在一棵玫瑰树下生活着一只蜗牛,这只蜗牛什么事也不做,什么事也不会做,但是这只蜗牛却对自己的行为有着种种理由,它非常骄傲。新的一年来到了,玫瑰树吐出了新的花苞,接着开出了美丽的花朵,吸引人们都来欣赏。蜗牛不明白玫瑰树为什么总是吐出花苞,开出花朵。玫瑰树告诉蜗牛是阳光和雨水哺育着它,它才开花的。蜗牛觉得世界对它不公平,觉得世界对它一点用处也没有。它吐了一口唾沫就钻进壳里,把门关上了。玫瑰树觉得开出美丽的花朵供人们欣赏才是真正的幸福,它每年春天都会开出美丽的花朵。
With the new year coming around again, the rose tree started to bear buds, and the buds unfolded into beautiful roses soon, appealing to many people to enjoy. The snail could not figure out why the rose tree always budded and bloomed. The rose tree explained that it was the nurturing from the sun and the rain that led her to bloom. The snail thought the world did no justice and was of no use to him. After spitting at the ground, he withdrew into his house-like shell and cut off from the outside world. The rose tree deemed that the true happiness meant blooming into beautiful flowers to be appreciated by people. Therefore, she blossomed beauteous flowers every spring.