兒童西方文化經(jīng)典導(dǎo)讀

1、ice國(guó)際文教基金會(huì)編輯，大方小巨人潛能開發(fā)系列的西方文化導(dǎo)讀第二冊(cè)1.spring-thomas nash2.tree-joyce kilmer3.five little chickens-penryhn w.coussens4.work while you work-mcguffeys primer5.i meant to do my work today-richard le gallienne6.persevere -mcguffeys reader7.the arrow and the song-henry wadsworth longfellow8.a lovesy child-a

2、uthor unknown9.the little red hen-penryhn w.coussens10.the tortoise and the hare-aesop11.the lion andthe mouse-aesop12.the boy who criedwolf-aesop13.the boy and the nuts-aesop14.a speech by chief seattle-chief seattlespringby thomas nash 1 spring , the sweet spring ,is the year s pleasant king ;then

3、 blooms each thing ,then maids dance in a ring ,cold doth not sting ,the pretty birds do sing ,cuckoo , jug jug , pu we ,to witta woo !2 the palm and may make country houses gay ,lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day ,and we hear aye birds tune this merry lay ,cuckoo , jug jug , pu we ,t

4、o witta woo!3 the fields breathe sweet , the daisies kiss our feer ,young lovers meet ,old wives a sunning sit ,in every street these tunes our ears do greet ,cuckoo , jug jug , pu we ,to wirtta woo ! spting ! the sweet spring !春天托馬斯納什thomas nash 托馬斯納什（15671501）英國(guó)小冊(cè)子作者、詩(shī)人、劇作家。15981590年，他參加樂清教徒論戰(zhàn)，之后寫

5、了他最成功的英文流浪漢小說倒楣的旅行家。這首詩(shī)描寫了春回大地時(shí)，萬物生機(jī)盎然的景象。1 春光！甜美的春光！生機(jī)盎然，衰領(lǐng)年光；萬物綻放，姑娘們跳舞轉(zhuǎn)成圈嚴(yán)寒不再刺骨,小鳥漫吟樹間，咕咕，吱吱，喂喂，吐味特烏！2 棕櫚、五月花裝點(diǎn)村舍，小洋羔嬉戲活潑，牧人們整天吹奏竹笛，聽到了鳥群在贊賞應(yīng)和，咕咕，吱吱，喂喂，吐味特烏！3 田野飄香，小雛菊吻著鞋幫，青年愛侶幽會(huì)，家主婆坐著曬太陽(yáng)，街頭充耳而來的是這些歡唱，咕咕，吱吱，喂喂，吐味特烏！春光！甜美的春光！treesby joyce kilmer i think that i shall never seea poem lovely as a tre

6、e ;a tree whose hungry mouth is prestagainst the earths sweet flowing breast ;a tree that looks at god all day ,and lifts her leafy arms to pray ;anest that may in smmer wearanest of robins in her hair ;upon whose bosow has lain ,who intimately lives with rain .poems are made by fools like me ,but o

7、nly god can make a tree .樹喬伊斯基爾默joyce kilmer 喬伊斯基爾默。作者通過對(duì)樹的贊美來謳歌造物的神奇。小樹自得天機(jī)自長(zhǎng)成，于不經(jīng)意中已經(jīng)使得詩(shī)人的才情在大自然的佳作前自嘆弗如。想來，我永遠(yuǎn)找不到一首詩(shī)像樹一樣美妙。樹的饑餓雙唇緊偎大地把甜美的乳汁盡情吮吸。樹整天仰望著上帝，祈禱時(shí)，舉起枝葉扶蘇的雙臂。夏天，樹還會(huì)把知更雀的小巢戴在自己發(fā)梢。雪花在樹的懷抱里冬眠，樹和雨露更是親密無間。詩(shī)是我這樣的愚人寫的，而樹卻只有上帝才能創(chuàng)造。five little chicensretold by penryhn w. coussens1、 said the first

8、 little chicken ,with a queer little squirm ,“oh , i wish i could finda fat little worm !”2said the next little chicken , with an odd little shrug ,“oh , i wish i could finda fat little bug !”3said the third little chicken ,with a sharp little squeal ,“oh , a i wish i could findsome nice yellow meal

9、 !”4said the fourth little chicken , with a smsll sigh of grief ,“oh , i wish i could find a green little leaf !5said the fifth little chicken ,with a faint little moan , “oh , i wish i could find a wee gravel stone !”6“now , see here ,” said the mother , from the green garden patch , “if you want a

