大家好，我是Fiona老師。
今天我們要閱讀的文章是The Donkey Who Would Sing會唱歌的驢。
咦？驢怎麼會唱歌呢，它又發生了什麼樣的故事呢？快讓我們一起來看看吧！
A wild donkey once lived in the woods. He had no friends and lived all alone.
One day a jackal passing by saw the donkey. He went up to the donkey and said, 「What is the matter? Why do you look so sad my dear fellow?"
The donkey turned to the jackal and said, 「I have no friends and am very lonely."
「Well, don't worry. I will be your friend from today," the jackal comforted him.
From that day, the donkey and jackal became very good friends. They were always seen together.
One moonlit evening, the jackal and the donkey were strolling through the woods. It was a cool and pleasant evening. As they walked on, they came to the outskirts of a village bordering the woods. There in front of them was a grove of fruit trees.
「Ah. Look! How wonderful and delicious the fruits look," said the donkey. 「Let’s eat some of them."
「Okay," said the jackal. 「But let’s do it very quietly."
They entered the grove and silently started to eat the fruits. After eating enough, they lay under a tree happy and content. 「That was delicious, but there is something missing tonight," said the donkey.
「What is that?" asked the jackal. 「Why, music of course," answered the donkey, looking a little surprised.
The jackal asked, 「Where are we going to get music from?" The donkey said. 「Don’t you know that I am an accomplished singer?"
The jackal was alarmed. "Remember, we are in an orchard. If the farmer hears us, we will be in trouble. If you want to sing let us go away from here," he advised the donkey.
"You think I can't sing, don't you?" asked the donkey in a hurt voice.
「Wait till you hear me."
The jackal realised that the donkey was not willing to take his good advice. He moved away and hid himself behind a clump of trees. The donkey threw back his head and started his song. 「He …haw, hee-haw," he brayed aloud.
The farmers hearing the loud braying came rushing with sticks and gave the foolish donkey a severe beating that left the donkey feeling sore all over.
After the farmers had left, the jackal went over to his friend. He said. 「Is this the prize you won for your singing?"
「They don’t appreciate good music," replied a hurt and ashamed donkey.
The jackal replied. 「This is what happens when you don’t listen to the advice given by a good friend. I hope you have learnt a lesson."
一頭野驢曾經住在樹林裡。他沒有朋友，孤身一人生活。
一天，一隻路過的豺狼看見驢子。他走到驢跟前說：「怎麼了？親愛的小夥子，你為什麼看起來這麼傷心？」
驢子轉向豺狼說：「我沒有朋友，我很孤獨。」
「好吧，別擔心。「今天我將成為你的朋友，」豺狼安慰他。
從那天起，驢子和豺狼成了很好的朋友。他們總是在一起。
一個月光明媚的夜晚，豺狼和驢子在樹林裡散步。這是一個涼爽宜人的夜晚。當他們繼續前進的時候，他們來到了一個靠近森林的村莊的郊區。在他們的前面有一片果樹。
「啊。看！「這些水果看起來多麼美味可口啊！」驢說。「我們吃點吧。」
「好吧，」豺狼說。「但是讓我們安靜地吃。」
他們走進樹林，默默地開始吃水果。吃飽後，他們躺在樹下快樂而滿足。「真好吃，但是今晚有什麼東西不見了。」驢說。
「那是什麼？」豺狼問。「為什麼，當然是音樂，」驢回答，看起來有點驚訝。
豺狼問：「我們從哪裡得到音樂？」驢說。「難道你不知道我是個有成就的歌手嗎？」
豺狼嚇壞了。記住，我們在果園裡。如果農民聽到我們的話，我們就有麻煩了。「如果你想唱歌，讓我們離開這裡吧，」他勸驢。
「你以為我不會唱歌，不是嗎？」驢子用刺痛的聲音問。
「等你聽到我唱再說。」
豺狼意識到驢子不願意接受他的忠告。他走開了，躲在一叢樹後面。驢子仰起頭，開始唱他的歌。「他…哈哈，嘻嘻，」他大聲說。
農民們聽到響亮的嘶嘶聲，用棍子猛衝過來，把那隻愚蠢的驢子狠狠地打了一頓，讓驢子感到全身酸痛。
農民們走後，豺狼走到他的朋友身邊。他說。「這是你為唱歌付出的代價嗎？」
「他們不欣賞好音樂，」一隻受傷和羞愧的驢子回答說。
豺狼回答說。「這是當你不聽好友建議的時候會發生的事情。我希望你吸取了教訓。