12 Aesop's fables

The hungry fox saw a string of crystal clear grapes hanging on the grape rack, and his mouth watered. He wants to pick it and eat it, but he can't. After watching it for a while, he left helplessly. As he walked, he comforted himself and said, "This grape is not ripe yet. It must be sour."

That is to say, some people are too weak to do things, so the time is not ripe.

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Wolves and cranes

The wolf swallowed a bone by mistake. He was very uncomfortable and ran around looking for a doctor. He met an egret and asked him to take out his bones. The egret put his head into the wolf's throat and took out the bone, so he asked the wolf for a generous reward. The wolf replied, "hey, friend, you can safely get your head back from the wolf's mouth." Isn't that enough? Why talk about rewards? "

This story shows that the reward for doing good deeds to bad people is to know the essence of bad people's bad faith.

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The little boy and the scorpion

A child caught grasshoppers in front of the city wall and soon caught many. Suddenly I saw a scorpion. He thought it was also a grasshopper, so he caught it with both hands. The scorpion raised its stinger and said, "Come on, if you really dare to do this, even the grasshopper you caught will lose."

This story warns people to distinguish between good people and bad people and treat them differently.

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Fox and goat fell into the well.

A fox slipped and fell into a well. No matter how hard he struggled, he still couldn't climb up and had to stay there. The goat was so thirsty that he came to the well and saw a fox in it. He asked him if the well water was good. The fox felt that the opportunity had come, and his heart exulted. He immediately calmed down and praised the well water, saying it was the first spring in the world, sweet and refreshing, and advised the goat to come down and drink with him quickly. The goat who just wanted to drink water jumped down without thinking. After drinking, he had to consult with the fox about the way to the well. The fox was ready and said slyly, "I have an idea." You put your front foot on the wall of the well and then straighten the corner. I'll jump into the well from your back and pull you up again, and we'll all be saved. The goat agreed to his proposal, and the fox stepped on his hind foot, jumped on his back, and then jumped out of the wellhead with a strong jump from the corner. After the fox went up, he was ready to escape alone. The goat accused the fox of breaking his promise. The fox turned to the goat and said, "hey, friend, if your mind was as perfect as your beard, you wouldn't jump blindly before you saw the exit clearly." "

This story shows that a wise man should think clearly about the result of something before doing it.

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Widows and hens

A widow keeps a hen. The hen lays an egg every day. She thought that if she fed more barley to the chickens, she would lay two eggs every day. So, she feeds it like this every day, and as a result, the hen grows fatter and fatter, and doesn't even lay an egg every day.

This story shows that some people want to get more benefits because of greed, and even lose what they have.

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West Western jackdaw lived in vain.

Zeus wanted to make a king for the birds, set a date and ask all the birds to attend on time, so as to choose the most beautiful one as king. All the birds ran to the river to freshen up. Western Western jackdaw knew that he was not beautiful, so he came to the river, picked up feathers from birds, carefully inserted them all on himself, and then glued them on. When the appointed date came, all the birds came to Zeus together. Zeus saw the colorful western Western jackdaw at a glance, especially beautiful among the birds, and was ready to make him king. These birds are very angry. They plucked their feathers from Western jackdaw in the west. As a result, western Western jackdaw lost all its beautiful feathers and became an ugly western Western jackdaw.

The story is that you can get a beautiful illusion with the help of other people's things, but when something that doesn't belong to you is peeled off, it will reveal its true colors.

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The little goat and the wolf are standing on the roof

The little goat stood on the roof and saw the wolf pass by, so he insulted him and laughed at him. The wolf said, "Oh, man, it's not you who scold me, it's your terrain."

This story shows that geography and nature often give people the courage to fight against the strong.

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Mountain earthquake

Once, a mountain had a big vibration, and the sound from the vibration was like a huge groan and noise. Many people gathered at the foot of the mountain to watch and want to know what happened. When they gathered there anxiously, worried about seeing something ominous, they only saw a mouse running out of the mountain.

This means much ado about nothing.

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Virtue and evil

Weak goodness is overtaken by evil. Good at asking Zeus how to return to earth. Zeus told him not to go together, but to visit the world one by one. Evil is close to people, so I have been looking for it. Kindness comes slowly, because it falls from the sky.

