英文寓言故事:基德．卡森智斗灰熊

【英文原文】

摘要：基德•卡森（1809-1868）是美国著名的边疆英雄。他不但是个好向导、好猎手，出色的军人，而且是印第安人的好朋友。

Kit Carson (1809-1868) was one of the great heroes of American frontier — a good guide, hunter, soldier, and friend of the Indians. There are many stories about him, and his fight with the bears is one of them.

One day, when Kit was hunting a moose, his shot woke up two grizzly bears who had been napping near by. The bears jumped to their feet and ran out of the woods. Kit didn’t have time to aim again. All he could do was to turn on his heels and run for his life. But he was unlucky, for as he ran he slipped and his gun went flying out of his hands. Kit climbed up a tree immediately, and the bears followed him. Kit broke a dead branch of the tree, and when the bears camp up close enough, he gave them sharp strokes on the nose. Soon the bears could stand it no longer. Their noses burning with pain, they lowered themselves to the ground. But they didn’t leave. Poor Kit had to spend the whole night up in the tree. When dawn came, Kit could see the bears still sleeping below. Then he had an idea. He broke the dead branch into pieces. Taking careful aim, he threw down one of the pieces. It hit one of the bears right on the nose. The bear opened his eyes and roared. Then he closed his eyes again. Kit threw down a bigger piece of wood. This time the bear jumped up and, howling with pain, turned and attacked the other bear. In no time, the two bears were fighting madly. They had forgotten all about Kit. Kit hurried down from the tree, and ran away to a safe place.