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A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.The waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down...
日期：2013-03-07
A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.He wanted to speak with his mother before the execution. Of course this was granted.When his mother came to him, he said, I wan...
日期：2013-03-07
A milkmaid was going to the market. She carried her milk in a pail on her head.As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after she had sold the milk.I'll buy a new dress, and when I g...
日期：2013-03-07
A trumpeter was captured by his enemy in a battle.When they were about to kill him, he begged them to have mercy on him.I am not a warrior, said he. I only blow the trumpet. It cannot harm you; then w...
日期：2013-03-07
A hart was being pursued by some dogs. It ran into an ox-stall, and hid itself in a truss of hay. Only the tips of its horns could be seen.Soon after the hunters came to the stable, and asked if anyon...
日期：2013-03-07
A doe had lost one of her eyes, and could not see anyone approaching her from one side.In order to avoid any danger, she always ate on a high cliff near the sea, and looked at the land with her good e...
日期：2013-03-07
An eagle was flying in the sky. As soon as it saw a rabbit, it swooped down on its prey.Suddenly it was hit by an arrow.It fluttered slowly down to the earth, and blood was pouring from the wound.When...
日期：2013-03-07
The wind and the sun were disputing who was the stronger.Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down the road. The sun said, Whoever can make the traveler take off his coat will be the stronger.So the su...
日期：2013-03-07
An ass once found a lion's skin. He put it on, and walked towards the village.All fled when he came near,both men and animals.The ass felt quite proud. He lifted his voice and brayed, but then everyon...
日期：2013-03-07
A man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first.So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass looked a...
日期：2013-03-07
Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and ...
日期：2013-03-07
Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.H...
日期：2013-03-07
When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened. He ran away, and hid himself in the woods.The second time, however, he came near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance, and watched him pa...
日期：2013-03-07
An old man was gathering sticks in a forest.At last he grew very tired and hopeless. He threw down all the sticks and cried out, I cannot bear this life any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and tak...
日期：2013-03-07
A middle-aged man had two wives. One was old, and the other was young. They both loved him very much.Now the man's hair was turning grey. The young wife felt unhappy about this because it made him loo...
日期：2013-03-07