In other words, it is difficult for people to meet good, but they are hurt by evil every day.

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Old hunting dog

When an old hunting dog is young and strong, he never gives in to any wild animals in the forest. When he was old, he met a wild boar in a hunting. He bravely rushed to bite the wild boar's ear. The wild boar ran away because his teeth were too old to bite firmly. The host was disappointed and ran over to scold him. The old hound looked up and said, "Master! It's not my fault. I can't. My courage is the same as when I was young, but I can't resist the laws of nature. I used to be praised by you, but now I shouldn't be blamed by you. "

In other words, birth, old age, illness and death are irresistible laws.

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Ants and dung beetles

In summer, all other animals live leisurely. Only ants run around the fields, collecting wheat and barley and storing food for themselves in winter. Dung beetles was surprised and asked him why he was so hardworking. The ant didn't say anything at that time.

Winter came, and the heavy rain washed away the cow dung. The hungry dung beetle went to the ant to beg for food. The ant said to him, "Hey, man, if you hadn't criticized me at work, you wouldn't be hungry now."

In other words, people who plan ahead can avoid disasters despite the myriad changes.

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Rooster and Baoyu

A rooster is looking for food for himself and his hen in the field. He found a piece of Baoyu and said to Baoyu, "If your master is looking for you, not me, he will pick you up carefully;" But I find you useless. I would rather get a wheat than all the jewels in the world. "

This means that what you need is really precious.

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The deer and his father

One day, the deer said to the male deer, "Dad, why are you still afraid of dogs?" You are taller than him, run faster than him, and have big horns for self-defense. The stag smiled and said, "Son, you are right, but I only know one thing. As soon as I hear the dog barking, I can't help running away. "

This story shows that it is useless to inspire those who are naturally timid and cowardly.

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Two pockets

Prometheus created human beings, and hung two pockets around their necks, one for others' shortcomings and the other for himself. He hung the bag containing other people's shortcomings on his chest and the other on his back. Therefore, people can always see the shortcomings of others quickly, but they can't see their own.

This story shows that people tend to find fault with others, but ignore their own shortcomings.

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Shan Ying and the fox

Shan Ying and the fox became friends. In order to strengthen their friendship, they decided to live together. So the eagle flew to a big tree, built a nest to hatch its offspring, and the fox got into the bushes under the tree to give birth.

One day, the fox went out for food, and the eagle just stopped cooking. He flew into the bush, snatched the little fox away and had a hearty meal with the little eagle. When the fox came back, he knew it was an eagle. He is sad for the death of his child, and the saddest thing is that he can't get revenge for a while, because he is an animal and can only run on the ground and can't chase birds. So he had to stand at a distance and curse the enemy, which was the only thing the weak could do.

Soon, the eagle's treachery was also severely punished. Once, someone killed sheep in the wild to sacrifice to the gods, and the eagle flew down, grabbed the mutton with fire from the altar and brought it back to the nest. Then a gust of wind blew, and the tiny dry branches in the nest immediately ignited a fierce flame. Those fledgling eagles were burned to death and fell from trees. The fox ran over and ate all the young eagles in front of the eagle.

This story shows that God will punish a faithless person, even if the victim is weak and unable to retaliate against him.

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Horse and groom

Once upon a time, there was a groom who secretly sold the barley he had fed his horse, but he still scrubbed the horse every day and combed it with a comb. The horse said to the groom, "If you really want me to be beautiful, don't sell the barley you fed me."

In other words, those hypocritical people bribe others with sweet words and small favors, but take away what others need most.

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The Farmer and the Snake

In winter, the farmer found a snake frozen stiff. He felt sorry for it and held it in his arms. The snake woke up after warming up, recovered its nature, and bit the benefactor, causing fatal injury. Before he died, the farmer said, "I deserve to die." I pity the wicked and deserve it. "

This story shows that even if the wicked are extremely kind, their evil nature will not change.

