小学英语阅读之第十一篇

　　Once upon a time, there was a large oak tree in the forest. This oak tree was very old. One day during the hot summer, a mayfly flew by and alighted on a leaf of the oak tree.

　　"Mayfly, you must be so sad." "Why?" "You get to live only one day." The oak tree felt sorry for the mayfly. Mayfly asked, "Don't you live for one day?" "No. I live much longer than you do."

　　The mayfly nodded and asked, "Really? Then, are you happy now?" "Yes, I am very happy," replied the oak tree.

　　Then the mayfly smiled and said, "I am very happy, too. Although I get to live only one day, it doesn't matter. You get to live much longer than I do, but we are both happy, aren't we?" The oak tree and the mayfly kept on talking to each other.

　　Eventually, the mayfly leaned on the oak tree and fell asleep. "Mayfly!" The oak tree called the mayfly, but the mayfly did not respond.

　　It had died. "Mayfly, have a happy dream." The oak tree blessed the mayfly for the last time.

　　Many weeks then passed. Spring, summer and fall went by, and winter came. Finally, the long-awaited day of Christmas came. The oak tree wanted to rest now.

　　The oak tree had a dream on Christmas day. In it, pretty flowers were abundant and butterflies were flying in a green forest. In this dream, the oak tree met the mayfly. The mayfly said, "Come play here. It is such a happy place." The oak tree was very ased indeed to see the mayfly.

　　While the oak tree was sleeping, its roots were cut. It was time for the oak tree to die. The oak tree went to a happy world, dreaming.

　　 后一棵老橡树的梦想

　　从前，森林里有一棵很大的橡树。这棵橡树很老。在炎热的夏天，有一天，一只蜉蝣飞过来，落在了橡树的叶子上。

　　“蜉蝣，你一定很伤心。””“为什么?“你只能活一天。”“橡树为蜉蝣感到难过。”蜉蝣问:“你不活一天吗?””“不。我活得比你长得多。”

　　蜉蝣点点头，问道:“真的吗?”那么，你现在快乐吗?“是的，我很高兴，”橡树回答道。

　　然后，蜉蝣微笑着说:“我也很高兴。”虽然我只能活一天，但这并不重要。你活得比我长得多，但我们都很快乐，不是吗?橡树和蜉蝣一直在相互交谈。

　　 后，蜉蝣靠在橡树上，睡着了。“蜉蝣!这棵橡树叫“蜉蝣”，但蜉蝣却没有回应。

　　它已经死了。“蜉蝣，有一个快乐的梦想。”“这棵橡树 后一次保佑了蜉蝣。”

　　许多星期然后通过。春天，夏天和秋天过去了，冬天来了。终于，人们期待已久的圣诞节终于来临了。那棵橡树现在想休息了。

　　这棵橡树在圣诞节那天有一个梦想。在那里，美丽的花朵很丰富，蝴蝶在一片绿色的森林里飞舞。在这个梦里，橡树遇到了蜉蝣。蜉蝣说:“来这里玩。这是一个快乐的地方。“那棵橡树非常高兴地看到了蜉蝣。”

　　当橡树在睡觉的时候，它的根被砍了。该是橡树死的时候了。那棵橡树走向了一个快乐的世界，梦想着。