Over in the meadow

내가 이 이야기를 선택한 이유는 이야기는 단순한 편이었지만 쓰인 단어들이 어려웠기 때문이다.          Over in the meadow, in the sand there lived a mother toad and her little toadie one. They said "wink". Then they winked and blinked in the sand.        Over in the meadow, where the stream runs blue, there lived a mother fish and her little fishes two. They said "swim". Then they swam and they leaped where stream runs blue.     Over in the meadow, in a hole in a tree, there lived a mother bluebird and her little birdies three. They said "sing". Then they sang and were glad in a hole in the tree.     Over in the meadow, in the reeds on the shore, there lived a mother muskrat and her little ratties four. They said "dive". Then they dived and they burrowed in the reeds on the shore.     Over in the meadow, in a snug beehive, there lived a mother bee and her little bees five. They said "buzz". Then they buzzed and they hummed in the snug beehive.       Over in the meadow, in a nest built of sticks, there lived a mother crow and her little crows six. They said "caw". Then they cawed and they called in their nest built of sticks.        Over in the meadow, where the grass, there lived a mother criket and her little crikets seven. They said "chirp". Then they chirped cheery notes in the grass soft and even.        Over in the meadow, by mossy gate, there lived a mother lizard and her little lizards eight. They said "bask". Then they basked by mossy gate.       Over in the meadow, where the quiet pools shine, there lived a mother frog and her little frogs nine. They said "croak". Then they splashed where the quiet pools shine.     Over in the meadow, in a sly little den, there lived a mother spider and her little spiders ten. They said "spin". Then they spun lacy webs in their sly little den.   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   나는 물고기나 양 같은 것은 "-s" 나 "-es" 붙이지 않는것으로 알고 있었는데 여기서 새끼들을 나타낼 때 "-es" 나 "-s" 를 붙여서 왜 그런지 궁금했다.