英语绘本 ▏每日一读之《坐井观天 Sit In The Well And See The World》

一只青蛙坐在井里，非常满足的生活着。

A frog sat in a well, living a very contented life.

有一天，一只小鸟飞来了，落在井沿上。

One day, a bird flew over and landed on the edge of the well.

青蛙问小鸟：“你从哪里来呀？”

The frog asked the bird: "Where are you from?"

小鸟回答说：“我从天上来，飞了100多公里，口渴了，下来找点水喝。”

The bird replied: "I came from the sky, flew more than 100 kilometers, and I was thirsty, so I came down to find some water to drink."

青蛙说：“朋友，别开玩笑了，天空不过井口那么大，还用飞那么远吗？”

The frog said: "Friend, don't joke, the sky is only as big as the well mouth, do you still need to fly so far?" 

小鸟说：你弄错了，天空无边无际，非常大！”

The bird said: You are wrong, the sky is boundless and very big!"

青蛙笑了，说道：“朋友，我天天坐在井里，一抬头就看见天，我不会弄错的。”

The frog laughed and said: "Friend, I sit in the well every day, and I can see the sky as soon as I look up. I won't make a mistake."

小鸟也笑了，回答道：“朋友，是你弄错了，不信你跳出井口来看看吧！”

The bird also laughed and replied: "Friend, you are wrong. If you don't believe me, jump out of the well mouth and take a look!"

说完小鸟就飞走了。

After that, the bird flew away.

这个故事通过青蛙和小鸟对天的大小的争论，告诉了我们一个深刻的道理：看问题、认识事物，站得要高，看得要全面，不能像青蛙那样犯了错误还自以为是。

This story tells us a profound truth through the debate between the frog and the bird about the size of the sky: to look at problems and understand things, we must stand high and look comprehensively, and we must not make mistakes like the frog and still be self-righteous.

后来，被用来比喻和讽刺眼光狭隘且自以为是的人。

Later, it was used to describe and satirize people who are narrow-minded and self-righteous.