The horse and the ass

A horse and an ass were traveling together. The horse was prancing along in its beautiful trappings, but the ass was carrying the heavy weight in its saddlebags.

"I wish I were you," sighed the ass. "You have nothing to do, and wear such a beautiful harness."

The next day there was a great battle. The horse was badly wounded in the final charge.

The ass passed and saw the dying horse. "I was wrong," said the ass."Safety is much more important than beautiful clothes." 马和驴

●马和驴一起旅行，马拉着轻便的车轻松地前行，而驴驮着很重的鞍囊走路。 ●“我多希望我是你，”驴感叹道，“你什么也不用做，却佩带这么漂亮的马具。”

●后来爆发了一场战争，马在最后的冲锋中不幸身受重伤。

●驴从将要死去的马身边经过。“我错了，”驴说，“安全比漂亮的衣服更重要。”

寓意: 不要随便羡慕别人，各人都有自己的生活，都有自己的幸福与不幸。

The fox without a tail

A fox's tail was caught in a trap. When he was trying to release himself, he lost his whole tail except the stump.

At first he was ashamed to see the other foxes because he had no tail, but he was determined to face his misfortune. He called all the foxes to a meeting.

When they had gotten together, the fox said that they should all do away with their tails.

He said that their tails were very inconvenient when they met with their enemies.

He did not talk about any advantages of the tail. "You are right," said one of the older foxes, "but I don’t think you would advise us to do away with our tails if you hadn't lost it yourself first."

●一只狐狸的尾巴被夹住了，当他试着脱身的时候，挣断了整条尾巴。

●开始时，他看到其他狐狸的时候感到很羞愧。后来，他决定面对这种不幸，就召集了所有的狐狸开会。

●大家到齐后，他极力劝说其他狐狸也割掉尾巴，说尾巴在遭遇敌人时很不方便，尾巴一点儿作用也没有。

●可他没有说有尾巴的任何好处。