The Wild Wood 野树林

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——肯尼斯·格雷厄姆

本文选自《柳林风声》第三章。作者肯尼斯·格雷厄姆（1859—1932）是英国经典儿童文学作家。本文讲述的是鼹鼠在一个冬日下午独自进入野树林，结果在林中迷了路……本文从动物的视角来观察和感受大自然，让我们感受到小动物们之间的关爱和温情以及对大自然的敬畏。

The Mole had wanted for a long time to meet the Badger. He often spoke about his wish to the Water Rat， “Shall we go and visit him？” suggested the Mole. “Oh， no！” the Rat said， quite alarmed. “He’s very shy， and he wouldn’t like that at all. I know him very well， but I've never visited his home. He lives right in the middle of the Wild Wood.”

“You said you would tell me about the Wild Wood，” said the Mole， “but you never did. Aren’t they very nice people in there？”

“Well，” replied the Rat， “the squirrels and the rabbits， most of them are all right. And Badger， of course. But I think we won't go there just now. It's a long way， and the Badger wouldn't be at home at this time of year. He'll come along one day if you wait quietly.”

But the summer passed and the Badger never came along. Soon the days grew shorter， and the cold weather kept the animals inside their comfortable houses. The Rat slept a lot in the winter， going to bed early and getting up late.

很长时间以来，鼹鼠一直想见灌，他时常把这个愿望告诉水鼠。（剩余2941字）