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Two little weeds grew on a bank by the roadside.

All summer they had been drinking the dew1 and sunshine, and had been very happy.

But now autumn had come, with gray skies and winds that nipped and pinched2 them.
girl looking at weed

“We shall die soon,” said one little weed.

“I should like to do something pleasant before I die, just to show what a happy time I have had. I think I will turn red, and then people will see how I feel.”

“You will be very foolish to waste your strength in any such nonsense3!” said the other little weed.decoration45decoration “I shall live as long as I can, and hug the brown bank here.”

So the first little weed turned bright scarlet4, and was so pretty that every one looked at it.

By and by there came down the road a most beautiful maiden5.

When she saw the scarlet leaves she picked them and put them in her hair.

This made the little weed so happy that he died for pure joy.

The second little weed lived on, and turned slowly brown, like the bank.

“He was so foolish!” he said, speaking of the weed that turned scarlet. “He put all his strength into turning red, and so he died.”

“I was proud of him,” said the brown bank. “He did what he could, and people loved him.”

“Yes, but I am alive, and stay with you!” said the weed.

“Much I care!” said the bank.

—Laura E. Richards.

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1 dew Z9ryB     
n.露,露水
参考例句:
  • His new shoes were wet with dew.他的那双新鞋被露水弄湿了。
  • The dew on the branches drizzled our hair and shoulders.枝头上的露珠润湿了我们的头发和双肩。
2 pinched fc7714ab922da62e2dff38c35a1db2db     
adj.短缺的,匮乏的v.夹痛( pinch的过去式和过去分词 );逮捕;盗窃;使入不敷出
参考例句:
  • He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger. 他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him. 在火车上有人捏她屁股,她打了那人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 nonsense 2vEyn     
n.胡说,废话
参考例句:
  • Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!去你的!你说的全是废话!
  • "Don't talk nonsense",she said sharply.“别胡扯”,她严厉地说。
4 scarlet zD8zv     
n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的
参考例句:
  • The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
  • The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了,深红的颜色变成了绯红,绯红又变为浅红。
5 maiden yRpz7     
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的
参考例句:
  • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
  • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。


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