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Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

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Sit in a well and watch the sky

The Frog in the Well

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Once upon a time there was a frog who lived under a well. It jumps around every day, feeling that its home is big and there is a lot of water at the well, and it is very happy. One day, a seagull flew to the mouth of the well and chatted with the frogs.

Once upon a time, there was a frog living at the bottom of a well. It hopped around every day, thinking its home was large and the water at the edge of the well plentiful, and it was very happy. One day, a seagull flew to the mouth of the well and started talking to the frog.

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

The seagull told the frog that the outside world was very big, with a vast ocean, rolling mountains, and an endless sky. But when the frog at the bottom of the well heard this, he did not believe what the seagull said.

The seagull told the frog that the outside world was vast, with broad oceans, continuous mountain ranges, and boundless skies. However, the frog didn’t believe the seagull's words after hearing them.

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

The frog said, "I don't believe it, my home is already very big, the sky is only the size of the mouth of a well, I have never seen what you said, how can it really exist?"

The frog said, "I don’t believe it. My home is already big. The sky is only as big as the well’s mouth. How could all the things you mentioned, which I have never seen, possibly exist?"

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

The seagull was surprised to hear this, and it said, "If you want, I can take you to see the outside world." ”

The seagull was surprised and said, "If you're willing, I can take you to see the outside world."

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

So the frog jumped on the back of the seagull, and the seagull flew out with him, and flew and flew and flew over the mountains and over the sea, and together they saw many wonders that they had never seen before. The snow-white snow on the high mountains, the sparkling water in the sea, the sky is much larger than the wellhead, and there is no end in sight.

So, the frog jumped onto the seagull’s back, and the seagull carried it out of the well. They flew over high mountains and crossed vast seas, together witnessing many wonders they had never seen before. The white snow on the mountains, the shimmering surface of the seas, and the sky, much larger than the well's opening, stretched endlessly.

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

The frog was completely stunned, it had never expected the world to be so big, it had seen only a small piece of the sky before, now it saw the whole world. The seagull took the frog to a green meadow where there were many small frog-like animals jumping and playing freely.

The frog was utterly astonished. It had never imagined the world could be so vast; previously, it had only seen a small piece of the sky, but now it was seeing the entire world. The seagull took the frog to a green meadow where many small animals, just like the frog, were freely hopping and playing in the grass.

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

The frog felt freedom and joy like never before. He said to the seagull, "The world is so big, my vision was too small. ”

The frog felt an unprecedented sense of freedom and joy. It said to the seagull, "So the world is this big; my previous view was too narrow."

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

Seagull smiled and said, "Yes, the world is big, and there are countless wonders waiting for us to discover and explore. Just be brave enough to get out there and there will be more surprises. ”

The seagull smiled and replied, "Yes, the world is enormous, filled with countless wonders waiting for us to discover and explore. As long as we bravely step out, there will be more surprises."

Children's English picture book "Sitting in the Well and Watching the Sky", English storytelling competition material, Chinese idiom English version

Since then, the frog has never returned to the bottom of the well. It loves the outside world, and whenever it thinks back to the days at the bottom of the well, it feels glad that it made a brave choice.

From then on, the frog never returned to the bottom of the well. It loved the outside world, and whenever it thought back to its days in the well, it felt fortunate to have made such a brave choice.

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