The Banana Tree
The Banana Tree
Once upon a time
there was a single banana tree in the jungle.
Two bunches of bananas were on the banana tree.
There were three children from a village.
They were watching the bananas grow.
There were four monkeys from the jungle.
They were watching the bananas grow.
The children looked at the bananas at five o’clock in the afternoon everyday.
The monkeys looked at the bananas at six o’clock in the morning everyday.
The three children and the four monkeys were very excited.Soon the bananas would be ready to eat.
All seven of them wanted to eat the bananas.
One evening the children ran to the banana tree.There
were eight colorful butterflies sitting on the bananas.
The bananas were almost yellow.
“Let’s eat the bananas now.”
“No，they are not ripe.”
The next morning the monkeys looked at the bananas.
There were nine drops of dew sparkling on the bananas.
The three children ran to the bananas tree for breakfast.
The four monkeys swung from tree to tree to get to the banana tree.It was 10 o’clock.The monkeys and children wanted bananas for breakfast.
The children were very upset to see the monkeys.
The monkeys were very upset to see the children.
The children were very afraid that the monkeys would take all of the bananas.The monkeys were afraid that the children would take all of the bananas.
The children were very hungry.They were also very tired.
The monkeys were very hungry.They were also very tired.
The children were too tired to throw stones.
The monkeys were too tired to throw sticks.
“I’m so hungry.””Me too.”
“Let’s share the bananas with the monkeys.”
“OK！Let’s share the bananas with the monkeys.”
The monkeys and the children enjoyed their breakfast.
They also learned that sharing is better than fighting.
译文：
香蕉树
很久以前
在这片森林里面有一棵唯一的香蕉树。
香蕉树上有两串香蕉。
有三个来自山村的孩子。
他们正在观察香蕉的成长。
有四只来自这片森林的猴子。
他们正在观察香蕉的成长。
孩子们在每一天下午六点钟看香蕉。
猴子们在每一天早上六点钟看香蕉。
这三个孩子和这四只猴子非常兴奋。
很快香蕉就快能吃了。
他们全部七个人都想吃香蕉。
一天傍晚孩子们跑到香蕉树。
八只色彩鲜艳的蝴蝶正落在香蕉上。
香蕉差不多成黄颜色了。
“现在让我们吃香蕉。”
“不，他们没有熟呢。”
第二天早上猴子们看到香蕉。
有九粒露水在香蕉上发光。
这三个孩子跑到香蕉树旁，把香蕉作为早餐。
这四只猴子从一棵树到另一棵树摇荡来到
香蕉树。十点钟了。猴子们和孩子们
要把香蕉当作早餐。孩子们看到猴子们感到
非常烦乱。猴子们看到孩子们感到非常烦乱。
孩子们非常害怕猴子们拿走所有的香蕉。
猴子们害怕孩子们拿走所有的香蕉。孩子们
很饿。他们也很疲倦。猴子们很饿。他们也
很疲倦。孩子们太疲倦了而不能扔石头。
猴子们太疲倦了而不能扔木棍。
“我很饿。”“我也是。”
“让我们和猴子们一起分享香蕉。”
“好的！让我们和猴子们一起分享香蕉。”
猴子们和孩子们享用了他们的早餐。
他们也明白了分享比争斗更好。