Peep the chick saw a black shape on the ground. It moved when she moved.
小鸡皮普看见地上有个黑影。她一动，影子也动。
She ran after it. The shape ran too, always just ahead of her feet.
她追着影子跑。影子也跑，总是在她脚前一点点。
Peep pecked at it. The shape did not make a sound.
皮普啄了啄影子。影子一点声音也没有。
Peep hid behind a wooden box. The black shape vanished.
皮普躲到一个木箱后面。黑影不见了。
“Where did you go?” she chirped. She stepped into the sun, and it came back.
“你去哪儿了？”她叽叽叫。她走进阳光里，影子又回来了。
Mother Hen clucked softly. “That shadow is yours. It likes to follow you.”
鸡妈妈轻轻地咯咯叫。“那是你的影子。它喜欢跟着你。”
The sun went down, and Peep's shadow grew long and thin.
太阳落山了，皮普的影子变得又长又细。
She hurried to the coop. Inside, a warm lamp made a new small shadow.
她急忙回到鸡舍。里面，一盏温暖的灯照出一个新的小影子。
Peep tucked her head under her wing. Her shadow rested beside her.
皮普把头藏到翅膀下面。她的影子也在她身边休息。