标题: 伊索寓言 [打印本页] 作者: 稻穗的香味 时间: 2008-3-30 22:38
标题: 伊索寓言
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Translated by George Fyler Townsend 5 r/ v; Q/ m$ O, G( j. u
The Wolf and the Lamb 2 {% W6 f+ t; e0 [( O; f! i( J
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to " P; j. Q) Q5 g( O: dlay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the 7 H0 {% h) S" A, @ o5 a, lLamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, 1 X0 c( k3 S# C2 b0 Hlast year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a! E6 Y( N. F" x# z- n; a
mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf+ {; H* I+ d* R/ {
, "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I & X8 Y* N6 ^. }' S" {have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my! C; Q" y, f( }) [4 v$ K- X
well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as # F2 q5 J( S) wyet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which 1 R* e4 r% e# p3 o' e; Sthe Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain # A" _" S- X) g; L9 ^1 ysupperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations." + l$ b3 }1 o" Y$ UThe tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. 2 F9 N% |6 G" N6 c: XThe Bat and the Weasels - ~8 Y7 `: _% V6 ^; EA BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel ( |3 b% \ Y$ h. D( P
pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he 8 I8 ^2 c `7 v. G& D
was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he 5 F) `8 ^( k! z owas not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly 7 _2 R$ o/ ]6 W/ N1 k4 J4 y7 W. ]afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by 5 w1 w N6 V. Y+ e- |% ^another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The % X _# O+ |/ L& B/ ~3 ?: AWeasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured 0 Z# Y2 `/ C( T: S, yhim that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time , ^; O6 ]+ B3 C3 }9 }escaped. ) x" b5 L2 o2 V- F( SIt is wise to turn circumstances to good account. 3 p% g. Q- `& l* ?6 c0 lThe Ass and the Grasshopper ( t+ h- L. R5 z& w1 ]
AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly & _ R* s- w7 v* O3 h* \% ^ _enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, 0 {/ _: O% `5 A& Bdemanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such $ p) p* V" J7 K9 _- w" D/ d9 E5 f- Obeautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that9 {2 ^0 s/ N2 T- o# G
he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger. 5 M* m( g$ u4 kThe Lion and the Mouse A LION was awakened from sleep by a , C9 j8 ^5 t" A1 u* ^! A1 q+ S
Mouse running over his face. - b5 o$ o o" h" O$ r4 M/ s- a
Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when ) ]1 ~- _ o y5 S6 Cthe Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare7 V! x7 V) s# n: u% a: k( U! J# X
my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lionlaughed7 p/ a3 Z( J) [; z, {- V& \
and let him go. It happened shortly after this that theLion was 0 z4 U5 n' Y/ f* d/ p% e# k: acaught by some hunters, who bound him by st ropes to the round. 0 g5 x0 b: D* P) y% }The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came gnawed the rope with his ( I' T5 k* b |8 W! T @' y
teeth, and set him free, exclaim "You ridiculed the idea ofmy ever & y- l+ ]$ B" m+ s, Pbeing able to help you,expecting to receive from me any repay + a; K- @* E) k( Z/ |# j5 p
ment of your favor; I nowyou know that it is possible for even a% v! w. c7 G( K2 q/ r; F" A
Mouse to con benefits on a Lion." * v% o" \* U' {' v+ FPage2* m+ x% E6 r' \% J
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller $ _9 z Z, ?+ d' T4 A" m
A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. ; r. f# s, h. U" x7 n: W. R2 yOne day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and ( [+ Z8 d( f0 M, ~ \1 F9 glive with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and - W) r C2 A/ t0 M. `that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened. The Fuller2 u# n% D! c0 F% s7 H" \
replied, "The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned, 8 o j$ c1 d6 V, ?; c$ A: \* a1 qfor whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again, n* W( R" a/ M0 h
with your charcoal." . W4 I% E1 \1 Q5 h0 h r
Like will draw like. ) p; z: N' o6 v3 d& k% z$ T4 a; s9 ]The Father and His Sons 4 q3 H( x( ^. Z' a
A FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling 2 L/ [* D3 e/ y6 m1 b5 ]! S& {among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his 1 c/ U$ C* ?; r' |; yexhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration1 X( i$ C$ H2 N" W. j
of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told l+ h: g4 l! l! M6 y
them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he # D" i" G7 |+ h: _placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, V/ L. u* z# O' b
and ordered them to break it in pieces. They tried with all their 4 K6 c# ^7 h" n) j6 }4 ]0 U
strength, and were not able to do it. He next opened the faggot, 2 g7 M% w) |1 c" ]/ R
took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into his* r+ O8 V. _1 S+ z2 f" I
sons' hands, upon which they broke them easily. He then ddressed # k4 O0 _" k+ ]6 k! wthem in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite . H1 i; f3 h5 q7 Q6 \( k/ `3 mto assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the 3 n0 W& t. y" i3 N$ E' q, c7 H% Sattempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves! S# T/ c4 n& H5 j6 A5 q6 E
, you will be broken as easily as these sticks." : T) `' l _! F7 y$ \The Boy Hunting Locusts % H3 P; [: q6 |$ B% |4 t. f
A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,$ A) z' n: ~2 H
when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached$ L4 w* @3 J, `3 T
