哥伦布英语 第 96 课：Little Bear Cuffy 小熊卡夫

Once there were three bears who lived together in a little house in the forest. 从前，有三只小熊生活在森林里的一座小房子里。

The biggest bear, named Tubby, worked hard all day finding berries and good things to eat for himself and his friends. 最大的熊名叫塔比，他整天努力地工作，为自己和朋友们找浆果和好东西吃。

The middle-sized bear, called Fuzzy, worked hard too, getting the honey from the trees. 排行中间的那只熊叫法兹，他也很辛苦地工作，从树上找蜂蜜。

The third bear, who was called Cuffy, just rolled and played in the sun all day. 第三只熊名叫卡夫，他整天就在太阳底下翻滚玩耍。

One day, Tubby and Fuzzy went deep into the forest to find food. They said, "Please come with us, Cuffy, we will be gone for a long time."一天，塔比和法兹要去森林深处寻找食物。他们说：“卡夫，和我们一起去吧，我们会去很久。

But Cuffy said, "Do, thank you. If I go with you, I will have to work hard. I will stay here and play until you get back."”但是卡夫说：“不了，谢谢你们。如果我和你们一起去的话，我必须得辛苦作。我要呆在这儿玩，直到你们回来。”

So off went the two bears, and Cuffy played with the rabbits. But soon he began to get hungry, and asked the rabbits if he could have lunch with them. 两只小熊出发了，卡夫和兔子们一起玩。但很快他的肚子开始饿了，他就问兔子们他是否 以和他们一起吃午饭。

But the rabbit said he had to go to Farmer Brown's garden for carrots. Cuffy knew he could not do that. 但是兔子说他必须去农夫布朗的花园里找胡萝卜。卡夫知道他不会这么做的。

Poor Cuffy! How hungry he was for some nice sweet berries. 可怜的卡夫！他是多么饿啊，好想吃几颗又甜又美味的浆果。

"Next time,"he said, "Just wait until next time! I will be glad to go and find food with Fuzzy and Tubby. “下一次，”他说，“就等到下一次！我一定乐意和法兹、塔比一起去找食物。”