『ちょうちょ』 子供のためのオーディオブック
英語で読める “Butterflies” の絵本
Butterflies
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On a bright summer day a group of children were playing happily with their puppies. The puppies jumped around the children
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Bright flowers danced in the breeze. The branches of the trees made shade. The Creator was watching from nearby. He saw how young and strong and happy the children were. Then he was sad.
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“These children will grow old and gray. Their teeth will fall out. Their beautiful smooth skin will become wrinkled. Their cute, jumping puppies will become weak old dogs.
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The colours of the flowers will fade. The leaves on the trees will turn brown and dry.” The Creator grew sadder and sadder.
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The Creator took out a bag and began collecting things.
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He took a spot of sunlight, some blue from the sky, the green of the pine needles. Then he took red, yellow and orange from the flowers. He put them all in the bag. Finally he took the song of the birds.
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He took the bag to the children. “Here children, this is for you.” he said.
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When the children opened the bag, hundreds and hundreds of butterflies of every colour flew out and landed on the grass. The butterflies began to sing a beautiful song, and the children stopped their play to listen.
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A songbird flying past stopped, too. “Creator,” the bird said. "Why have you given our songs to the butterflies? Is it not enough they have every colour?”
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The Creator saw that the bird was right and took the songs away from the butterflies. And so today, butterflies are beautiful but they have no voices.
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Butterflies
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On a bright summer day a group of children were playing happily with their puppies. The puppies jumped around the children
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Bright flowers danced in the breeze. The branches of the trees made shade. The Creator was watching from nearby. He saw how young and strong and happy the children were. Then he was sad.
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“These children will grow old and gray. Their teeth will fall out. Their beautiful smooth skin will become wrinkled. Their cute, jumping puppies will become weak old dogs.