Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed that they were the best. The most important.The most useful.The favorite.

　　從前，世界上的各種顏色進行過一次爭吵。每一種顏色都說自己是最好的,最重要的，最有用的,和最討人愛好的。

　　Green said: "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."

　　綠色說：“顯然，我是最重要的。我是生命和愿望的標志。我被選作青草，樹木以及葉子的顏色。沒有了我，所有的動物都會逝世去。瞻望原野吧，你會看到，到處都有我。”

　　Blue interrupted: "You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

　　藍色打斷了它的話：“你只斟酌了地上，想想天空和大陸吧。水才是性命的基本呀，云彩把水分從深邃的大海帶到了天空。沒有我的和平，你們將不復存在。”

　　Yellow chuckled: "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, and the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."

　　黃色咯咯地笑出了聲：“你們都太嚴正了。我給這個世界帶來了笑聲、歡喜跟暖和。太陽是黃色的，月亮是黃色的，星星是黃色的，每一次你看向日葵的時候，全部世界都開端歡笑。沒有我就不快活。”

　　Orange started next to blow her trumpet: "I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you."

　　橙色立刻開始大吹大擂：“我可是健康和力氣的顏色。我可能比較稀疏，但是我十分可貴，由于我滿意了人們生涯的需要。我攜帶了大多數主要的維他命。想想胡羅卜、南瓜、柑橘、芒果和番木瓜。我并不常常出沒在天空，但日出或日落我在天涯登場時，我的漂亮足以驚世，沒有人還會想起你們。”

　　Red couldn't stand it no longer he shouted out: "I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy.

　　紅色再也忍不下去了，他喊道：“我，是你們所有人的主宰。我是血液——生命的血液!我是危險和英勇的顏色。我樂意為了一個目的而奮斗。我把烈火帶入血液。沒有了我，地球會象月亮一樣變得充實。我是豪情和愛的顏色，是紅玫瑰、猩猩木和罌粟。

　　Purple rose up to his full height: He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey."

　　紫色站起身來：他無比高，說起話來風采十足：“我是王權和氣力的象征。國王、酋長、主教都抉擇了我，因為我象征著威望和智慧。人們不會對我提出疑難，他們只能凝聽和遵從。”

　　Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination: "Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."

　　最后，靛青談話了，他的聲音比其別人都輕，但卻比其余人都斬釘截鐵：“想想我吧。我是緘默的色彩。你們簡直留神不到我，然而假如沒有我，你們全都會變得浮淺。我代表著思維和檢查，代表者拂曉的微光和深奧的海水。你們須要我來均衡和比擬，來禱告和獲求心坎的安定。”

　　And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

　　這樣一來，顏色們就不停地自詡，每個人都堅信本人無比優勝。他們的爭吵聲越來越大。忽然，電閃雷鳴。雨無情地傾盆而下。顏色們驚駭地蜷縮起來，彼此擠在一起捱過著可怕的時刻。

　　In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak: "You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."

　　在一片喧囂聲中，雨開始說話了：“你們這些笨拙的顏色，彼此彼此爭斗，每個人都想安排別人。你們豈非就不曉得每個人都是神工鬼斧，都是舉世無雙，彼此不同的嗎?攜起手來吧。”

　　Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands. The rain continued: "From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another.

　　顏色們依照著雨的話，團結在一起，攜起手來。雨接著說：“從當初開始，每次下雨的時候你們都要變成一個宏大的彩色弓形橫跨天空，以證實你們可能和平相處。彩虹就是將來盼望的標記。”所以，每當大雨沖洗這個世界時，彩虹都會呈現在天空，讓咱們記住彼此要愛護。

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