G2成语_WaitingforRabbits守株待兔
作者：EvanPeng
朗读者：CorryWalling
Lexile：550L
难度：相当于美国小学二年级
一位农民在耕作时发现一只兔子撞死在田边的树桩上，使得农民全家幸
福地饱餐一顿。从此，农民不再耕地，天天守着树桩等待兔子撞上来。
当然，这样的好事没有再发生。最终田里禾苗枯死，农民沦为全村的笑
柄。这个故事又告诉我们什么道理呢？
WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisWaitingfor
Rabbits,retoldbyEvanPeng,andnarratedbyCorryWalling.
Onehotsummerdaylongago,afarmerwashardatworktendinghis
crops.Hismusclesachedandhisbackwassore.Buthehadtokeep
workingbecausehehadtosupporthisfamily.
Perhapsashortbreakwouldn’thurt,hethought.Hedranksomewater
fromthestreamrunningbythesideofthefield.Muchbetter!Hethought
ashesatdowntocatchhisbreath.
Suddenly,outofthecornerofhiseye,hesawastreakofwhite.He
heardaloudthud.Heturnedquicklytoseewhathadhappened.There,
bythetreestumpacrossthestream,wasabrownandwhiterabbitlying
onitsside.
Thefarmerwadedthroughthestreamtothetreestump.Hesawthatthe
rabbithadrunintothetreestumpanddied.
Thefarmerwasexcited—herewasafreemealforhisfamily!
Hewrappedtherabbitinhisshirtandheadedhome.
Thatnight,hiswifecleanedandcookedtherabbit.Itwasadelicious
dinner!Everyonewenttobedhappyandfull.
Thefarmerwokeupthenextmorningbeforedawn,ashealwaysdid.
Butthistime,ashewasputtingonhisclothes,herealizedsomething.
Hedidnotactuallyhavetoworksohard!Insteadoffarmingallday,he
couldjustsitbythetreestumpandwaitforrabbits.Whatawonderful
plan!Freefood!
Thatday,hedidnottendhiscrops.Hedidnotsweatandstrainunder
thehotsun.Instead,hesatbythetreestump.Hewhistledforrabbits,
butnonecame.Heyawned.Henapped.Hewonderedwhatkindoftree
thestumphadbeen.Hadchickenseverbumpedintoit?Helikedtoeat
chicken.Hewaitedsomemore.Nothinghappened.Buthewasn’t
worried.Heknewarabbithadtorunintothetreestumpverys