弗洛格英文绘本Happy-frog

HAPPY

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4HAPPY

FROGbyHiawynOramillustratedbyRuth

BrownOnce,therewasafrogcalled

Frances.Franceswasahappy

frog.Ifshewasn’thopping,shewasjumping.Ifshewasn’tjumping,shewasexploring.Oneday,shecametosomepalace

gardens.Forawhile,sheplayedhopscotchonthepaving

stones.Then,asitwasaveryhotdayandtheornamentalpondlooked

coolandinviting,shedecidedtotakea

swim.Shedivedandsplashed,swamafewlengthsof

breaststroke,swamafewlengthsofbackstroke..

.andstretchedoutamongstthefernstosoakupsome

shade.“Gotcha!”cameatriumphantmiaow.Francesfelttheendofasharpclaw.Shefeltherselfbeingdraggedupsomesteps...andthenshe

fainted.、Whenshecameroundshewaslyingbetweenthepolishedbootofahandsomeyoungprinceandthenoseofasmug-looking

cat.“Goodwork,Smug!”saidtheprince,pickingFrancesupandputtingheronthetable.“It’sfrog’slegsfordinner!My

favourite!”Shakingwithfear,Francesspokeout.“Oh,please,goodsir!Don’teatmylegs!They’retheonlyonesIhaveandwithoutthemhowwillIhopand

jump?”Nowitwastheturnoftheprincetojump.“Atalkingfrog!”hecried.“I

wonderifonecaneatthetalkingvariety?”“Oh,Idobegyounotto,”saidFrances.“Infact,ifyouwillleavemylegs

alone,I’llgiveyouanythingyouaskfor!”“AnythingIaskfor?”theprincelaughed.“Andwhatcouldalittle

frogeverofferatall,rich,handsome

prince?”f.f-．，飞'＿．一＇,I

．1．．．．，，．．厂1_“Akiss,ofcourse,Henry,don’tyouknow

anything?”criedthequeen,sweepingintotheroom.“Whenahandsomeprincekissesanyold

frog,sheturnsintoabeautifulprincesswhichistheonethingwe’relooking

for.Well...goon...I’m

waiting!”Francesdidher

besttohopoutofkissing

range.Theprincemadeamillionexcusesbutintheendthequeengotherway..

.．夕＼andwithSmug’shelpandjustonekiss,Franceswasturnedintoabeautiful

princess!Theprincewasverypleased.“Mother!”hecried.“You’rea

genius!”“No,I’vejustreadmyfairytales,”saidthequeen.“Now,let’slookat

you,child...Yes,youwilldoverywell!Dinner’sateight.I’llseeyou

there.”.,、,“..,

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．．．．、？『七．．畸叮·'·-.,::...罐》-

, .,...., .......一

－>Now,somehow,Francesgottothatdinnerontime.Butshecriedallthroughit.Shecriedthroughthefirstcourse.Shecriedthroughthesecond

courseandshecriedallnightinherpalatial

bed.Theprincetip-toedintoaskwhatthematter

was.“Idon’tfeellikeaprincess,”shewept.“Well,youcertainlylooklike

one,”saidtheprince.“Andaverybeautifuloneatthat.Nowpleasedryyour

eyesandtrytobethe

part.”SoFrancesdriedher

tears–whatelsecouldshedo?–anddidherbesttoplaythe

part.Theweddingwasarranged.Theweddingbellsrangout.Theworldwasatherfeet.“Whatabeautiful

girl!”thecrowdscheered.“Howluckywe

aretohaveourgreatprincemarriedtosucha

princess!”．．．．

.

.．心＄＼．

:.少．多'Andthatmighthave

beentheendofthatexceptthatit

wasn’t.Onenight,theroyalcookservedfrogs’

legs.Asthelidcameoffthe

dish,Francesscreamedandscreamedand

screamed!、throughtheforestandbacktothewellwhereshewas

born.Sheranoutofthe

palace,throughthe

gardens,throughthe

night,Thereshesatandsobbeduntil

Frank–afrogwhoneverwentfarfromthewell–couldbearitno

longer.“Whysuchdistress,sweetprincess?”“Because,”weptFrances,“it’sall

wrong.I’mnotaprincess.I’mnot,I’mnot.”“Wouldakisshelp,d’youthink?”saidFrank.“Theyoften

do.”“Butwhatifitjustturnsyouintoaprince?”sniffed

Frances.“AriskI’mreadytotake,”saidFrank.Thenuphehoppedandkissed