《小壁虎借尾巴》是一篇科普童话，课文借助拟人的手法，通过小壁虎向小鱼、老牛、燕子借尾巴的故事，讲了几种动物尾巴的特点。文章让我们体会到了遇到困难不要老想着别人帮忙。只有经历了磨难才能渐渐成长。《小壁虎借尾巴》多次入选小学语文教材，作者是林颂英，1930年3月生于上海，是中国著名童话作家，上海作家协会会员。
“Little Gecko Borrowing Tail” is a popular science fairy tale. The text uses anthropomorphic techniques to tell the characteristics of several animal tails through the story of little gecko borrowing tails from small fish, old cows, and swallows. The article made us realize that we should not always think about other people’s help when we encounter difficulties. Only through hardships can we gradually grow.
《小壁虎借尾巴》故事全文
小壁虎在墙角捉蚊子，一条蛇咬住了它的尾巴。小壁虎一挣，挣断尾巴逃走了。
没有尾巴多难看啊！小壁虎想去借一条尾巴。
小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到小河边。他看见小鱼在河里摇着尾巴游来游去。小壁虎说：“小鱼姐姐，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”小鱼说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴拨水呢。”小壁虎告别了小鱼，又向前爬去。
小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到大树上。他看见老黄牛在树下甩着尾巴吃草。小壁虎说：“黄牛伯伯，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”老黄牛说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴赶蝇子呢。”小壁虎告别了老黄牛，又向前爬去。
小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到屋檐下。他看见燕子在空中摆着尾巴飞来飞去。小壁虎说：“燕子阿姨，您的尾巴借给我行吗?”燕子说：“不行啊，我飞的时候，要用尾巴掌握方向呢。”
小壁虎借不到尾巴，心里很难过。他爬呀爬，爬回家里找妈妈。
小壁虎把借尾巴的事告诉了妈妈。
妈妈笑着说：“傻孩子，你转过身子看看。”
小壁虎转身一看，高兴地叫起来：“我长出一条新尾巴啦！”
The full story of “Little Gecko Borrowing Tail”
The little gecko caught mosquitoes in the corner, and a snake bit its tail. The little gecko broke his tail and ran away.
How ugly without a tail! The little gecko wants to borrow a tail.
The little gecko crawled and climbed to the side of the river. He saw the little fish wagging their tails swimming around in the river. The little gecko said, “Sister Xiaoyu, can you lend me your tail?” Xiaoyu said, “No, I want to use my tail to poke the water.” The little gecko said goodbye to Xiaoyu and crawled forward.
Little gecko borrows tail
The little gecko crawled and climbed to the big tree. He saw the old scalper grazing with his tail under the tree. The little gecko said: “Uncle scalper, can you lend me your tail?” The old scalper said: “No, I want to use my tail to drive flies.” The little gecko bid farewell to the old scalper and crawled forward.
The little gecko crawled and crawled under the eaves. He saw the swallow flying around with its tail in the air. The little gecko said, “Aunt Yanzi, can you lend me your tail?” Yanzi said, “No, when I fly, I have to use my tail to control the direction.”
The little gecko couldn’t borrow his tail, and felt sad. He crawled and crawled, crawling home to find his mother.
The little gecko told his mother about borrowing his tail.
Mother smiled and said, “Silly boy, turn around and take a look.”
The little gecko turned around to take a look and exclaimed happily: “I have a new tail!”