JOHN ANDY，THE SELFISH BOY
约翰o安迪，自私的孩子
1.John Andy is good-looking，dresses neatly，and has easy，graceful manners.But he is little loved or respected，for he is neither noble，nor generous，nor kind.
2.When I first saw him，he was in company with other boys，who wanted to play at “bat and ball.”
3.“I don’t like to play ball，”he said.
4.“Please play，John，”said the other boys.
5.“No，I don‘t like to play ball.”
6.“Please play this once，”they said，entreatingly.“There areonly four of us，and we can’t play without you.”
7.“No；I‘ll not play ball，”answered John，firmly fixed in his intention to have his own way，regardless of the pleasure of others.
8.“Well，what will you play，John？”
9.“I don’t know.Let me think what I like to play best，”said the selfish boy，with an air of great consequence.“I‘ll play ’king，‘or I’ll play ‘lion.’“10.”O，‘lion.’Let‘s play ’lion，‘and we’ll all take turns in being ‘lion，’“shouted the other boys.
11.”I must be ‘lion.’first，“said John，“because I thought ofthe play.”
12.This was agreed to.A cave was built for the lion，and John，on all-fours，took possession of it，roaring and growling in a most lionlike way，as he thought.
13.The other boys，jackals for the time being，brought their offerings，and laid them at a little distance from their king，who growled and snapped most royally on their humble approach，filling the poor jackals with such apparent terror，that they fled away and hid themselves.
14.After a time it was proposed that John should let someoneelse be lion，and take his turn in jackal service.
15.“No，he wouldn‘t；he would rather be lion，and wouldn’tplay unless he could be.”
16.The other boys，wishing to try their power and skill in lionhood，and having some idea of fair play，demurred at this，and ceased ministering to his majesty.
17.He growled and roared in his cave，unattended and unnoticed for a short time，and then rising from his all-fours emerged from it with a most unlionlike growl-“I never saw such selfish，disobliging boys，”said he.
【中文阅读】
1.约翰o 安迪相貌英俊，衣着齐整，而且总是举止优雅。但是没有人喜欢他、尊重他，因为他既不绅士，又不慷慨，更不善良。2.我第一次见到他时，他正和其他几个男孩子在一起，他们想打棒球。
3.“我不喜欢打球。”他说。
4.“玩吧，约翰。”其他人对他说。
5.“不，我不喜欢打球。”
6.“就玩一次，”他们恳求他，“我们一共只有四个人，你如果不玩我们也没有办法玩了。”
7.“不，我不打球，”约翰丝毫不想改变想法，不管其他人会不会不高兴。
8.“好吧，那你想玩什么？”
9.“我不知道，让我想想我最想玩什么，”这个自私的人神情庄重地回答，“我想当国王，或者当狮子。”
10.“好，狮子，我们轮流做狮子。”其他人表示同意，于是喊道。
11.“我必须先当狮子，”约翰说，“因为是我先想到玩这个游戏的。”
12.大家都表示同意。首先他们给狮子挖了一个洞，约翰四脚着地，占领这个洞，就像狮子一样吼叫着。这正如他想的一样。
13.这一局中扮演豺狼的那几个人拿来他们的供奉，把供奉放在离他们的国王不远的地方，每次接近国王时都佯作忠诚地吼叫、撕咬，还假装非常惊恐地跑开、藏起来。
14.过了一会儿，大家要求约翰让别人当狮子，他该当豺狼了。
15.“不会，他才不愿意换呢；他想当狮子，除非他想当狼才能换。”
16.其他人也很想当狮子，想显示一下他们当狮子的能力，因此他们用不再当豺狼来表示抗议。
17.他在洞里又吼又叫，对一切毫不在意，过了一阵，他四肢朝天出现在洞口，一点都不像狮子地喊声传来--“我从来没见过这么自私、不听话的人。”他说道。
