小鸡优天——一个教人勇敢的故事(英文)

小鸡优天——一个教人勇敢的故事(英文) 小鸡优天——一个教人勇敢的故事(英文) dieashadIwhenIlostmyyoungspouse. Theworldtoday. Iofferedwhatconsolationfrom experienceIcould.WhatIdidnotreveal wasthat,theworldbeingthewayitis, thoughshecouldrebuildherlife,itwould comewithnoguaranteeofpermanence for,thoughIremarried,itwasonlyto watchmyhusbandsuccumbtotheslow agonyofMotorNeuronDisease.Chicken Littleforeverhovers.Theworldtoday. WhatIdidtelltheyoungwomanwas thatshewouldsurelyfind,asIhad,that manygood,kind people,someeven strangers,would trulyconsoleand help.Spaceallows mentionofonlyone inmycase,an enormousAfrican- Americannursewho pickedmeupinthat darkly-jalousiedTexashospitalroom whereinmylifehadshatteredandrocked melikeababy,murmuring”There,there honey!Ahmhere!Ahmhere!”Forme,she hasalwayspersonifiedMiranda’s”0,brave newworldthathassuchpeoplein’t.”The worldtoday. So,asIstatedearlier,restassuredthe skywillfallonmostofus,somewhere, sometime.Perhapsmanytimes.Yetwe mustclingtoVoltaire’scoattails,accept gratefullyandhumblywhateverhelpis offeredkranditwillbekrandsoldieron. Afterall,assomeonewrote,”Lifeaint holdin’goodcards,it’splayin’apoorhand well!”Thuswillwebeempoweredtosend ChickenLittlepacking,addingforgood measurethedefiantshoutofLiz,afriend whohasbeenbentbutnotbrokenbyour worldtoday.Sheinsiststhatsheintendsto leavetheworld”Leakingoil,belching smoke,yelling’Geronimo!’happyand high-hearted.”Shouldn’tweall?Adding, forgoodmeasure,thatinternationally- ff L’T yU,y,y L ChickenLittlekrAStoryforTeachingCourage! Narrator:ChickenLittlewasinthe woodsonedaywhenanacornfellon herhead.Itscaredhersomuchshe trembledallover.Sheshooksohard,half herfeathersfellout. ChickenLittle:”Help!Help!Theskyis falling!Ihavetogotelltheking!” Narrator:Sosheraningreatfrightto telltheking.Alongthewayshemet HennyPenny. HennyPenny:”Whereareyougoing, ChickenLittle?” ChickenLittle:”Oh,help!Theskyis falling!” HennyPenny:”Howdoyouknow?” ChickenLittle:”Isawitwithmyown eyes,andhearditwithmyownears,and partofitfellonmyhead!” HennyPenny:”Thisisterrible,just terrible!We’dbetterhurryup.” Narrator:Sotheybothranawayasfast astheycould.SoontheymetDucky Lucky.Hejoinedthem.AndGoosey Loosey.Shejoinedthemtoo.Asthey wererunningtotellthekingtheskywas fallingtheymetTurkeyLurkey. TurkeyLurkey:”Hellothere,Chicken Little,HennyPenny,DuckyLucky,and GooseyLoosey.Whereareyouallgoing insuchahurry” ChickenLittle:”Help!Help!” HennyPenny:”We’rerunningforour lives!” DuckyLucky:”Theskyisfalling!” GooseyLoosey:”Andwe’rerunning totelltheking!” TurkeyLurkey:”Ohdear!Ialways suspectedtheskywouldfallsomeday. I’dbetterrunwithyou.” Narrator:Sotheyranwithalltheir might,untiltheymetFoxyLoxy. FoxyLoxy:”Well,well?Whereareyou rushingonsuchafineday?” ChickenLittle,HennyPenny,Ducky Lucky,GooseyLoosey,TurkeyLurkey (together):”Help!Help!It’snotafine dayatall.Theskyisfalling,andwe’re runningtotelltheking!” FoxyLoxy:”Howdoyouknowthesky isfalling?” ChickenLittle:”Isawitwithmyown eyes,andhearditwithmyownears,and partofitfellonmyhead!” FoxyLoxy:”Isee.Wellthen,followme, andI’llshowyouthewaytotheking.” Narrator:SoFoxyLoxyledChicken Little,HennyPenny,DuckyLucky, GooseyLoosey,andTurkeyLurkey acrossafieldandthroughthewoods. Heledthemstraighttohisden.They neversawthekingtotellhimthatthe skyisfalling. *N DNxffNMxSUy,f ‘f,y,f,S’y yyyfy (xKRISTINSIVLL 5 understooddigitalgesturesodeianceat toda.ncertainesbuttheonlonewe have.EvenChickenittlewouldagree. ote: relson-Humphriesisane-proessoroEnglishateweicotateniversitandisnowaulltimewriter/poet/ publicspeaker.Publishedworkincludeschildrensictionpoetradultictionandarticles.hescurrentlworki ngon amurdermsternovelandalsoabiographoa19th-centurwomanpoet/novelist. EecutiveEditor:AEE 7