伊索寓言中狼和男孩这故事告诫人们,对待生命要实话实说。要学会换位思考!
夏天,别的动物都悠闲地生活,只有蚂蚁在田里跑来跑去,搜集小麦和大麦,给自己贮存冬季吃的食物。屎壳郎惊奇地问他为何这般勤劳。蚂蚁当时什么也没说。
冬天来了,大雨冲掉了牛粪,饥饿的屎壳郎,走到蚂蚁那里乞食,蚂蚁对他说:"喂,伙计,如果当时在我劳动时,你不是批评我,而是也去做工,现在就不会忍饥挨饿了。"
这是说,尽管风云变化万千,未雨绸缪的人都能避免灾难。
THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS
A Boy put his hand into a jar of Filberts,and grasped as many as his fist could possibly hold But when he tried to pull it out again,he found he couldn’t do so,for the neck ofthe Jar was too small to allow of the passage of so large a handful Unwilling to lose his nuts but unable to withdraw his hand,he burst into tears A bystander,who saw where the trouble lay,said to him,“Come,my boy,don’t be so greedy:be content with half the amount,and you’ll be able to get your hand out without difficulty.”
Do not attempt too much at once.
一条老猎狗年轻力壮时从未向森林中任何野兽屈服过,年老后,在一次狩猎中,遇到一头野猪,他勇敢地扑上去咬住野猪的耳朵。由于他的牙齿老化无力,不能牢牢地咬住,野猪逃跑了。主人跑过来后大失所望,痛骂他一顿。年老的猎狗抬起头来说:"主人啊!这不能怪我不行。我的勇敢精神和年轻时是一样的,但我不能抗拒自然规律。从前我的行为受到了你的称赞,现在也不应受到你的责备。"
这是说,生老病死是不可抗拒的规律。
一只狐狸失足掉到了井里,不论他如何挣扎仍没法爬上去,只好呆在那里。公山羊觉得口渴极了,来到这井边,看见狐狸在井下,便问他井水好不好喝?狐狸觉得机会来了,心中暗喜,马上镇静下来,极力赞美井水好喝,说这水是天下第一泉,清甜爽口,并劝山羊赶快下来,与他痛饮。一心只想喝水信以为真的山羊,便不假思索地跳了下去,当他咕咚咕咚痛饮完后,就不得不与狐狸一起共商上井的办法。狐狸早有准备,他狡猾地说:"我倒有一个方法。你用前脚扒在井墙上,再把角竖直了,我从你后背跳上井去,再拉你上来,我们就都得救了。"公山羊同意了他的提议,狐狸踩着他的后脚,跳到他背上,然后再从角上用力一跳,跳出了井口。狐狸上去以后,准备独自逃离。公山羊指责狐狸不信守诺言。狐狸回过头对公山羊说:"喂,朋友,你的头脑如果像你的'胡须那样完美,你就不至于在没看清出口之前就盲目地跳下去。"
这故事说明,聪明的人应当事先考虑清楚事情的结果,然后才去做。
A Wolf,who had just enjoyed a good meal and was in a playful mood,caught sight of a Boy lying flat upon the ground,and,realising that he was trying to hide,and that it was fear of himself that made him do this,he went up to him and said,“Aha,I’ve found you,you see;but if you can say three things to me,the truth of which cannot be disputed,1 will spare your life.’’The Boy plucked up courage and ,hought for a moment,and then he said,“First,it is a pity you saw me;secondly,1 was a fool to let myself be seen;and thirdly,we all hate wolves because they are always making unprovoked attacks upon our flocks.”The Wolf replied,“Well,what you say is true enough from your point of view;SO you may go.”
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