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Once there was a magpie who realised that one of his most prized coins was missing. So he called the best detectives in the forest：the hare and the mouse.
The mouse was a bit cleverer and more shrewd than the hare；so, following the clues and using his reasoning powers, soon led him to the great labyrinth of tunnels under the forest. On entering, he saw Mr.Mole, but the mouse was very shy, so he said nothing to the mole about why he was there, and he carried on looking for the missing coin.
The hare was also a great detective, and, before long, he too arrived at the labyrinth. He was not a bit shy, and the first thing he did was go and ask the mole if he knew where the coin was.The mole was all too pleased to lead the hare to the coin.That coin had been bothering the mole for months, getting in the way of his tunnelling.
So the hare took the coin and collected his reward. The mouse, who had been watching all this, learned a lot from it.From then on he would never allow shyness to undo all his good work.This approach soon turned him into the best detective in the forest.
从前有一只喜鹊发现他最珍贵的一枚硬币不见了。所以他叫森林里最棒的侦探来帮忙，他们是野兔和老鼠。
老鼠比野兔更加聪明、机灵，他顺着线索，运用自己的推理能力，很快就来到了森林地下的隧道迷宫。他一进入迷宫就看到了鼹鼠先生，但是老鼠胆子太小了，并没有告诉鼹鼠他来这里做什么，而是继续寻找那枚丢失的硬币。
野兔也同样是个了不起的侦探，没过多久他也来到了迷宫。他一点儿也不胆小，一见到鼹鼠就向鼹鼠打听有没有见到那枚硬币。鼹鼠非常高兴地领着野兔去找硬币。那枚硬币已经困扰鼹鼠好几个月了，它正好挡在他挖隧道的半路上。
野兔就这样拿到了硬币，并得到了报酬。老鼠看着这一切，学到了很多。从那以后，他再也不会允许自己的出色工作因为害羞而作废。这样，老鼠很快就变成了森林里最好的侦探。
Moral of the Story：
Excess shyness can render some abilities and virtues ineffective.
故事寓意：
过度的羞怯会致使一些能力和优点不起作用。
词海拾贝：
magpie[ˈmægpaɪ]n.鹊，喜鹊；饶舌的人
shrewd[ʃruːd]adj.精明的；狡猾的；机灵的
labyrinth[ˈlæb（ə）rɪnθ]n.迷宫
mole[məʊl]n.鼹鼠
undo[ʌnˈduː]vt.取消；解开；破坏；扰乱
approach[əˈprəʊtʃ]n.方法；途径；接近
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