8大中国传统故事英文版，值得收藏！（中英文本）(19)

Nuwa turned into a beautiful bird! She spread her wings. She flew high above the water.
“Jingwei! Jingwei!” the princess bird cried. That’s how Princess Nuwa got her new name.
Jingwei was mad at the sea. It had sunk her boat!
She cried her name as she flew. “Jingwei! Jingwei!”
She picked up a stick in her beak. She dropped the stick into the sea.
On the second day, Jingwei dropped a rock into the sea.
On the third day, Jingwei found a gold pebble. It looked like the sun. She dropped it into the sea.
Day after day, Jingwei dropped a pebble, rock, or stick into the sea.
The sea laughed at Jingwei. “Your pebbles can never fill me up! Not in a million years!” Its waves grew higher. They almost reached Jingwei.
She flew higher. “I will still try!” Jingwei cried. “I will never give up!”
She flew in the sunshine. “I will fill you up, Sea! I will stop you from sinking any more boats!
Jingwei never gives up. She is small. The sea is big and strong. Still, Jing Wei does not stop. Every day, she makes the long, tiring trip. Every day, she drops a pebble, rock, or stick into the sea.