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What will Walrus do? Everyone at the North Pole was very excited. There was going to be a
show and ANYONE could be in it. ?I will do skating,? said Arctic Fox. ?I?m good at that!? ?I?ll do tumbling,? said Polar Bear. ?No one tumbles quite like me!? ?I?ll do singing,? said Seal. ?Everyone says I have a very fine voice!? ?Then I?ll do diving,? said Whale. ?I won a prize for diving at school, you know!? They all looked at Walrus. ?What will YOU do?? they asked. But Walrus was not good at anything. He wasn?t good at skating, and he wasn?t good at tumbling. He was terrible at singing, and when he tried to dive, he always got water up his nose. He sat and chewed his whiskers sadly. ?Never mind,? said Arctic Fox. ?You can watch us.? Arctic Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale practised hard for the big show. Walrus hid behind a snowdrift and watched, and chewed his whiskers. He wished he was good at something. 2 The big night At last, the big night arrived. Everyone sat down and waited for the show to begin. Walrus sat in the front row. He was very excited. Fox came onto the ice and bowed. Everyone cheered. Then Fox began to skate. Fox skated forwards and backwards and sideways. She skated in perfect circles and figures of eight. She was elegant and amazing! Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Fox made it all look so easy. Walrus was sure that if he really tried he could skate just like Fox. He couldn?t stop himself. He just had to leap onto the ice and join in with Fox. ?I can skate,? he cried. ?Look at me!? But Walrus couldn?t skate at all. He could only trip up and fall over. He bumped into Fox, and Fox went flat on her face. FLOMP! Fox was very upset. ?Walrus has RUINED my act,? she wailed. Next, it was Polar Bear?s turn. He rolled out across the ice like a big, white snowball. Everyone clapped wildly. Then Polar Bear began to tumble. He did jumps and spins and somersaults, and stood on his head. Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Polar Bear made it all look such fun. Walrus was sure that this time, if he really tried, he could tumble just like Polar Bear. All of a sudden, Walrus just couldn?t stop himself, and he leaped onto the ice. ?I can tumble too,? he cried. ?Look at me!? But Walrus couldn?t tumble at all. He could only trip up and fall over. He tripped up Polar Bear, who came down with a WALLOP. From bad to worse It was Seal?s turn next. She gave Walrus a don?t-you-dare stare, and then she started to sing: ?O, how many heart rejoices when I see the Northern Lights. My ear is filled with voices sweetly singing in the night!? Walrus listened. What a beautiful song! Surely if he really tried, he could sing as beautifully as Seal? Oh dear. Walrus just couldn?t stop himself again. ?I know that song,? he cried. ?I can sing it too!? He leaped up and started singing along with Seal. But Walrus couldn?t sing! He sounded terrible. In fact, he sounded like a rusty old bucket. Seal stopped singing and burst into floods of tears. ?Walrus has RUINED my song,? she wailed. Whale was last. He was pretty certain that Walrus could not ruin his act. Whale leaped high out of the water. Then he fell back with an enormous splash! Walrus watched. He wished that he could dive like that. His flippers began to twitch, and his whiskers bristled with excitement. He tried and tried his very best not to join in. But then he had a brilliant idea. ?I?ll hold my nose when I dive,? he thought. ?Then the water won?t go up it!? Walrus just couldn?t stop himself. He had to join in. ?Everybody, look at me!? he cried, as he leaped into the water. ?I can dive too!? But just at that moment, Whale was getting ready to spout a big jet of water. WHOOSH! Whale spouted Walrus high into the air! Everyone was watching Walrus now. They weren?t watching Whale at all. They clapped and cheered as Walrus landed back in the sea with a
SPLOSH! Whale was furious. ?You are a meddling, incompetent BUFFOON!? he roared. ?You have RUINED my act. Now GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!? Whale was pretty scary when he was angry. Walrus turned tail and fled. He hid behind a snowdrift, feeling sad and very sorry. 4 The show will go on! The show was over. Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale stood in a line, blushing and wishing that Walrus had not ruined everything. But everyone was cheering like mad. ?Well done, Polar Bear, well done, Seal! Well done, Fox and Whale!’ they shouted. ?But where?s the clown? Why isn?t he here? Where?s Walrus?? Behind his snowdrift, Walrus heard the cheers. Were they really cheering for him, too? Yes! They were! He shuffled up to Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale. ?I?m very sorry,? he said. ?So you should be,? said Fox. “At least everyone thought you were part of the show,” said Polar Bear. “I suppose,” said Seal, “if Walrus was really part of our next show, it couldn?t be any worse.” Walrus was overjoyed. “Me?” he cried. “Truly? Can I be part of the show? Can I join in next time?” “Yes,” said Whale. “It will be a lot safer that way. You can be the clown. As long as you do it properly.” Walrus practiced hard and became a very good clown indeed. Now he is so good that Fox, Polar Bear, Seal and Whale are glad he is taking part. Sometimes, when Walrus is clowning around, they really just can?t stop themselves. They have to join in too!
