老鼠嫁女

每天读一点英文之那些给我智慧和勇气的寓言故事（寓言篇）
49 Mouse Daughter to Marry 老鼠嫁女
Once upon a time, there was a mouse father. He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world.
很久很久以前，有一个老鼠爸爸。他想要把他的女儿嫁给世界上最伟大的人。
But, who was the greatest person in the world? Oh! The sun! He must be the greatest person in the world. The mouse father went to talk to the sun.
但是，谁是世界上最伟大的人呢？啊！是太阳！他一定是世界上最伟大的人。老鼠爸爸去找太阳谈了谈。
“Hello! Mr. Sun. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“哈喽！太阳先生，我知道你是世界上最伟大的人。您愿意娶我的女儿吗？”
“What? I’m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the cloud. If he comes out1, I’ll be covered.”
“什么？我可不是世界上最伟大的人。最伟大的人应该是云。只要他一出来，我就会被遮住。”
The mouse father went to talk to the cloud.
老鼠爸爸又去找云谈。
“Hello! Mr. Cloud. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“哈喽！云先生，我知道你是世界上最伟大的人。您愿意娶我的女儿吗？”
“What? I’m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wind. If he comes out, I’ll be blown away2.”
“什么？我才不是世界上最伟大的人呢！最伟大的人应该是风。只要他一刮起来，我就被吹的远远的。”
The mouse father went to talk to the wind.
老鼠爸爸又去找风谈。
“Hello! Mr. Wind. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“哈喽！风先生，我知道你是世界上最伟大的人。您愿意娶我的女儿吗？”
“What? I’m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wall. If he comes out, I’ll be stopped.”
“什么？我可不是世界上最伟大的人。最伟大的人应该是墙。只要有他在，我就被挡住了。”
The mouse father went to talk to the wall.
老鼠爸爸又去找墙谈。
“Hello! Mr. Wall. I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?”
“哈喽！墙先生，我知道你是世界上最伟大的人。你愿意娶我的女儿吗？”
“What? I’m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is YOU, the mouse.”
“什么？我才不是世界上最伟大的人呢！最伟大的其实是你们老鼠！”
“The greatest person in the world is … mouse?”
“世界上最伟大的人……是老鼠？”
“Yes, the greatest person in the world is mouse. See?3 If mouse comes out, I’ll be bit!”
“没错！世界上最伟大的人就是老鼠。想想看，只要你们一出现，我的身上就要被打洞！”
The mouse father was very happy. He finally knew mouse was the greatest person in the world. He would marry his daughter to the handsome mouse next door.
老鼠爸爸开心的不得了。他终于知道原来老鼠才是世界上最伟大的人。他决定要把自己的女儿嫁给隔壁英俊的鼠小弟。
点睛：做人做自信，不要总觉得自己不如别人，其实自己才是最棒的。
注解：
1.come out 出来，出现 例：Your new book comes out. 你的新书出来（出版）了。
2.blow away 吹走，驱散 例：The wind blows away all the leaves on the tree. 风把树上的叶子都吹走了。
3.See?在这里可不是“看”的意思，而是表示“理解、明白”的意思。 例：I see. 我明白了。