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一天蟾蜍和青蛙来到河边。 “今天多么适合游泳呀!”青蛙说。 "是呀，”蟾蜍附和道，"我要去岩石后面换上我的泳衣。" 青蛙说：“我不穿泳衣。” "噢，我穿，'’蟾蜍说，"但是一会我穿上泳衣，在我下水前一定不要看我。"青蛙不解地问道为什么？” “因为我穿上泳衣看起来滑稽可笑。”蟾蜍说。 青蛙闭着眼睛时，蟾蜍穿着泳衣从岩石后走出来说：“不要偷窥。" 青蛙和蟾蜍跳进水里。他们游了整整一个下午。 青蛙游得快，溅起大水花，蟾蜍游得慢,溅起小水花。 这时一只海龟正沿着河岸走。 蟾蜍说："青蛙，你去告诉海龟让他走开。我一会儿游出水面，不想让他看见我穿着泳衣的样子。" 青蛙游向海龟。青蛙说："海龟，恐怕你得走开了。" 海龟问道：“为什么要我走开？” 青蛙说："因为蟾蜍认为自己穿泳衣的样子很可笑，不想让你看见它的样子。” 蜥蜴正坐在附近。于是他们问道:“蟾蜍穿泳衣的样子真的看起来滑稽可笑吗？” 一条蛇从草丛中爬出来。“如果蟾蜍穿泳衣的样子滑稽可笑，那我也要看看。”蛇说道。 “我们也要看。”两只蜻蜓说。 “那我也要看，地鼠说，"我好长时间没有看过滑稽可笑的事情了。” 青蛙游回到蟾蜍身边说：“我很抱歉,他们每个人都要看你是什么样子的。” “那我就呆在水里直到它们离开。”蟾蜍说。 海龟、蜥蜴、蛇、蜻蜓还有地鼠都在河岸上坐着，等待蟾蜍游出水面。 “请你们离开。"青蛙喊道。但是没有一个离开的。 蟾蜍感觉越来越冷。他开始发抖并且打喷嚏。“我必须游出水面了，”蟾蜍说，"我要感冒了。” 蟾蜍爬上河岸。泳衣上的水滴下来落到它的脚上。 海龟笑起来’蜥蜴笑起来，蛇笑起来，地鼠笑起来，青蛙也跟着笑起来。 “你们笑什么，青娃?”蟾蜍说。 “我们笑你，蟾蜍，”青蛙说，“因为你穿着泳衣的样子确实滑稽可笑。" “当然了，我就是这样。"蟾蜍说完，拿起衣服回家了。 Swim Toad and Frog went down to the river. “What a day for a swim. ” said Frog. “Yes,” said Toad, “I will go behind these rocks and put on my bathing suit. ” “I don’t wear a bathing suit,” said Frog. “Well, I do，，，said Toad, “after I put on my bathing suit, you must not look at me until I get into the water. ” “Why not?” asked Frog. “Because I look funny in my bathing suit. That is why. ” said Toad. Frog closed his eyes when Toad came out from behind the rocks. Toad was wearing his bathing suit, “don’t peek,” he said. Frog and Toad jumped into the water. They swam all afternoon. Frog swam fast and made big splashes. Toad swam slowly and made smaller splashes. A turtle came along the riverbank. “Frog，tell that turtle to go away，” said Toad, “I do not want him to see me in my bathing suit when I come out of the river. ” Frog swam over to the turtle. “Turtle,” said Frog, “you will have to go away. ” “Why should I?” asked the turtle. “Because Toad thinks that he looks funny in his bathing suit, and he does not want you to see him.” said Frog. Some lizards were sitting nearby. “Does Toad really look funny in his bathing suit?” they asked. A snake crawled out of the grass. “ If Toad looks funny in his bathing suit，，’ said the snake, “then I want to see him. ” “We want to see him too.” said two dragonflies. “Me too,” said a field mouse, “I have not seen anything funny in a long time. ’， Frog swam back to Toad. “I am sorry, Toad,” he said, “everyone wants to see how you will look. ” “Then I will stay right here until they go away.” said Toad. The turtle and the lizards and the snake and the dragonflies and the field mouse all sat on the riverbank. They waited for Toad to come out of the water. “Please，，，cried Frog, “please go away!” But no one went away. Toad was getting colder and colder. He was beginning to shiver and sneeze. “I will have to come out of the water,” said Toad, “I am catching a cold.，’ Toad climbed out of the river. The water dripped out of his bathing suit and down onto his feet. The turtle laughed. The lizards laughed. The snake laughed. The field mouse laughed, and Frog laughed. “What are you laughing at, Frog?” said Toad. “I am laughing at you, Toad,” said Frog, “because you do look funny in your bathing suit.” “Of course I do，，，said Toad. Then he picked up his clothes and went home. |