每个人都在北极非常兴奋。将会有一场任何人都可以参加的表演,。北极狐说,我会滑冰。我擅长! 北极熊说,“我会翻跟头。没有人翻的比我好! 海报说，我会唱歌。每个人都说我有一个非常细的嗓音!鲸鱼说,我会做潜水。我在学校获过奖,你们知道的! 他们都看着海象。“你会干什么?“他们问。但是海象并不擅长任何东西。他不擅长滑冰,他也不擅长翻跟头。并且他唱歌很可怕,当他试图潜水,他的鼻子总是进水。他伤心地坐着咀嚼他的胡须。没关系, 北极狐说。你可以看我们。北极狐、北极熊、海豹和鲸鱼努力练习表演。海象躲在雪堆,看着他们,咀嚼他的胡须。他希望自己可以擅长些什么。
这个大晚会终于来了，大家都坐在位置上等待演出开始。海象坐在前排，他很兴奋。狐狸走上溜冰场，向大家鞠了一躬。每个人都欢呼起来。然后狐狸开始滑冰。狐狸在场上到处溜着。她滑出了完美的圆圈
和数字8。她是那么姿色超群，不可思议!海象喜欢他看到的这一切。狐狸的动作看上去是那么的容易。海象确信，如果他尝试一下，或许真的可以像狐狸滑的那么好。他情不自禁。他不由自主地跃入溜冰场并且加入表演。我竟然可以滑冰,他哭着说。看着我! 但海象其实并不能滑冰。他只会一次次的被绊倒和摔倒。他撞上了狐狸，随着扑通一声，狐狸摔倒了并且撞到了她的脸。狐狸很沮丧。海象毁了我的演出。她哭着说。
接下来,轮到北极熊。他推出了整个冰像一个又大又白的雪球。大家疯狂地鼓掌。然后北极熊开始翻跟斗。他翻滚着,跳跃着，做着高难度的180°的翻滚，然后站在他的头上。他喜欢他看到的表演。北极熊作者的这一切是那么有趣。海象确信这一次，他如果尽力了,他可能翻得就像北极熊一样。突然,海象再一次情不自禁地想去尝试,他又跳上了舞台。“我也可以翻跟斗,”他再一次哭着说。看我的! 但海象任然不能翻跟斗。他任然只能绊倒和摔倒。他随着哗啦一声，下来冲击力绊倒了北极熊。现在是海豹的扭转时间，她瞪了一眼海象,然后开始唱歌，啊~,快乐地当我看到北极光~。我的耳朵充满了甜美的声音在夜空中回荡~!海象的听着，心里想着，多么漂亮的歌!他再一次认为，他如果试试,他可以唱海豹一样漂亮吗?哦亲爱的，海象完全不由自主了。我知道这首歌,他鬼哭神嚎。“我也会唱!”他跳起来,开始唱歌和海豹。但是海象不能唱!他的歌声听起来很糟糕。事实上,他的声音真的像一个生锈的旧桶。海豹停止唱歌,眼泪就跟洪水一样涌出来。“海象毁了我的歌,”她哭着说。
鲸鱼是最后一个表演。他非常确信海象不能毁了他的演出。鲸鱼跃动出水面。然后他向后翻滚了几周,溅起了巨大的浪花!海象十分关注。
他希望他可以潜水。他的鳍状肢开始抽搐,他的胡须充满了兴奋。他之前试了又试，认为他最好不要加入。但是他有一个好主意。我将我的鼻子捏着，在我潜水的时候,他想，然后水就不去了!海象还是无法停止自己的行动。他不得不参加。“大家看我!”他毅然跳入水中。“我也可以潜水!但就在那一刻,鲸鱼像是衣架准备喷口水的大飞机。嗖!鲸鱼将海象高到空中!现在每个人都在看海象。他们没有看鲸鱼。他们鼓掌和欢呼,海象落回到大海边，鲸鱼非常愤怒。“你是一个干涉被人表演,不称职的小丑!”他怒吼。“你毁了我的表演。现在离开我的视线，滚开!“鲸鱼生气时很可怕。海象夹着尾巴逃走了。他躲在一个雪堆,感到悲伤,对此感到非常抱歉。
演出将继续!节目结束了。狐狸、北极熊、海豹和鲸鱼站在一条线,满脸通红，庆幸着海象没有毁了一切。但每个人都疯狂地欢呼。“干得好,北极熊,干得好,海豹!干得好,狐狸和鲸鱼! 他们喊道。但小丑在哪儿?为什么不是他呢?海象在哪儿?他在的雪堆后面听到了欢呼声。他们真的为他欢呼吗?是的!他们!他慢吞吞地福克斯和北极熊和海豹和鲸鱼。“很抱歉,”他说。“所以你应该,”小狐狸说。“至少每个人都认为你是节目的一部分,“北极熊说。我想说,如果海象是我们当中的一部分,它应该不会捣乱。“海象喜出望外。我? 他留下了眼泪了。“真的吗?我可以成为节目的一部分吗?下次我可以加入吗?”“是的,”鲸鱼说。“这会安全得多。你可以是小丑。只要你正确。