故事部落少兒英語雙語小故事：狐狸與山羊

04-07

The fox and the goat

　　狐狸與山羊

　　By an unlucky chance a Fox fell into a deep well from which he could not get out.

　　一隻不走運的狐狸，失足掉到了井裡。井很深，他無法跳出來。

　　A Goat passed by shortly afterwards, and asked the Fox what he was doing down there。

　　一隻山羊經過這裡，便問狐狸在井下做什麼。

　　"Oh, have you not heard?"said the Fox, "there is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me. Why dont you come down too?"

　　狐狸說：「哦，你沒有聽說嗎？這裡將要大旱，因此我跳進來確保我自己有水喝，為什麼你不下來一起呢？」

The Goat thought well of this advice, and jumped down into the well。

　　山羊相信了狐狸的話，就真的跳進井裡。

　　But the Fox immediately jumped on her back, and by putting his foot on her long horns managed to jump up to the edge of the well.

　　狐狸立即跳上山羊的背，又一跳，跳上了井沿。

　　"Good-bye, friend," said the Fox, "remember next time, never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."

　　「再見，朋友，」狐狸說，「記住，不要相信一個身陷麻煩的人的建議。」

　　寓意：處於困境之中的人為了擺脫困境，往往不惜犧牲別人的利益，所以他們的建議常常是不可信的。