15.The Fox and the Crow狐狸与乌鸦

The Fox and theCrow

By Aesop

1．A coal － black crow once stole a piece ofmeat . She flew to a tree and held the meat in her beak .

2．A fox , who saw her , wanted themeat for himself , so he looked up into the tree and said , ＂How beautiful you are , my friend !Your feathers are fairer than the dove’s . ＂

3．＂Is your voice as sweet as yourform is beautiful ? If so , you must be the queen of birds . ＂

4．The crow was so happy in his praisethat she opened her mouth to show how she could sing . Down fell the piece ofmeat .

5．The fox seized upon it and ran away.

狐狸与乌鸦

伊索

Aesop 伊索。

“巧言令色鲜以仁”，甜言蜜语的人往往是笑里藏刀，而多数人都会被溢美之辞所打动，殊不知得意忘形之际正是灾祸降临之时。

1．一次，一只黑乌鸦偷了一块肉。它嘴里叼着肉飞到树上

2．一只狐狸看到了黑乌鸦。它想自己吃那块肉。于是它抬头看着树，说道：“你太漂亮了，我的朋友！你的羽毛比鸽子的还要美丽。”

3．“不过，你的叫声与体形同样美丽吗？真如此的话，你一定是众鸟之王。”

4．乌鸦听到它的恭维话非常高兴，于是它张开嘴，想炫耀一下它的歌喉。而那块肉却掉了下来。

4．狐狸马上叼起肉，跑走了。