Animals should definitely not wear clothing
动物们当然不能穿衣服
By Judi Barrett
illustrated by Ron Barrett
Because it would be disastrous for a porcupine,
因为这对豪猪来说是灾难性的,
Because a camel might wear it in the wrong places,
因为一只骆驼会戴到错误的地方,
Because a snake would lose it,
因为一只蛇会把它弄丢,
Because a mouse could get lost in it,
因为一只老鼠可能在里面迷了路,
Because a sheep might find it terribly hot,
因为一只绵羊会觉得它热得可怕,
Because it could be very messy for a pig,
因为它会被一只猪弄得脏兮兮,
Because it might make life hard for a hen,
因为它会让一只母鸡生活很艰难,
Because a kangaroo would find it quite unnecessary,
因为一只袋鼠会发现它完全没必要,
Because a giraffe might look sort of silly,
因为一只长颈鹿会看起来有点傻,
Because a billy goat would eat it for lunch,
因为它会被一只雄山羊当成午餐吃掉,
Because it would always be wet on a walrus,
因为它总会被海象弄湿,
Because a moose could never manage,
因为一头麋鹿永远也不会穿好,
Because opossums might wear it upside down by mistake,
因为负鼠们总会把它们穿反,
And most of all, because it might be very embarrassing.
最重要的是,因为它可能会非常尴尬。
好啦,今天的故事就到这啦~