《两棵树》英语音频

Two trees

There were two trees near a river.

A small sparrow was passing by that way.

She asked the first tree, "Dear tree, it is going to rain heavily.

So can I make a nest on your branches for me and my babies?"

The first tree didn't allow the sparrow and the sparrow flies away.

She went to another tree and asked the same question to that tree also.

Second tree agreed and allowed the sparrow to make a nest on its branches.

Another day, it rained heavily,

And the first tree broke from its roots and flows down with rains.

When the sparrow saw this,

She went and said to the first tree, "You got punished for rejecting me and build nest and your rude behavior."

But the tree smiled and replied softly,

"Dear sparrow, I already knew that my roots were weak and were not able to standout in such heavy rains.”

I didn't want to risk your and your young ones lives.

Sorry that I didn't allowed you to make a nest on my branches."

Saying this, the tree flows away.

Sparrow felt sorry for that tree and for judging it without knowing the truth.

The moral of the story is: Don't judge a book by its cover.