Aesop BBC的伊索寓言40故事38 the_rat_and_the_elephant.pdf简介：
38. THE RAT AND THE ELEPHANTBy Rob JohnA Rat was walking through the city. He was a very proud Rat who believed that he was the most frightening animal alive.Oh, yes! said the Rat to himself. Everyones scared of me. Scary Rat coming through. Out of my way. The Rat turned a corner and saw a crowd of people standing by the side of the road.Brilliant, thought the rat. I do like a crowd.He jumped out into the middle of the road right in front of the crowd �and waited for the first scream but there wasnt one. Everybody was staring up the road. Nobody even noticed the Rat.Look everybody, said the Rat. Over here. Rat. See. Nothing happened. The people were all too busy looking up the road. This is ridiculous, said the Rat. Are you all blind? Cant you see me?Then the Rat saw what the people were looking at. An elephant was coming down the road. Sitting on the elephants back and stroking a large white cat rode the King.Wow, said a man. Just look at the size of that elephant!Never mind the elephant, said the Rat. What about me. Look at me. Im a scary rat.Yes look at its wonderful long trunk, said a woman.Thats just its nose, said the Rat. Ive got a nose. And its huge ears, said a little girl.1Ive got ears, said the Rat, jumping up and down.But nobody was listening. They were too busy admiring the enor- mous elephant.That is the most wonderful crea-ture in the whole world, they all said.Nono! said the Rat. Theres nothing wonderful about elephants. How many legs have they got? Four like me. How many eyes have they got? Two like me. What colour are they? Grey like me. See� Im exactly the same as an elephant except an elephants really slow and boring �and Im truly the most fierce and terrifying creature in the world.But nobody noticed the Ratapart from the Kings Cat. Look at melook at me. Im ex-actly like an elephant cept better. Elephants are rubbish. I am the �most fierce andThe 展开>>

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