THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT
An old Peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his Ass,which was grazing close by,when all of a sudden he caught sight of armed men stealthily approaching.He jumped up in a moment,and begged the Ass to fly with him as fast as he could,“Or else,”said he,“we shall both be captured by the enemy.”But the Ass just looked round lazily and said,“And if SO,do you think they’ll make me carry heavier loads than I have to now?”“No.”said his master.“Oh,well,then,”said the Ass,“I don’t mind ifthey do take me,for I shan’t be any worse off.”
【狼和马的故事寓意】
狼和马的这篇寓言故事告诉了我们:将己所不欲之物施与他人,并无美德可言。
【狼和马的英文版】
THE WOLF AND THE HORSE
A Wolf on his rambles came to a field of oats,but,not being able to eat them,he was passing on his way when a Horse came along.“Look,”said the Wolf,“here’S a fine field of oats.For your sake I have left it untouched,and I shall greatly enjoy the sound of your teeth munching the ripe grain.”But the Horse replied,“If wolves could eat oats,my fine friend,you would hardly have indulged your ears at the cost of your belly.”
There is no virtue in giving to others what is useless to oneself.
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.”
一匹马在路上炫耀他的精美的马饰,忽然遇到了一头满驮着货物的驴子。驴子因货物太重,只能慢慢地让开路。马傲慢地说:“我恨不得要用脚踢你。”驴子丝毫不予计较,只是默默地祈求神保佑。不久,那匹马患了气喘病,被主人送回农庄来。
驴子看见拖着粪车的马,便讥笑他说:“骄横的东西,你那华丽的马饰现在到哪里去了?你怎么变成这样一副倒霉相?”
这故事是说人们不能因一时荣华富贵而不可一世。
在自然界中,狗具有体贴和关心人的优点,对主人可说得上非常忠诚,但即使这样,它却仍然既馋又傻。下面说的两只看家狗的例子就说明了这一点。
两只狗看到远处的水面漂浮着一头死驴,水流和风向使驴离狗越来越远。一只狗说:“朋友,你的眼力比我强,劳驾看看那水面上,漂浮的是头牛还是一匹马?”
“咳!你管它是什么,操这份闲心干吗?”
这只狗说:“总可以弄来填饱肚子呀!关键是如何把它搞到手。不过距离太远,我们还得逆风游过去。这么着吧,我们还是拼着命来把这河水喝干吧。我们的喉咙本来很渴,相信一定可以做到这一点的。那时漂在水面的尸体很快就会晾干,保管咱们一星期的口粮都没问题。”就这样,这两只狗争相喝起水来,它们喝得头昏眼花,最后胀破了肚子,断了气。
人不也是如此吗?当他热衷于一件事时,根本未曾考虑办不办得到。他有着许多美好心愿,并为此四处奔波。他奢求着荣华富贵:诸如扩充疆土、钱柜装满金币、成为世界最知名人士……所有这一切,就是他要喝***水,但人们还常常觉得远远不够。为了实现这种种想法,人们必须长有三头六臂。对于这样的人,恐怕四个玛土撒拉千岁老人的寿命相加,也难以实现他的一个愿望!
驴和老农夫的寓言故事告诉了我们:我们不能像故事中的驴一样,因为很多事情我们无法预料未来,我们更好的应该是掌握现在。
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