Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables, retold by Julie Harding. Illustrated by Maria Voris. Focus question. What can people learn from Aesop's Fables?

《伊索寓言》，朱莉·哈丁改写 玛丽亚·沃里斯绘图 思考问题 人们能从伊索寓言里学到什么呢？

The Fox and the Stork The fox invited his friend, the stork, over to eat soup. When the stork arrived, the fox poured the soup into a flat dish. The stork was hungry, but all he could do was dip the tip of his long beak into the dish. The fox laughed and slurped up all the soup while the poor stork was left with nothing to eat. The next day, the stork decided to return the favor and asked the fox to his home for dinner. The stork placed some tasty meat in a jar with a long neck and set it on the table. The fox eagerly tried to get to the meat, but he could not. The stork ate easily because his long beak could reach down into the jar. The hungry fox admitted that he had been wrong the day before.

狐狸和鹳 狐狸邀请朋友鹳来家里喝汤 鹳到了之后，狐狸把汤倒进了一个平底盘里 鹳肚子很饿，可他只能把长尖嘴的顶端伸进盘子里 狐狸笑着喝光了所有汤，可怜的鹳什么都没吃到 第二天，鹳决定回请狐狸，邀请狐狸来自己家吃晚饭 鹳把美味的肉放进一个细颈罐子，摆在桌子上 狐狸急着想要吃到肉，可他根本够不着 鹳吃得很轻松，因为他的长嘴巴能够到罐子底部 饿肚子的狐狸承认，前一天是自己做错了

Moral. If you do mean things to others, they might do mean things to you in return.

寓意 如果你捉弄别人，别人也可能会反过来捉弄你

The Fox and the Crow The hungry fox saw the crow fly to her favorite branch in a tree. In her beak she had a tasty piece of cheese. The crafty fox made a plan and trotted over to the tree to talk to the crow. Oh, Madam Crow, you truly are the prettiest bird I have ever seen," he said. This caught the crow's attention, and she looked down at the fox. You fly so fast and so gracefully," the fox continued. I bet you sing as beautifully as you fly. Now, the crow loved to hear compliments, so she decided to sing for the fox. She opened her beak, and the piece of cheese tumbled down to the fox's waiting mouth.

狐狸和乌鸦 饥饿的狐狸看见乌鸦飞到树上她最爱的树枝上 乌鸦的嘴里叼着一块香喷喷的奶酪 狡猾的狐狸想出了一个主意，小跑到树下跟乌鸦搭话 "哦，乌鸦夫人，你真是我见过最美的鸟儿"，狐狸说 这话吸引了乌鸦的注意，她低头看向狐狸 "你飞得又快又优雅"，狐狸接着说 我打赌你的歌声和你的飞行一样美妙 乌鸦本来就爱听夸奖，于是她决定唱给狐狸听 她刚张开嘴，奶酪就掉下来，掉进了狐狸等着的嘴里

When the fox was finished eating, he smiled up at the crow. Thank you for the delicious snack, he said. I got just what I wanted. Moral. Do not trust strangers who try to flatter you.

狐狸吃完奶酪后，笑着抬头看向乌鸦 谢谢你给我这么美味的点心，他说 我正好得到了我想要的 寓意 不要相信那些讨好你的陌生人

The Crow and the Pitcher The crow had been flying all day, and he was very thirsty. He saw a pitcher that was half full of water and hurried toward it for a drink. The pitcher was too tall for the crow's short beak to reach the water inside. The crow tried tilting the pitcher, but it was too heavy to move. He then noticed pebbles scattered on the ground. He picked up the pebbles and, one at a time, began dropping them into the pitcher. Slowly, the water began to rise. It took a long time and many pebbles, but soon the water reached the top. The crow then drank all he wanted. Moral. Doing things little by little is just as good as doing things all at once.

乌鸦和水罐 乌鸦飞了一整天，口渴得要命 他看见一个装了半罐水的水罐，连忙赶过去喝水 水罐太高了，乌鸦短短的嘴够不到里面的水 乌鸦试着倾斜水罐，可水罐太重了，他推不动 接着他注意到地上散落着许多小石子 他叼起小石子，一颗一颗地往水罐里丢 慢慢地，水面开始往上升高了 虽然花了很长时间，用了好多石子，可很快水面就升到了罐口 接着乌鸦喝饱了水 寓意 一点点慢慢来做，和一口气做完一样能做好事情