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You could hardly see it.
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, U/ a6 [! ^; o6 x4 E9 \% C7 iIt moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.
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Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.
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7 `( t$ y$ k1 l$ V2 n$ |, LWhen the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand,
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% f! A9 o e- u pit turned yellowish.
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* ]1 ?* Z, c& S/ n& w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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它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色
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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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But when it was cold and hungry,
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1 e8 V6 Q( B- R6 a! K0 G) E, sit sat still and waited.
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2 o* R' F! ?+ d V% A! L+ N& O5 P2 s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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Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue
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shot out and caught the fly.
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! d( _5 ~3 H- A5 G# \' e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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那时,变色龙的长长的,黏黏的舌头
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就会射出去,捉住苍蝇。
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" B4 R! Z0 D7 J @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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* A6 H# s: l& WIt was not very exciting.
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1 ~! ?; ?6 |' a$ {% B变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候,
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+ `. n! g5 s+ Z4 s5 d那就是它的生活。
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一点**也没有。
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但是有一天……
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1 n' j r& m& MBut one day...
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...the chameleon saw a zoo !
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4 n# T* w0 k qIt 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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4 B" j- Q: V! ^4 R2 F t0 K. V0 x( r; t8 N5 kHow small I am,how slow,how weak!
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: n* Y) f! ~0 QI wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.
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7 @) ]6 X# d' p$ {, MAnd the chameleon's wish came true.
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* L9 O5 R+ N+ @% I, G3 V2 c9 KBut was it happy?
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4 {- K6 O$ v8 [2 }8 ?No !
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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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, z) o+ W6 X( b; _2 ^变色龙梦想成真了。
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可是它快乐吗?
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2 J. V) n q& l' E$ ~I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.
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我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。
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; z6 {$ v# A2 d$ T6 FI 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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我要像鱼儿会游泳。
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I wish I could run like a deer.
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) ^7 |4 }2 h. N; h我要像鹿会奔跑。
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I wish I could see things far away like a giraffe.
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}: o* i$ H6 z8 x% h. u# sI 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 n# V/ m4 ?: t& J, u0 ^4 {I wish I could be funny like a seal.
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I wish I could be like people.
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+ x) q8 ~. ?0 l/ |6 R4 bJust then a fly flew by.
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The chameleon was very hungry.
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But 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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+ E: J+ x8 n" D4 D( I9 X我还想像人那样。
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这时,一只苍蝇飞过,
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' Y# }! Z- a: a! p) U8 Y+ V1 v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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1 `9 e6 T* r$ K* J j z它已经捉不到苍蝇了。
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3 d; C6 }8 r3 x! N6 S; S/ LI wish I could be myself.
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The chameleon's wish came true.
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And it caught the fly!
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“我要成为我自己。”
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变色龙回到了原来的样子,
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