AFoolishChicken

　　Christmaswascoming.MrSmithhadnomoneytobuyanypresentsforhischildren.Hiswifewasillandhespentalotofmoneyonhermedicine.Andtheharvestwasbadandallhisfamilyweregoinggobehungrythenextspring.Hewasquiteworriedaboutit.

　　“Wehadonlyacock,”saidMrsSmithoneday.“You’dbettertakeittothetown.Sellitthereandbuysomecakesandsweetsforourchildren.”

　　“It’sagoodidea!”themansaidandcaughtthecockthenextmorningandputitintoabox.Itwasdifficulttowalkontheroadcoveredwiththicksnow.Twohourslaterhewasverytiedandwantedtohavearest.Heputtheboxtothegroundandsatdown.

　　“Theairintheboxmustbeclose,”themansaidtohimself.“I’dbetterletthecockwalkoutsideforawhile,orit’lldie.”

　　Soheputthecocktotheground.Whenhestartedagain,hecouldn’tcatchitanylonger.

　　“Howfoolishyouare!”MrSmithcalledoutangrily.“Youcanheraldthebreakofdayatnightbutyoucann’tfindthewaytothetowninthedaytime!”

　　hedogandthefoxSomedogsfoundtheskinofalionandbegantotearittopiecewiththeirteeth.Afoxwhoseeingthem,said:"Ifthislionwerealive,youwouldsoonfindoutthathisclawswerestrongerthanyouteeth!"Itiseasytokickamanthatisdown.Awomangetsonabuswithherbaby.Thedriversays:"Ugh,that'stheugliestbabyI'veeverseen."一位女士抱着她的宝宝上公交车，司机看到后说：“额，那是我这辈子见过的最丑的小孩。”Thewomanwalkstotherearofthebusandsitsdown,fuming.Shesaystoamannexttoher:"Thedriverjustinsultedme."Themansays:"Yougoupthereandtellhimoff.Goon,I'llholdyourmonkeyforyou."女士走到车厢后面坐下，感到很愤怒。她对旁边的男士说：“司机刚刚羞辱了我。”男士回应说：“你快上去斥责他。去吧，我替你抱着你的猴子。”