很久以前,一位波斯商人从印度带回一只鹦鹉,并将它养在集市的商店里。那只鸟曾经在印度的森林中自由飞翔,现在却住进了一个小笼子里。虽然商店的圆顶天花板和墙壁都装饰着色彩缤纷的瓷砖,但鹦鹉还是比较喜欢森林的美,它整天吟唱着对森林的渴望。但是,商人是不会让它离开的,因为鹦鹉会唱歌又会说话,而且它明亮的羽毛吸引了很多顾客上门,鹦鹉让商人变得有钱又有名。 Long ago, a Persian merchant brought a parrot back from India and kept it in a marketplace store. The bird flew freely in the Indian forest and now lives in a small cage. Although the shops’ domed ceilings and walls are decorated with colorful tiles, parrots still prefer the beauty of the forest, singing the thirst for the forest all day long. However, the merchants will not let it go, because the parrot will sing and talk, and its bright feathers attract a lot of customers come home, the parrot makes the businessman become rich and famous.