母mǔ鸡jī和hé老lǎo鹰yīng

很hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ以yǐ前qián，母mǔ鸡jī和hé老lǎo鹰yīng是shì好hǎo朋péng友you。他tā们men和hé其qí他tā的de鸟niǎo儿r住zhù在zài一yī起qǐ，相xiāng安ān无wú事shì，但dàn是shì他tā们men都dōu不bù会huì飞fēi。

Once upon a time, Hen and Eagle were friends. They lived in peace with all the other birds. None of them could fly.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，他tā们men住zhù的de地dì方fang发fā生shēng了le饥jī荒huāng。老lǎo鹰yīng要yào走zǒu很hěn远yuǎn很hěn远yuǎn的de路lù才cái能néng找zhǎo到dào食shí物wù。她tā回huí来lai的de时shí候hou看kàn起qǐ来lai非fēi常cháng疲pí倦juàn。老lǎo鹰yīng说shuō：“这zhè样yàng走zǒu太tài累lèi了le！肯kěn定dìng有yǒu一yī种zhǒng更gèng省shěng力lì的de方fāng法fǎ。”

One day, there was famine in the land. Eagle had to walk very far to find food. She came back very tired. “Walking like this is too tiring! There must be an easier way to travel!” said Eagle.

母mǔ鸡jī饱bǎo饱bǎo地de睡shuì了le一yī觉jiào，想xiǎng到dào了le一yī个gè好hǎo主zhǔ意yi。她tā开kāi始shǐ搜sōu集jí其qí他tā鸟niǎo儿r掉diào下xià来lai的de羽yǔ毛máo，说shuō：“让ràng我wǒ们men把bǎ这zhè些xiē羽yǔ毛máo都dōu缝féng在zài我wǒ们men身shēn上shang吧ba，也yě许xǔ这zhè样yàng我wǒ们men走zǒu路lù就jiù不bù吃chī力lì了le。”

After a good night’s sleep, Hen had a brilliant idea. She began collecting the fallen feathers from all their bird friends. “Let’s sew them together on top of our own feathers,” she said. “Perhaps that will make it easier to travel.”

老lǎo鹰yīng是shì村cūn庄zhuāng里lǐ唯wéi一yī一yī个gè有yǒu银yín针zhēn的de，所suǒ以yǐ她tā第dì一yī个gè开kāi始shǐ缝féng羽yǔ毛máo。她tā给gěi自zì己jǐ做zuò了le一yī双shuāng非fēi常cháng漂piào亮liang的de翅chì膀bǎng，做zuò完wán之zhī后hòu，在zài母mǔ鸡jī头tóu上shàng飞fēi来lái飞fēi去qù。母mǔ鸡jī问wèn老lǎo鹰yīng借jiè了le针zhēn，但dàn她tā很hěn快kuài就jiù厌yàn烦fán了le缝féng纫rèn。她tā把bǎ银yín针zhēn留liú在zài柜guì子zi上shàng，跑pǎo到dào厨chú房fáng里lǐ，给gěi她tā的de孩hái子zi做zuò饭fàn。

Eagle was the only one in the village with a needle, so she started sewing first. She made herself a pair of beautiful wings and flew high above Hen. Hen borrowed the needle but she soon got tired of sewing. She left the needle on the cupboard and went into the kitchen to prepare food for her children.

其qí他tā的de鸟niǎo儿r看kàn到dào老lǎo鹰yīng飞fēi得de又yòu高gāo又yòu远yuǎn，非fēi常cháng羡xiàn慕mù。他tā们men问wèn母mǔ鸡jī借jiè了le银yín针zhēn，这zhè样yàng他tā们men也yě可kě以yǐ给gěi自zì己jǐ做zuò翅chì膀bǎng了le。过guò了le不bù久jiǔ，其qí他tā的de鸟niǎo儿r也yě都dōu能néng上shàng天tiān飞fēi翔xiáng了le。

But the other birds had seen Eagle flying high and far, and they were very envious. They asked Hen to lend them the needle to make wings for themselves too. Soon there were birds flying all over the sky.

