English Original
One bright sunny morning, Mr. Turtle grew bored in the water and decided to go ashore.
"I'm tired of swimming all day. I'll go out on the shore today," he said.
On his way, he met Mrs. Fish.
"Good morning, Mr. Turtle. Where are you going so early?"
"I'm going out of the water. I plan to walk along the shore."
"On the shore?! I envy you, Mr. Turtle," said the fish.
"Why is that?"
"If I go out of the water, I'll die. You are very lucky. Please tell me about the outside world. What is out there?"
Mr. Turtle thought for a moment. "Well, Mrs. Fish, there is so much to see. First, there are trees and mountains. Second, there are houses and people. Third, there is the sky."
"Tell me about the sky!"
"It is blue and beautiful, even bigger than the sea. You can see everything from there, but you must fly."
"You are lucky, Mr. Turtle. But can you fly, too?"
"Well... of course. It's easy. I'll teach you someday," Mr. Turtle boasted before quickly excusing himself.
On the shore, Mr. Turtle admired the trees and saw a bird flying. "Birds are so lucky. I wish I could fly, too," he sighed. Just then, a little butterfly landed on a flower and then flew away. "It's so unfair. Even that little butterfly can fly. Why can't I?"
Mrs. Eagle overheard him. "Hello there, Mr. Turtle. What did you just say?"
"Oh, Mrs. Eagle! I said I want to fly. Perhaps you can teach me?"
"Ha! You must be joking. How can a turtle fly? You don't even have wings, and you are too heavy."
"Oh, no! Then I can't fly?"
"No, but you can swim. I can't, so cheer up."
Mr. Turtle had another idea. "Mrs. Eagle, can you take me up? Just this once. I want to see the land and the sea from the sky."
"It's too dangerous. What if you fall?"
"Don't worry. I'll hold on tight. I'll be careful."
The turtle kept begging until the eagle finally agreed. "Okay, Mr. Turtle. Just this once. Never again."
As they soared into the sky, Mr. Turtle was scared at first. "Oh my goodness! It's scary up here!"
"Are you okay? Do you want to go back down?" asked the eagle.
"No, I'm fine now. Look below! It's so beautiful. I feel like I'm flying!"
When the eagle suggested going down, the turtle insisted on going higher. Up they went.
"It is so wonderful here. I think I can fly by myself now!" exclaimed the turtle.
"What?! Are you crazy? You can't fly by yourself!" warned the eagle.
"Yes, I can. I'll show you. Please, let me go!"
Reluctantly, the eagle let go. The turtle began to fall immediately.
"What's happening? Why am I not flying? Oh, no!!! I should have stayed on the land!"
Mrs. Fish watched from below. "Hey, why isn't Mr. Turtle flying? He is coming down really fast! Be careful, Mr. Turtle! There's a big rock below!"
Splash and crack!
The turtle landed on a big rock, and his shell broke into pieces.
"Poor Mr. Turtle," sighed the fish. "I don't envy him anymore."
MORAL: Know your limits.
中文翻译
一个阳光明媚的早晨，乌龟先生在水里待腻了，决定上岸去。
"我厌倦了整天游泳。今天我要到岸上去。"他说。
路上，他遇到了鱼太太。
"早上好，乌龟先生。你这么早要去哪儿？"
"我要离开水。我计划沿着海岸散步。"
"在岸上？！我真羡慕你，乌龟先生。"鱼说。
"为什么？"
"如果我离开水，我会死的。你真幸运。请告诉我外面的世界是什么样的。那里有什么？"
乌龟先生想了一下。"嗯，鱼太太，有太多可看的了。首先，有树和山。其次，有房子和人。第三，还有天空。"
"告诉我天空是什么样的！"
"它是蓝色的，很美丽，甚至比大海还广阔。从那里你可以看到一切，但你必须会飞。"
"你真幸运，乌龟先生。但你也会飞吗？"
"嗯……当然。这很容易。我改天教你。"乌龟先生吹嘘道，然后匆匆找借口离开了。
在岸上，乌龟先生欣赏着树木，看到一只鸟在飞。"鸟真幸运。我希望我也能飞。"他叹息道。就在这时，一只小蝴蝶落在花朵上，然后又飞走了。"太不公平了。连那么小的蝴蝶都能飞。为什么我不能？"
鹰太太听到了他的话。"你好啊，乌龟先生。你刚才说什么？"
"哦，鹰太太！我说我想飞。也许你能教我？"
"哈！你肯定在开玩笑。乌龟怎么会飞？你连翅膀都没有，而且你太重了。"
"哦，不！那我不能飞了？"
"不能，但你会游泳。我不会，所以振作点吧。"
乌龟先生有了另一个主意。"鹰太太，你能带我上去吗？就这一次。我想从天空看看陆地和海洋。"
"这太危险了。如果你掉下来怎么办？"
"别担心。我会紧紧抓住。我会小心的。"
乌龟不停地恳求，直到老鹰最终同意。"好吧，乌龟先生。就这一次。下不为例。"
当他们翱翔到空中时，乌龟先生起初很害怕。"我的天哪！这里太高了，真吓人！"
"你还好吗？你想下去吗？"老鹰问。
"不，我现在好了。看下面！太美了。我感觉我在飞！"
当老鹰建议下去时，乌龟坚持要飞得更高。他们又往上飞了。
"这里太美妙了。我想我现在可以自己飞了！"乌龟喊道。
"什么？！你疯了吗？你不能自己飞！"老鹰警告道。
"我能。我展示给你看。请放开我吧！"
老鹰不情愿地松开了爪子。乌龟立刻开始下坠。
"怎么回事？为什么我没有飞起来？哦，不！！！我本该待在陆地上的！"
鱼太太在下面看着。"嘿，为什么乌龟先生没有飞？他掉下来真快！小心，乌龟先生！下面有块大石头！"
扑通！咔嚓！
乌龟摔在一块大石头上，他的龟壳摔得粉碎。
"可怜的乌龟先生，"鱼叹息道。"我不再羡慕他了。"
寓意：认清自己的极限。