Snails Change Vegetable Farmer’s Life

Snails are small animals with a shell. They crawl very slowly. Snails leave silver lines on the ground. They eat fruit, vegetables, and many other things. Gardeners and farmers don't like snails.
蝸牛是個很小的動物，牠們吃水果、蔬菜等等，所以園丁跟農夫都不喜歡蝸牛。
But many people around the world like snails. They like to eat them.*** ***Some people pay a lot of money to eat snails! Where are these snails from? Sometimes they're from gardens. Many are from snail farms!
但是還是有人喜歡蝸牛，也喜歡吃牠們。那這些蝸牛來自哪裡呢? 這些蝸牛有時候是來自花園，很多是來自養殖場。
Mr. Chang was a vegetable farmer in Taitung. He grew vegetables for many years.It was hard work. And maybe snails made his work harder.
張先生曾經是台東的菜農，種菜很辛苦，菜田裡的蝸牛讓他更辛苦。
He was getting older. He wanted an easier job.
Now Mr. Chang is a snail farmer. He has more than 80,000 snails! The snails need a lot of care. Small changes can kill them! But for Mr. Chang, snail farming is easier than vegetable farming.
現在張先生改養蝸牛。蝸牛需要呵護照顧，一點點的改變都會造成牠們的死亡。但是對張先生來說，養蝸牛比種菜簡單多了。
Mr. Chang also sells snails in cans. He sells sausages made of pork and snails too. He sells them in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
張先生也賣蝸牛罐頭跟蝸牛香腸。除了國內，他還賣到香港跟澳門。
Snails changed this vegetable farmer's life. Hmmm….I'm hungry for snails now! Are you too?
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Vocabulary
不種水稻而去養蝸牛，賺的錢還更多。
1. garden 花園
What a beautiful garden! 好漂亮的花園!
It reminds me of my days as a gardener. 讓我想起以前我當園丁的日子。
2. grow 種植
What did you grow? 妳種什麼呢?
I grew a lot of tulips.我種很多鬱金香。
Just flowers? No fruit or vegetables? 只有花嗎? 沒有青菜水果?
No, tulips were trouble enough.沒有，鬱金香就夠麻煩了。
3. vegetable 蔬菜
Yeah, vegetables can be harder. 也對，蔬菜可能更難。
There would be snails and insects.會有蝸牛和昆蟲。
4. older 比較老的
I may grow cherry trees when I get older. 我年紀比較大時也許會種櫻桃樹。Cherries are delicious.櫻桃很好吃。
Let’s review these words.
garden花園
grow種植
vegetable蔬菜
older比較老的

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Quiz
1. Where does Mr. Chang live?
a. Taitung
b. Hualien
c. Yilan
2. Why did Mr. Chang start farming snails?
a. They need a lot of care.
b. He loves to eat them.
c. They’re easier than vegetables.
3. Where does Mr. Chang sell his snails?
a. France
b. Macau
c. Italy

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b