THEANTANDTHEDOVE

　　[Fables]

　　AnAntwenttoafountaintoquenchhisthirst,and,tumblingin,wasalmostdrowned.ButadovethathappenedtobesittingonaneighboringtreesawtheAnt'sdanger,andpluckingoffaleaf,letitdropintothewaterbeforehim,andtheAnt,mountinguponit,waspresentlywaftedsafeashore.JustatthattimeaFowlerwasspreadinghisnet,andintheactofsnaringtheDove,whentheAnt,perceivinghisobject,bithisheel.Thestartwhichthemangavemadehimdrophisnet,andtheDove,arousedtoasenseofherdanger,flewsafeaway.

　　Onegoodturndeservesanother.

　　蚂蚁和鸽子

　　选自《民间寓言》

　　一只蚂蚁到一个泉眼去喝水,掉了进去,险些被淹死,但是正巧有一只鸽子在旁边的树枝上歇息,看到蚂蚁生命危险,就叼下了一片树叶让它掉在蚂蚁面前的水上,蚂蚁爬了上去,立刻安全地漂到岸上去了.正在那个时候,一个捕鸟的人摊开了鸟网,动手要捕捉鸽子,蚂蚁看出了他的用意,就去咬了这人的脚后跟,捕鸟人一惊,把网扔了,鸽子意识到自己的危险,就安然地飞走了.

　　（这个故事告诉我们）好心应得好报.