all the birds of the forest were sitting upon the branches of the trees， which had quite enough leaves； and yet the birds were unanimous in their desire for more leaves - the “leaves” of a journal； a new， good journal was what they longed for - a critical newspaper such as humans have so many of， so many that half of them would be sufficient.

　　the songbirds wanted a music critic， each for his own praise - and for criticism （where it was needed） of the others. but they， the birds themselves， could not agree on an impartial critic.

　　“it must be a bird， though，” said the owl， who had been elected president by the assembly， for he is the bird of wisdom. “we ought not elect anyone from another branch of animals， except perhaps from the sea. there fish fly， like birds in the sky， but that， of course， is our only relationship. however， there are quite enough animals to select from between fish and birds.”

　　then the stork took the floor and rattled from his beak， “there are indeed beings between fish and birds. the children of the marsh， the frogs - i am voting for them. they are extremely musical， and their choir singing is like church bells in a lonely wood. i get an urge to travel，” said the stork， “a tickling under my wings， when they begin to sing.”

　　“i am also voting for the frogs，” said the heron. “they are neither bird nor fish， but still they live with the fishes and sing like the birds.”

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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