Awolfwasalmostdeadwithhunger.Ahouse-dogsawhim,andasked,"Friend,yourirregularlifewillsoonruinyou.

　　"Whydon'tyouworksteadilyasIdo,andgetyourfoodregularly?"

　　"Iwouldhavenoobjection,"saidthewolf,"ifIcouldonlygetaplace.""Iwillhelpyou,"saidthedog."Comewithmetomymaster,andyoushallsharemywork."

　　Sothewolfandthedogwenttothetowntogether.

　　Onthewaythewolfsawthattherewasnohairaroundthedog'sneck.

　　Hefeltquitesurprised,andaskedhimwhyitwaslikethat?

　　"Oh,itisnothing,"saidthedog."Everynightmymasterputsacollararoundmyneckandchainsmeup.Youwillsoongetusedtoit."

　　"Isthattheonlyreason?"saidthewolf."Thengood-byetoyou,myfriend.Iwouldratherbefree."

　　一只狼快要饿死了,一只狗看见后问他：“你现在的无规律的生活一定会毁掉你,为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢?”

　　狼说：“如果我有个地方住,我没有意见.”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去,我们一起工作.”于是狼和狗一起回到了村子.

　　在路上,狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛,他很奇怪地问为什么会那样.

　　“噢,没有什么,”狗说,“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我,你很快就会习惯的.”“就是因为这个原因吗?”狼说道,“那么,再见了,我的朋友,我宁愿选择自由.”

　　TheMiser守财奴

　　AMISERsoldallthathehadandboughtalumpofgold,whichheburiedinaholeinthegroundbythesideofanoldwallandwenttolookatdaily.Oneofhisworkmenobservedhisfrequentvisitstothespotanddecidedtowatchhismovements.Hesoondiscoveredthesecretofthehiddentreasure,anddiggingdown,cametothelumpofgold,andstoleit.TheMiser,onhisnextvisit,foundtheholeemptyandbegantotearhishairandtomakeloudlamentations.Aneighbor,seeinghimovercomewithgriefandlearningthecause,said,"Praydonotgrieveso;butgoandtakeastone,andplaceitinthehole,andfancythatthegoldisstilllyingthere.Itwilldoyouquitethesameservice;forwhenthegoldwasthere,youhaditnot,asyoudidnotmaketheslightestuseofit."

　　有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产,换回了金块,并秘密地埋在一个地方.他每天走去看看他的宝藏.有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察,知道了真情,趁他走后,挖出金块拿走了.守财奴再来时,发现洞中的金块没有了,便捶胸痛哭.有个人见他如此悲痛,问明原因后,说道：“喂,朋友,别再难过了,那块金子虽是你买来的,但并不是你真正拥有的.去拿一块石头来,代替金块放在洞里,只要你心里想着那是块金子,你就会很高兴.这样与你拥有真正的金块效果没什么不同.依我之见,你拥有那金块时,也从没用过.”