老爸读诗-大山和小松鼠 The Mountain and the Squirrel

The Mountain and the SquirrelRalph Waldo EmersonThe mountain and the squirrelHad a quarrel,And the former called the latter "Little prig;"Bun replied:"You are doubtless very big;But all sorts of things and weatherMust be taken in togetherTo make up a year,And a sphere.And I think it no disgraceTo occupy my place.If I'm not so large as you,You are not so small as I,And not half so spry:I'll not deny you makeA very pretty squirrel track.Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;If I cannot carry forests on my back,Neither can you crack a nut.大山和小松鼠爱默生有一座大山和一只小松鼠争得脸红脖子粗，大山笑话小松鼠“太小”；小卷毛儿回答：“你是大个儿，我当然知道，可世上有这样那样的东西,它们必须凑在一起才能组成大家庭，才有四季的运行。我站在我的位置上，从没把自己瞧不上。如果说我的个子没你高，你想变小还变不了，也不像我那样敏捷活泼；不过我并不否认你为我准备了一条挺棒的小道。本领各不同，各有各的招儿，要说我背不动森林是实情，可你连咬碎个核桃也干不成。”