英语频道 ｜ The Little Clown（森林

　　今天的英文频道推出第15篇原创英语故事，由美国音乐人Charles Leisenring朗读，翻译是美国老师Elyse Jackson。文章名叫《森林里的野生小小丑》，作者黄晓。森林里有一个孤独的小小丑，当他走出森林时，会遇到什么样的朋友呢？来听听这个故事吧。

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　　The Little Clown来自混童话00:0006:27

　　Written & Illustrated by Sonya Huang

　　Translated by Elyse Jackson

　　As Autumn fades and turns into Spring, the flowers and plants begin to bloom. As Summer arrives, the sun shines in the sky scorching the land beneath it. It was here that a special little clown was born. Because the little clown was born from the plants and flowers of the land, he was very small, so he was called, “The Little Clown”.

　　

　　The Little Clown loved eating berries from the trees. He often climbed trees like a little squirrel to pick off delicious fruits. His favorite was mulberry fruit.

　　

　　Very special was the little clown. So special, in fact,that he had a special hobby. He loved to put on his favorite clown suit, place a night owl on his head, don a life preserver, and swim like a fish in a lake gliding through the water ever so gracefully. The Little Clown loved fish.

　　

　　One day, the leader of the circus who was called the Ring Master, planned to ride his bicycle to a bakery with the Little Clown. However, because the Little Clown was so small, the Ring Master was afraid that he would fall out and perhaps be lost among the plants. So, the Ring Master, took the Little Clown and put him in the little basket in front of the bicycle to keep him safe.

　　When the Ring Master arrived at the bakery, the Little Clown met a little bird. The little bird was quite small just like the Little Clown. A precious little bird indeed, thought the Little Clown. He wanted to make the little bird his new friend. The Little Clown was filled with delight at the thought of having a new friend. He was so excited that he did a special trick for the little bird. He created a red balloon for him out of thin air as a token of their new friendship.

　　

　　Soon the Ring Master returned and rode away on his bicycle with the Little Clown leaving the precious little bird behind. The Little Clown’s act of self-less kindness inspired the little bird to share this feeling of friendship with others. So, the little bird showed kindness and love to every single human he encountered. Even if they didn’t show kindness back, the little bird showed unending love to everyone he met. The little bird thought he was special clown indeed.

　　

　　The Little Clown was good at doing tricks. One day, he started working on a new trick, a very special trick. A very special trick for a very special clown. It involved a magic carpet. He would close his eyes and think of where he wanted to go. Then when he opened his eyes, the magic carpet would take him to the place he wanted to go and POOF! The Little Clown was gone!

　　

　　The Ring Master noticed the tricks The Little Clown had learned and was very impressed. So, one day, he went to the Little Clown and asked him to perform a very difficult trick for the circus. He accepted the challenge and, in front of a large audience, performed a trick hanging upside down from a long rope suspended hundreds of feet in the air. From there he held onto the rope and fearlessly leaped over a wide river. The audience enjoyed his performance very much. He was a special clown indeed.

　　

　　The Little Clown liked fish very much. So much that, in addition to his special hobby, he learned a special trick that creates fish from a large pipe. To create new fish, all he needed to do was blow into the pipe. To keep the little fish fed, he placed them in bowls beneath tiny trees that provided his little fishes with food and important nutrients for growth.

　　

　　The Little Clown created so many fish that the trees were unable to feed them all. They themselves also didn’t have enough food. So,the Little Clown thought of a plan. He performed another trick and created lots of little cats that could eat the fish that were consuming so much of the food the trees needed to live.

　　

　　After many fishes were gone, the Little Clown looked around the forest. The fishes had killed so many of the trees, that the forest looked rather barren. So, the Little Clown planted lots of seeds and when it rained, beautiful trees, flowers and plants sprouted from the ground.

　　

　　A year had passed, and the Little Clown grew, but only a tiny bit. He was still the small little clown he always was. However, many others laughed at how small the Little Clown was. How could it be that after a year, the tiny little clown was still so tiny? So, to keep others from laughing at him, he was made himself into a big round ball with beautiful wings on his back. He would fly over the forest with his old friend, the little bird who he gave the special red balloon to, making everyone green with envy.

　　

　　If you are able, come to the forest to meet the Little Clown. There is nothing that would make him happier than to make you laugh and to perform dazzling tricks that would amaze you. You will find him at a circus deep within the forest at the top of a tall mountain. There he will be waiting to meet you!

　　Retrospect

　　CAST

　　Sonya Huang

　　an angel who loves painting.

　　Elyse Jackson

　　an experienced ESL teacher and translator from the USA. She loves traveling, listening to K-pop and playing video games.

　　Charles Leisenring

　　a voice artist and singer-song writer base in the state of sunny Florida, in the South East United States.

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