(原版)澳大利亞語文第二冊 LESSON 48
LESSON 48 THE DAISY AND THE DEWDROP
THE DAISY AND THE DEWDROP
pit-i-ful thought raised
weighed sor-rows breeze
1. A dewdrop fell into a newly opened daisy one morning, bowing it almost down to the ground. "Dear me, you are very heavy!" said the daisy. "Please do not shake me off!" begged the dewdrop in a pitiful 〔1〕 voice. "It is so much nicer here than on the ground."
2. "Poor little thing," said the daisy. "You can stay as long as you like. I will not let you fall if I can help it."
3. "If I were you," said a lily standing near, "I would not consent 〔2〕 to be weighed down in that manner."
4. The day was very warm and the daisy was kept cool by the dewdrop. The lily felt the heat very much, and was glad when the night came.
5. Next morning, the daisy once more raised her head to the clear blue sky, though the lily was bending lower than usual. "How is it that you are so fresh while I am so faint?" she asked the daisy.
6. The breeze, having heard all that had been said, now spoke. He said to the lily: "The daisy sheltered the dewdrop, and she was helped by it to bear the warm sunshine, which you find so trying 〔3〕 . When we help others, we heap blessings upon ourselves."
注釋
〔1〕 pitiful: Mournful; sad.
〔2〕 consent: Be willing; agree.
〔3〕 trying: Painful; troublesome.
