零基礎 | 幸運的種子 The lucky seed

A long time ago, a farmer took a big bag of seeds to sell at the market.

很久以前，一個農民帶了一大袋種子去市場上賣。

Suddenly, his cart's wheel hit a big stone. Bump! One of the seeds fell out of the bag and onto the hot, dry ground.

突然，他的車裝上了一塊大石頭，砰！一顆種子從袋子裡掉了出來，掉到了又熱又乾燥的地面上。

"I'm scared!" said the seed. "I need to be safe under the soil."

「我好害怕啊！」種子說，「我要藏到土地的下面才安全。」

Just then, a buffalo walked on the seed and pushed it into the ground.

就在這時，一頭水牛踩到了種子，把種子壓到了地裡。

"I'm thirsty!" said the seed. "I need some water to help me grow."

「我好渴啊！」種子說，「我要水才能生長。」

Just then, it started to rain.

就在這時，下雨了。

The next morning the seed had a little green shoot. All day it sat in the sun and grew taller and taller.

第二天早上，種子發出了小小的綠色的芽。它在太陽下曬了一整天，越長越高。

The next day it had its first leaf. This helped it to catch sunlight and grow.

第三天，種子長出了第一片葉子。這樣它就能吸收陽光生長了。

That evening a hungry bird tried to eat it, but the seed had roots to help it stay in the ground.

那天晚上，有隻飢餓的小鳥想要吃掉它，還好種子有了根，能扎在土地裡。

Many years of sunshine and rain passed. The seed became a plant and then the plant became a tree.

就這樣在陽光和雨露的滋潤下，幾年的時光過去了，種子長成了一棵樹苗，樹苗又長成了大樹。

Today if you visit the countryside you can see the tree. It is big and strong and now makes seeds of its own.

今天，如果你去鄉村地區，你就能看到那棵樹。它現在又高又壯，還結出了自己的種子。