10、ny breakfast , you must come and scratch .”五只小雞彭林w庫(kù)森斯講述retoid by penryhn w. coussens 彭林w庫(kù)森斯講述.九層之臺(tái)起于壘土,千里之行始于足下。即使是一份可口的早餐，也要靠我們的實(shí)際行動(dòng)才能獲得。1 第一只小雞忸忸怩怩，帶點(diǎn)夸張地說：“啊，希望我能找到一個(gè)胖胖的小毛蟲！”2 第二只小雞古怪地聳聳肩說：“啊，希望我能夠找到一只肥肥的臭蟲！”3 第三只小雞尖聲地說：“啊，希望我能找到一頓黃蓬蓬的佳肴！”4 第四只小雞發(fā)愁地輕輕嘆到：“啊，希望我能找到一片綠油油的小嫩葉。”5 第五只小雞有氣無力地輕噓一聲：“啊，希望我能

11、找到一粒小尿礫！”6“來，看這兒！” 從青草坪傳來媽媽的聲音： “如果你們想吃早餐， 必須立即行動(dòng)起來?！眞ork while you workform mcguffeys primerwork while you work ,play while you play ;one thing each time ,that is the way .all that you do ,do with your might ;things done by halvesare not done right .工作時(shí)工作from mcguffeys primer “麥格非”初級(jí)課本學(xué)習(xí)、工作和娛樂，每次只做

12、一件事，每件事都要一心一意地去做。正確與錯(cuò)誤的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)不在于成功或失敗，而在于我們是否全力以赴。工作時(shí)工作，玩耍時(shí)玩耍，一次做一件事，才是好辦法。你所做的一切，必須盡力而為，半途而廢，豈不白白后悔？ i meant to do my work today by richard le gallienne 1i meant to do my work today , but a brown birs sang in the apple tree , and a butterfly flitted across the field , and all the leaves were calling me

13、 2and the wing went sighing over the land , tossing the grasses to and fro , and a rainbow held out its and fro , so what could i do but laugh and go ?我正想工作里夏爾勒加利安那richard le gallienne 里夏爾勒加利安那。當(dāng)詩(shī)人剛要開始一天繁忙的工作時(shí)，不經(jīng)意中看到小鳥唱歌、蝴蝶飛舞、風(fēng)吹草擺、彩虹飛揚(yáng)，面對(duì)這完美無暇不假造作的大自然，詩(shī)人頓然忘記了自己的工作，情不自禁地從心底發(fā)出贊美和微笑。1 我正想工作，一只棕色的小鳥卻在蘋果

14、樹上唱起了歌，蝴蝶飛過了田野，所有的樹葉都在和我打招呼。2風(fēng)兒啊一路吹拂，小草的頭啊也隨風(fēng)搖來擺去，彩虹伸出了光彩奪目的手臂怎么辦？我只好開開心，走一走。persverfrom mcguffeys reader1the fisher who draws in his net too soon , wont have any fish to sell ; the child who shuts up his book too soon ,wont learn any lessons well .2if you would have your learning stay ,be patient d

15、ont learn too fast ;the man who travels a mile each day ,may get round the world at last .鍥而不舍from mcguffeys reader 采自“麥格菲”課本凡事欲速則不達(dá)。鍥而舍之朽木不折，鍥而不舍金石可鏤。1漁翁抽網(wǎng)過早，沒有多少鮮魚可撈；小孩把書合早，不能把功課學(xué)好。2你要想學(xué)得牢實(shí)，還得耐心堅(jiān)持學(xué)習(xí)不能毛躁，每天堅(jiān)持走一英里的人，總能繞完地球全程。the arrow and the songby henry wadsworth longfellow1i shot an arrow into th

16、e air , it fell to earth , iknew not where ; for , so swiftly it flew , the sight could not follow it in its flight .2i breathed a song inito the air , it fell to earth , i knew not where ; for who has sight so keen and strong , that it can follow the fliht of song ?3long , ;ong afterward , in an oa

17、k i found the arrow , still unbroke ; and the song , from beginning to end , i found again the heart of a friend .箭和歌亨利沃茲華斯朗費(fèi)羅henry wadsworth longfellow 亨利沃茲華斯朗費(fèi)羅（18071882），美國(guó)詩(shī)人。從小喜愛文學(xué)，十三歲即在報(bào)紙上發(fā)表第一篇詩(shī)作。曾先后到法國(guó)、西班牙、意大利和德國(guó)留學(xué)，研究語(yǔ)言文學(xué)。后在哈佛大學(xué)執(zhí)教，逐漸成名。1839年出版了第一本詩(shī)集夜籟，其中包括本篇人生頌和夜的贊歌等。1814年出版歌謠及其他，收有名篇金星號(hào)的遇難、鄉(xiāng)下

