8 u0 P3 p# l( @9 K, M2 E9 [On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.
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2 {8 M$ C5 d1 ~* [- j1 q/ MYou could hardly see it.
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+ ?, t6 e4 B1 b: NIt moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.
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\# l; D& O( @$ Y& U+ a7 g* ~. GThen it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.
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% }% n# r) k2 k: P1 qWhen the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand,
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it turned yellowish.
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8 l: g; G. h* Q# @+ N# G0 ^在一片闪亮的绿叶上趴着一只绿色的小变色龙
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你几乎很难发现它
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它爬到褐色的树干上就变成了褐色
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0 D+ P# u; d7 a W6 F它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色
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+ P2 L5 E$ T. K当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地,就变成了黄色
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你几乎很难发现它
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1 O' P0 o1 E4 wBut when it was cold and hungry,
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it turned grey and dull.
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it sat still and waited.
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当它又冷又饿时,它就变成暗淡的灰色。
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Only its eyes moved——
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up,down,sideways——
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3 P. \% }$ l7 e) z8 `( @3 D. tuntil it spotted a fly.
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Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue
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! P. K/ @: ~$ g: B# Q* g! \变色龙饿了,就一动不动的趴着等待。
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仅仅是眼睛上上下下,忽左忽右的转动——
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直到盯住了一只苍蝇。
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d) n. i: t' C" Q6 X7 R那时,变色龙的长长的,黏黏的舌头
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When it was warm and had something to eat,
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it turned sparkling green.
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That was its life.
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2 h; l A+ w% a8 g, P6 T qIt was not very exciting.
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5 y( Z; M5 ?2 j4 o, o' S$ J变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候,
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就变成亮丽的绿色。
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! B* y5 e5 ?& S4 U那就是它的生活。
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+ [3 ^6 ?4 O1 g& j7 X一点**也没有。
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1 q7 j; ?' c) f但是有一天……
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...the chameleon saw a zoo !
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It had never seen so many beautiful animals.
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直到有一天,变色龙看到了动物园!
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它从来没有见过这么多漂亮的动物。
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The chameleon thought:
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How small I am,how slow,how weak!
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7 _9 o- P3 ]# A3 ]. ~9 xI wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.
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6 O0 ^$ Q; ~* q1 \4 a( Z' r$ W* f* Z' DAnd the chameleon's wish came true.
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But was it happy?
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No !
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" i: g, b7 I, N% w: N% s0 ^/ \& ]变色龙想:
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% x6 D# n5 C" n6 C我身材太小,行动太慢,身体太弱!
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我要是能像北极熊又大又白就好了。
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变色龙梦想成真了。
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可是它快乐吗?
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6 d$ w/ z# Y$ S" D( y一点也不快乐。
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I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.
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8 _9 E5 Q6 H/ X9 e( H5 \0 e我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。
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I wish I could be smart like a fox.
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我要像狐狸那样优雅。
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/ g/ w# t- Z; B6 bI wish I could swim like a fish.
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7 z+ }$ _8 E$ k1 d我要像鱼儿会游泳。
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I wish I could run like a deer.
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- H8 H$ j# X) f: zI wish I could see things far away like a giraffe.
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我要像长颈鹿那样看得很远很远。
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6 o F+ k4 n+ }7 v) d9 V& ?I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.
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我要像乌龟那样能藏在壳里。
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I wish I could be strong like an elephant.
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我要像大象那样强壮。
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I wish I could be funny like a seal.
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: E( m( k9 B) z1 w我要像海豹那样有趣。
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" \0 f% x1 H6 T" ?, A( {3 ?I wish I could be like people.
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Just then a fly flew by.
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The chameleon was very hungry.
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# O# s l( ?, GBut the chameleon was very mixed-up.
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It was a little of this and it was a little of that.
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And it couldn't catch the fly.
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2 Z2 O) E' d+ k0 d( D' M我还想像人那样。
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. A1 Q O" d ?1 p: m S4 g# G2 z这时,一只苍蝇飞过,
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B: A6 D& c. l% z- Z5 p% S槽糕的是,它只是拼拼凑凑起来的。
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有点像这个,又有点像那个,
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I wish I could be myself.
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The chameleon's wish came true.
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( G$ @ ~3 n& J% q! \“我要成为我自己。”
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6 z; p" b8 d0 p1 e S变色龙回到了原来的样子,
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3 W1 ?" w; B5 X. s它又能捉到苍蝇了!
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