🐣 小人國的冒險
有一天，格列佛坐船出海，遇到大風暴，船翻了！他游了好久，最後在一片小沙灘上睡著了。醒來時，他嚇了一跳——全身被許多小小的繩子綁住，身邊站滿了「比手指還小的人」。
這些小人排成整齊的隊伍，好像小兵一樣，舉著針一樣的小矛，大喊：「巨人！小心！」
格列佛沒有亂動，他輕聲說：「別怕，我不會傷害你們。」
小人國的國王聽說來了一個大巨人，特地跑來看。他一開始很緊張，後來發現格列佛很溫和，就下令鬆綁，還請格列佛吃「小小蛋糕」和「小小烤肉」，雖然一口就吃光了十盤，但格列佛還是笑著說「真好吃」。
漸漸地，小人們開始喜歡這位巨人朋友，還請他幫忙搬大木頭、擋住敵國的船。格列佛用力一抓，就把一整排小船拖回港口，大家驚呼：「太厲害了！」
可是格列佛也發現，小人國常常為了奇怪的事情吵架。有人說鞋子要高跟，才代表高貴；有人說鞋子要低跟，走路才穩。還有人說，吃雞蛋一定要從「大頭」敲開；另一群人卻堅持要從「小頭」敲。因為這些小事，他們甚至打仗！
格列佛搖搖頭，心想：「這些事情一點也不重要啊，為什麼要打架呢？」
他決定提醒小人們：「朋友比爭吵重要，合作比打架更好。」
從此，小人們看到格列佛，就會記得：有些爭執，其實一點也不值得。
One day, Gulliver set sail, but a fierce storm overturned his ship! He swam for a long time and finally fell asleep on a small sandy beach. When he woke up, he was shocked—his whole body was tied with tiny ropes, and he was surrounded by “people smaller than fingers.”
These little people stood in neat rows like tiny soldiers, holding needle-like spears, shouting, “Giant! Watch out!”
Gulliver stayed calm and said softly, “Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you.”
The king of Lilliput heard that a giant had arrived and came to see him. At first, he was nervous, but after realizing Gulliver was gentle, he ordered him to be untied and invited him to eat “tiny cakes” and “tiny roast meat.” Although Gulliver could eat ten plates in one bite each, he still smiled and said, “Delicious!”
Gradually, the little people grew fond of their giant friend, asking him to help carry large logs and block enemy ships. Gulliver grabbed a whole row of small boats and dragged them back to the harbor. Everyone exclaimed, “Amazing!”
However, Gulliver also noticed that the Lilliputians often quarreled over trivial matters. Some insisted shoes must have high heels to look noble; others argued low heels were better for walking. Some said eggs must be cracked from the “big end,” while others insisted on the “small end.” These small disputes even led to war!
Gulliver shook his head and thought, “These things are not important. Why fight over them?”
He reminded the Lilliputians, “Friends are more important than arguments. Cooperation is better than fighting.”
From then on, whenever the little people saw Gulliver, they remembered that some quarrels aren’t worth it.
沒有留言:
張貼留言