学习童话集the little hippo-jimmy这是一只小河马在他找到一个朋友时变得很高兴的故事

TheLittleHippoAstoryaboutalittlehippowhobecamehappyoncehefoundafriend."Haveyoumetourlittle"Wait...areyoutalkingaboutthelittle"Holdon,letmestartfromthebeginningandI'lllyouallabouthowthelittleHippobecamethehappiesthippopotamusintheworld.Howdidithappen,youask?Let'slistentothestory..."OnceuponatimealittleHippowaslounginginhisswamp,sulking.Hewasn'tinthebestofmoods.Tobehonest,hismoodwasdownrightbad.Asbadasitgets.Thinkaboutit:theskyabovewascloudy,unfriendlyandinboring;thewaterwasgrayandmurky;eventhebeachandthetreeswerelifelessanduninspiring.Ontopofthat,thesmellintheswampwasn'tverypleasanteither...yuck!Ifyouwereahippopotamus,you'dbeboredtotearstoo!快…好！如果你是一只河马，你也会无聊到哭出来！ThelittleHippolookedaroundandsawthattheotherhipposwereallhavingagoodtime.Theyatetheirmealswithgreatzest,tookrelaxingnaps,thensomemore.Andforthelifeofthemtheycouldn'tfigureoutwhythelittleHippowassounhappy.Whatelsecouldhepossiblywantoutoflife?那只小河马向四处张望一番看到其他的河马们都在享受自己的生活他以大热情他食物放地着盹那些ThelittleHippofeltthathewasdifferentfromeveryonesomethingwrongwithhim?Maybehe'sadefectivehippopotamus?Ormaybehe'sjustsick?ThelittleHipposighed,inhaleddeeplyandstartedblowingbubbles.Theywerebigandgray.Blub-blub-blub...Butthatdidn'tcheerhimupforlong;beforeheknewithewasboredagain.Afterall,nooneelsecouldseethebubbleshewasmaking,nooneelsecouldshareinhisfun...那只小河马叹息，又深吸一口气开始。它们又灰又大。Blub-blub-blub...但是这样做只能一时使他振作;他甚至自己吹的泡泡，也不会去与他快乐。ThelittleHippoletoutanothersighanddovedeepintothewater.Butthatdidn'thelpeither,andhedecidedtomoveclosertothebeach. hippopotamus,"hewasthinking.Andthedaykeptdraggingonandon,likeaboringclass,andnothingwashappening,nothingatall.Imaginetheboredom-itwasterrible!趣的事都没有发生，根本没发生。想那种无聊的处境-实在Suddenlytherewascheerfulsingingnearby,andthelittleHippocamefacetofacewithayfullittle"Hey,buddy!Whatawonderfulday,don'tyouthink?!"thelittleMonkeyexclaimed."M-m-m-m..."thelittleHipposighedforthethirdtime.Youknowwhyhesighed,right?Right,becausehewasunbelievablybored!AndthelittleHippodecidedtosharewiththelittleMonkeythathewasprobablythemostmiserablehippopotamusintheworld.ThelittleMonkeynoddedhishead"Iknowwhyyou'rebored,you'reallalone!Nowthatjustwon'tdo-youneedafriend!""Afriend?WherecanIfindafriend?Notinmyswamp,that'sforsure,"thelittleHippolookedatthemurkywater,doubtinhiseyes."MaybeIcangetoneinastore,wheremymombuysfoodandcandy?"了买一个？我会去那里买食物和糖果。”"I'mnotsure,butIdoubtit.Let'stakealookaround,maybesomeonedidn'twantafriendandleftonebehindsomewhere?Ormaybelostone?""Lostafriend?!"thelittleHippowassoshockedheblewanotherbubble."Thatcan'tbe!Afriendisarealpreciouscommodity!"Andsothelittlecreaturessetaboutlookingforafriend.Buttherewasoneproblem:theydidn'tknowwhatafriendlookslike!Doeshehaveatail?Ishisskinstriped?Ishepricklyorfurry?Andwherecantheyfindthismysteriousfriend?Theywentroundandroundthe butdidn'tseeanythingspecial.Oranyonespecial,tobemoreprecise.Theadultswereallbusy,tendingtotheirmatters:feedingtheirkids,preparingfoodorcleaning."Iknewit,"thelittleHippowasgrowingsadderandsadder."I'llalwaysbealone.I'llneverhavefriends!"我也找不到朋友！”"Don'tbesilly!"thelittleMonkeycriedout."Wehaven'tlookedinallofthe yet.Yourfriendisprobablyreallyclose.We'llfindhimforsure!"AndsothelittleHippoandthelittleMonkeykeptonsearching,peeringintoeveryhollowandpartingeverybush,goinguponhilltopsandlookingaboutfromthere,butstilltheycouldn'tfindwhattheywerelookingfor.Imaginethat!小河马和小猴子继续寻找着检查着每一个和树丛爬上高Finallytheysatdownonafelledtree,utterlydisappointed.ThelittleHippo'seyesbeganwellingupwithhugeandtreacheroushippopotamustears,soontheyraineddownlikeaflood,threateningtodrownthewhole "Ihatetolyouthis,butthe creaturesaren'treadyforanotherrainyseason,"avoicesoundedrightnexttothem.ItwasoldgrandpaPorcupine.Everyoneintheknewthathewasverywise.下一个雨季，”一个声音从不远处传来。那是年迈的豪猪。"I-I-Iw-willn-ne-verh-ha-vef-f-friends!"thelittleHipposobbed.“我-我---都-找-找-不-到-朋-朋友！”小河马哭泣着"Butyoualreadyhaveafriend!"thePorcupine"Really?!"thelittleHippostoppedcryingatonce."Butwhereishe?!""He'srighttherenexttoyou,"grandpasd."Andhe'sbeenthereallalong.He'syourrealandtrue"TheMonkey?Buthedoesn'tevenlooklikeme,"thelittleHippowasconfused."He'snotasbigasme,hecan'tevenblowbubbles!Ithoughtthatafriendissomethingverybigandpink,beautifulandmysterious,likeagiganticcolorfulbubble!Likeapresent!"那么小，他甚至不能像我一样！我以为一个朋友是粉色，像一个！”"Ofcourse,afriendisthebiggestpresentintheworld,"thePorcupineagreed."Buthedoesn'talwayslookyoupicturehim.Andwhenitcomestofriends,colorisnotimportantatall.Afriendissomeonewhothinksaboutyou,helpsyouandcaresaboutyou,andwantsyoutobehappy."“当然朋友是世界上最好的豪猪同意地说道“但"ThenI'mtheluckiesthippopotamusintheworld!"thelittleHippobeamedwithjoy."Thankyou,Thelittlecreaturessatinameadow,dryunderthesun'scaressingrays,admiringthe "Justlookathowbeautifulitis!"thelittleHippomarveled."Theskyisclearandblue,th