Awolfoncemetadonkeyontheroadoutsidethevillage.

　　"I'mgoingtoeatyouup,"saidthewolf.

　　"Certainly,"repliedthedonkey,thinkingfast."Butpleasedon'teatmeouthereontheroadwhereeveryonecansee.Ishallbesoashamed.Takemeintotheforest.Don'tbeafraidthatIshalltrytoescape.Here,tiethisroperoundyourneckandfastenittomybridle.ThenIwillleadyoutoaquietspotIknow."

　　Thewolfthoughtthiswasagoodideasohefastenedtheroperoundhisneckandknotteditfirmlytothedonkey'sbridle.

　　"NowIwillgowhereveryousay,"saidthedonkey.

　　"Showmethewaytoyourquietspot,"orderedthewolf.

　　"Verywell,"saidthedonkey,settingoffdowntheroadtowardsthevillage.Astheycametothefirsthousesthewolfbegantosuspectthathehadbeentricked.

　　"Thisisnotthewaytotheforest,"hesaid,tuggingathisendoftherope."Thisroadgoestothevillage."

　　"Don'tworry,"saidthedonkeycheerfully,"Thisisashortcut."

　　Thedonkeybegantotrotfaster,thentogallop.Theroperoundthewolf'sneckdrewtight;inaveryshorttimehewasdraggedrightuptothedonkey'sdoor.

　　Themaster,hiswifeandtheirthreesonsallcamerunningouttorescuethedonkey.Theyweresoangrythattheywouldhavekilledthewolfthereandthen.Fortunatelyforthewolf,however,oneofthesonsthrewaknifeathim.Theknifemissed,butitcuttheroperoundhisneck.Thenextmomentallthefamilycouldseewasacloudofdustintheroadasthewolffledtosafetyinthedarkforest.

　　Ifyoukeepyourheadyouwillbeallright.

　　狼和驴

　　有一回,狼在村外的路上碰见驴.

　　"我要把你吃掉."狼说.

　　"当然可以,"驴灵机一动,回答说,"但请不要在这条路上吃,人人都会看见的,我会感到难为情.把我带到森林里去吧.别担心我们会逃跑.喏,把这根绳子一头饶在你脖子上,一头拴在我的缰绳上,然后我把你带到一个我熟悉的安静的地方去."

　　狼认为这是个好主意,于是把绳子饶在脖子上,把另一头牢牢系在驴缰绳上.

　　"现在你说到什么地方去,我就到什么地方去."驴说.

　　"带我到你说的那个安静的地方去."狼吩咐道.

　　"很好."驴说着,就沿通向村子的路走去.他们来到头几所房子附近时,狼怀疑自己受骗上当了.

　　"这不是到森林去的路,"他使劲拉绳子的一头说,"这条路是到村子里去的."

　　"别着急,"驴高兴地说,"这是一条近路."驴加快了步子,接着跑起来.套在狼脖子上的绳子抽紧了；一会儿功夫,就把狼拉到驴的家门口.

　　驴的主人、主人的妻子和三个儿子都跑出来救驴.他们非常生气,要立即就地把狼打死.不过,狼很幸运,主人的一个儿子拿刀砍狼,没砍着,却把套在狼脖子上的绳子砍断了.转眼之间,这一家子看到路上尘土飞扬,狼安然逃向黑暗的树林里去了.

　　保持镇静,就没问题.