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本文給大家分享的資源是英文繪本《How Elephants lost their Wings》，翻譯成中文名為：大象是如何失去了翅膀，pdf電子版格式的，直接下載到百度網盤即可，資源免費。

繪本簡介：

大象原來是有漂亮的翅膀呢，那么他們是怎么失去的呢?原來很久以前，大象可以飛，他們到處飛來飛去。他們飛過天空和田野，在天空翱翔。可是后來大象做了一件事，惹怒了神。神就想了一個辦法，把大象身上的翅膀拔下來，一部分給了孔雀，一部分給了香蕉樹當葉子……

繪本內容翻譯：

Once upon a time, elephants could fly.

很久很久以前，大象是可以飛的。

They flew everywhere.

他們漫天飛舞。

They flew high into the sky…

他們飛到天空中，

and down to the ground.

飛到地面上。

They even looped the loop.

他們在空中翻跟頭。

Sometimes, the gods flew on their backs.

有時，神坐在他們的背上飛。

But the elephants were noisy.

但是大象太吵了。

They yelled, and crowed like roosters.

他們大喊大叫，像公雞一樣響。

Trees and houses shook below them.

樹和房子們都在大象下顫抖。

They flew into trees and smashed them.

當他們穿過樹林時，就弄折樹干。

They landed on houses…

他們降落到房頂上，

and fell right through.

直接把房子坐塌了。

Soon all the trees were broken and there were no houses left.

不久，所有的樹都死掉了，也沒有完整的房子了。

“We must stop them,”said the gods, and they thought of a trick.

神說：“我們必須阻止他們。”神想了一個辦法。

They invited the elephants to a grand feast. The elephants ate…and ate.

他們邀請大象吃了一頓豐盛的筵席。大象們不停滴吃啊吃啊吃啊。

When their tummies were full, they slept.

當大象們吃的肚子溜圓后，就睡著了。

The gods took away their wings.

神趁機把他們的翅膀拿走。

they gave them to the peacocks and the banana trees.

并把翅膀送給了孔雀和香蕉樹。

the elephants were very cross.

大象們很生氣。

They shouted and they stomped.

他們大喊大叫，開始搞破壞。

But they didn’t get their wings back and they never flew again.

但他們再也拿不回他們的翅膀了，再也不能飛了。