One sunny morning, a group of monkeys were playing by the river. They saw a bright moon in the sky and thought it was very beautiful.
一天早上，一群猴子在河边玩耍。他们看到天空中有一轮明亮的月亮，觉得非常漂亮。
“Look! There’s a big moon in the water!” shouted one monkey.
“快看！水里有一轮大月亮！”一只猴子喊道。
The monkeys all ran to the river and looked down. They saw the reflection of the moon in the water. It looked just like the real one.
猴子们全都跑到了河边，低头一看，他们在水里看到了月亮的倒影。看起来和真的月亮一模一样。
“Let’s get it!” said another monkey.
“我们把它拿上来吧！”另一只猴子说。
They tried to reach the moon with their hands, but they couldn’t touch it. Then they got an idea. “Maybe we can use a rope!”
他们用手去够月亮，但怎么也够不到。然后他们想到了一个主意：“也许我们可以用一根绳子！”
They found a long rope and tied one end to a tree. Then they climbed down the rope to get the moon.
他们找来一根长绳子，把一端绑在一棵树上，然后顺着绳子爬下去，想拿到月亮。
But when they reached the water, they only saw the moon’s reflection again. The real moon was still in the sky.
可是当他们到达水面时，他们又只看到了月亮的倒影。真正的月亮还在天空中。
“Why can’t we catch it?” asked the little monkey.
“为什么我们抓不到它呢？”小猴子问。
“Because it’s not really there,” said the old monkey. “It’s just a reflection.”
“因为它不在那里，”老猴子说，“只是水里的倒影。”
The monkeys laughed and went back to play. They learned that sometimes things are not what they seem.
猴子们笑了起来，回到了游戏中。他们明白了一个道理：有时候，事情并不像看起来那样。
英文原文：
A Monkey and the Moon
One sunny morning, a group of monkeys were playing by the river. They saw a bright moon in the sky and thought it was very beautiful.
“Look! There’s a big moon in the water!” shouted one monkey.
The monkeys all ran to the river and looked down. They saw the reflection of the moon in the water. It looked just like the real one.
“Let’s get it!” said another monkey.
They tried to reach the moon with their hands, but they couldn’t touch it. Then they got an idea. “Maybe we can use a rope!”
They found a long rope and tied one end to a tree. Then they climbed down the rope to get the moon.
But when they reached the water, they only saw the moon’s reflection again. The real moon was still in the sky.
“Why can’t we catch it?” asked the little monkey.
“Because it’s not really there,” said the old monkey. “It’s just a reflection.”
The monkeys laughed and went back to play. They learned that sometimes things are not what they seem.
