英语频道 | The Little Eggshell Finds Happiness （找到幸福的小蛋壳）
今天的英文频道推出第40篇原创英语故事，作者李燕。作品名称《找到幸福的小蛋壳》。主播是美国爱荷华州的18岁大学生Mya Fisher（她还会唱歌）。翻译是英国翻译Ros Clitheroe，题图插画为玫瑰万岁。小鸡孵化出来后，蛋壳没事做，觉得很孤独。但上帝会让任何一个东西都发挥作用，这不，小蛋壳变成了花盆，它和花盆们交了朋友。一起来听听这个故事吧。
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The Little Eggshell Finds Happiness
Written by Li Yan
Translated by Ros Clitheroe
Read by Mya Fisher
Illustrated by Rosa Immortalem
‘Peck, peck, peck.’ The pink eggshell broke, and a pale yellow beak emerged out of a small hole. The pecking continued for a bit, and then a chubby little yellow chick jumped out of the eggshell. The little yellow chick shook its small and fluffy wings, hobbled around unsteadily and then ran off.
"Slow down. Be careful not to fall over." The anxious little eggshell called after the little yellow chick as it ran off.
The little yellow chick was not interested. It didn’t look back as it ran to a group of chicks close by.
"Looks like it doesn't need me anymore," said the little eggshell to itself. It felt a sense of loss and sadness as it didn’t want to part with the chick. It sighed as it saw the figure of the happy and free yellow chick amongst the group of chicks.
‘Howl, howl, howl.’ A gust of wind blew the little eggshell all over the place. The mischievous wind teased it. The wind could blow the little eggshell about with a single puff.
"Hey, please let me go, I never planned on travelling with you." The little eggshell protested in vain. The wind did not pay attention to it. It was minding its own business and happily playing. As a result, the little eggshell was swiftly rolled up by the gale of wind.
‘Roll, roll,’ the little eggshell rolled over and over down a street. Eventually, the wind got tired of playing. It left the little eggshell in front of a wall at the corner of a street and disappeared.
"Where am I? I feel lost." The little eggshell said. After a while, it came around to thinking that it was actually a good thing: "The little yellow chick didn’t need me anyway, so it’s best for me to find something else to do."
But what could the little eggshell do? It looked all around. Although lots of people passed by on the street, everyone was in a hurry, and no one stopped to look at the little eggshell lying in the corner.
"It looks like I won't find anything to do." The little eggshell sighed softly.
It was getting late, and it drifted off to sleep.
It faintly heard a voice saying, "Wow, this little eggshell will come in handy ‘on’ me."
The little eggshell opened its eyes and saw a dark little mouse standing in front of it. It didn't understand what was going on as the little mouse carried it on its back.
"From now on, I am an eggshell-mouse."The little mouse proudly announced.
"Silly mouse, I asked you to go and find something to eat. What are you dawdling for?" A shrill voice could be heard, along with a ‘thudding’ sound as a mucky and fat mouse bounced over to the little mouse.
"Mum, please call me ‘eggshell-mouse’from now on." The little mouse said to its mother, carrying the eggshell proudly on its back. "You see, if something terrible happens, I can ‘whoosh’ like this into the eggshell.” The little mouse suddenly curled up inside the little eggshell as it was speaking.
"Good gracious, what do you look like? Take that eggshell off your back right now. It looks hideous. Mice already have sharp teeth and claws. We don't need an eggshell to protect us." The big mouse yelled with discontent.
"Ok, ok." The little mouse pouted its mouth, reluctantly put down the little eggshell and ran off with the big mouse.
"Oh no! Even the mouse didn't need me. I feel useless." The little eggshell started to cry and hid in a corner.It cried until it fell sleep.
Each day after that, the little eggshell hid in a corner watching pedestrians walk by. Everyone was busy. No one stopped to look at it. It got used to a lonely and quiet life.
One day, a sparkly red glass ball rolled beside the little eggshell. It was just taking measure of the pretty object, when a chubby little hand scooped it up.
"What a cute little eggshell! I can use it to plant this busy lizzie seed in." A little girl said happily.
The little eggshell couldn’t believe what happened next. It was washed with water by the chubby little hands, then filled with soil, and finally the little girl planted a small black seed in the soil.