18、鐵匠等。他的代表作是印第安民族英雄史詩(shī)哈依瓦撒之歌（1855）。朗費(fèi)羅的詩(shī)歌創(chuàng)作豐富多彩，題材廣泛，思想深邃，語(yǔ)言凝練，具有較高的藝術(shù)價(jià)值。他主張藝術(shù)必須造福與人民，抱定“為人生而藝術(shù)”的宗旨，提出詩(shī)人的三項(xiàng)任務(wù)是“娛悅”、“鼓舞”、“教導(dǎo)”。他的詩(shī)篇具有高超的技巧和“美”的藝術(shù)魅力，其中不乏膾炙人口之作，并為普通人理解和喜愛，因而成為美國(guó)家喻戶曉的詩(shī)人。這首小詩(shī)告訴我們不要輕視不經(jīng)意的播種，只要我們播出去的是快樂、仁慈和愛，哪怕微不足道，終有一天我們會(huì)在不經(jīng)意中驚喜地發(fā)現(xiàn)收獲的也是快樂、仁慈和愛。1 我向空中射了一支箭，它飛落地上，卻無影無蹤；因?yàn)轱w得那樣迅速，目光怎能追得上箭的軌跡。2 我

19、向空中唱一支歌， 它飄揚(yáng)而去，不可琢磨； 誰有那樣尖銳，靈活的目力， 跟得上歌聲的飄逸？3很久以后，在橡樹上 我找到那支箭，依然安好無恙； 那支歌，從頭到尾， 還在朋友心頭縈繞。a lovely childauthor unknownwash your face and hands with care change your shoes , and brush your hair ;then so fresh , and clean and neat ,come and take your proper seat ;do not loiter and be late ,making other

20、 people wait ;do not rudely point or touch ;do not eat and drink too much ;finish what you have beforeyou even ask or send for more :never crumble or destroyfood that others might enjoy ;they who idly crumbs will wasteoften want a loaf to taste !never spill your milk or tea ,never rude or noisy be ;

21、never choose the daintiest food ,be content with what is good :seek in all things that you canto be a lovely child .乖孩子佚名這首韻味十足，朗朗上口的小詩(shī)教導(dǎo)小朋友如何做一個(gè)愛干凈、講衛(wèi)生、有禮貌、有教養(yǎng)的乖孩子。認(rèn)真洗凈臉和手，換雙鞋子梳好頭，清爽整潔又漂亮。整理好后坐位上，不拖踏來不遲到，勿讓別人等心焦。亂指亂模不恰當(dāng)，飲食切勿太過量。手邊有的要先吃，不吃完來不多要。吃不了的勿弄臟，他人還可再分享，若為嘗嘗就糟踏，浪費(fèi)糧食不應(yīng)當(dāng)。牛奶茶水勿潑濺，粗魯喧嘩不禮貌。挑食不是好孩子

22、，吃的健康最重要。全力以赴尊教導(dǎo)，乖孩子也不難當(dāng)。 the little red henretold by penryhn w. coussens1a little red hen once found a grain of wheat .who will plant this wheat ? she said .i won t ,says the dog .i won t ,says the cat .i won t ,says the pig .i won t ,says the turkey .then i will , says the little red hen . cuck !

23、cluck ! 2so she planted the grain of wheat . veery soon the wheat began to grow and the green leaves came out of the ground .the sun shone and the rain fell and the wheat kept on growing until it was tall , strong , and ripe .3who will reap this wheat ? says the little red hen . i won t , says the d

24、og .i won t , says the cat .i won t , says the pig .i won t , says the turkey .i will , then , says the little red hen .cluck ! cluck !so she reaped the wheat .4who will thresh this wheat ?says the little red hen . i won t , says the dog .i won t , says the cat .i won t , says the pig .i won t , say

25、s the turkey .i will , then , says the little red hen .cluck ! cluck !so she threshed the wheat .5who will take this wheat to mill to have it ground ?says the little red hen .i won t , says the dog .i won t , says the cat .i won t , says the pig .i won t , says the turkey .i will , then , says the l

