VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

The Rabbit Who Wanted Wings

Once a little white rabbit lived in a warm hole under an old tree. He had everything a little rabbit could need, but he was always wishing for something more.
One day when Bobby Squirrel went by, Little Rabbit said, “Oh, I wish I had a fine big tail like bobby’s!”
When he saw Mr Woodpecker flying past, he said, “Oh, I wish I had pretty feathers like Mr Woodpecker’s”
When Mrs. Duck went past, he said, “Oh, I wish I had feet like Mrs. Duck’\s!”
Little Rabbit’s mother grew very tired of hearing him wish for things. One afternoon Mr Ground Hog came past and heard Little Rabbit saying “I wish, I wish, I wish.”
“Why don’t you go down to the Wishing pond?” asked old Mr Ground Hog. “If you look at yourself in the water and then turn around three times, you will get what you wish for.”
Little Rabbit did not even stop to ask his mother. Away he hopped to the Wishing Pond as fast as he could go. there he saw a small bird taking a drink of water. The bird had beautiful red wings. As soon as Little Rabbit saw the bird, he began to wish again.
“Oh, I wish I had red wings!” He said to himself.
Just then he looked in the Wishing Pond and saw himself in the water. He turned around three times, and then a strange thing happened. Two red wings grew out on his back.
How proud he was! At once he started for home to show his red wings to his mother. Just when he got home, it was almost dark, and the door was shut. He knocked and knocked at the door. His mother peeped out, but she would not let him come in.
She had never before seen a rabbit with red wings, and she didn’t know that this strange animal was her own little rabbit. So he had to look for some other place to sleep.
He went to many animal holes, but he could not get in anywhere. Everyone was afraid of such a strange-looking animal. At last he went to see Mr Ground Hog. The wise old ground hog knew him, and let him come in. But Little Rabbit had to sleep on a hard bed of sticks. It was not at all like his own soft bed.
In the morning Mr Ground Hog asked, “Don’t you like your red wings, Little Rabbit?” “No, no, no!” cried the rabbit. “Well,” said wise old Mr Ground Hog, “why don’t you go to the Wishing Pond and wish them off again?”
Away went the rabbit to the Wishing Pond as fast as he could hop. He made his wish, and looked at himself in the water. Then he turned around three times, and off went his red wings.
How happy he was, as he hurried to his home under the tree! His mother knew him at once, and quickly let him in. Little Rabbit was very glad to be like other rabbits once more. Never again did he wish for things he did not need.

Vocabulary

fun – 有趣的
i.e. That was so much fun!

fat – 肥胖的
i.e. The bear is fat.

thin – 瘦的
i.e. The rabbit is thin.

round – 圆的
i.e. The Earth is round.

tall – 高的
i.e. My dad is very tall.

thirsty – 口渴的
i.e. I am thirsty, can I get some water please?

hungry – 饿的
i.e. I am hungry because I did not have lunch.

angry – 生气的
i.e. I am angry because she took my toy.

naughty – 淘气的
i.e. If you are naughty, you won’t get any presents from Santa.

noisy – 吵闹的
i.e. Let’s try not to be too noisy today.

funny – 好笑的
i.e. I think the cartoon is very funny.

friendly – 友好地
i.e. We should all be friendly to each other.

young – 年轻的
i.e. We are still young so we can do many things.

exciting – 令人兴奋的
i.e. That activity was so exciting.

brave – 勇敢的
i.e. She is so brave to speak out the truth.

heavy – 重的
i.e. My backpack is too heavy.

surprised – 惊讶的
i.e. I was so surprised when I opened the door.

strong – 强壮的
i.e. I wish I can be strong.

bored  – 无聊的
i.e. I am always so bored at home by myself.

excited – 兴奋的
i.e. She is always so excited when she sees me.

extinct – 灭绝的
i.e. Dinosaurs are now extinct.

clever – 聪明的
i.e. You are such a clever girl.

famous – 有名的
i.e. This is a very famous painting.

broken – 坏掉的
i.e. The light is broken so we cannot see in here.

missing – 缺少的
i.e. Something is missing on the table.

sorry – 对不起的
i.e. I am so sorry about your news.

beautiful – 美丽的
i.e. I think butterflies are so beautiful.

ugly – 丑陋的
i.e. I think ants are ugly.

careful – 小心的
i.e. You need to be very careful with your new toy.

busy – 忙碌的
i.e. I have been very busy with work lately.

blonde – 金色的/金发
i.e. She has blonde hair.

curly – 卷的
i.e. He likes his curly hair.

straight – 直的
i.e. I want to have straight hair.

floppy – 松软的
i.e. The boy’s hair is very floppy.

kind – 贴心的
i.e. We should be kind to one another.

tired – 累的
i.e. I am so tired from my workout today.

Review the vocab and we will test on them next class