阅读指南 001
1. 夜莺与鹰 004
The Nightingale and the Hawk
2. 猫与鸡 006
The Cat and the Chickens
3. 山羊与牧羊人 008
The Goat and the Goatherd
4. 山羊与驴 010
The Goat and the Donkey
5. 两只公鸡与鹰 012
The Two Cocks and the Eagle
6. 渔夫与金枪鱼 014
The Fishermen and the Tuna
7. 捉到石头的渔夫 016
The Fishermen Who Caught Stones
8. 渔夫与小鱼 018
The Fisherman and the Little Fish
9. 翡翠鸟 020
The Halcyon
10. 胀肚的狐狸 022
The Fox with a Swollen Stomach
11. 狐狸与刺藤 024
The Fox and the Bramble
12. 狐狸与樵夫 026
The Fox and the Woodcutter
13. 狐狸与豹子 028
The Fox and the Leopard
14. 狐狸与被选为王的猴子 030
The Fox and the Monkey Elected King
15. 断了尾巴的狐狸 032
The Fox with the Cropped Tail
16. 没见过狮子的狐狸 034
The Fox Who Had Never Seen a Lion
17. 凭空许愿的穷人 036
The Poor Man Who Promised the Impossible
18. 赫耳墨斯与被蚂蚁咬了的人 038
Hermes and the Man Bitten by an Ant
19. 男人与他的妻子 040
The Man and His Wife
20. 吹牛的运动员 042
The Boasting Athlete
21. 烧炭的与漂布的 044
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller
22. 人与宙斯 046
Man and Zeus
23. 农夫与狐狸 048
The Farmer and the Fox
24. 人与狮子 050
The Man and the Lion
25. 人与萨特尔 052
The Man and the Satyr
26. 农夫与狼 054
The Farmer and the Wolf
27. 天文学家 056
The Astronomer
28. 青蛙邻居 058
The Two Frogs as Neighbours
29. 池塘里的青蛙 060
The Frogs in the Pond
30. 三只公牛与狮子 062
The Three Bulls and the Lion
31. 金丝雀与蝙蝠 064
The Canary and the Bat
32. 农夫与鹰 066
The Farmer and the Eagle
33. 农夫与狗 068
The Farmer and His Dogs
34. 农夫与蛇 070
The Farmer and the Snake
35. 农夫与他的儿子们 072
The Farmer and His Sons
36. 农夫与苹果树 074
The Farmer and the Apple Tree
37. 农夫与争吵的儿子们 076
The Farmer and the Quarrelling Sons
38. 老婆子与医生 078
The Old
The Spendthrift① and the Swallow②
There was a prodigal ③ young man who had run through all his patrimony ④ except one coat. Seeing a swallow coming back earlier, he thought the spring was just around the corner. So he took the coat and sold it. Then a snowstorm ⑤ came, and he shivered ⑥ with cold.
He saw the dead body of the swallow and said, ” Hey, friend, you have not only killed yourself, but destroyed me as well.”
One swallow doesnt make a summer.
① spendthrift: /?spendθr?ft/ n. 挥霍者,花钱无度的人
② swallow: /?sw?l??/ n. 燕子
③ prodigal: /?pr?d?ɡl/ adj. 浪费的,奢侈的
④ patrimony: /?p?tr?m?ni/ n. 遗产
⑤ snowstorm: /?sn??st??m/ n. 暴风雪
⑥ shiver: /???v?/ v. (因寒冷、疾病或恐惧而)颤抖,发抖