1. It was a beautiful summer. It was hot. Animals hid themselves in the woods or in the caves. But a small donkey was not afraid of the hot sun. He was happily running up and down a hill. 这是一个美丽的夏天，天气很热，动物们都热得躲到树林或山洞里了，可是有一头小驴不怕骄阳，快活地在一座小山上跑上跑下。
　　
　　2. At the moment， a hungry eagle was flying over the mountain looking for a small animal for his lunch. He soon discovered the playful donkey. 这时，有一只饥饿的老鹰在这座小山上空飞来飞去，寻觅小动物充当他的午餐，很快，它发现了这头正在玩耍的驴。
　　
　　3. He remembered he had eaten donkey once， and it was delicious. Then he sat on a big rock of the hill， and greeted the donkey warmly， “What are you doing？” 鹰记得他曾吃过一次驴肉，味道美极了。于是它落在小山的一块大石头上，热情地向驴打招呼：“您这是在干吗呀？”
　　
　　4. “I felt it funny to run up and down the hill.” “Why are you not flying in the sky？ It is even more fun to fly.” “我觉得在山上这样跑来跑去真是太好玩了。”“可你为什么不到天上去飞，那更好玩呀。”
　　
　　5. “Me， fly？ It is impossible. When did you see a flying donkey？” “As far as I know， many animals can fly if they want to.” “让我飞？这简直是胡闹，你什么时候见过会飞的驴？”“据我所知，只要想飞，许多动物都可以做到”。
　　
　　6. “How can I learn to fly？” “I can teach you.” Both of them soon made a deal. The eagle said he would teach the donkey to fly patiently. “可是我怎么能学会飞呀？”“我可以教你。”他们俩很快达成协议，鹰说，它将很有耐心地教会驴飞翔。
　　
　　7. First， the eagle demonstrated a few basic actions， finally he led the donkey to the edge of a cliff. He asked the donkey to follow his example to jump off the cliff. 首先，鹰给驴做了几个示范动作，最后鹰领着驴来到悬崖边，要驴模仿他如何从悬崖上向下跳。
　　
　　8. At last the donkey made up his mind to jump off the cliff. At the bottom of the cliff， the hungry eagle happily filled up his stomach with the fresh and delicious donkey meat. 驴终于下决心跳下峭崖，这只饿鹰在崖底痛痛快快饱餐了一顿鲜美的驴肉。

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