TheFrogintheShallowWell

　　Haveyounotheardofthefrogthatlivedinashallowwell?ItsaidtoaturtlethatlivedintheEastSea,"Iamsohappy!WhenIgoout,Ijumpaboutontherailingbesidethemouthofthewell.WhenIcomehome,Irestintheholesonthebrokenwallofthewell.IfIjumpintothewater,itcomesuptomyarmpitsandholdsupmycheeks.IfIwalkinthemud,itcoversupmyfeet.Ilookaroundatthewrigglyworms,crabsandtadpoles,andnoneofthemcancomparewithme.Moreover,IamlordofthistroughofwaterandIstanduptallinthisshallowwell.Myhappinessisfull.Mydearsir,whydon'tyoucomeoftenandlookaroundmyplace?"

　　BeforetheturtlefromtheEastSeacouldgetitsleftfootinthewell,itsrightkneegotstuck.Ithesitatedandretreated.TheturtletoldthefrogabouttheEastSea.

　　"Evenadistanceofathousandlicannotgiveyouanideaofthesea'swidth;evenaheightofathousandrencannotgiveyouanideaofitsdepth.InthetimeofKingYuoftheXiadynasty,therewerefloodsnineyearsoutoften,butthewatersintheseadidnotincrease.lnthetimeofKingTangoftheShangdynastythereweredroughtssevenyearsoutofeight,butthewatersintheseadidnotdecrease.Theseadoesnotchangealongwiththepassageoftimeanditsleveldoesnotriseorfallaccordingtotheamountofrainthatfalls.ThegreatesthappinessistoliveintheEastSea."

　　Afterlisteningtothesewords,thefrogoftheshallowwellwasshockedintorealizationofhisowninsignificanceandbecameveryillatease.

　　井底之蛙

　　一口废井里住着一只青蛙.有一天,青蛙在井边碰上了一只从海里来的大龟.

　　青蛙就对海龟夸口说：「你看,我住在这里多快乐!有时高兴了,就在井栏边跳跃一阵；疲倦了,就回到井里,睡在砖洞边一回.或者只留出头和嘴巴,安安静静地把全身泡在水里：或者在软绵绵的泥浆里散一回步,也很舒适.看看那些虾和蝌虾,谁也此不上我.而且,我是这个井里的主人,在这井里极自由自在,你为什么不常到井里来欣赏呢!」

　　那海龟听了青蛙的话,倒真想进去看看.但它的左脚还没有整个伸进去,右脚就已经绊住了.它连忙后退了两步,把大海的情形告诉青蛙说：「你看过海吗?海的广大,哪止千里；海的深度,哪只千来丈.古时候,十年有九年大水,海里的水,并不涨了多少；后来,八年里有七年大早,海里的水,也不见得浅了多少.可见大海是不受旱涝影响的.住在那样的大海里,才是真的快乐呢!」

　　井蛙听了海龟的一番话,吃惊地呆在那里,再没有话可说了.

　　……读慢一点～