【英语原版童书】The Tortoise and the Baboon(2)

 Baboon¹ set off across the mud to the river and washed 

his hands.

So Baboon set off across the mud and washed his hands again.

When Baboon got back,Tortoise² said,"Your hands are all 

muddy again."Once more Tortoise sent Baboon to the river.

The smell of dinner made Baboon hungry.He ran back from the river

across the mud.

Baboon was hot, he was tired,and he was hungry.

When he got back,Tortoise laughed,"What took you so long?"

"You are too late,"said Tortoise,"And your hands are still dirty!"

Tortoise had eaten all the food.

Foolish Baboon!

1 baboon   

n.狒狒

参考例句：

• A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.狒狒是一种生活在非洲的大猴子。
• As long as the baboon holds on to what it wants,it's trapped.只要狒狒紧抓住想要的东西不放手，它就会被牢牢困住。

2 tortoise   

n.龟，乌龟

参考例句：

• The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子正睡觉时，乌龟赢得了比赛。
• A tortoise has a shell on his back.乌龟背上有硬壳。