Little Adventures

Paws was sitting on a pine branch（樹枝）. He thought*， “Maybe the pine tree didn’t become very big， but I became* very small.*”

A blue bird landed（降落） next to* Paws. Paws thought， “The bird is as big as* me. I was right. Presto’s magic soup made me very small.*”

“Hello！ My name is Tit Tinley. Why did you become so small？” asked the bird. “I’m Paws. I tasted（嘗） Presto’s magic soup， and then I became small，” said Paws.

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Maybe the pine tree didn’t become very big， but I became very small.

也許并不是松樹變大了，而是我變小了。

Presto’s magic soup made me very small.

普雷斯托的魔法湯使我變得這么小。

“How can I go home now？” Paws was sad.

“Try to leap（跳躍） from branch to branch like squirrels do，” said the bird.*

Then Paws ran， leaped and reached* a nearby（鄰近的） branch. But when he leaped to the next branch， he could not reach it and fell into a pile of snow.*

The bird flew* down and asked， “Are you OK， my friend？”

“I’m OK. But I have to（不得不） walk home now.” Paws felt* down（情緒低落的）.

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“Try to leap from branch to branch like squirrels do，” said the bird. “試著像松鼠那樣從一根樹枝跳到另一根樹枝上吧。”鳥兒說道。

But when he leaped to the next branch， he could not reach it and fell into a pile of snow.

但是當他往下一根樹枝跳時，卻沒能跳到樹枝上，而是掉到了一堆雪里面。

Just then（這時） Eagle Ernest flew above* them. Tinley flew to him for help， “Uncle Ernest！ Uncle Ernest！ My friend is in trouble（有麻煩）. He cannot get home. Please help！”

Eagle Ernest flew down to Paws and listened to the story of how he became so small.* Then he said， “Come， jump on my back*！ I will fly you home.”

“Great！ I always（一直） wanted to fly. Thank you very much！” Paws climbed on Ernest’s back and the eagle took off*.

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Eagle Ernest flew down to Paws and listened to the story of how he became so small.

老鷹歐尼斯特飛到珀斯面前，傾聽了他如何變小的經過。

Suddenly， the eagle felt that Paws was becoming heavier.* Tit Tinley looked at Paws and shouted（叫喊）， “Oh， you are becoming bigger and bigger（越來越大）！”

The eagle landed at once（立刻）. When Paws climbed off his back， he was almost back to his original size.*

Paws thanked Tit Tinley and Eagle Ernest for their help. Then he walked home happily. “This is a great adventure. I made new friends and flew on the back of an eagle.” Paws thought.

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Suddenly， the eagle felt that Paws was becoming heavier.

突然，老鷹感覺珀斯在變重。

When Paws climbed off his back， he was almost back to his original size.

當珀斯從他背上爬下來時，已經幾乎恢復到原來的大小。