樱桃树上的老虎——A Tiger in the Cherry Tree，本文主要内容关键词为：树上论文,樱桃论文,老虎论文,Tree论文,Cherry论文，此文献不代表本站观点，内容供学术参考，文章仅供参考阅读下载。
在遥远的日本，有一座小镇坐落在群山之颠。镇上生长着一棵樱桃树——一棵蓝绿色的小樱桃树。
镇上的孩子们很喜欢这棵樱桃树。所有的人都是如此。镇上的地主说道，“我们的小树长得很美。有一天它会成为全日本最美丽的树。”
一天镇上的孩子们纷纷跑过来。“尊敬的地主老爷！”他们叫道。“有位老人坐在我们的樱桃树上！”
樱桃树上的确坐着一位老人。老人身旁还坐着某个动物。
“你是谁？”地主问道。“我是一个玩魔术的人，”老人回答道。“这是我的老虎。”
“哈哈！”地主大笑起来，伸手抓住这头动物的尾巴。“这不是老虎！”
此时这只动物发出一声吼叫——一声老虎的吼叫。
“它的确是老虎！”地主大叫一声，松开了抓住尾巴的手。“它在我们的树上干什么？”
老人回答道，“我们想找个地方住下来。我们不再在马戏团里演出了。我的老虎不是很凶狠，它也不喜欢马戏团。你这里常年温暖如春，请让我们住在你这棵美丽的樱桃树上吧。”
地主不知道该说什么才好。
“让他留下来，尊敬的主人。”镇上的人们说道。“请让他留下来吧。”
“请让这只老虎也留下来。”孩子们说道。“我们来照料它。”
“那好吧。”地主回答道。
小镇的日子在一天天地过去。
孩子们喜爱这只老虎，它学会了和孩子们在街上一起嘻戏。
老人坐在樱桃树下耍魔术。小镇上的人们也逐渐喜欢起他来。可就是有一个人不喜爱，那就是镇上的地主。他既不喜欢老人也不喜欢老人的老虎。
“那个老头不应该老坐在我们美丽的树下面，”他说道。“这看起来不雅。至于那头野兽，它总是在吃我们的樱桃。我们应该把它抓起来不允许它吃樱桃。”
一天，地主吩咐手下的人去抓老虎。老人正坐在樱桃树下，他看见抓老虎的人过来了。
“不许碰我的老虎，”他说道。“如果谁敢碰它，我就把你们变成一只只红黑色的小狗。”他本来是要这样去做的，但他忘记了咒语。
抓老虎是一件很不容易的事——哪怕是抓一只不凶狠的老虎。这些人抓了—次又一次，但每次老虎总是逃掉了。最后他们又试了一次，这次总算把老虎给逮住了！他们把老虎装进了笼子。
老人看着眼前发生的一切，他生起气来了。他无法抑制自己的愤怒，不停地在樱桃树上跳上跳下。他口中念出了一些咒语。他刚一念完这些咒语，他和他的老虎就消失不见了。他们溶进了空气中，无处可觅。
“很好！”正在生着气的地主说道。“现在那只老虎将不再吃我们的樱桃了。”
孩子们哭着要老虎。镇上的人们也很伤心。小樱桃树开始枯萎了。樱桃纷纷从树上摔落，就像在滴着一颗颗鲜红的泪珠。
“我们的樱桃树在哭着要老虎。它也要那位会魔术的老人。”人们说道。
他们说得很对。
“去把那位老人给我找回来，”地主喊道。“他的魔术能拯救我们的小树。”
人们寻找了七个白天和八个夜晚，都没能找到那位老人，也没找到那只老虎。
小樱桃树在慢慢地枯萎。连最后的一棵樱桃也落了下来，像滴下—颗又大又红的泪珠。孩子们也都眼泪汪汪的。镇上的每个人都很伤心，也包括地主本人。
“会魔术的老人在哪里？”人们哭喊着。“他不可能在马戏园。他年龄太大了。”
“……而且他的老虎也不凶狠，不适合马戏团。”孩子们说道。
砰的一声老人突然出现了！
“……但他却适合这棵樱桃树。”他说道。
“行行好！噢，行行好！”尊敬的地主乞求道，救救我们的树吧！”
“好的”老人回答道。“这棵树会被救活过来的。”他微笑着念出了几句神奇的咒语。
正在枯萎的树开始恢复生机，变得美丽起来！接着老虎也突然出现了。孩子们又跳又唱，高兴极了。
老人和老虎都很高兴。他们很高兴又再次回到了他们的樱桃树之家。
至于这棵樱桃树，它不停地生长着。据我们所知，它可能还在那里。它可能依然生长在遥远的日本国那高高的群山之颠。
High in the hills of faraway Japan there was a littletown.A cherry tree grew in the town-a small bluegreen cherry tree
The children of the town loved the little cherry.So did all the people.The landlord in the town said,"Our little tree is very beautiful.Someday it will be the most beautiful tree in all Japan."
