Aespo's Fables

Aesop's Fables, retold by Julie Harding. Illustrated by Maria Voris.

《伊索寓言》，朱莉·哈丁改写 玛丽亚·沃里斯绘图

The Fox and the Stork The fox invited his friend, the stork, over for some homemade soup. When the stork arrived for dinner, the fox poured the soup into a flat dish and set it on the table for them to eat. The stork was very hungry, but all he could do was dip the tip of his long beak into the dish. The fox laughed at his prank. and he easily slurped up all the soup while the poor stork was left with nothing for dinner. The next day, the stork decided to return the favor and invited 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 for both of them to share. The fox eagerly tried to get to the meat, But he could not get past the jar's narrow neck. The stork, however, ate easily because his long beak could reach down into the jar. The hungry fox learned his lesson and admitted that his prank the day before had been wrong.

狐狸与鹳 狐狸邀请朋友鹳来家里喝自制汤 鹳来赴宴时，狐狸把汤倒进平盘，端上桌供两人吃 鹳饿得不行，可他只能把长喙尖沾到盘里 狐狸对着自己的恶作剧哈哈大笑 他轻松喝光了所有汤，可怜的鹳晚饭什么都没吃到 第二天，鹳决定回请，邀请狐狸来自己家吃晚饭 鹳把美味的肉放进细颈罐，端上桌和狐狸分享 狐狸迫不及待想吃肉，可他钻不过罐子细细的颈口 鹳却吃得轻轻松松，因为他的长喙够得到罐底 饿肚子的狐狸得到教训，承认自己前一天的恶作剧错了

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

寓意：如果你对别人使坏，别人也会对你以牙还牙

The Fox and the Crow The hungry fox saw the crow fly to her favorite branch in a nearby tree. In her beak, she carried a tasty morsel of cheese. The crafty fox quickly devised a plan and trotted over to the tree to talk to the crow. "'Oh, Madame Crow, you truly are the most magnificent bird I have ever seen,' he said sweetly. His flattering words caught the crow's attention, and she gazed down at the admiring fox. "'You fly so fast and so gracefully,' the fox continued. No doubt you sing as beautifully as you fly." Now the crow was a vain bird who loved to hear compliments. Since the fox was singing her praises, she decided to sing her own song for him. As soon as the crow opened her beak, the piece of cheese fell out and tumbled down into the eager fox's waiting mouth.

狐狸与乌鸦 饥饿的狐狸看见乌鸦飞到附近树的最爱枝桠上 乌鸦的喙里叼着一块美味的奶酪 狡猾的狐狸很快想出主意，快步跑到树下和乌鸦搭话 "啊，乌鸦夫人，你真是我见过最美的鸟儿，"他甜言蜜语地说 奉承话吸引了乌鸦的注意，她低头看着夸赞自己的狐狸 "你飞得又快又优雅，"狐狸继续说道 你的歌声肯定和飞行一样动听。" 乌鸦本就是爱慕虚荣的鸟，最喜欢听别人夸奖 既然狐狸这么称赞她，她决定给狐狸唱首歌 乌鸦刚一张嘴，奶酪就掉下去，滚进了狐狸早已等着的嘴里

When the fox was finished eating, he smiled up at the dismayed crow. I thank you, Madam Crow, for the delicious snack, he said. Moral, do not trust strangers who engage in flattery.

狐狸吃完后，抬头对着沮丧的乌鸦笑了 我谢谢你，乌鸦夫人，谢谢你给我这么美味的点心，他说 寓意：不要信任奉承你的陌生人

The Crow and the Pitcher The crow had been flying all day under a blazing hot sun, and his throat was scratchy and parched. He noticed a clay pitcher partially filled with water and hurried toward it to quench his thirst. The pitcher's neck was too long for the crow's short beak, though, and he could not reach the The thirsty crow tried tilting the heavy clay pitcher, but it would not budge. He then noticed pebbles scattered on the ground. The crow picked up the pebbles and, one at a time, began dropping them into the pitcher. Bit by bit, the water began to rise. It took a long time and many pebbles, but eventually the water reached the top of the pitcher. The patient crow could drink to his heart's content. Moral, persistence and patience can yield rewards.

乌鸦与水罐 乌鸦在烈日下飞了一整天，嗓子干得又痒又哑 他发现一只装了半罐水的陶水罐，连忙飞过去解渴 可水罐颈太长，乌鸦的短喙够不到水，口渴的乌鸦想推斜沉陶罐，水罐却纹丝不动 接着他注意到地上散着许多小石子 乌鸦叼起小石子，一次一颗，把它们丢进水罐里 水面一点点慢慢往上升高 虽然花了很长时间、丢了很多石子，最终水面还是升到了罐口 有耐心的乌鸦终于痛痛快快喝够了水 寓意：坚持和耐心终会收获回报