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A blowjob fisherman

There is a fisherman who can play the flute. He came to the seaside with his beloved flute and fishing net. He first stood on a prominent rock and played the flute, thinking that when he heard beautiful music, the fish would jump in front of him. He played intently for a long time without result. He had to put down his flute, picked up his net and spread it in the water, and as a result, he caught a lot of fish. He threw the fish in the net one by one to the shore and said to the jumping fish, "Hey, you ungrateful things!" " You didn't dance when I played. Now I don't blow, you jump. "

This story is suitable for people who do things at the wrong time.

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Man and the God of the Forest

Legend has it that once there was a man who made friends with Satiros, the god of the forest. When winter came, the weather became very cold. The man covered his mouth with his hand and kept steaming. The god of the forest asked why and why. The man replied: "cold hands can make them warmer." Later, they ate at the same table. The food on the table is steaming and very hot. The man picked it up and put it to his mouth. The god of the forest asked him why. He said the food was too hot, let it cool down. The god of the forest said to mankind, "Hello, friend!" " I have to break up with you, because your mouth can give off hot air at one moment and cold air at the other. "

The story is that you should never make friends with those capricious people.

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Flies and honey

When honey leaks from the hive, many flies fly to have a good meal. Honey is too sweet for them to leave. However, at this moment, their feet were stuck with honey and they could no longer fly. They regretted it and buzzed, "It's a pity that we lost our lives because we were greedy for temporary enjoyment."

For many people, greed is the root of many disasters.

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Two cockfights

In order to possess the hen, two cocks fought, and one of them beat the other away. The defeated side had to hide in a covered place, but the winning side flew to the high wall and shouted. Then an eagle flew over and caught him. After that, the defeated rooster took possession of the hen safely.

This story shows that arrogance brings harm to people and humility brings benefits to people.

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Rats and frogs

Rats are unfortunately loved by frogs. The frog foolishly tied the mouse's foot to his own. At first, they walked on the ground, walked around, everything was normal, and they could eat millet. When he came to the pond, the frog took the mouse into the water, and he played in the water himself, quacking with joy. The poor mouse was flooded and died. Soon, the mouse surfaced, but its feet were still tied to the frog. The kite flew here, saw the mouse, rushed into the water and caught it. The frog was brought out of the water and became the kite's food.

In other words, if you get too close to others, when disaster comes, you will often be implicated.

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A dog with meat in its mouth.

The dog crossed the river with meat in its mouth. He saw his reflection in the water and thought it was another dog with a bigger piece of meat in his mouth. With this in mind, he decided to grab the bigger piece of meat. So he dived into the water to catch the bigger one. As a result, he didn't get two pieces of meat. The piece in the water doesn't exist. The original piece was washed away by the river.

This story is suitable for greedy people.

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Bull and axle

Several bulls are pulling the truck hard, and the axle creaks. The cow turned around and said impatiently to the axle, "hey, friend, we are silently bearing all the weight." What are you shouting? "

The story goes like this: those who shout often do less work, while those who are silent often bear all the weight.

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Wolf and lamb

A lamb is drinking water by the river. When the wolf saw it, he wanted to find a justified excuse to eat him. So he ran to the upper reaches of the river and said that the lamb stirred the river and made him unable to drink clear water. The lamb replied that he was just standing by the river drinking water, and he was downstream, so it was impossible to muddy the upstream water. Seeing that the plan failed, the wolf said, "My father was scolded by you last year." The lamb said that he was not born at that time. The wolf said to him, "No matter how you defend yourself, I won't let you go anyway."

It can be seen that it is ineffective to find any legitimate excuse for the wicked.

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Bears and foxes

A bear boasted that he loved human beings because he never ate dead people. A fox said to him, "I hope you will tear the dead to pieces instead of endangering those who are alive."

This story applies to those wicked people who pretend to be kind in life.

