英文短篇故事（纽约）74 The Magic Frog

（单词翻译）

 　　She went to Central Park to catch dinner. She caught a big frog. She was about to put it into a bag. The frog said, "What are you doing?" She said, "I was planning on cooking and eating you. But since you can talk, maybe I should put you on TV." The frog said, "I don't want to be on TV. I'm a magic frog. I'll grant you one wish if you release me." She said, "One wish? Okay, I wish to live forever." "Done," said the frog. The next day, she got hit by a truck. She was completely paralyzed. Moreover, she was "locked in." She could do only two things: blink and think. She wished she could die. She lived 80 years blinking and thinking. Then her wish came true. The hospital pulled the plug on her. "We can't afford to keep her alive anymore," apologized an administrator¹.