Where Has the Turtle Gone?

Once there was a rabbit and a turtle who lived together.

One day, the rabbit had a big headache, probably

because he had eaten too many carrots, especially

genetically modified carrots. They are very big and filling,

and God knows what things they put in there. So all kinds

of mixtures that might not agree with each other were

fighting in his stomach. And when the stomach doesn't

have enough space, it goes up to the head.

So the rabbit got a headache.

So he asked the turtle, "Oh, brother, could you please

go to the pharmacy and get me some headache medicine,

because my head is pounding? I went to a party last night

where they served such big carrots, and I ate too many.

I also drank some carrot juice, and I got a hangover.

So would you please go to the drug store and get me

some headache medicine quickly? Quick!"

So, from his room, the turtle said, "OK!" But then one

hour passed by; then two hours passed by, then three

hours, then four hours. And the turtle was nowhere to

be seen. And the hung-over rabbit was just staying in bed,

feeling such a headache that he got really mad. He said,

"This is such a stupid turtle! Wait until he comes

back here. I will give him a piece of my mind! I have

such a terrible headache like this, and where is he?

The drug store is only around the corner. Such

a stupid guy!" Then, fifteen minutes after he had spoken,

he heard a reply from the turtle's room. And the turtle

said, "Now that you are talking bad about me

like that, I am not going anymore."

乌龟哪去了？

　　有一只兔子和乌龟住在一起。有一天，兔子头痛得

很厉害，也许是因为吃太多红萝卜了，特别是那种基因

改造的红萝卜，特别的肥大，谁知道他们在那里面加了

什么。各种的东西混在一起，彼此间互不相容，就在

兔子的胃里打起仗来，当胃没有足够空间时，

那些东西就跑到头里去，所以兔子就头痛了。

　　因此兔子就拜托乌龟说：「噢！兄弟啊，可不可以

拜托你去药房帮我买一些止头痛药回来，因为我的头痛

得实在厉害。我昨天晚上参加了一场宴会，他们供应了

特大号的红萝卜，我吃了一大堆，又灌了不少红萝卜汁，

然后就宿醉了。拜托你赶快去药房帮我买一些止头痛药

回来，快去吧！」乌龟在他的房里说道：「OK！」

　　然后，一个小时过去了，二个小时过去了，三个

小时过去了，四个小时也过去了！但就是看不到乌龟

的踪影。这只宿醉的兔子摊在床上，头痛欲裂，感到

昏天暗地，忍不住骂了起来：「这只笨乌龟，等一下

他回来的时候，我一定要他好看！我的头痛成这样，

他却不知道跑到哪里去！药房就在转角而已，真是个

大笨蛋！」他说完十五分钟后，听到乌龟的房里传来

声音，说道：「你居然把我骂得这么难听，

我不要再继续往前走了！」