为wèi什shén么me河hé马mǎ没méi有yǒu毛máo发fà

有yǒu一yī天tiān，兔tù子zi在zài河hé边biān散sàn步bù。

One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.

河hé马mǎ也yě在zài那nà儿r，一yī边biān闲xián逛guàng，一yī边biān找zhǎo些xiē美měi味wèi的de野yě草cǎo来lái吃chī。

Hippo was there too, going for a stroll and eating some nice green grass.

河hé马mǎ没méi有yǒu看kàn见jiàn兔tù子zi，她tā不bù小xiǎo心xīn踩cǎi到dào了le兔tù子zi的de脚jiǎo。兔tù子zi尖jiān叫jiào了le一yī声shēng，朝cháo着zhe河hé马mǎ大dà喊hǎn：“该gāi死sǐ的de河hé马mǎ！没méi看kàn到dào你nǐ踩cǎi到dào我wǒ的de脚jiǎo了le吗ma？”

Hippo didn’t see that Rabbit was there and she accidentally stepped on Rabbit’s foot. Rabbit started screaming at Hippo, “You rotten Hippo! Can’t you see that you’re stepping on my foot?”

河hé马mǎ赶gǎn紧jǐn给gěi兔tù子zi道dào歉qiàn：“真zhēn不bù好hǎo意yì思si，我wǒ的de朋péng友you！我wǒ没méi看kàn见jiàn你nǐ！请qǐng原yuán谅liàng我wǒ！”兔tù子zi哪nǎ里lǐ会huì听tīng河hé马mǎ的de解jiě释shì，他tā气qì极jí了le，朝cháo着zhe河hé马mǎ大dà吼hǒu：“你nǐ肯kěn定dìng是shì故gù意yì的de！总zǒng有yǒu一yī天tiān你nǐ会huì受shòu到dào惩chéng罚fá！”

Hippo apologised to Rabbit, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you. Please forgive me!” But Rabbit wouldn’t listen and he shouted at Hippo, “You did that on purpose! Someday, you’ll see! You’re going to pay!”

兔tù子zi找zhǎo到dào了le火huǒ，他tā对duì火huǒ说shuō：“趁chèn河hé马mǎ从cóng水shuǐ里lǐ出chū来lái吃chī草cǎo的de时shí候hou，朝cháo她tā放fàng一yī把bǎ火huǒ。她tā竟jìng敢gǎn踩cǎi我wǒ的de脚jiǎo。”火huǒ回huí答dá说shuō：“没méi问wèn题tí，我wǒ的de朋péng友you！我wǒ这zhè就jiù按àn你nǐ说shuō的de做zuò。”

Rabbit went to find Fire and said, “Go, burn Hippo when she comes out of the water to eat grass. She stepped on me!” Fire answered, “No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you ask.”

过guò了le一yī会huì儿r，河hé马mǎ正zhèng在zài离lí河hé岸àn很hěn远yuǎn的de地dì方fang吃chī草cǎo。呼hū的de一yī声shēng，火huǒ突tū然rán烧shāo起qǐ来lai了le，烧shāo到dào了le河hé马mǎ的de身shēn上shang。

Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.

河hé马mǎ尖jiān叫jiào着zhe，赶gǎn紧jǐn跑pǎo向xiàng河hé边biān，但dàn是shì她tā的de毛máo发fà已yǐ经jīng全quán部bù烧shāo毁huǐ了le。河hé马mǎ伤shāng心xīn地de说shuō：“我wǒ的de毛máo都dōu被bèi火huǒ烧shāo掉diào了le！你nǐ烧shāo了le我wǒ的de毛máo！它tā们men全quán都dōu不bù见jiàn了le！我wǒ美měi丽lì的de毛máo！”

Hippo screamed and ran for the water. All her hair was burned off by the fire. Hippo kept crying, “My hair has burned in the fire! You burned my hair! My hair is all gone! My beautiful hair!”

兔tù子zi终zhōng于yú报bào了le仇chóu，他tā高gāo兴xìng坏huài了le；直zhí到dào现xiàn在zài，河hé马mǎ也yě不bù敢gǎn离lí河hé岸àn太tài远yuǎn，因yīn为wèi她tā害hài怕pà又yòu要yào被bèi火huǒ烧shāo。

Rabbit was happy that he had finally got his revenge. And to this day, for fear of fire, the hippo never goes far from the water.