Deep within a forest a little turtle began to climb a tree. After hours of effort he reached the top, jumped into the air waving his front legs and crashed to the ground. After recovering, he slowly climbed the tree again, jumped, and fell to the ground. The turtle tried again and again while a couple of birds sitting on a branch watched his sad efforts.

Finally, the female bird turned to her mate.

"Dear," she chirped, "I think it's time to tell him he's adopted."

森林的深處，一只小烏龜正在往樹(shù)上爬。幾個(gè)小時(shí)后，它到達(dá)了頂端，然后跳了下去，揮舞著前腿，然后撞到了地上。恢復(fù)好了以后，它慢慢地再次開(kāi)始爬樹(shù)，跳下，然后跌到地上。小烏龜一次又一次地嘗試，有兩只小鳥(niǎo)坐在樹(shù)枝上看著它這悲劇式的嘗試。

終于，雌性小鳥(niǎo)轉(zhuǎn)向她的伴侶。

“親愛(ài)的，”她說(shuō)，“我認(rèn)為是時(shí)候告訴他他是領(lǐng)養(yǎng)來(lái)的了?！?/p>