One day the children of the town came running."Honorable Landlord! ." They cried"There is an oldman sitting in our cherry tree!"
There was an old man in the little tree.An old man and something was with him.
"Who are you ?"asked the landlord.
"I'm a man who makes magic." answered the old man."This is my tiger."
"Ho!"laughed the landlord,taking hold of the animal's tail."This is no tiger!"
Just then the animal made a big noise-a big tigernoise.
"It is a tiger!" shouted the landlord,letting go of itstail,"What's it doing in our tree?"
The old man answered,"We must have a place tostay.We can no longer work in the circus.My tiger is not very brave,and he doesn't really like the circus any longer,anyway.It is never very cold here.Please let us live in your beautiful cherry tree."
The landlord didn't know what to say.
"Let him stay,Honorable One,"smd the people of the town.
"Please let him stay."
"Please let the tiger stay ,too." said the children."We will take care of it."
"So be it ." answered the landlord.
Time went by in the little town.
The children loved the tiger.He learned to dance with the children in the streets.
The old man sat under the cherry tree and did magic things.The people of the little town learned to love him,too.That is,all but one of them did.
The landlord of the town didn't like the old man or his tiger.
"That old man should not be sitting under our beautiful tree,"he said."it doesn't look right.As for that animal,it's always eating our cherries.We must catch it and put a stop to that!"
One day the landlord sent his men to catch the tiger.The old man was sitting under the cherry tree.He saw the men coming.
"Don't put a hand on my tiger,"he said."I'll turn each of you into a red-and-black puppy if you do!" He would have done it,too,but he forgot the magic words.
It is hard to catch a tiger-even one that is not very brave.The men tried and tried,but the tiger always got away.At last they tried once more and got the tiger!They put him into a cage.
The old man saw what had happened.He got very red and angry.He was so angry that he jumped up and down under the tree.He said some magic words.By the time he had finished saying them,he and the tiger were gone.They just went away into the air.They were nowhere to be seen.
"Good thing!" said the angry landlord."Now thattiger won't eat our cherries any more."
The children cried for the tiger.The people ot thetown were very sad,too.The little cherry tree began todroop.The cherries fell from it like big red tears.
"Our tree is crying for the tiger.It wants the man who makes magic,too,"they said.
They were right.
"Find the old man,"cried the landlord "his magiccan save our little tree."
For seven days and eight nights the people lookedfor the old man.They could not find him or the tiger.
The little cherry tree drooped and drooped.Its lastcherry had fallen,like a big red tear.The children werein tears,too.Everyone in the town was very sad,eventhe landlord.
"Where is the old man of magic?"they cried."He can't be at the circus.He is too old."
"……and his tiger is not brave enough for the circus,"said the children.
Up popped the little old man.
"……but he is just right for the cherry tree,"he said.
"Please! Oh,please!"said the honorable landlord."Save our tree!"
"So be it." answered the little old man."The tree willbe saved." He smiled and said some magic words.
The drooping tree began to grow beautiful! Thenup popped the tiger.The children laughed and danced.
The old man and the tiger were happy.They were
glad to be in their tree home once more.
As for the little cherry tree,it grew and grew.For allI know,it may still be there.It may still grow high in thehills of faraway Japan.