Onceuponatine,therelivedarichman.Hehadaservant.Heandtheservantlovedwineandgoodfoodverymuch.Eachtinetherichmanlefthishome;theservantwoulddrinkthewineandeatupallthenicefoodinthehouse.Therichmanknewwhathisservantdid,buthehadnevercaughthisservantdoingthat.Onemorning,whenhelefthome,hesaidtotheservant,“Herearetowbottlesofpoisonandsomenicefoodinthehouse.Youmusttakecareofthem.”Withthesewords,hewentout.Buttheservantknewwhattherichmanhadsaidwasuntrue.Aftertherichmanwasawayfromhishome,heenjoyedanicemeal.Becausehedranktoomuch,hewasdrunkandfelltotheground.Whentherichmancameback,hecouldn’tfindhisfoodandhiswine.Hebecameveryangry.Hewoketheservantup.Buttheservanttoldhisstoryverywell.Hesaidacathadeatenupeverything.Hewasafraidtobepunished,sohedrankthepoisontokillhimself.从前有一个时候,有一个富人。他有一个仆人。他和仆人爱酒水和良好的食物非常多。每当有钱人离开家;仆人就喝葡萄酒,吃的所有食物中的好房子。有钱的人知道仆人做了什么,但是他从来没有被他的仆人这样做。一天早上,当他离开家时,他对仆人说,“这里有两瓶毒药和一些不错的食物在家。你必须好好照看它们。”说完这些话,他出去了。仆人知道富人说是不真实的。在富人离开家后,他有一个很好的餐。因为他喝得太多了,他喝醉了,倒在地上。富人回来后,找不到他的食物和酒。他变得很生气。他醒来的仆人了。仆人告诉他的故事非常好。他说,猫吃了一切。他害怕受到惩罚,所以他喝毒药自杀Onceuponatime,therewasawolf.TheWolfwasmaimed.Hecouldn'touttoeat.Hewasveryhungryandthirsty.Hesawasheep.Ifyoubringmethewater,hesaid,Iwillfindtogetsomefood.Butthesheepsaid,ifIbringyouthewater,thenIwillbeyourfood.狼和羊很久很久以前,这里有一只狼。他受伤了。他不能外出捕食。他感到又饿又渴,这时,他看见一只羊。“你给我一点水解渴”,他说,“我就能自己去寻找食物了。”“是呀”,羊回答说,“如果我给你送水喝,那么我就会成为你的食物。”Onceuponatime,amountainshaked.Peoplecamefromfarandneartoseewhatwouldhappen.Ariverwillbeappear.apeoplesaid.Willsoonhaveadragonappear.anothermansaid.Aftertheday,amousejumpedoutfromthere.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。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。BigHead“Allthekidsmakefunofme”theboycriedtohismother.“TheysayIhaveabighead”“Don'tlistentothem.”hismothercomfortedhim.“Youhaveabeautifulhead.Nowstopcryingandgotothestorefortenpoundsofpotatoes”“Where'stheshoppingbag?”“Ihaven'tgotone,useyourhat.”大脑袋“所有的孩子都拿我开玩笑,”小男孩哭着跟妈妈说:“他们说我长了一个大脑袋。”“别听他们的,”他妈妈安慰说:“你的脑袋长得很漂亮。好了,别哭了,去商店买10磅土豆来。”“购物袋在哪?”“我没有购物袋,就用你的帽子吧。”TheThirstyPigeon口渴的鸽子APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,sheflewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagainstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyoneofthebystanders.Zealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.有只鸽子口渴得很难受,看见画板上画着一个水瓶,以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去,不料一头碰撞在画板上,折断了翅膀,摔在地上,被人轻易地捉住了。这是说,有些人想急于得到所需的东西,一时冲动,草率从事,就会身遭不幸。TheRavenandtheSwan乌鸦和天鹅ARAVENsawaSwananddesiredtosecureforhimselfthesamebeautifulplumage.SupposingthattheSwan'ssplendidwhitecolorarosefromhiswashinginthewaterinwhichheswam,theRavenleftthealtarsintheneighborhoodwherehepickeduphisliving,andtookupresidenceinthelakesandpools.Butcleansinghisfeathersasoftenashewould,hecouldnotchangetheircolor,whilethroughwantoffoodheperished.ChangeofhabitcannotalterNature.乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡,羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕。于是,他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛,来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛,不但一点都没洗白,反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。这故事是说,人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。TheGoatandtheGoatherd山羊与牧羊人AGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock.Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons.AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnottotellhismaster.TheGoatreplied,Why,yousillyfellow,thehornwillspeakthoughIbesilent.Donotattempttohidethingswhichcannotbehid.很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西,单独落在后面。牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去,正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人,山羊说:“即使我不说,又怎能隐瞒下去呢?我的角已断了,这是十分明显的事实。”这故事说明,明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。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。”这故事说明,一切财物如不使用等于没有。TheWolfandtheLamb狼与小羊WOLF,meetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytotheLambtheWolf'srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.Indeed,bleatedtheLambinamournfultoneofvoice,Iwasnotthenborn.ThensaidtheWolf,Youfeedinmypasture.No,goodsir,repliedtheLamb,Ihavenotyettastedgrass.AgainsaidtheWolf,Youdrinkofmywell.No,exclaimedtheLamb,Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymother'smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome.UponwhichtheWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,Well!Iwon'tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations.Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.一只小羊在河边喝水,狼见到后,便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游,恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了,使他喝不到清水。小羊回答说,他