On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.

在一片闪亮的绿叶上趴着一只绿色的小变色龙。

It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.

它爬到褐色的树干上就变成了褐色。

Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.

它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色。

When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand , it turned yellowish.

当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地，就变成了黄色。

You could hardly see it.

你几乎很难发现它。



When the chameleon was warm and had something to eat , it turned sparkling green.

变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候，就变成亮丽的绿色。

But when it was cold and hungry , it turned and dull.

当它又冷又饿时，它就变成暗淡的灰色。



When the chameleon was hungary , it sat still and waited.

变色龙饿了，就一动不动的趴着等待。

Only its eyes moved-up , down , sideways-until it spotted a fly.

仅仅是眼睛上上下下，忽左忽右的转动——直到盯住了一只苍蝇。

Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue shot out and caught the fly.

那时，变色龙的长长的，黏黏的舌头就会射出去，捉住苍蝇。

That was its life.It was not very exciting.

那就是它的生活，一点激情也没有。

But one day...

直到有一天...



...the chameleon saw a zoo !

...变色龙看到了动物园！

It had never seen so many beautiful animals.

它从来没有见过这么多漂亮的动物。



The chameleon thought：How small I am , how slow , how weak !

变色龙想：我身材太小，行动太慢，身体太弱！

I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.

我要是能像北极熊又大又白就好了。

And the chameleon's wish came true.

变色龙梦想成真了。

But was it happy？No !

可是它快乐吗？一点也不快乐。



I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.

我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。



I wish I could be smart like a fox.

我要像狐狸那样优雅。



I wish I could swim like a fish.

我要像鱼儿会游泳。



I wish I could run like a deer.

我要像鹿会奔跑。



I wish I could see things for away like a giraffe.

我要像长颈鹿那样看得很远很远。



I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.

我要像乌龟那样能藏在壳里。



I wish I could be strong like an elephant.

我要像大象那样强壮。



I wish I could be funny like a seal.

我要像海豹那样有趣。



I wish I could be like people.

我还想像人那样。

Just then a fly flew by.

这时，一只苍蝇飞过。

The chameleon was very hungry.

变色龙觉得饿极了。

But the chameleon was very mixed-up.

槽糕的是，它只是拼拼凑凑起来的。

It was a little of this and it was a little of that.

有点像这个，又有点像那个。

And it couldn't catch the fly.

它已经捉不到苍蝇了。



I wish I could be myself.

“我要成为我自己。”

The chameleon's wish came true.And it caught the fly !

变色龙如愿以偿，它又能捉到苍蝇了！