当dāng最zuì后hòu一yī只zhī鸟niǎo儿r归guī还huán银yín针zhēn的de时shí候hou，母mǔ鸡jī不bù在zài家jiā。她tā的de孩hái子zi拿ná走zǒu了le银yín针zhēn，玩wán来lái玩wán去qù。他tā们men玩wán厌yàn的de时shí候hou，就jiù把bǎ银yín针zhēn落là在zài了le沙shā地dì里lǐ。

When the last bird returned the borrowed needle, Hen was not there. So her children took the needle and started playing with it. When they got tired of the game, they left the needle in the sand.

那nà天tiān下xià午wǔ，老lǎo鹰yīng回huí来lai了le，她tā问wèn母mǔ鸡jī要yào回huí自zì己jǐ的de银yín针zhēn，因yīn为wèi她tā要yào修xiū补bǔ一yī些xiē松sōng散sǎn的de羽yǔ毛máo。母mǔ鸡jī找zhǎo遍biàn了le柜guì子zi、厨chú房fáng和hé后hòu院yuàn，都dōu找zhǎo不bu到dào银yín针zhēn。

Later that afternoon, Eagle returned. She asked for the needle to fix some feathers that had loosened on her journey. Hen looked on the cupboard. She looked in the kitchen. She looked in the yard. But the needle was nowhere to be found.

母mǔ鸡jī求qiú老lǎo鹰yīng：“再zài给gěi我wǒ一yī天tiān吧ba！明míng天tiān你nǐ就jiù能néng修xiū补bǔ翅chì膀bǎng，飞fēi着zhe去qù找zhǎo食shí物wù了le。”老lǎo鹰yīng说shuō：“好hǎo，就jiù一yī天tiān。如rú果guǒ你nǐ找zhǎo不bu到dào银yín针zhēn的de话huà，你nǐ就jiù要yào把bǎ一yī个gè孩hái子zi给gěi我wǒ作zuò为wéi补bǔ偿cháng。”

“Just give me a day,” Hen begged Eagle. “Then you can fix your wing and fly away to get food again.” “Just one more day,” said Eagle. “If you can’t find the needle, you’ll have to give me one of your chicks as payment.”

第dì二èr天tiān，老lǎo鹰yīng来lái了le，她tā看kàn到dào母mǔ鸡jī正zhèng在zài沙shā地dì里lǐ翻fān来lái翻fān去qù，但dàn是shì银yín针zhēn还hái是shi没méi有yǒu找zhǎo到dào。老lǎo鹰yīng从cóng天tiān上shàng俯fǔ冲chōng下xià来lai，抓zhuā了le一yī只zhī小xiǎo鸡jī就jiù飞fēi走zǒu了le。从cóng那nà以yǐ后hòu，无wú论lùn老lǎo鹰yīng什shén么me时shí候hou出chū现xiàn，她tā都dōu看kàn到dào母mǔ鸡jī在zài沙shā地dì里lǐ找zhǎo银yín针zhēn。

When Eagle came the next day, she found Hen scratching in the sand, but no needle. So Eagle flew down very fast and caught one of the chicks. She carried it away. Forever after that, whenever Eagle appears, she finds Hen scratching in the sand for the needle.

当dāng母mǔ鸡jī在zài地dì上shàng看kàn到dào老lǎo鹰yīng的de影yǐng子zi时shí，她tā就jiù警jǐng告gào自zì己jǐ的de孩hái子zi：“快kuài躲duǒ起qǐ来lai！别bié呆dāi在zài这zhè空kōng旷kuàng干gān燥zào的de地dì上shàng。”孩hái子zi们men回huí答dá她tā说shuō：“我wǒ们men不bù是shì傻shǎ瓜guā，我wǒ们men会huì跑pǎo的de。”

As the shadow of Eagle’s wing falls on the ground, Hen warns her chicks. “Quick, hide! Get out of the bare and dry land.” And they respond: “We are not fools. We will run.”