The Little Red Chicken

红色的小鸡

A little red chicken had a store in a small town. She sold many different items to people in the town. The people loved her products.

一只红色的小鸡在小城里开了一家商店，里面的商品很多，而且城里的人们都喜欢它店里的物品。

One day, a cat came to her property. He saw the sign that indicated where the chicken’s store was located. He wanted to purchase bread, but the chicken’s store was almost empty. She had only a bag of wheat.

有一天，一只猫来到她的店。他沿着标识找到了小鸡的店铺，想要进去买些面包。然而，小鸡店里的商品几乎都已经卖光了，只剩下一袋麦子。

You can use the wheat to make bread, the chicken said.

“你可以买这些小麦回去自己做面包，”小鸡说。

No, I don’t want to work, the cat said. “I just want to buy bread.” The cat became angry and left the store.

“不，我懒得动手，”小猫回答。“我只是想买点面包而已。”小猫生气地走出了商店。

Later, the little red chicken saw the cat in a crowd.

过了一会，小鸡在人群中看到了那只小猫。

I will help you make the bread, she said.

“我可以帮你做面包，”小鸡说。

But the cat treated her badly. He did not even communicate with her.

但小猫的态度很恶劣，甚至都没有理睬小鸡的话。

He did not want to do any work.

他什么都懒得做。

So the chicken decided to make the bread. She selected the exact amount of wheat to make fresh bread. She used a stone to pound the wheat to get it ready. Soon, her bread was ready.

所以小鸡决定做面包。她选了适量的小麦，并用石磨把小麦磨碎了，原料准备好之后，很快面包就出炉了。

The cat came and saw the bread on a dish.

小猫走过来，发现盘子里有一块面包。

Give me some of your bread, he said.

“给我吃一点面包把，”他说。

No, said the iittle red chicken. “You did not help me make the bread. So you shall not have any to eat.”

“不，”小鸡回答，“你没有帮忙做面包，所以没有你的份。”

The cat argued with the chicken. He tried to offer a price for it. But the little red chicken did not want to sell her bread.

小猫和小鸡争吵起来，他想用钱买这块面包，但小鸡却并不想卖。

Don’t depend on others to do work for you, said the little red chicken. “别指望别人帮你把事情都做好，”小鸡说。

Then how will I get bread? the cat asked.

“那我怎么才能吃到面包？”小猫问道。

I recommend doing some work, said the little red chicken. “Use a tool to plant your own wheat. When it grows big, you can gather it and make your own bread.You need to learn to do work for what you want.”

“我建议你不要偷懒，”小鸡答道。“你可以自己播种种小麦，小麦长大后就可以做面包了。你要学会为自己想要的东西付出努力。”

单词

argue v.争论

communicate v.交流

crowd n.人群

depend v.依靠

dish n.碟，盘

empty adj.空的

exact adj.准确的，精密的

fresh adj.新鲜的

gather v.聚集

indicate v.表明，指出

item n.物品

offer v.提供

price n.价格

product n.产品

property n.财产

purchase v.购买

recommend v.推荐

select v.挑选

tool n.工具

treat v.对待

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