英语民间故事：The Rabbit Steals the Elephants Dinner
<p><span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Soko">Soko</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="splendid">splendid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="tail">tail</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="creepers">creepers</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noose">noose</span>1. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="thickets">thickets</span>2, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="escaping">escaping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="known">known</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="experimenting">experimenting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="noose">noose</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Polo">Polo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="decided">decided</span>3 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whiff">whiff</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Polo">Polo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Polo">Polo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="furious">furious</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span>. <span word="Whoever">Whoever</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>?</p><p><span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pounce">pounce</span>4 <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="twisting">twisting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="noose">noose</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="pots">pots</span>.</p><p><span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="strolled">strolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="Polo">Polo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beans">beans</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="Ntambo">Ntambo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>. <span word="Kalulu">Kalulu</span> <span word="bolted">bolted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noose">noose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Ntambo">Ntambo</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swung">swung</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="air">air</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wriggled">wriggled</span>5 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="squirmed">squirmed</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>. <span word="Ntambo">Ntambo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="saythat">saythat</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fooled">fooled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ensnared">ensnared</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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