26、ittle red hen .cluck ! cluck !so she took the wheat to mill , and by and by she came back with the flour .6who will bake this flour ?says the little red hen .i won t , says the dog .i won t , says the cat .i won t , says the pig .i won t , says the turkey .i will , then , says the little red hen .cl

27、uck ! cluck !so she baked the flour and made a loaf of bread .7who will eat this bread ?says the little ren hen .i will t , says the dog .i will t , says the cat .i will t , says the pig .i will t , says the turkey .no , i will , says the little red hen .cluck ! cluck ! 8and she ate up the loaf of b

28、read .小紅母雞彭林w庫(kù)塞斯復(fù)述retold by penryhn . w . coussens這篇可愛的小故事告訴我們一分耕耘一分收獲的道理。1小紅母雞找到一粒小麥。“誰愿意種這粒小麥？”她問大家。狗說：“我不種。”貓說：“我不種?！必i說：“我不種?！被痣u說：“我也不種?！薄澳俏易约悍N?！毙〖t母雞說。“克拉克！克拉克！”。2小紅母雞把那粒小麥種好了。很快，麥子破土而出，冒出了綠芽。陽(yáng)光的照射，雨水的澆灌，麥子長(zhǎng)的又高又壯，漸漸成熟了。3小紅母雞又問大家：“誰愿意收麥子？”狗說：“我不收。”貓說：“我不收?！必i說：“我不收?！被痣u說：“我也不收。”“那我去收?！毙〖t母雞說?！翱死?！克拉克

29、！”。于是她把小麥?zhǔn)崭盍恕?“誰愿意打麥子？“小紅母雞又問。 狗說：“我不打。” 貓說：“我不打?！?豬說：“我也不打。” 火雞說：“我也不打。” “那我去打。” 小紅母雞說?！翱死?！克拉克！”。 小紅母雞把麥子打好了。5小紅母雞又問：“誰愿把小麥拿到磨房去磨？” 狗說：“我不去?！?貓說：“我不去。” 豬說：“我不去。” 火雞說：“我也不去。” “那我去?！?小紅母雞說?！翱死耍】死?！”。 于是，她把小麥背去磨了，不久，把面粉背了回來。6“誰愿意烤面包？” 小紅母雞又問。 狗說：“我不烤?！?貓說：“我不烤?！?豬說：“我不烤。” 火雞說：“我也不烤。” “那我去烤。” 小紅母雞說。“

30、克拉克！克拉克！”。 她就把面粉烤熟了，做了一條面包。7“誰來吃面包呀？” 小紅母雞又問。 狗說：“我吃。” 貓說：“我吃?！?豬說：“我吃?！?火雞說：“我也要吃?！?“不行，我自己吃。” 小紅母雞說。“克拉克！克拉克！”。8她把面包吃完了。the tortoise and the hareby aesop1a hare once made fun of a tortoise .what a slow way you have ! he said . how you creep along ! do i ?said the tortoise . try a race with me and

31、ill beat you .what a boaster you are ,said the hare .but come ! iwill race with you . whom shall we ask to mark off the finish line and see that the race is fair ?the fox was very wise and tortoise .2the fox was very wise fair . he showed them where they were to start , and how far they were to run

32、. the tortoise lost no time . he started out at once and jogged straight on .3the hare leaped along swiftly for a few minutes till he had left the tortoise far behind . he knew he could reach the mark very quicly , so he lay down by the road under a shady tree and took a nap .by and by he woke and r

33、emembered the race . he sprang up and ran as fast as he could . but when he reached the mark , the tortoise was already there !4slow and steady wins the race , said the fox .龜和兔伊索aesop 伊索，希臘最偉大的寓言家。誕生于薩摩斯島，生存年代大約是公元前六世紀(jì)左右，他的出身是一名奴隸，但因?yàn)樗臋C(jī)智與豐富才學(xué)，得以被釋放而成為自由民?，F(xiàn)今流傳下來的伊索寓言故事，根據(jù)研究，其實(shí)只有一部分是真正由伊索本人所著作的。其他的部

