TheRabbitAndTheTurtle

　　Oneday,aturtleisclimbing.Arabbitseestheturtle.Itaskstheturtle:“Hi,turtle.Whatareyoudoing?”“I’mrunning.”Theturtlesays.“Haha,youarerunning?Howslowly!Let’shavearace.Let’sseewhorunsfast.”Therabbitlaughsattheturtle.“OK.ibelieveiwillbeatyou”Theturtlesays.

　　Thenextdayisasunnyday.Theturtleandtherabbitarereadyforagame.Manyanimalsarewatching.“Three!Two!One!Start!”monkeysays.Therabbitandtheturtlerunstotheend.Therabbitrunsveryfast.Theturtleisclimbingwithaslowbutsteadypacetothegoal.It’sbehindtherabbit.Therabbitrunstoatree.Itseestheturtleisbehind.Itthinks:“Theturtleisveryslow.Icansleepunderthetree.”Sotherabbitwasfoundacomfortableplace,liedownandfellfastalseep.

　　Theturtleclimbstothetree.Itseestherabbitisdleepinganddoesn’tstop.Intheenditgetstotheendandisveryhappy!Nowtherabbitwakesup.Itthinkstheturtleisstillbehind.Therabbitrunstotheend.wheniherabbitreachedtheend.Itseestheturtlethere.“Haha,Iwin!”theturtlesays.Therabbitisverysad.Itiscrying.

　　Thisstorytellsus:wecan’tbepride

　　TheThirstyPigeon口渴的鸽子

　　APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,sheflewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagainstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyoneofthebystanders.

　　Zealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.

　　有只鸽子口渴得很难受,看见画板上画着一个水瓶,以为是真的.他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去,不料一头碰撞在画板上,折断了翅膀,摔在地上,被人轻易地捉住了.

　　这是说,有些人想急于得到所需的东西,一时冲动,草率从事,就会身遭不幸.

　　TheRavenandtheSwan乌鸦和天鹅

　　ARAVENsawaSwananddesiredtosecureforhimselfthesamebeautifulplumage.SupposingthattheSwan'ssplendidwhitecolorarosefromhiswashinginthewaterinwhichheswam,theRavenleftthealtarsintheneighborhoodwherehepickeduphisliving,andtookupresidenceinthelakesandpools.Butcleansinghisfeathersasoftenashewould,hecouldnotchangetheircolor,whilethroughwantoffoodheperished.

　　ChangeofhabitcannotalterNature.

　　乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛.他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡,羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕.于是,他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛,来到江湖边.他天天洗刷自己的羽毛,不但一点都没洗白,反而因缺少食物饥饿而死.

　　这故事是说,人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变.

　　TheGoatandtheGoatherd山羊与牧羊人

　　AGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock.Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons.AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnottotellhismaster.TheGoatreplied,"Why,yousillyfellow,thehornwillspeakthoughIbesilent."

　　Donotattempttohidethingswhichcannotbehid.

　　很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里.有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西,单独落在后面.牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去,正巧打断了山羊的一只角.牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人,山羊说：“即使我不说,又怎能隐瞒下去呢?我的角已断了,这是十分明显的事实.”

　　这故事说明,明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的.

　　TheMiser守财奴

　　AMISERsoldallthathehadandboughtalumpofgold,whichheburiedinaholeinthegroundbythesideofanoldwallandwenttolookatdaily.Oneofhisworkmenobservedhisfrequentvisitstothespotanddecidedtowatchhismovements.Hesoondiscoveredthesecretofthehiddentreasure,anddiggingdown,cametothelumpofgold,andstoleit.TheMiser,onhisnextvisit,foundtheholeemptyandbegantotearhishairandtoma