by Lavanya Garodia

張寧 編譯

Spring was in the air， bright sunshine， clear blue sky， and a gentle breeze1. The great outdoors looked inviting. Abby and her three friends decided to go camping on their own. They decided not to ask their parents for permission2 and went quietly into the woods nearby.

They arrived at the camping site and started to set up camp in the middle of tall huge trees. All four friends made their tents. They were excited to spend the whole day playing around， away from parents. Ashley and Claire managed to get food from their moms kitchens. They were sitting by the tent and enjoying the wonderful cookies， dipped3 in creamy rich chocolate. The forest was quiet and dark even in the daylight. The cool air was making their hair sing and dance. They continued to chat and enjoy their freedom.

Suddenly there was a sound from deep inside the woods. They became a little scared. Christina stood up calmly and started to walk towards the sound. She signaled4 the others not to follow her. Abby stared at her walking away and tried to call her but she had been way ahead.

After a long silence Claire said， “Hey， will Christina come back？”

“I dont know what Christina is doing. I think she has gone mad.” Ashley replied to her.

“But where is she？ We only came here to enjoy and now see what is happening.” Abby cried. “What was the sound？ Where is Christina？” Claire said， “Ashley， I think we have to go into the woods and look for Christina.”

“Dont tell me we are going in there.” Ashley replied.

“Oh yes， we are，” Claire replied to her in a shaky voice.

Holding each others hands， Claire， Ashley and Abby walked slowly in the direction where Christina had gone. They kept on calling Christinas name while moving ahead.

Suddenly they heard a sound， “Claire， is that you？ Come here， I have found something interesting.” That was Christina. They were so relaxed. They reached Christina and found her playing with a cute little rabbit.

“Its so cute！” said Ashley.

“But Christina， you should have not come here alone like this. We all were so worried，” Abby said， still sobbing5.

They all started playing with the rabbit; they got so involved in playing with the rabbit that they did not realize that it was almost evening.

Suddenly Abby said， “Oh my God！ Its almost evening. We must rush back home. Our parents would be so worried.”

“I want to take this rabbit home，” said Christina.

“OK， take it with you but come fast. We should go back immediately，” said Claire.

They took the rabbit along with them and returned home. They had just had an amazing camping trip. Christinas courage to go inside alone， and the determination of all the others to go behind her and look for her， had brought them a new little friend.

春天就在空中，在燦爛的陽(yáng)光里，在晴朗的藍(lán)天下，在和煦的微風(fēng)中。棒棒的戶外活動(dòng)看起來(lái)很吸引人。艾比和她的三個(gè)朋友決定自己去露營(yíng)。他們決定不征求父母的同意，并悄悄跑進(jìn)了附近的樹(shù)林里。

她們到達(dá)了露營(yíng)地，開(kāi)始在高大的樹(shù)林中間搭帳篷。四個(gè)人都搭好了帳篷。有一整天的時(shí)間離開(kāi)父母去玩耍，她們都很興奮。艾希莉和克萊爾設(shè)法從她們媽媽的廚房里拿了些吃的東西。她們坐在帳篷邊，享用著蘸著濃郁巧克力的美味餅干。森林里即使在白天也很寂靜昏暗。涼風(fēng)吹拂著她們的頭發(fā)。她們繼續(xù)聊著天，享受著自由。

突然，樹(shù)林深處傳來(lái)了一些響動(dòng)。她們感到有點(diǎn)害怕。克里斯蒂娜平靜地站起來(lái)，開(kāi)始朝著聲響走去，并示意其他人不要跟著她。艾比看見(jiàn)她走開(kāi)，試圖叫住她，但她已經(jīng)走遠(yuǎn)了。

沉默了很久之后，克萊爾說(shuō)：“嘿，克里斯蒂娜會(huì)回來(lái)嗎？”

“我不知道克里斯蒂娜在做什么。我覺(jué)得她瘋了。”艾希莉回答說(shuō)。

“但她在哪里？我們來(lái)這里只是想快活一下，但是看看現(xiàn)在發(fā)生了什么。”艾比哭著說(shuō)，“那是什么聲音？克里斯蒂娜去哪了？”

克萊爾說(shuō)：“艾希莉，我覺(jué)得我們得去樹(shù)林里找克里斯蒂娜?！?/p>

“別告訴我我們要走進(jìn)去?！卑＠蚧卮鹫f(shuō)。

“哦，沒(méi)錯(cuò)，我們要進(jìn)去?！笨巳R爾用顫抖的聲音回答她。

克萊爾、艾希莉和艾比手牽著手，慢慢地朝克里斯蒂娜去的方向走去。她們一邊往前走，一邊不停地叫克里斯蒂娜的名字。

突然她們聽(tīng)到一個(gè)聲音，“克萊爾，是你們嗎？快過(guò)來(lái)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些有趣的東西?！蹦鞘强死锼沟倌鹊穆曇?。她們松了一口氣。她們找到了克里斯蒂娜，發(fā)現(xiàn)她正在和一只可愛(ài)的小兔子玩。

“太可愛(ài)了！”艾希莉說(shuō)。

“但是克里斯蒂娜，你不應(yīng)該像這樣一個(gè)人跑這里來(lái)。我們都很擔(dān)心?！卑日f(shuō)，她仍然在抽泣著。

她們都開(kāi)始和兔子玩。她們太投入了，完全沒(méi)有意識(shí)到已經(jīng)是傍晚了。

突然艾比說(shuō)：“哦，天哪！快到晚上了。我們必須趕回家。我們的父母會(huì)擔(dān)心的?！?/p>

“我想把這只兔子帶回家。”克里斯蒂娜說(shuō)。

“好吧，帶上它，但是要快點(diǎn)。我們應(yīng)該馬上回去?！笨巳R爾說(shuō)。

她們帶著兔子回家了。她們剛剛結(jié)束了一次很棒的露營(yíng)?？死锼沟倌泉?dú)自一人進(jìn)入樹(shù)林的膽量和其他所有人跟著找到她的決心，給她們帶來(lái)了一個(gè)新的小伙伴。

Courage and determination6 are very important to move forward in life. We should never fear anything and should always face every situation courageously7.

勇氣和決心對(duì)于在生活中前行是非常重要的。我們不應(yīng)該懼怕任何事情，應(yīng)該勇敢地面對(duì)各種情況。

（英語(yǔ)原文選自：kidsworldfun.com）