34、分，有一些是當(dāng)?shù)亓鱾饕丫玫拿耖g故事，伊索只是將之匯整過后，重新拿來演說而已。另有一部分，乃是根據(jù)于他當(dāng)時(shí)崇高的說書人地位，因?yàn)楫?dāng)代的人，把只要是伊索曾經(jīng)公開講過的故事，都認(rèn)為是由他所創(chuàng)作的作品。伊索寓言迄今究竟已被譯成幾種語(yǔ)言，已難以估計(jì)。而其中許多故事，更演變成為現(xiàn)代語(yǔ)言中的一部分。這樣，“伊索的故事”就成了“寓言”的同義語(yǔ)。寓言的重要性與其說在于人們講的故事，不如說在于從中得出的教訓(xùn)。這篇寓言告訴我們：有才不可傲物，驕兵必?cái)。槐孔静槐刈员?，勤能補(bǔ)拙。1、兔子嘲笑烏龜說：“你行動(dòng)得多慢呀！瞧你爬的樣子！”“是嗎？”烏龜說，“那我們來賽跑，我一定會(huì)贏你?！薄澳阏媸莻€(gè)吹牛大王，”兔子說?！澳莵戆?/p>

35、！我和你比比。我們找誰定終點(diǎn)線，作裁判呢？”烏龜說：“我們?nèi)フ?qǐng)狐貍吧?！? 狐貍很聰明也很公平。他指定了賽跑的起點(diǎn)和距離。烏龜片刻也不耽擱，立刻出發(fā)，一步步向前爬去。3 兔子迅速地向前跑了幾分鐘，直到把烏龜甩在后面。他知道自己很快就會(huì)到達(dá)終點(diǎn)，于是就在路邊的樹蔭下打了一個(gè)盹。過了好一會(huì)兒兔子醒了，想起賽跑的事。他一躍而起，竭盡全力地跑起來?？墒牵人艿浇K點(diǎn)，烏龜已經(jīng)到了。4 狐貍說：“不怕慢，只怕站，堅(jiān)持不懈就會(huì)贏得勝利。”the lion and the mouseby aesop1 one day a great lion lay asleep in the sunshine . a l

36、ittle mouse ran across his paw and wakened him . the grrat lion was just going to eat him up when the little mouse cried oh , please , let me go , sir . some day i may help you . 2 the lion laughed at the thought that the little mouse could be of any use to him . but he was a good natured lion , and

37、 he set the mouse free .not long after , the lion was caught in a net . he tugged and pulled with all his might , but the ropes were too strong . then he roared loudly . the little mouse heard him , and ran to the spot .3be still , dear lion , and will set you free . i will gnaw the ropes . with his

38、 sharp little teeth , the mouse cut the ropes , and lion came out of the net .you laughes at me once , said the mouse . you thought i was too little to do you a good turn . but see , you owe your life to a poor little mouse .獅子和老鼠伊索aesop 伊索這則寓言告訴我們尺有所短，寸有所長(zhǎng)的道理。同時(shí)也贊美了受恩必報(bào)的美德。1一天，一頭大獅子曬太陽(yáng)睡著了。一只小老鼠竄過他的

39、腳爪，把他驚醒了。大 獅子正準(zhǔn)備吃掉老虎，老鼠哭著說：“哦，先生，求求你放了我吧，說不定哪一天我可以幫助你。”2想到小老鼠說可能對(duì)他有用，獅子不禁大笑。不過，他是一頭和善的獅子，就把小老鼠放了。過了不久，獅子被陷井網(wǎng)住了。他拼命地掙扎著，拉扯著，可是繩子太結(jié)實(shí)。他急得大聲吼叫。小老鼠聽到吼叫聲，連忙跑到現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。3“別急，親愛的獅子，我來救你，我會(huì)把繩子咬斷的?！?老鼠用他尖銳的小牙齒咬斷了繩子，獅子從網(wǎng)中跑了出來。老鼠說：“上一次你笑過我，認(rèn)為我一丁點(diǎn)大，怎么可能報(bào)答你?？墒乾F(xiàn)在你瞧，是我這只不起眼的小老鼠救了你的命?！?the boy who cried wolfby aesop1there

40、was once a shepherd boy who kept his flock at a little distance from the village . once he thought he would play a trick on the villagers and have some fun at their expense . so he ran toward the village crying out , with all his might :wolf ! wolf ! come and help ! the wolves are at my lambs ! 2the

41、 kind villagers left their work and ran to the field to help him . but when they got there the boy laughed at them for their pains ; there was no wolf there .still another day the boy tried the same trick , and the villagers came running to help and were laughed at again .3then one day a wolf did br

42、eak into the fold and behan killing the lambs . in great fright , the boy ran back for help . wolf ! wolf !he screamed . there is a wolf in the flock ! help ! the villagers heard him , but they thought it was anotheer mean trick ; no one paid the least attention , or went near him . and the shepherd

