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青蛙弗莱德坐在与他朝夕相伴的旧蘑菇屋上。他已经厌倦了周围的环境，渴望有个新家，但又实在想不出一个比他的蘑菇屋更好的家。 一天，一只乌龟慢慢地爬过他的蘑菇屋。弗莱德认为这是一次旅行的好机会，就跳上了乌龟背。在乌龟背上弗莱德大开眼界，看到了很多从未看过的东西。他见到了一个巨人、一些红花、一棵大树，还有其他形形色色的动物。 弗莱德看着一只松鼠爬上了一棵大树，回到了安在大树枝上的家里。"从树屋往外望，风光肯定很美，”弗莱德想，"但我敢打赌，大树会一天天变老朽掉。"弗莱德认为这样的树屋不适合自己。 弗莱德又看到一只漂亮的虫子正从居住的洞里探头探脑看乌龟。虫子的洞屋看上去很方便，用不着爬上大树就能到达房门。“但我想我可不适合住这样的洞屋，”弗莱德沉思着， "我比虫子大得太多太多。" 弗莱德在乌龟背上转了个身，看到一群兔子正在兔场外边玩。"兔场是很大，也容易进去。”弗莱德一边观察一边琢磨着。可惜的是，虽然弗莱德喜欢有客人来访，但他可不喜欢跟别人住在一块儿。因而,兔场绝对不是弗莱德想要的家。 后来，乌龟驮着弗莱德来到了一个大池塘边，只见池塘中央长着一大片睡莲。“如果我能到睡莲那儿安个家该有多好丨”弗莱德正想着，突然看见岸边游过来一条大鱼（大鱼看起来一副饿相）。弗莱德想，"这条鱼可能很友好，但也可能正饿得想吃掉我的蛙腿呢！" 乌龟开始往池塘里爬，弗莱德赶紧从他背上跳下来。 弗莱德看了看池塘四周，想找到一条通往睡莲处的路。 就在弗莱德四处眺望的时候，他突然发现一条蛇正悄悄地朝一个毫无防护的鸟窝溜去，鸟窝里满是雏鸟。"我必须得救他们，”弗莱德打定主意，"但怎么救？" 弗莱德发现蛇的上方挂着一个大而多计的桃子。 “如果我可以够着桃子，”弗莱德想，"我就能用它砸那条蛇了。”弗莱德快速跳到树下，开始爬树。当弗莱德能够着桃子时，蛇不偏不斜，恰好在正下方。弗莱德猛地一击，桃子就从桃枝上脱落掉下。 本来桃子就很重，把桃枝都坠弯了。所以当弗莱德把桃子击落的时候，桃枝向空中高高地弹起，一下把弗莱德掷向了池塘中央。弗莱德在空中回头一看，只见蛇下了树，快速溜进了芦苇丛中（蛇可不喜欢飞舞的桃子）。接着，"扑通”— 声响，弗莱德掉了下来。他蹲在一株睡莲上，自言自语道：“我想我会在这儿住下，这真是个完美无缺的家。”从那以后，他就快乐地生活在那里。 The Lilypad Fred the frog sat on his old mushroom, very tired of his surroundings. He wished for a new home, but he could think of none better than his mushroom. One day, a turtle walked slowly by his mushroom. Fred saw this as a chance for traveling, so he jumped on the turtle's back. While on the turtle’s back Fred saw many new things. He saw a giant, red flowers, a huge tree, and many different animals. Fred watched the squirrel returning to her home in the bough of the huge tree. “It has a very nice view,” thought Fred, “but I bet that climb would get old day after day.，’ Fred decided that a tree house was not for him. Fred noticed a nice worm looking up at the turtle from his hole. The worm’s hole looked convenient, no climbing a tree to get to his front door. “I don’t think I’d fit in that kind of hole though,” mused Fred, “I’m way too big.” Fred turned around on the turtle to watch the rabbits playing outside their warren. “Now that is spacious and easy to get to,” Fred observed. Unfortunately, while Fred loved to have visitors, he did not really want roommates. A rabbit warren was definitely not the place for Fred. Later that day the turtle came to the edge of a huge pond. In the middle of the pond lay many lilypads. “What a great home that would be，，，thought Fred, “if only I could reach them.” Fred saw a very targe (and very hungry looking) fish swimming along the shore. “It might be friendly,” thought Fred, H but then again, it might be hungry for some frog legs!” The turtle started to go into the pond, so Fred jumped off his back. Fred looked out across the pond trying to see a way to reach the lilypads. As Fred scanned the area he noticed a snake creeping up on an unprotected bird's nest full of chicks. “I must save them,” thought Fred, “but how?” . Fred noticed that above the snake hung a large, juicy peach. “If I could reach that peach,” considered Fred, “I might be able to drop it on that snake.” Fred hopped quickly to the tree and began to climb. Once Fred reached the peach, the snake was directly below it. Fred knocked the peach off of the limb. The peach’s weight had been pulling the limb down, so when Fred knocked it off, the limb flew up in the air hurling Fred to the center of the pond. Fred looked back, the snake was hurrying back into the reeds (Snakes are not fond of flying peaches) Fred landed with a loud PLOP! He was sitting on one of the lilypads. “I think I’ll stay here，” announced Fred, “this is a perfect home.，’ He lived there happily ever after. |
