📖 Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories isn't just one story. It has three different stories in one book, and each one has its own characters and lessons. My favorite is the second story, Gertrude McFuzz. Gertrude is a bird who feels jealous because other birds have long, fancy tails, but she only has one small feather. She thinks her tail looks bad, so she asks her uncle, who is a doctor, how to grow more feathers. He tells her to eat a special berry from a "pill-berry vine." After she eats one, she grows a beautiful new feather! But she doesn't stop there. She wants more and more, so she eats a bunch of berries. Her tail grows so big that she can't move! The other birds have to carry her home. In the end, she has to pull out most of her feathers just so she can walk again. She goes back to having just one feather like before. This story teaches us not to be jealous and to be happy with what we have. The first and third stories also teach good lessons. If you like fun stories with silly animals and good messages, you'll really enjoy this book!

《Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories》不仅仅是一个故事,它其实是一本书里包含了三个不同的小故事,每个故事都有自己独特的人物和寓意。我最喜欢的是第二个故事——Gertrude McFuzz。Gertrude 是一只小鸟,她很嫉妒其他鸟,因为它们有又长又漂亮的尾巴,而她只有一根小小的羽毛。她觉得自己的尾巴很丑,于是去请教她的叔叔——一位医生,问他怎么才能长出更漂亮的尾巴。他告诉她要去吃一种叫 "pill-berry vine" 上的特殊浆果。她吃了一个后,奇迹般地长出了一根华丽的新羽毛!但 Gertrude 不满足于只长出一根羽毛。她想要更多更漂亮的羽毛,于是她吃了一大堆浆果。结果她的尾巴变得太大,连动都动不了!其他鸟只好一起把她抬回家。最后,为了能够再次走路,她不得不把大部分羽毛都拔掉。最后她只剩下一根小羽毛,就像最初那样。这个故事告诉我们一个重要的道理:不要嫉妒别人,做自己并珍惜你拥有的东西才是最好的。这本书里的第一个和第三个故事也都有类似有意义的寓意。如果你喜欢有趣的故事、有创意的人物和富有启发的内容,那你一定会喜欢这本书!