43、 boy lost all his sheep .4that is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie : even when they do tell the truth they will not be believed . “狼來了”伊索aesop伊索謊言雖然能愚人一時(shí)，但撒謊者最終會(huì)失去別人的信任和自己的尊嚴(yán)。1從前，有一個(gè)牧童在村外較遠(yuǎn)的地方看守羊群。一次，他打算和村里的人開玩笑取樂，于是跑到村莊大聲喊到：“狼來了！狼來了！來救救我們呀！狼要撲我的小羊了！”2好心的村民放下工作，跑到田野去幫助牧童。他們到了那，牧童看著他們

44、跑的氣喘噓噓的樣子大笑，那里根本沒有什么狼。一天，牧童又玩了一次同樣的把戲，村民跑去解救，又被嘲笑了一頓。3后來有一天，狼真的沖破圍欄，吃起羊來了。牧童恐懼萬分，急著趕回村求救?！袄莵砹?，狼來了”，他拼命叫喊：“狼鉆進(jìn)羊圈了！救救羊吧！”，村民們聽出了牧童的聲音，不過，他們認(rèn)為這又是一次玩笑，沒有人當(dāng)回事，也沒有人過去瞧瞧。牧童失去了所有的羊。 4這就是說謊人的報(bào)應(yīng)：即便他們說真話的時(shí)候也沒有人相信了。the boy and the nutsby aesop1a littl boy once found a jar of nuts on the table .i would like some

45、 of these nuts ,he thought .i m sure mother would give them to me if she were here . i ll take a big handful . so he reached into the jar and grabbed as many as he could hold .2but when he tried to pull his hand out , he found the neck of the jar was too small . his hand was held fast , but he did n

46、ot want to drop any of the nuts .he tried again and again , but he couldn t get the whole handful out . at last he began to cry .3just then his mother came into the room . what s the matter ?she asked . i can t take this handful of nuts out of the jar , sobbed the boy .well , don t be so greedy ,his

47、 mother replied . just take two or three , and you ll have no trouble getting your hand out .how easy that was , said the boy as he left the table .i might have have thought of that myself .男孩和堅(jiān)果伊索aesop伊索男孩取堅(jiān)果的故事告訴我們少則得，多則惑，欲速則不達(dá)的道理。天下難事必做于易，大事必做于細(xì)。1一個(gè)小男孩有一次看到桌上有一瓶堅(jiān)果?！拔蚁氤孕﹫?jiān)果，” 他心里想。“相信媽媽在這里也一定會(huì)給我的，那

48、就拿一大把吧。” 于是，他把手伸進(jìn)瓶罐，盡量抓了一大把。 2但是當(dāng)他想把手拿出來時(shí)，才發(fā)現(xiàn)瓶口太小，手已被緊緊地卡住了。然而他一個(gè)堅(jiān)果也不愿少拿。他試了一次又一次，總是不能將整把堅(jiān)果取出，終于，他哭了。3這時(shí)，媽媽進(jìn)來了?！俺鍪裁词卵?？”她問。孩子抽泣著說：“我沒法子把一把堅(jiān)果拿出來?！薄昂美玻刹荒芴澬呐?，”媽媽說，“每次只拿兩三個(gè)，你的手就很容易出來了?！?“原來這么簡(jiǎn)單”，男孩離開桌子說到，“我自己也應(yīng)該想到呀?！盿 speech by chief seattleby chief seattle1the president in washington sends word that h

49、e wishes to buy our land . but how can you buy or sell the sky , the land ? the idea is strange to us . if we do not own the ptesence of the air and the sparkle of the water , how can you buy them ? every part of this earth is sacred to my people . every shining pine needle . every sandy shore . eve

50、ry mist in the dark woods . every meadow . every humming insect . all are holy in the memory and experience of my people .2we know the sap that courses through the trees as we know the blood that courses through our veins . we are a part of the earth and it is part of us . perfumed flowers are our s

51、isters . the bear , the deer , the great eagle , these are our brothers . the rocky crests , the juices in the meadow , the boody heat of the pony , and man , all belong to the same family . the shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ancestors .3if

52、we sell you our land you must remember that it is sacred . each ghostly reflection in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people . the waters murmur is the voice of my father s father . the rivers are our brothers . they quench our thirst . they carry our canoes and feed our children . so you must give to the rivers the kindness you would give any brother