課外閱讀美文欣賞：野鴨沃利的故事

1、野鴨沃利的故事老話：“生于憂患，死于安樂?！盇flockofwildduckswereflyinginformation1),headingsouthforthewinter.TheyformedabeautifulVinthesky,andwereadmiredbyeveryonewhosawthemfrombelow.Oneday,Wally,oneofthewildducksintheformation,spottedsomethingontheground.Itwasabarnyardwithaflockoftame2)duckswholivedonthefarm.Theywerewa

2、ddling3)aroundontheground,quacking4)merrilyandeatingcornthatwasthrownonthegroundforthemeveryday.Wallylikedwhathesaw."Itsurewouldbenicetohavesomeofthatcorn,"hethoughttohimself."Andallthisflyingisverytiring.I'dliketojustwaddlearoundforawhile."Soafterthinkingitoverawhile,Wallyle

3、fttheformationofwildducks,madeasharpdive,andheadedforthebarnyard.Helandedamongthetameducks,andbegantowaddlearoundandquackmerrily.Healsostartedeatingcorn.TheformationofwildduckscontinuedtheirjourneySouth,butWallydidn'tcare."I'llrejointhemwhentheycomebackNorthinafewmonths,"hesaidtohi

4、mself.Severalmonthswentbyandsureenough,Wallylookedupandspottedtheflockofwildducksinformation,headingnorth.Theylookedbeautifulupthere.AndWallywastiredofthebarnyard.Itwasmuddyandeverywherehewaddled,therewasnothingbutduckdoo5)."It'stimetoleave."saidWally.SoWallyflapped6)hiswingsfuriouslya

5、ndtriedtogetairborne7).Buthehadgainedsomeweightfromallhiscorn-eating,andhehadn'texercisedhiswingsmucheither.Hefinallygotofftheground,buthewasflyingtoolowandslammedintothesideofthebarn.Hefelltothegroundwithathud8)andsaidtohimself,"Oh,well,I'lljustwaituntiltheyflysouthinafewmonths.ThenI&#

6、39;llrejointhemandbecomeawildduckagain."Whentheflockflewoverheadoncemore,Wallyagaintriedtolifthimselfoutofthebarnyard.Buthesimplydidn'thavethestrength.Everywinterandeveryspring,hesawhiswildduckfriendsflyingoverhead,andtheywouldcallout9)tohim.Buthisattemptstoleavewereallinvain10).EventuallyW

7、allynolongerpaidanyattentiontothewildducksflyingoverhead.Hehardlyevennoticedthem.Hehad,afterall,becomeabarnyardduck.一群野鴨排著整齊的隊(duì)形飛往南方過冬。他們在空中組成一個美麗的“V字，地面上的人抬頭仰望，無不贊嘆。天，隊(duì)伍中的野鴨沃利，發(fā)現(xiàn)了地面上的一些東西。原來在谷倉前的一塊空地上，一群農(nóng)場養(yǎng)的家鴨在搖擺著走來走去，歡快地嘎嘎叫著，啄食著人們每天撒在地上喂它們的谷物。沃利喜歡眼前的景象。“吃點(diǎn)兒那種谷物應(yīng)該不錯，”他暗想：“這樣的飛行實(shí)在是令人疲憊不堪。我還真想下去溜達(dá)一會兒。

8、”于是，考慮片刻之后，沃利離開了野鴨隊(duì)伍，一個急速俯沖，朝著谷倉飛去。他落在了家鴨群中，開始四處踱來踱去，歡叫個不停，還吃起了地上的谷物。天上的野鴨群繼續(xù)著他們的南方之旅，但沃利毫不在意?！皫讉€月后，等他們飛回北方的時候，我再歸隊(duì)。”他自言自語道。幾個月過去了，果不其然，沃利仰望天空，找到了那群隊(duì)形整齊的北歸野鴨。他們在空中看起來很美。而沃利也早已在這塊空地上待膩了。這里滿是泥濘，所到之處都是鴨屎?！霸撾x開這兒了?！蔽掷f。于是沃利拼命拍打翅膀，試圖飛上藍(lán)天。可因?yàn)槌粤斯任?，他的體重增加了不少，再加上他不經(jīng)常活動翅膀，所以盡管他最終飛離了地面，但卻飛得很低，撞到谷倉的側(cè)圍上，砰的一聲摔到了地上。沃利自言自語道：“哦，好吧，那就再等幾個月，等他們再次南飛時，我再歸隊(duì)，再變回