今天又是一本长知识的绘本赏析，来自于印度的民间故事。《How Elephants Lost their Wings》.
This story is about flying elephant, two gods, houses, peacocks and banana trees.
这是个关于飞行象，两位天神，房子，孔雀和香蕉树的故事。
Once upon a time, elephants could fly. They flew everywhere.
从前，大象们会飞，它们到处飞来飞去。
They flew high into the sky and down to the ground.They even looped the loop.
它们飞到天空中，又落到地面上。它们甚至会翻筋斗。
Sometimes,the gods flew on their backs.
有时，天神会坐在它们的背上飞行。
But the elephants were noisy. They yelled,and crowed like roosters.
但是，大象们太吵了。它们大叫，像公鸡一样啼名。
Trees and houses shook below them.
树和房子会在下面摇晃。
They flew into trees and smashed them. They landed on houses and fell right through.
它们飞进树里，破坏它们。它们落在房子上直接穿过去。
Soon all the trees were broken and there were no houses left.
很快，所有的树毁坏了，房子也没剩下。
"We must stop them," said the gods, and they thought of a thick.
天神说：“我们必须阻止它们”。 他们想到了一个计策。
They invited the elephants to a grand feast. The elephants ate and ate.
他们邀请大象参加一场盛大的宴会。大象们吃啊吃。
When their tummies were full, they slept.
吃饱后，它们就睡着了。
The gods took away their wings. They gave them to the peacocks and the banana trees.
这时，天神们拿走了它们的翅膀。他们把翅膀给了孔雀和香蕉树。
The elephants were very cross. They shouted and they stomped.
大象们非常生气。它们大喊，它们跺脚。
But they didn't get their wings back and they never flew again.
但是，它们却再也拿不回它们的翅膀，再也不会飞了。
