经典绘本《Monkey's Magic pipe》

Long ago, in a faraway forest, lived a monster, He lived in a cave of bones,
He was huge.He was hairy.He was hungry.
One morning, the Monster went into the forest with his hunting bag.
He sang in his horrible voice,
"I'm going to eat you. Wait and see.
I'm the Monster. Beware of me!"
Snake slid away.
Parrot flew off. Panther hid.
The Monster went to the drinking pool.
He sat and waited.
He had hairy arms for catching. He had big, yellow teeth for crunching.
I am the best at waiting, he said.
As he sat in a bush by the pool, he sang in his horrible voice,
"I'm going to eat you. Wait and see. I'm the Monster. Beware of me!"
Snake was first to come to drink.
As she slid into the pool, the Monster pounced. Got you!" shouted the Monster. Into my bag." Snake was trapped.
Parrot was next to come to the pool.

As he flew down, the Monster grabbed him. "Got you!" shouted the Monster. "Into my bag." Parrot was trapped.
Then Panther slipped out of the shadows.
He was strong, but the Monster was stronger. "Got you!" shouted the Monster. "Into my bag." Even Panther was trapped.
"I shall eat them all," roared the Monster, as he set off back to his cave of bones. The bag bumped along behind him. "I am the best at hunting!" he said.
The Monster saw Monkey sitting under a tree.
"Yum," he said. "Pudding!" Monkey had a pipe in her little paw. She looked at the hunting bag.
Monkey knew her friends were inside, but she was clever and had an idea to set them free. "Monster," she called, "you are the best dancer in the forest. This new tune is just for you."
I must be the best dancer," said the Monster, because I am the best at everything. He pointed his hairy toe. Play for me," he said.
Monkey played and the Monster danced. Then Monkey stopped.
It's no good," she said sadly.
What a pity. You dance so well."
"What do you mean?" roared the Monster. You need a partner," said Monkey.
"I have one," said the Monster, and dragged Snake out of his bag.
The Monster put Snake around his neck and danced and danced.
"Good," said Monkey. "Now change partners."
The Monster opened his bag again and took out Parrot.
Snake slid away.
Parrot just flapped and screeched. He was not a good dancer.
The Monster had to dance around him.
"I am the best at dancing," the Monster said.
"Change partners," called Monkey. The Monster opened his bag again. He pulled Panther out by his tail.
Parrot flew off.Panther struggled and snapped.
The Monster danced faster and faster. He stamped his hairy feet and clicked his claws.
Change partners," called Monkey.
Panther sprang into the bushes.
The Monster looked in his hunting bag.
"My bag is empty," he roared , The leaves shook on evey tree
The Monster chased Monkey, puffing and panting.
But he was so tired he could hardly sing his song .
"I'm going to eat you. Wait and see. l'm the Monster. Beware of me!"
"Not today," said Monkey.
"Today, Monkey is the best of all!"
Monkey skipped away, playing her pipe. And all the animals who heard it danced.
And what happened to the Monster?
He was so tired, he lay down in his cave of bones and snored until the bones rattled.
If you ever find his cave .
Don't go in!

猴子的魔笛

很久以前，在遥远的森林里有一只怪物。他住在一个满是白骨的山里。怪物的个头儿很大，浑身长满了毛，而且，他好像永远都吃不饱似的。
一天早上，怪物扛着他用来装猎物的大口袋走进了森林。他用可怕的声音唱道:
“我要吃了你们。等着瞧。
我是个怪物。你们别想逃!”
蛇吓得赶紧溜了。鹦鹉吓得飞走了。黑豹吓得藏了起来。
怪物来到动物们]饮水的水塘边。
他坐下来等待猎物的出现。他有两只长满了毛的胳膊，猎物都逃不出他的掌心。
他的牙又大又黄，可以把猎物的骨头嚼得嘎嘎响。
“等多久我都不怕。”怪物喊道。
怪物坐在水塘边的灌木丛里，用他那可怕的声音唱道:
“我要吃了你们。等着瞧。
我是个怪物。你们别想逃!
第一个忍不住出来喝水的是蛇。
就在她要滑进水塘的时候，怪物猛地扑了过去。
“抓住你了!”怪物大声喊道， “在我的口袋里好好儿呆着吧。就这样，蛇被装进了口袋。
鹦鹉是第二个到水塘边来的。
他从树上一飞下来，怪物就-把抓住了他。
“抓住你了!”怪物大声喊道，” 在我的口袋里好好儿呆着吧。”就这样，鹦鹉也被装进了口袋。不一会儿，黑豹也从暗处溜了出来。
黑豹很强壮，但怪物比他更强壮。
“抓住你了!”怪物大声喊道，“在我的口袋里好好儿呆着吧，”连黑豹都被装进了怪物的口袋。
“我要把他们统统吃掉!”怪物边咆哮着，
一边兴冲冲地往自己满是白骨的山洞走去。
装满猎物的口袋在他身后颠来晃去。
“我真是捕猎的能手!”他说。
这时，怪物发现猴子正坐在一 棵大树下。
“美味呀!”他叫道，“猴子点心! ”
猴子的小爪子里握着一一只笛子。
她看了看怪物装满猎物的口袋。
猴子知道那里面装着她的朋友们，
她很聪明，已经想到了解教他们的办法。怪物再次打开口袋，把鹦鹉抓了出来。蛇乘机逃走了。
鹦鹊随着音乐边拍打翅膀一边尖叫。他的舞跳得-团糟。
怪物只能围着他跳。
“我才是跳得最好的!”怪物说道。“再换个舞伴!”猴子朝怪物喊道。怪物又打开了口袋。
他抓住黑豹的尾巴一把将他拽了出来。鹦鹉乘机飞走了。
黑豹拼命挣扎撕咬。
怪物跳得越来越快。
他用毛茸茸的脚点着地，用爪子打着拍子。“换个舞伴吧!”猴子提醒道。
黑豹乘机蹿进灌木丛里不见了。“怪物，”猴子喊道， “你是森林里最棒的舞者。这首新曲子是我专门为你写的。”
“我绝对是最好的舞者。”怪物回答道，
“因为我做什么都是最好的。”
他指了指自己毛茸茸的脚趾。
“快吹笛子给我伴奏。”他对猴子说道。
猴子吹响了笛子，怪物跳起舞来。
不一-会儿，猴子就停了下来。
“一点儿也不好玩儿。”猴子难过地说，
“太可惜了。你跳得很好，但有点儿美中不足。”“你是什么意思?”怪物咆哮起来。
“你需要一一个舞伴。”猴 子回答道。
“我这儿有一个。”怪物说着，把蛇从口袋里拉了出来。怪物把蛇缠在自己的脖子上跳啊跳。
“太棒了!”猴子说，“现在换个舞伴。 ”怪物往装猎物的口袋里瞧了瞧。
“我的口袋里什么都没有了!”他愤怒地咆哮起来。
连树上的叶子都被震动了。
怪物拼命追赶着猴子，追得上气不接下气。
他太累了，连自己最喜欢的歌都唱不好了....
“我要吃了你们。等着瞧。
我是个怪物。你们别想逃!
“今天可不行。”猴子说道，“今天， 猴子才是最厉害的!”猴子吹着她的笛子逃走了。
动物们听到笛声都欢快地跳起舞来。
而怪物怎么样了呢?
他累极了，正在他那堆满骨头的山洞里呼呼大睡呢。
要是没有骨头咔咔折断的声音，恐怕他是不会醒来了。
如果哪天你找到了他的山洞...
可千万别进去呦！