The little eggshell with the seed planted init was placed on a small shelf made of wire by the little girl on a sunny terrace.
The little eggshell hadn’t seen light for ages. Then suddenly, glittering sunlight pierced into its eyes, so it couldn’t open them. Facing the light, it squinted its eyes and felt a bit giddy. At the same time, the little eggshell heard someone talking to it.
"Hello. I’ve not seen a flower pot made of an eggshell before." A porcelain flower pot said.
"Me neither, look how cute it is." Another small flower pot said.
"What is your name? Let's be friends!" Several small flower pots said enthusiastically.
"Ok!" The little eggshell nodded and smiled.
The little eggshell could feel the warmth of the sun on its shell and could smell the warm ‘sunshine scent’ in the air.
"This has to be scent of happiness." The little eggshell said to itself.
Retrospect
039Where Are The Nine Suns (九个太阳去了哪里）
038The Hibernating Buddy（冬眠好伙计）
037The Tale Of The King Toad（蛤蟆大王的故事）
036The Egg Princess（鸡蛋公主）
035Hello（你好）
034The Bus Eats Breakfast（一辆巴士吃早餐）
033Gnaw Gnaw Gnaw Story（啃啃啃的故事）
032If You Meet A Cat（如果你遇见一只猫）
031The Black Swan's Bus Ride（黑天鹅坐公交）
030The Small Volcano（星期二爆发的小火山）
029The Ink Monster （墨水怪）
028Seeds Drifting in Spring （在春天里漂游的种子）
027Freckles（我的雀斑）
026Star Flood Season（星星汛期）
025Happy Mushroom(这将是幸福的小蘑菇，树懒们都知道）
024The Witch Mountain (巫婆山）
023The Hungry Little Devil Umm(小恶魔厄厄小时候饿了）
022The Cat And The Peach Tree（猫和桃树）
021The Little Fairy (看烟火的小妖精）
020The Fox And The Flower (狐狸和花）
019Salty! Salty! Salty Egg Yolk! (咸的！咸的！咸蛋黄！）
018The Befuddled Little Fuzzy (糊涂的小怪物）
017Island of Animals（动物岛国）
016The Moon Was A Bird With One Wing（月亮原来是一只单翅鸟）
015The Little Clown（森林里的野生小小丑）
014Was I Once a Little Lamb (我曾是只小绵羊吗）
013The Story of the Blue Fish (一条小蓝鱼的由来）
012The Tale of Mr Rabbit and Mr Cat （被冤枉的猫先生）
011The Toy “Bandit” （爱做饭的强盗）
010Sky Ceiling（家里有一片天）
009The Cowardly Little Monster（胆小的小怪物）
008Bear Taking A Walk（小熊去散步）
007There's a Peach Fairy in the Watermelon（西瓜里有个桃子精）
006Tiny Fox in the Garden of Gems（宝石园里的小狐狸）
005The Pizza Prince（披萨王子的故事）
004Red Beard, Blue Beard, and Golden Beard（红胡子、黄胡子和蓝胡子）
003The Lime Green Lion（淡绿色狮子）
002Miss Broccoli And Purple Cabbage（西兰花和紫甘蓝）
001Bach The Elephant（我和肯尼亚的象）
000King of the Black Hole（黑洞大胃王）
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/ WRITER /
Li Yan
Loves reading, travel, daydreaming, and writing. Gentle appearance, mentally tough. Smile in the face of adversity. Always have a dream, even if it seems far away.
/ TRANSLATOR /
Ros Clitheroe
Ros graduated with BA in Chinese language at Leeds University in 2007. She studied in Beijing for 1 year as part of the course. She currently works as a manager of a cycling club and a freelance translator in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
/ VOICE ARTIST /
Mya Fisher
Mya is a 18-year-old freelance voice actress who resides in the United States. She has trained as a performer for 10 years, receiving awards in theatre production and classical ballet. Mya is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science, as a Chemistry major, from Iowa State University. When Mya is not performing or working in a lab, she enjoys archery, badminton, and spending time with her rabbit, Mr. Nibbles.
/ ILLUSTRATOR /
Rosa Immortalem
A "Middle-earth" girl who believes paintbrushes are magical.
/ EDITORS 儿童团 /
Miss. Curiosity/Emma/ Tai
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