作者：Janie Bynum
適讀年齡：5-8歲
大象凱特在玩球，陸陸續續有小動物來和她一起玩耍，可是他們的腳都陷進泥裡了，怎麼辦呢？
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Kate liked to make up games.
大象Kate喜歡編排各樣的遊戲。
Today,she had her red ball.
今天，她拿出了一個紅色的球。
She tossed it up,it landed on the tip of her trunk.
她把球拋了起來，球落在了她的鼻尖上。
Tom came to see Kate.
貓咪Tom來看Kate啦。
"Hello,Kate," he said,"You make up the best games.Can I play,too？"
"哈嘍，Kate，"他說，"你編的遊戲最好玩啦。我也能加入嗎？"
Kate tossed the ball to Tom.PLOP!
Kate把球扔給Tom。嘭！
"Oh,no!" said Kate,"The ball is in the mud!"
"哦，不！"Kate說，"球掉進泥巴裡了！"
"I could get it," said Tom,"Cats are little and fast.We can run on top of mud."
"我能把它拿回來，"Tom說，"貓咪又小又靈活。我們可以跑在泥巴上。"
"You are brave!" said Kate.
"你真勇敢！ Kate說。
Tom ran to get the ball.
Tom跑去拿球。
"Oh,no!" said Tom,"The ball is stuck and I am,too."
"哦，不！"Tom說，"球卡住啦，我也卡住啦。"
Jake came to see Kate.
小鴨Jake來找Kate。
"Hello,Kate," he said,"You make up the best games.Can I play,too?"
"哈嘍，Kate，"他說，"你編的遊戲最好玩啦。我也能加入嗎？"
"It is not a game," said Kate,"Tom is stuck in the mud."
"這可不是個遊戲，"Kate說，"Tom卡在泥巴裡啦。"
"I could help," said Jake,"Look at my feet.Ducks can walk on mud."
"我可以幫忙，"Jake說，"看看我的腳。鴨子可以走在泥巴上。"
"You are brave!" said Kate.
"你真勇敢！"Kate說。
Jake went to help Tom.
Jake去幫助Tom。
"Oh,no!" said Jake,"Tom is stuck and I am,too."
"哦，不！"Jake說，"Tom卡住啦，我也卡住啦。"
Jane came to see Kate.
小豬Jane來看Kate。
"Hello,Kate," she said."You make up the best games.Can I play,too?"
"哈嘍，Kate，"她說，"你編的遊戲最好玩啦。我也能加入嗎？"
"It is not a game," said Kate,"Tom and Jake are stuck in the mud."
"這可不是個遊戲，"Kate說，"Tom和Jake卡在泥巴裡啦。"
"I could help," said Jane,"Pigs like mud.I can wade in it."
"我可以幫忙，"Jane說，"小豬們喜歡泥巴。我可以淌過去。"
"You are brave," said Kate.
"你真勇敢！"Kate說。
Jane went to help Jake and Tom.
Jane過去幫助Jake和Tom。
"Oh,no!" said Jane,"Jake and Tom are stuck and I am,too!"
"哦，不！"Jane說，"Jake和Tom卡住啦，我也卡住啦！"
"I can help," said Kate,"Jane can grab my trunk.Jake can get Jane s tail.Tom can take Jake s wing.Now let s all pull."
"我能幫忙，"Kate說，"Jane可以抓住我的鼻子。Jake可以抓住Jane的尾巴。Tom可以抓住Jake的翅膀。現在，我們一起來拉吧！"
They all came out of the mud.
大家都從泥巴裡出來啦。
"That was not a very good game,Kate!" said Tom and Jake and Jane.
"這可不是一個好遊戲，Kate！"Tom、Jake和Jane一齊說。
"No," said Kate."But I have a much better one!"
"確實不是，"Kate說，"但是，我還有一個更好的遊戲！"
"Oh,Kate!" said her friends."You make up the best games!"
"哦，Kate！"她的朋友們一齊說，"你編的遊戲最好玩了！"
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