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第八版 寰球天地

Catching Snails 荷塘边摸螺蛳

小学部306班 陆启禾

At a sunny and mild day, my father and I went to a lotus pond next to the Dongqian Lake by bus. Although the lotuses were not in full bloom, the leaves had fully grown up and covered every inch of the lake surface. Through a leaf gap I could see lovely flower buds in early puberty. I sat down at a huge piece of rock, feeling quite relaxed and comfortable as if I had already become a part of the lotus pond.

There was a lot of snails sticking on the rocks, which impressed me a lot. My father and I jumped into the pond at once since most snails stuck in small rock tunnels or the bottom of stones. Surprisingly, I could get these snails easier than my father because of my smaller hands. At last, we put all the snails into a plastic bag after throwing away some ones that were too small to eat.

By the way, I even found a special snail which was twice bigger than a normal one. My father was also surprised at first but he soon realized that it was a vivpavidae. He even told me a wonderful story about a beautiful lady who used to live inside a vivpavidae.

One hour later we got enough snails and went back home. At that night, I had a dream that I also became a snail girl.

 

一个风和日丽的下午,我乘公交车来到东钱湖畔的一个荷塘边,此时,刚放暑假,荷花还未盛开,然而荷叶已经长得茂盛,一瓣瓣的荷叶像一把把小伞覆盖了整个荷塘,一朵朵尖尖的、饱满的红色花蕾在一片绿叶护衬下亭亭玉立、含苞待放,十分吸引眼球。我蹲在荷塘边的石条上,伸手可触摸到荷叶,荷叶的清香随一阵阵凉风徐徐袭来,沁人心肺,我像一朵荷塘里的小荷尖,沉浸在湖光山色中,心旷神怡,流连忘返。

石条的大部分浸没在水中,爬满了一个个螺蛳,我随便伸手一摸,就可以摸到几个螺蛳,我干脆脱下鞋子,卷起裤腿蹚到水里,把小手伸进石缝里,手掌一抹就一把螺蛳,一抹就一把螺蛳,挑几个大的放在盆里,把小螺蛳放回去,不多久就一大盆了。这时我在石条上摸到一个大螺蛳,感觉好像一块小石头。我举起手一看,是一个又肥又圆的大田螺,于是爸爸提起我的小手,一边给我讲田螺姑娘的故事,一边踏上归途。

回到家,天色已晚,我抓紧上床休息,很快进入梦乡。睡梦中我自己仿佛变成了一个美丽、聪明、勤劳而又善良的田螺姑娘。

 

 (指导老师:徐翠玲)