it was so beautiful out on the country, it was summer- the wheat fields were golden, the oats were green, and down among the green meadows the hay was stacked. there the stork minced about on his red legs, clacking away in egyptian, which was the language his mother had taught him. round about the field and meadow lands rose vast forests, in which deep lakes lay hidden. yes, it was indeed lovely out there in the country.

in the midst of the sunshine there stood an old manor house that had a deep moat around it. from the walls of the manor right down to the water's edge great burdock leaves grew, and there were some so tall that little children could stand upright beneath the biggest of them. in this wilderness of leaves, which was as dense as the forests itself, a duck sat on her nest, hatching her ducklings. she was becoming somewhat weary, because sitting is such a dull business and scarcely anyone came to see her. the other ducks would much rather swim in the moat than waddle out and squat under the burdock leaf to gossip with her.

but at last the eggshells began to crack, one after another. "peep, peep!" said the little things, as they came to life and poked out their heads.

"quack, quack!" said the duck, and quick as quick can be they all waddled out to have a look at the green world under the leaves. their mother let them look as much as they pleased, because green is good for the eyes.

"how wide the world is," said all the young ducks, for they certainly had much more room now than they had when they were in their eggshells.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 英语（English）属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。

  英语的英文释义：

  English 名词 uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries

  英语

  American/British English

  美式／英式英语

  Do you speak English?

  你会说英语吗？

  English   形容词 adjective   uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  in or relating to the English language

  英语的

  an English teacher

  英语老师

  relating to or from England

  英格兰的;英国的

  English films/food/people

  英国电影／食品／人

  English law

  英格兰法律