A small step a day

There is a saying in "Xunzi · Persuasion": "Don't accumulate step by step, there is no thousand miles." No matter how high our goals are, as long as we improve a small point every day, we will eventually reach the other side of the ideal.

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A small step a day

By Maggiemurphy

Artby Zachariah Ohora

Translation: Lu Yenan

Squirrel had a new time house.

"I wish I can," Said Chipmunk. "But I can n’t."

"Maybe Sometime Tomorrow?" Asked Squirrel.

"I can n’t at all, ever." Chipmunk Stared at the Group. "It’ s such a long way up that I ’m kind of scared."

Squirrel Thought Awhile. Finally She Said, "WANT to Practice Going Up? We Calld Climb A Little of the Way and ComE Right Back Down.

"Let’ s try it, "Said Chipmunk.

So they climbed Five Steps Toward the Tree House, and Came Download. When Chipmunk ’s Feet Touchd the GROUND, the Friends Said," Hooraay! "

On the second day, the climbed ten steps, and came down. "Hooray!"

On the third day, the climbed Fifteen Steps, and came down. "Hooray!"

The fire day came. They Started Climbing.

Soon they we inside the tree house.

"Hooray! You did it!" Said Squirrel.

"Thanks, squirrel. And it’ s a wonderful house! "

Translation:

The squirrel moved into a new tree house. "Please come to my house and sit." She said to her neighbors and friends.

"I also want to sit up," said the chipmine, "but I can't."

"Is it tomorrow?" Squirrel asked.

"I'm afraid -I will never do it," the chipmus stared at the ground and said, "It's too high to climb, I'm a little scared."

The squirrel thought for a moment, and finally she said, "Do you want to exercise yourself? We climb up now, and then come down immediately. After that, we climb more every day."

"Let's try it." The chipmus replied.

In this way, they climbed towards the tree house five steps and then came down. When the feet of the chipmilis are exposed to the ground, the good partner cheers: "It's great!"

The next day, they climbed up ten steps before, and they cheered: "It's great!"

On the third day, they climbed up fifteen steps before going down. They cheered: "It's great!"

On the fourth day, they started to climb up again. "It's coming," said the shovenned mouse pantingly, "I'm not afraid at all."

Soon, they came to the tree house.

"It's great! You did it!" Speaking said happily.

"Thank you, squirrel. This is really a beautiful house!"

Knowledge link:

Both the chipmine and squirrel are rodents. What is the difference between the two? In terms of morphological characteristics, the back of the chipmiper is light yellow or orange -red, with 5 dark brown vertical patterns, so it is known as the "five eyebrows". Shipuel weighs about 100g, and adult squirrels weigh about 300g, so the chipmiper is smaller than pine and weighs lighter weight. In addition, the living habits of the two are not the same. Squirrels live on trees all year round, while chipmiper moves on the ground most of the time.

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