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Vole and house mouse

The vole and the house mouse are good friends, and the house mouse goes to the countryside for dinner at the invitation of the vole. While eating barley and millet, he said to the vole, "You know, my friend, you live an ant's life. I have many good things there. Enjoy it with me! " The vole followed the house mouse to the city. The house mouse showed the vole beans and millet, as well as red dates, cheese, honey and fruit. The vole was dumbfounded, surprised, praised and lamented his fate. They were about to start eating when someone opened the door. After hearing the sound, the timid house mouse got into the mouse hole in fear. When the master mouse wanted to get the cheese again, someone came into the house to get something. As soon as he saw someone, he got into the hole. At this time, the vole had forgotten his hunger and said to the mouse in a trembling voice, "Goodbye, friend! Eat to your heart's content and enjoy these delicacies in fear. Have pity on me, I will eat those barley and millet and live an ordinary life that you despise. "

This story shows that people would rather live a simple and stable life than enjoy a happy life full of terror.

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Dogs, roosters and foxes

Dogs and cocks make friends, and they travel together. In the evening, the rooster jumped into the tree and perched on the branch, and the dog spent the night in the hole in the tree below. When dawn comes, the rooster crows as usual. A fox heard the cock crow and wanted to eat it. He came and stood under the tree, respectfully invited the chicken down and said, "What a nice voice! It's so sweet, I really want to hug you. Come down and let's serenade together. " The chicken replied, "please wake up the keeper in the tree hole." I can come down as soon as he opens the door. " The fox immediately called the door, and the dog suddenly jumped up and bit him to pieces.

This story shows that smart people keep calm in times of crisis and defeat the enemy skillfully and easily.

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The lion and the mouse

The lion fell asleep and a mouse jumped on him. The lion suddenly stood up, grabbed him and prepared to eat him. The mouse begged for mercy and said that if he saved his life, he would repay him. The lion smiled contemptuously and let him go. Soon, the lion was really saved by the mouse. It turned out that the lion was captured by hunters and tied to a tree with a rope. Hearing his cry, the mouse went over and bit the rope, set the lion free and said, "You laughed at me and didn't believe I could repay you. Now it is clear that rats can repay you. "

This story shows that when fate changes alternately, the strong sometimes need the weak.

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Seagulls and kites

A seagull swallowed a big fish, burst its stomach and lay on the beach waiting to die. A kite saw it and said, "You are really committing suicide! You are a bird flying in the air. You shouldn't go to the sea to find food. "

This means that everyone should obey the rules.

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Idol seller

Someone carved a wooden statue of Hermes and sold it in the market. Because no buyer came forward, he shouted loudly, trying to attract business, saying that there was a lucky god for sale. At this time, a man next to him said to him, "Hey, friend, in this case, you can enjoy his benefits yourself.". Why sell him? " He replied: "What I want is to cash in the benefits now, but the benefits of this god come very slowly."

This story is about people who seek benefits by hook or by crook and even don't respect God.

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Cows and frogs

A cow went to the pool to drink water, stepped on a group of small frogs and trampled one of them to death. When mother frog came back, she saw a son missing and asked his brothers where he had gone. A little frog said, "dear mother, he is dead." Just now, a huge quadruped came to the pool and trampled our brother to death with its hoof. "Mother Frog tried her best to cheer up and asked," Is that the beast? Is it this size? The little frog said, "Mom, don't be happy any more." "I

I don't think you can be as big as that monster. If you inflate it again, your stomach will burst. "

In other words, smallness can never be compared with greatness.

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Trees and thorns

Pomegranate tree, apple tree and olive tree are arguing about whose fruit is the best. Just as they were quarrelling fiercely, the thorn beside the fence heard it and said, "Friends, let's not quarrel any more."

In other words, some insignificant people also want to show something beyond their ability in the struggle between the strong.

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The tortoise and the eagle

The tortoise saw the eagle flying in the air and asked the eagle to teach him to fly. The eagle advised him not to fly. But the tortoise begged again and again, and the eagle caught him, flew high into the air and let him go. The tortoise fell on the rock and was smashed to pieces.

This story shows that those who are too ambitious and unrealistic are doomed to fail.

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mule

A mule who grew up eating barley is very strong. Whenever he jumps, he always says to himself, "My father must be a horse that can run well. I look like him. " One day, because of necessity, the mule had to be dragged and kept running. When he came back, he sadly remembered that his father was a donkey.

This story shows that if people are famous for their blessings, they should never forget their own nature, because life is like ebb and flow, and the future is unpredictable.

