as the legend goes, during ancient times, in the expansive open country of north china, there was a kind of *rds called "rocs".
the roc was very huge, with its back like a *g mountain, and its wings like a stretch of cloud which could cover the sky. when it spread its wings, it could break through a storm and soar at a height of 90,000 li (1/2 kilometre) in the sky towards the sea in the south.
a small *rd called the quail1 bounced on the ground, free and happy. it looked up at the roc soaring in the sky and couldn't * laughing: "hey, see how cocky you are! look at me, one jump can take me over 10 chi. how delightful2! *ry day i come and go amid these *s and thickets3 and fly freely. don't i fly quite well too? but, where can you fly to anyway?"
传说，古时候中国北方的原野上有一种鸟，它的名字叫“鹏”。
鹏长得很大，背脊像一座大山，翅膀像一*云，能把天空遮住。它张开翅膀能冲破风暴，在九*高的天空中飞翔，一直飞向南方的大海。
有一只叫鹦雀的小鸟，在地上蹦蹦跳跳，自由自在，非常快活。它望着天空中展翅飞翔的大鹏，忍不住发笑，说：“咳，看你神气活现的！我呀，一蹦一跳，就有十几尺，多么痛快啊！我每天在这些杂*和树丛里，来来去去，自由飞翔，不也飞得挺好吗？可是，你又能飞到哪里去呢？”
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