【Page1】Onavacationtrip,DukeHuanofthestateofQicametotheruinofthecapitalofGuoShi,whichperishedlongago.

　　Seeingthedesolateandbleakprospectsofbrokentiles,collapsedwalls,andclustersofweeds,hecouldnothelpaskingthelocalpeopleaboutthereasonoftheruinofGuoShi.

　　Theyreplied,"GuoShiwasfondofdoinggooddeeds,andaversetoevildoing,whichledtotheperdition."

　　WhentheDukecouldnotunderstandtheanswer,peopleexplained,"Thoughhelikeddoinggood,hehadneverbeenabletodoso;thoughhehatedevildoing,nevercouldhehelpnotparticipating.Thatcausedtheruinofhiscapital."

　　Translate【郭氏之墟】

　　齐桓公出游途中,来到已经灭亡许久的郭氏都城的废墟.

　　看到瓦砾残垣、杂草丛生的萧条景象,忍不住问当地百姓郭氏灭亡的原因.

　　百姓们回答说："郭氏由于喜爱善行善事.厌恶邪恶丑行而导致灭亡."

　　齐桓公不能理解这种回答,百姓们便解释说："郭氏虽然喜爱善行善事,但从来都不能做到；尽管厌恶邪恶丑行,却总是忍不住参与其中.这就是他的都城变成废墟的原因."

　　【Page2】Amouseoncetookabiteoutofabull'stailashelaydozing.Thebulljumpedupinarageand,withhisheadlowtotheground,chasedthemouserightacrosstheyard.Themousewastooquickforhim,however,andslippedeasilyintoaholeinthewall.

　　Thebullchargedthewallfuriouslyagainandagain,butalthoughhebruisedhisheadandchippedhishorns,themousestayedsafelyinsidehishole.Afteratimethebullgaveupandsankdowntorestagain.

　　Assoonasthebullwasasleep,thelittlemousecrepttothemouthofthehole,patteredacrosstheyard,bitthebullagain--thistimeonthenose--andrushedbacktosafety.Asthebullroaredhelplesslythemousesqueaked:

　　"It'snotalwaysthebigpeoplewhocomeoffbest.Sometimesthesmalloneswin,youknow."

　　【老鼠和公牛】

　　有一次,公牛躺着打盹,一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴.公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来,低着头追老鼠,一直追过院子.然而,老鼠跑得比他快多了,从容地钻到墙洞里去了.

　　公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁,尽管头撞肿了,角撞裂了,老鼠却安然待在洞里.过了一会儿,公牛不撞了,倒下歇着.

　　公牛刚睡着,小老鼠就爬到洞口,嗒嗒地跑过院子,又咬了公牛一口这回咬了鼻子又跑回安全的地方去.当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时,老鼠吱吱叫道：

　　"大人物并不总占上风.有时小人物也会取胜."

　　【Page3】Awildboarwassharpeninghistusksagainstatreeonedaywhenafoxcameby.

　　"Whatareyoudoingthatfor?"askedthefox."Therearenohuntersaround.Everythinglooksverypeacefultome."

　　"Quitetrue,"saidtheboar,"butwhenthehunterdoescomewithhisdogsIshallbetoobusyrunningawaytohavetimeforthis.SoletmesharpenmytuskswhileIcan."

　　Beprepared.

　　【野猪和狐狸】

　　有一天,野猪在树上磨牙齿,狐狸走过来.

　　"你为什么干这个呀?"狐狸问,"附近又没有猎人,我觉得平安无事."

　　"不错,"野猪说,"但是,如果猎人真的带着猎狗来了,我只能逃走,就没工夫干这个了.趁我现在可以磨,就让我磨磨牙齿吧."

　　时刻准备着（有备无患）

　　【Page4】Longagoagreatmountainbegantorumbleandshake.

　　Peoplecamefromfarandneartoseewhatwouldhappen.

　　"Agreatriverwillbeborn."saidone.

　　"Surelynothinglessthanamightydragonwillcomeout."saidanother.

　　"Agodhimselfwillspringformtheserocks."saidathird.

　　Finally,afterdaysofexpectationasmallcrackappearedinthemountain.Andoutpopped----amouse.

　　Justbecausesomeonemakesalotoffuss,itdoesn'tmeanheisimportant.

　　【山】

　　很久以前,一座大山隆隆作响,摇晃起来.远近各处的人都来看是怎么回事.

　　一个人说："要出现一条大河了."

　　另一个人说："准会出现一条巨龙."

　　第三个人说："从这些岩石中会出现一尊神来."

　　等了几天之后,山坡上终于裂开一条小缝,却蹦出来一只耗子.