The tame swan is a very gentle bird. It likes to swim on streams and ponds. When it is young it is gray, and not at all a pretty bird; but when it is full-grown it is as white as snow.,
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看看照片里那只天鹅。看看他们独自航行时有多么的优雅。
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Look at the swan in the picture. See how graceful it is as it sails along.,
Among the bushes and high grass near the water the swan builds its nest. It is made of dry sticks or rushes, and is placed on the ground. Here the swan lays its eggs.,
As soon as the young ones are hatched, away the little creatures run to the water! They need no school and no teaching, for God has made them so that they can swim at once, as well as the old birds.,
Did you ever see the feet of a swan? They are made for swimming. All birds that love the water, and swim in it, have web-feet. Swans have web-feet, and so have ducks, and a number of other birds.,
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他们都能游的很好;但是鸡和麻雀就完全不能游泳,因为他们不像天鹅和鸭子一样有蹼足。
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They can all swim well; but hens and chickens and sparrows cannot swim at all, for they have not web-feet like the swan and the duck.,
The swan has a long neck; and by means of it, it can reach its food without diving as ducks do. The swan feeds on the seeds, leaves, and roots of water-plants.,
What colour is the swan when it is young? What colour is it when it is full-grown? Where does it build its nest? What is the nest made of? What do the young swans do, as soon as they are hatched? What kind of feet has the swan? What other bird has the same kind of feet? Of what use is the swan’s long neck? What does it feed on?,