The KitThe Kite

    A kite，which had been taken by the wind to soar above the clouds，called out to a butterfly down below in the valley．“I can assure you that I can scarcely make you out．Confess now that you feel envious¹ when you watch my so lofty flight．”
    “Envious？Not at all．You have no right to think so much of your-self．You fly high，it is true；but you are always tied to a string．Such a life，my friend，is very far from happy．But I fly wherever I wish though I really don't have much to be proud of．I should not like to have to conduce to someone else's foolish amusement all my life long．”
    Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① Whom did the kite call to？
    ② Why couldn't the kite see the butterfly？
    ③ What made the butterfly not admire the kite？

1 envious   

adj.嫉妒的，羡慕的

参考例句：

• I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。