风筝（青蛙和蟾蜍的一天）
Frog and Toad went out to fly a kite. They went to a large meadow where the wind was strong.
“Our kite will fly up and up,” said Frog. “It will fly all the way up to the top of the sky.”
青蛙和蟾蜍去放风筝，它们来到一个有大风的草原上。
“我们的风筝会越飞越高的，”青蛙说，“它会飞到天顶上。”
“Toad,” said Frog, “I will hold the ball of string. You hold the kite and run.”
“蟾蜍，”青蛙说，“我拿着线团，你拿着风筝跑。”
Toad ran across the meadow. He ran as fast as his short legs could carry him. The kite went up in the air. It fell to ground with a bump. Toad heard laughter. Three robins were sitting in a bush.
蟾蜍在草原上用自己的短腿使劲跑。风筝飞起来了，砰，又掉到了地上。蟾蜍听见了笑声。三只知更鸟在一棵矮树上落着。
“That kite will not fly,” said the robins. “You may as well give up.”
“那只风筝不会飞，”知更鸟说，“你最好放弃它。”
Toad ran back to Frog. “Frog,” said Toad, “this kite will not fly. I give up.”
蟾蜍朝青蛙跑去。
“青蛙，”蟾蜍说，“这风筝不会飞，我不放了。”
“We must make a second try,” said Frog. “Wave the kite over your head. Perhaps that will make it fly.”
Toad ran back across the meadow. He waved the kite over his head.
“我们必须再试一次，”青蛙说，“把风筝举过你头顶，也许风筝就会飞起来。”
蟾蜍在草原上跑，它把风筝举过头顶。
The kite went up in the air and then fell down with a thud. “What a joke!” said the robins. “That kite will never get off the ground.”
风筝飞起来了，砰，又掉下来了。“多么可笑呀！”知更鸟说，“那风筝从来不会离开地面。”
Toad ran back to Frog. “This kite is a joke,” he said. “It will never get off the ground.”
“We have to make a third try,” said Frog. “Wave the kite over your head and jump up and down. Perhaps that will make it fly.”
蟾蜍跑向青蛙。“这个风筝真可笑，”它说，“它从来不会离开地面。”
“我们需要再试一次，”青蛙说，“把风筝举过头顶上下跳，也许风筝就会飞起来。”
Toad ran across the meadow again. He waved the kite over his head. He jumped up and down.The kite went up in the air and crashed down into the grass.
“That kite is junk,” said the robins. “Throw it away and go home.”
蟾蜍又在草原上奔跑。它举着风筝上下跳。风筝飞了起来，又掉到了草地上。
“那风筝是废物，”知更鸟说，“把它扔掉，回家去吧。”
Toad ran back to Frog. “This kite is junk,” he said. “I think we should throw it away and go home.”
“Toad,” said Frog, “we need one more try. Wave the kite over your head. Jump up and down and shout UP KITE UP.”
Toad ran across the meadow. He waved the kite over his head. He jumped up and down. He shouted, “UP KITE UP!”
蟾蜍跑向青蛙。“这风筝是废物，”它说，“我想我们应该把它扔掉回家。”
“蟾蜍，”青蛙说，“我们需要再试一次。把风筝举过你的头顶上下跳，喊：“上，风筝，上。”
蟾蜍在草原上跑。它把风筝举过头顶上下跳，喊：“上，风筝，上！”
The kite flew into the air. It climbed higher and higher.
风筝飞到了空中，越飞越高。
“We did it!” cried Toad.
“Yes,” said Frog，"We win!"
“我们做到了！”蟾蜍说。
“是的，”青蛙说，“我们赢了！”
The robins flew out of the bush. But they could not fly as high as the kite. Frog and Toad sat and watched their kite. It seemed to be flying way up at the top of the sky.
知更鸟从矮树飞走了，但它们不像风筝飞得那么高。青蛙和蟾蜍坐下来看它们的风筝，看起来它已经飞到天顶上了。