英语智慧背囊03-鹰身鸡质

[00:00.00]The Chicken 鹰身鸡质
[00:04.42]Once upon a time,
[00:07.50]there was a large mountainside,
[00:09.89]where an eagle’s nest rested.
[00:11.75]The eagle’s nest contained four large eagle eggs.
[00:16.79]One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,
[00:19.07]causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain to a chicken farm
[00:22.70]located in the valley below.
[00:24.55]The chickens knew that they must protect
[00:27.29]and care for the eagle’s egg,
[00:29.02]so an old hen volunteered to nurture and raise the large egg.
[00:33.09]One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.
[00:37.57]Sadly, however,
[00:39.30]the eagle was raised to be a chicken.
[00:41.94]Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken.
[00:45.10]The eagle loved his home and family,
[00:47.75]but his spirit cried out for more.
[00:50.14]While playing a game on the farm one day,
[00:53.10]the eagle looked to the skies above
[00:55.61]and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies.
[00:59.23]"Oh," the eagle cried,
[01:01.85]"I wish I could soar like those birds."
[01:04.48]The chickens roared with laughter,
[01:07.65]"You cannot soar with those birds.
[01:10.37]You are a chicken and chickens do not soar."
[01:13.78]The eagle continued staring at his real family up above,
[01:18.58]dreaming that he could be with them.
[01:21.31]Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known,
[01:24.61]he was told it couldn’t be done.
[01:26.12]That is what the eagle learned to believe.
[01:28.65]The eagle, after time,
[01:30.82]stopped dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.
[01:34.22]Finally, after a long life as a chicken,
[01:37.50]the eagle passed away.
[01:39.26]The moral of the story:
[01:41.98]You become what you believe you are.
[01:43.85]So, if you ever dream of becoming an eagle,
[01:46.80]follow your dreams...
[01:48.00]not the words of a chicken.