1、On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon.在一片闪亮的绿叶上趴着一只绿色的小变色龙。It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish.它爬到褐色的树干上就变成了褐色。Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish.它停在一朵红色的花朵上就变成了红色。When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand , it turned yellowish.当它慢慢爬过一片黄沙地，就变成了黄色。You could hardly see it.你几乎很难发现它。
2、When the chameleon was warm and had something to eat , it turned sparkling green.变色龙暖和又有东西吃的时候，就变成亮丽的绿色。But when it was cold and hungry , it turned and dull.当它又冷又饿时，它就变成暗淡的灰色。
3、When the chameleon was hungary , it sat still and waited.变色龙饿了，就一动不动的趴着等待。Only its eyes moved-up , down , sideways-until it spotted a fly.仅仅是眼睛上上下下，忽左忽右的转动——直到盯住了一只苍蝇。Then the chameleon's long and sticky tongue shot out and caught the fly.那时，变色龙的长长的，黏黏的舌头就会射出去，捉住苍蝇。That was its life.It was not very exciting.那就是它的生活，一点激情也没有。But one day...直到有一天...
4、...the chameleon saw a zoo !...变色龙看到了动物园！It had never seen so many beautiful animals.它从来没有见过这么多漂亮的动物。
5、The chameleon thought：How small I am , how slow , how weak !变色龙想：我身材太小，行动太慢，身体太弱！I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear.我要是能像北极熊又大又白就好了。And the chameleon's wish came true.变色龙梦想成真了。But was it happy？No !可是它快乐吗？一点也不快乐。
6、I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.我要像火烈鸟那样漂亮。I wish I could be smart like a fox.我要像狐狸那样优雅。I wish I could swim like a fish.我要像鱼儿会游泳。I wish I could run like a deer.我要像鹿会奔跑。I wish I could see things for away like a giraffe.我要像长颈鹿那样看得很远很远。I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.我要像乌龟那样能藏在壳里。I wish I could be strong like an elephant.我要像大象那样强壮。I wish I could be funny like a seal.我要像海豹那样有趣。I wish I could be like people.我还想像人那样。Just then a fly flew by.
7、这时，一只苍蝇飞过。The chameleon was very hungry.变色龙觉得饿极了。But the chameleon was very mixed-up.槽糕的是，它只是拼拼凑凑起来的。It was a little of this and it was a little of that.有点像这个，又有点像那个。And it couldn't catch the fly.它已经捉不到苍蝇了。
8、I wish I could be myself.“我要成为我自己。”The chameleon's wish came true.And it caught the fly !变色龙如愿以偿，它又能捉到苍蝇了！