14-05-22 In this fashion he was led on by hill and dale through the entire day, and when night came the tiresome creature roosted on the top of a very high tree where it could rest in safety. The prince in despair at all his useless trouble began to think wh...

14-05-14 Because of their far-flung（遥远的，广泛的） geography and colorful examples including the African ostrich（鸵鸟） , Australian emu, New Zealand kiwi and long lost giants such as the New Zealand moa, Baker, et. al. have examined a fascinating part i...

14-05-02 If you think the 1930s drought that caused The Dust Bowl was rough, new research looking at tree rings in the Rocky Mountains has news for you: Things can get much worse in the West. In fact the worst drought of this century barely makes the top 10...

14-04-19 Chimpanzees may select a certain type of wood, Ugandan Ironwood, over other options for its firm, stable, and resilient properties to make their bed, according to a study published April 16, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by David Samson f...

14-02-28 An olive tree and a fig tree（无花果树） were talking one winter day. I feel sorry for you, said the olive tree, Every year you lose all your leaves and have to shiver through the winter with bare branches. But I stay green and beautiful all the yea...

14-02-24 Two men travelling through a forest together promised to help each other whatever danger threated them. They had not gone far when a bear rushed at them from some bushes. One man was a good climber, and quickly climbed a nearby tree, but the other,...

14-02-10 It is now long ago, quite two thousand years, since there was a rich man who had a beautiful and pious wife, and thhere was a rich man who ly. They had, however, no children, though they wished for them very much, and the woman prayed for them day a...

13-12-26 Douglas Fir Ken Howe It is easier to apprehend the sacredness（神圣） of the Douglas-Fir in the mountains, where it is more rare. Frequently alone in a meadow, surrounded by dropped fir cones（锥形体） , needles bestrewing its pedestal, its dais. Th...

13-12-19 Epic Ange Mlinko It's you I'd like to see Greece again with You I'd like to take to bed of cyclamen You know I nurse a certain myth about myself that I descend（下降） de tribus d'origine asiatique and am part Thracian or Macedonian cleaving to a He...

13-11-25 There was once a forester（护林人） who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered it he heard a sound of screaming as if a little child were there. He followed the sound, and at last came to a high tree, and at the top of this a little child w...