Mother-Deer and Baby　鹿妈妈和鹿宝宝

Something has startled them,as they fed securely enough,one would think,on the grass at the foot of the rocks;and if we could only get a little nearer,this is what we should hear the mother-deer saying to her baby:“My child,I am sure there is danger about;look out and tell me if you see the slightest movement on the hill yonder,or if I see it first,I will give you the signal,and you must follow me,and run for your very life.”And the baby,with cocked ears and glistening eyes,promises to do as it is told.But after all it will probably prove a false alarm,for this is not the time of year for deerstalking;and I dare say the noise they heard was made by a party of people coming up the valley below to see the waterfall,which is famous in the neighborhood.

瞧这幅画！鹿妈妈和鹿宝宝正在岩石下悠然自得地吃着草，突然它们听到了什么动静……假如我们走近一些，就会听到鹿妈妈在对鹿宝宝说：“孩子，有危险。当心山那边的动静，哪怕是一点点动静也要告诉我。要是我先发现了危险，就发信号给你，你可千万要跟着我，拼命逃呀。”鹿宝宝竖着耳朵，眨巴着眼睛，答应妈妈一定听话。然而，这很可能是虚惊一场，毕竟现在不是猎鹿的季节。我敢说，它们听到的动静是下面山谷里的一群游人发出的，因为附近有个瀑布，很有名，他们是赶来看瀑布的。