看过班主任凯丽蔻太太(Mrs. Kalikow)拍摄的照片，我才知道孩子按照老师指示，自编自导自制道具，在课堂上全班同学面前表演了一幕童话剧《猴子和狐狸》。我家童少自报奋勇，主动扮演聪明豁达的猴子；同窗好友甘做人梯，肖恩(Sean)客串过河拆桥的狐狸，史蒂文(Steve)幕后布景，罗比(Robbie)场外道白。

【译文】

      很久很久以前，猴子和狐狸曾经是一对十分要好的朋友。

      有一天，猴子和狐狸都想吃梨。此时，他俩恰好发现在一个既大又深的湖中央有一棵梨树。猴子想出一个点子，说：“我看咱们先得用树搭建一座桥，然后才能弄到梨子。”

      于是，猴子和狐狸齐心合力找来好多大树，桥终于建成。可这座桥如同独木桥，一次只容得下一人穿行。狐狸抢先走了过去。等顺利爬上梨树时，他毫不犹豫将桥推倒，并声称不再与朋友分享劳动果实。

      “你的确可以吃掉全部梨子，”猴子不慌不忙地说：“不过，你却断送了自己的性命！哈哈！”

      剧终。

      话外音：人不可贪得无厌！

【原文】

      Once upon a time, there were a monkey and a fox. They were really close friends.

      One day they both wanted to eat pears. They found a pear tree in the middle of a big and deep lake. The monkey then suggested, "I know, we can make a bridge with trees and go to get it."

      So they hulled a bunch of trees and made a bridge at last. But the bridge seemed so narrow that could only fit one guy at a time. And the fox went first. When he got on the pear tree, he pushed the bridge out of the way in no time. The fox declared that he didn't want to share with his friend anymore.

      "You can eat all the pears that you want," the monkey calmly replied, "But you can't come back! Ha-ha!"

      The end.

      Moral: Don't be greedy.

(二O一二年六月十四日，世界鲜血者日)