059 橄榄树与无花果树

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Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful olive tree

从前，有一棵美丽的橄榄树。

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She was the most beautiful tree in the forest

她是森林里最美丽的树。

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Olive knew that everyone admired her

橄榄树知道大家都羡慕她。

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The colorful birds sat on Olive's branches

五颜六色的小鸟落在橄榄树的枝头。

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They sang beautiful songs of spring

它们唱着春天的美丽歌谣。

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Olive spread her branches and looked at her beautiful leaves

橄榄树伸展着枝条，欣赏着自己美丽的叶子。

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A fig tree grew nearby

附近长着一棵无花果树。

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" Oh Fig, just look at how beautiful I am," called out Olive

“哦，无花果，看看我多美呀。”橄榄树喊道。

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" Aren't my leaves so thick and beautiful?"

“我的叶子难道不浓密不漂亮吗？”

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" Oh yes, they are," answered the fig tree politely

“哦，是的，很漂亮。”无花果树礼貌地回答。

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Soon it was autumn

很快秋天到了。

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Fig's leaves started to change colors

无花果的叶子开始变色了。

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Olive's leaves stayed green and thick

橄榄的叶子依旧翠绿浓密。

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" Oh, poor Fig!" Olive whispered loudly to the bird

“哦，可怜的无花果！”橄榄对着小鸟大声地低语。

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" His leaves are changing colors!"

“他的叶子在变色呢！”

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" Why are Fig's leaves changing colors?" whispered the bird

“为什么无花果的叶子会变色？”小鸟低声问。

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" His leaves are getting weak," Olive said quietly

“他的叶子变脆弱了，”橄榄轻声说。

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" As it gets colder, Fig's leaves will start to fall off

“天气越来越冷，无花果的叶子就要开始掉了。

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Soon Fig will have no leaves at all

很快无花果就会一片叶子也不剩。

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He will be naked and... ugly!"

他会光秃秃的，而且……丑死了！”

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" What about you, Olive?" asked the little bird

“那你呢，橄榄？” 小鸟问。

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" Don't worry about me," Olive answered proudly

“不用担心我，” 橄榄骄傲地回答。

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" My leaves are the same all year round

“我的叶子一年四季都是一样的。

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They are always thick, green, and beautiful."

它们总是浓密、翠绿又美丽。”

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Winter arrived a few months later

几个月后，冬天到了。

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" Oh, poor Fig!" cried Olive

“哦，可怜的无花果！” 橄榄喊道。

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" You must be so cold standing there naked!

“你光秃秃地站在那里一定很冷吧！

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I wish I could give you some of my leaves."

真希望我能分给你一些叶子。”

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Fig knew that Olive was teasing him

无花果知道橄榄在取笑他。

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Sometimes he wished he had beautiful leaves all year long too

有时他也希望自己能一年四季都拥有美丽的叶子。

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But he was not an olive tree

但他不是橄榄树。

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He was a fig tree

他是一棵无花果树。

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He stood proudly and ignored Olive

他骄傲地站着，没有理会橄榄。

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One day it began to snow

有一天，下起了雪。

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The snowflakes fell and landed on Olive's leaves

雪花飘落，落在橄榄的叶子上。

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They also fell on the ground next to Fig

它们也落在了无花果旁边的地上。

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The snow fell harder and harder

雪越下越大了。

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" Oh, my branches are so heavy," complained Olive

“哦，我的树枝好重啊，” 橄榄抱怨道。

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" I can't hold up all of this snow!"

“我撑不住这么多雪了！”

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Olive's beautiful leaves were covered in snow

橄榄美丽的叶子都被雪覆盖了。

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Suddenly there was a cracking sound

突然，传来一声断裂的声响。

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" Oh no!" cried Olive

“哦，不！” 橄榄喊道。

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Olive's branches broke and fell off, one after another

橄榄的树枝一根接一根地断裂，掉了下来。

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Soon she had no branches left

很快，她一根树枝也不剩了。

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In the spring, the bird returned

春天时，小鸟回来了。

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" What happened to Olive?" the bird asked Fig

“橄榄怎么了？” 小鸟问无花果。

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" She learned a lesson," answered Fig

“她得到了一个教训，” 无花果回答。

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" Sometimes it's not good to be the same all the time

“有时候，一成不变并不是好事。

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We are all different for a reason."

我们各不相同，都是有原因的。”