his head and went slowly home without saying another word.
小猴子被嚇呆了，站在那裡。然後他低下頭一句話也不說，灰溜溜地和媽媽回家了。

You see, sometimes things aren’t always as they seem.
所以，有些時候，事情並不總是像看起來那樣。

Alright, good night and sweet dreams.
好啦，小朋友們，晚安，好夢。

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