Some animals completely change their body shape as they grow older. This is called Metamorphosis.
Frog on a Log
When did this frog, by my log,
Cease to be a tadpole?
When did his long arrow tail shrink and disappear?
When did he stop breathing through gills?
Swimming through cattails?
When did you leave your brothers behind, little frog,
And begin to watch me with those vast new eyes?
摘自‘Tread Softly’(www.readinga-z.com)
作者： Diana Anastasio
树桐上的小青蛙
树桐边的小青蛙，
从什么时候开始停止当蝌蚪？
它箭般的长尾巴什么时候开始萎缩并且消失了？
它什么时候开始不再用鳃呼吸？
改用尾巴游泳？
噢小青蛙，你什么时候离开了你的弟兄们，
用你那全新的大眼睛瞪着我瞧？
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