THE HERDSMAN AND THE LOST BULL
A Herdsman was tending his cattle when he missed a young Bull,one ofthe finest ofthe herd.He went at once to look for him,but,meeting with no success in his search.he made a vow that.if he should discover the thief,he would sacrifice a calf to Jupiter.Continuing his search,he entered a thicket,where he presently espied a lion devouring the lost Bull.Terrified with fear,he raised his hands to heaven and cried,“Great Jupiter,I vowed i would sacrifice a calf to thee if I should mdiscover the thief:but now a full-grown Bull I promise thee if only i myself escape unhurt from his clutches.”
他饿得有些发狂,去追捕没有断奶的牛犊和羔羊。
他们爬上崎岖的山岗,十分轻松地逃出魔掌。
狮子白白地追捕一场,饥饿比死亡更折磨兽王。
最后,他想出妙法,摆脱这苦难的命运。
他放出风去,说他在宫殿里重病缠身。
希望经常有人前来探望。
有数的几个人真来看望。
最糟糕的是疯狂的'饥饿使狮子难以忍受。
最好的药方自然是狼吞虎咽地把探病者一一品尝。
沉默不语的狐狸走进宫殿,在大门口东张西望。
他慢慢地仔细观察,那个凹进去的入口门廊。
狮子看见了狐狸,同时对他讲:
“亲爱的,到这儿来!
我真受感动。
在我生命的最后一刻,你能像其他人一样,把我看望!”
“像其他人一样?啊,狮子大王,我知道,他们进来了,却没有出来。
您看,您看这脚印一行行!
它清楚地告诉人们:
只进不出,那是不妙的下场。”
蠓虫和公牛这篇寓言故事的寓意是:我们经常自视很重要,可别人往往不这样看。
森林里有一只狮子,它向老虎发出了要比赛跑步的邀请。老虎满不在乎地说:“比就比!”
那一天,终于来了,狮子对老虎说:“小弟,等会儿,我要让你在观众面前出丑。”“那还不一定呢?”老虎反驳道。
比赛开始了。狮子跑得像离弦的箭,老虎也不甘落后地冲了上去。没多少时间,狮子已远远地把老虎落在了后面。“哈哈哈,我赢了!”狮子脸上洋洋自得,老虎提出明年再比。
在这一年里,老虎每天起早贪黑地练习跑步,长进不少。而狮子整天吃喝玩乐,一点儿也不远动。一年后,两位老对手又在老地方比赛。狮子吼道:“手下败将,咱们来比吧!”老虎一声不响地点点头。比赛开始了,老虎和狮子都冲了出去,不一会儿,老虎把狮子甩在了后面。狮子跑着跑着就气喘吁吁,满头大汗,越来越跑不动了,结果可想而知。老虎胜利了。
狮子的失败在于骄傲自满,老虎的成功在于失败后的刻苦努力,不断奋斗。
农夫、驴和公牛这篇寓言故事寓意是:有些事情是人人都可以做的,但是有些事情是只有一些人可以做的。
在一个白雪皑皑的冬天,一只虎头虎脑的乌鸦在雪地里走着,大雪覆盖着大地。这只乌鸦已经几天几夜没吃东西了。因为大雪淹没了食物,不好找。
突然,它看见雪地上,有一块肥肉,它揉了揉眼睛,一看没错,这的的确确是一块肉。它连忙叼起肉飞到树上,生怕被其它动物抢走了,嘴巴紧咬着。
这时,狡猾的狐狸从树下经过,看见乌鸦嘴里叼着的肉,口水直流。要是我能将那块肥肉拿到手,那也正好能稍缓一下这饥寒交迫的感觉。狐狸心想道。
狐狸马上向乌鸦打了招呼。说道:“亲爱的乌鸦小姐您那一身乌黑光亮的羽毛,真是比百鸟之王还漂亮。听说最近要举办比美大赛,以你的条件一定能拿冠军。”乌鸦摇摇头。
狐狸一本正经地数着手指头,说:“第一项:身材苗条,你有的。”乌鸦一听点了点头。
“第二项嘛,你也有,羽毛漂亮。”乌鸦听了不停地点头。
“不过,第三项,动物们信不过,那就是嗓音动听。”
听着听着,乌鸦呱呱的唱起歌来,不注意肉掉了下来。狐狸跳起来咬住肉。这时,乌鸦觉得不对劲,往狐狸那一看,只见狐狸正津津有味地吃着那块肉,乌鸦大喊:“骗子!”
狐狸说:“你真好骗!”
THE PLOUGHMAN, THE ASS, AND THE OX
A Ploughman yoked his Ox and his Ass together, and set to work to plough his field. It was a poor makeshift of a team, but it was the best he could do, as he had but a single Ox. At the end of the day, when the beasts were loosed from the yoke, the Ass said to the Ox, “Well,we’ve had a hard day: which of us is to carry the master home?” The Ox looked surprised at the question. “Why,” said he, “you, to be sure, as usual.”
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