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The Tortoise and the Hare

The tortoise and the rabbit are arguing about who runs fast. So, they decided the time and place of the game. At the beginning of the race, the rabbit felt that he was a born scud, ran very fast, took the race lightly and fell asleep on the side of the road. The tortoise knew that he was walking slowly and was not discouraged, so he kept running. As a result, the tortoise overtook the sleeping rabbit and won the prize of victory.

This story shows that the hard-working weak can also defeat the complacent strong.

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Cats and chickens

One day, the cat held a birthday party with malice and hypocrisy, and invited many chickens to attend. As soon as the chickens arrived, the cat closed the door and ate them all.

In other words, don't have any good hope for the enemy, or you will suffer even greater misfortune.

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Lying sheep boy

There was a shepherd boy who drove the sheep to a distant village to eat grass. He always likes to lie and joke, and often cries out for help to the villagers, falsely claiming that a wolf attacked his sheep. At the beginning of two or three times, the people in the village immediately ran in a panic, and after being laughed at by him, they walked back uninteresting. Then, one day, the wolf really came, ran into the sheep and killed them. The shepherd boy desperately called for help in the village, but the villagers thought he was lying and joking as usual, and no one paid attention to him. As a result, all his sheep were eaten by wolves.

This story shows that people who often lie are not believed even when they tell the truth.

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Sick deer

There is a sick deer lying on the grass. Many wild animals visited him and ate up the grass nearby. After the deer got sick, it was weak to death because it could not find grass and lacked food.

The story is that it is harmful to make too many useless friends.

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The old woman and the bottle

An old woman recently found an empty wine bottle containing the best aged wine. This bottle of wine still has a strong smell. She put the bottle under the tip of her nose many times, shook it constantly, sucked the smell greedily and said, "Oh, it smells good! An empty bottle full of wine leaves such a sweet and unforgettable fragrance. I really don't know how delicious and fragrant this wine is. "

This means that beautiful things will leave a far-reaching impact that people will never forget.

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The moon and her mother

Once, the moon asked her mother to make her a cloak. Mother replied, "How can I make a cloak that suits you?" You are now a new moon, and then a full moon; Then it is neither a new moon nor a full moon. "

In other words, things are always changing and cannot be done once and for all.

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Donkeys and cicadas

The donkey heard the cicada's song and was moved by the wonderful song. He wanted to make the same beautiful sound, so he asked them enviously what they had eaten to make such a beautiful sound. Cicada replied, "Eat dew." The donkey ate only dew and soon starved to death.

This story tells people not to expect what they don't deserve.

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The fox and the woodcutter

The fox ran away from the hunter. He happened to meet a woodcutter and told him to hide. The woodcutter let the fox hide in his hut. After a while, many hunters came and asked the woodcutter where the fox was. He said loudly that he didn't know, and gestured to tell them where the fox was hiding. The hunters believed his words and didn't pay attention to his gestures. When the fox saw that the hunter had left, he walked out of the hut and left without saying anything. The woodcutter blamed the fox and said that he had saved his life without any gratitude. The fox replied, "If your gestures are consistent with your language, I should thank you."

This story applies to those who say they want to do good, but they do bad things.

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Wolves and lambs fleeing into the temple

A lamb was chased by a wolf and escaped into a temple. The wolf said to the lamb, if you don't come out soon, the priest will catch you and offer you to God. The lamb replied, "I would rather give it to God than be eaten by you."

This story shows that for people who are dying, choosing a valuable death is more valuable than fearless sacrifice.

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Mosquitoes and lions

Mosquito came to the lion and said to him, "I'm not afraid of you." You are not much better than me. If not, what strength do you have? Does it have claws and teeth? The same is true of women fighting with men. I am much better than you. If you like, let's have a competition! " Mosquitoes blew their horns and rushed over, biting the hairless area around the nose on the lion's face. The lion was very angry and scratched his face with his paws. Mosquitoes hit the lion, blew their horns and flew away singing a victory song, but they were trapped in a spider web. When the mosquito was about to be eaten, it sighed and said that it had competed with powerful animals and could not be wiped out by this little spider.

This story is suitable for those who beat the big man, but were defeated by the little man.