3Wings3翅膀Thenextdaywasverywet.ItrainedalldayandthechildrencouldnotgotoseethePsammead.Theystayedathomeandwroteletterstotheirmother.ButnoneofthemtoldheraboutthePsammead.Andthedayafterthat，theirUncleRichardcameandtookthemout，sotheydidnotseethePsammeadfortwodays.ButAntheaspentalotoftimethinkingaboutwhattowishfor.第二天外面很湿。雨下了一天，孩子们不能去看赛米德。他们呆在家里给母亲写信。可谁也没把赛米德的事告诉她。又过了一天，他们的理查德叔叔来了并带他们出去了，所以他们两天没见赛米德。可安西娅花了很多时间想她该许些什么愿。Thenextmorning，whileMarthawasbusywithBaby，thechildrenleftthehousequietlyandwenttoseethePsammead.Ontheway，Antheasaidtotheothers，'Iknowwhatwecanaskfor——wings！'再一天的早上，马莎正忙着照顾小弟弟时，孩子们悄悄离开家去看赛米德。在路上安西娅对大家说：“我知道我们希望要什么了——翅膀！”Theothersweresilentforaminute，butthentheyallagreedthattheytoowouldliketohavewings.一时别人都没说话，可然后他们都赞成，他们也愿意长出翅膀。TheyfoundthePsammeadeasily.'Iwishweallhadbeauti-fulwingstoflywith，'Antheasaid.他们没费劲就找到了赛米德。“我希望我们都有美丽的、可以用以飞翔的翅膀，”安西娅说。ThePsammeadmadeitselfverybigandthenwentsmallagain.Thechildrenfeltstrangeforaminuteandwhentheylooked，theysawthattheyhadbeautifulsoftwingsofmanycolours.Theymovedthemaboutandjumpedupanddown，andsoontheycouldseethegreenfieldsandsunnywoodsbelowthemandtheblueskyabove.Theycouldfly！Itwaswonderful，andtheyflewoverthewoodsandtrees，thetownsandvillages，foralongtime.Buttheybegantogethungry.赛米德把自己变得非常大，然后又变小。一时孩子们觉得有些异样，可当他们一看，他们看见自己已长出了五颜六色的、软软的、美丽的翅膀。他们拍着翅膀跳上跳下，很快看见他们下方绿色的田野和阳光照耀着的小树林以及上方蔚蓝色的天空。他们会飞了！这太棒了。他们飞过树林、城乡，飞了好久。可他们开始饿了。Justthentheysawbelowthemsometreesfulloflargeredplums.'Wemustn'tsteal，'Cyrilsaid.正在这时他们看见下面有些树，树上满是又大又红的李子。“我们可不能偷啊。”西里尔说。'We'vegotwings，'Janeansweredquickly，'sowe'rebirds.It'sallrightforbirdstotakethings.Birdscan'tsteal.'“我们长了翅膀，”简很快地答道，“所以我们就是鸟。鸟拿点东西没关系。鸟不会偷。”Sotheyflewdownontothetrees，andtheyateasmanyoftheplumsastheycould.所以他们飞下来落在树上，尽情地大吃李子。Theywerefinishingtheplumswhentheysawaveryangrylittlefatman，whowashurryingthroughthetrees.Theywerehisplumsandthepoormanthoughtthatboysfromthevillagewerestealingthem.Butwhenhesawthatthechildrenhadwings，hismouthfellopenandhisfacewentgreen.Antheadidnotwanttostealanything，ofcourse，sosheflewdownandpushedsomemoneyintohispocket.他们正要吃完的时候，突然看见一个非常生气的小矮胖子。他正急急忙忙地在树间穿梭。那是他的李子，那可怜的人认为是村里的孩子们在偷他的李子。但是当他看见这几个孩子长着翅膀时，他张大了嘴巴，脸色苍白。安西娅当然不愿偷东西，所以她飞下来把一些钱塞在他兜里。'Don'tbeafraid，'shesaid.'We'vehadsomeofyourplums.Wethoughtthatitwasn'tstealing，butnowI'mnotsosure.Sothatwassomemoneytopayforthem.'“别怕，”她说，“我们吃了你的一些李子。我们起初觉得这不是偷，可现在我也不敢那么肯定。所以那是付给你的些李子钱。”Thelittlemansatthereonthegroundandlookedupintothesky.'Talkingbirds！Childrenwithwings！Thisisalessonforme.Fromnowon，I'mgoingtoliveabetterlife，'hesaid.Andhewentintothehouseandwasverykindtohiswife.那个胖子坐在那儿地上，仰望着天空。“会说话的鸟！长翅膀的孩子！这对我可是一课。从今...