None of the birds had heard of this custom but they knew that Tortoise, in ite of his failings in other areas, was a widely traveled man who knew the customs of different peoples.

• 鸟儿们谁也没听说过这个习俗，但他们知道，尽管乌龟在其他方面有很多缺点，他却到过很多地方，知晓不同民族的风俗习惯。