out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting, said:( S0 y% c% R& D0 h/ r$ V6 i0 H( J' o
If you had but touched me, my friend, you would have lost me, ' k- ?& ^8 M( L+ l3 v2 H- X
and all your locusts too!" ' d, h! q9 c( } ~
The Cock and the Jewel % W& W* P' W8 X2 c- f/ a9 G9 Q; dA COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a: C- X* X2 ^8 W- J6 D
precious stone and exclaimed: "If your owner had found thee, and6 I& M3 }% L! `5 E, m
not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy first # a ~7 k6 ^6 W7 ~* }! \
estate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I would rather have + F5 R0 \5 W) W) f' B: t+ o
one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world." 7 D; B: j7 H7 h+ A% qPage3* |( N' p0 R/ `6 o
The Kingdom of the Lion 6 {2 ]2 Z. b7 O- t/ bTHE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king. He 0 f2 u: `. |9 m5 V& F4 I; _/ M" Awas neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a `2 B0 W! A# o c7 eking could be. During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a , n% G I2 y' ^2 A" j' l) u9 w
general assembly of all the birds and beasts, and drew up onditions 6 b' d. t6 u& z2 ]for a universal league, in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther& u' b0 w) i9 b$ a$ u. e) O' Y
and the Kid, the Tiger and the Stag, the Dog and the Hare, should 1 f. x1 J" E* d5 k3 O! @* a! d$ ~( {live together in perfect peace and amity. The Hare said, "Oh, how I 4 h Y* M. [; m% rhave longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place" M/ I. Q ~6 G" X. ^$ X
with impunity by the side of the strong." And after the Hare said E N* }/ P5 ^! J: ]. Qthis, he ran for his life. " v6 g6 E1 _% _% R, O: X8 p0 i0 mThe Wolf and the Crane ; X; C9 X% ^. G8 S) \. m7 n4 S
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a " v9 a1 R- n: B/ |8 k W9 R2 @large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. # q" ^. G K; j# _* w2 v4 H9 YWhen the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the romised & b4 l) \4 G$ V: |payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed:+ e1 @2 J4 P5 T% b
"Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in, A" ]% L5 q1 U- F& y$ M
having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the 0 H! x* p1 M2 o8 zmouth and jaws of a wolf." 2 w' \& ?4 n: y2 {0 q
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you " I, g$ V% d9 s" B; T+ G# pescape injury for your pains. * z+ Q. ?. q0 E- q
The Fisherman Piping % R6 X; o: u9 H/ D
A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the: { y# h6 Z/ a3 E/ G- ^! E( r
seashore. Standing on a projecting rock, he played several tunes) C- v- { p$ b. x, K. F
in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of+ S6 g( u5 f" \$ i0 `# {) Y
their own accord dance into his net, which he had placed below. 5 L: T9 Q9 O0 pAt last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and9 m5 l+ _, d" k7 ~
casting his net into the sea, made an excellent haul of fish. . B4 }! J! R7 g+ X6 p* I% E! F) ~ RWhen he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said: 7 u- L3 p5 e3 B3 x6 Y"O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not 3 y7 i1 K) ~' ldance,but now that I have ceased you do so merrily." ! E; x) S: u3 {* x( ^Hercules and the Wagoner ! g5 s' g1 Y K5 v4 E
A CARTER was driving a wagon along a country lane, when the 0 [$ B% k/ Z6 \9 l) B9 dwheels sank down deep into a rut. The rustic driver, stupefied# Z, a/ J9 z' o6 L. G/ R8 a6 p
and aghast, stood looking at the wagon, and did nothing but utter; \! T4 r, V2 G% G* G+ a/ B
loud cries to Hercules to come and help him. Hercules, it is said, ' W" t, W8 t% e6 F* B
appeared and thus addressed him: "Put your shoulders to the . A$ e& b4 s0 G9 ^wheels, my man. Goad on your bullocks, and never more pray to $ q9 S8 Z% Q; o0 m! h( y1 ime for help, until you have done your best to help yourself, or % L# O: ~' ~! y: T" ?depend upon it you will henceforth pray in vain." - V' S2 q4 v) v) L& D9 S9 P
Self-help is the best help. ! r* D( g5 o( h" g5 n
The Ants and the Grasshopper ) u$ _! X7 @- Z: e' x- H! l+ b X! zTHE ANTS were spending a fine winter's day drying grain ollected 7 D$ K: G+ K; f, |: C5 y8 Cin the summertime. A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed( d7 l; U' E, ~& K1 [( R0 O
by and earnestly begged for a little food. The Ants inquired of 5 F5 ^6 E/ F! B( f3 t \him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?' He! Y* G9 y- y$ d% f8 g
replied, "I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing." . `9 f( \) L! q( S; _7 pThey then said in derision: "If you were foolish enough to sing all " y( @5 F1 k: x4 k8 g% B
the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter." # g( y8 M! q) ]( ?
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The Traveler and His Dog : Q! H+ v! t) yA TRAVELER about to set out on a journey saw his Dog stand at $ Z' j- w( L G: p8 d1 u3 Othe door stretching himself. He asked him sharply: "Why do you : V, p' J- K& h! [$ Y1 f8 tstand there gaping? Everything is ready but you, so come with me4 g# P( @' W# R* I- v
instantly." The Dog, wagging his tail, replied: "O, master! I am ; I1 t& ^ g% g d# a0 Xquite ready; it is you for whom I am waiting." 6 D' b5 t# \# M6 Z7 P" s. W8 }
The loiterer often blames delay on his more active friend. ! S5 f8 r& C3 X
The Dog and the Shadow - i; o+ y/ v' o6 v
A DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in ! ^% i3 Y, N& v( A& e) P3 [his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that % d7 O! t- q+ f; }of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He3 |. ^) q+ W& Y
immediately let go of his own, and fiercely attacked the other s0 V1 a. y. } K
Dog to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that ( v/ ^4 k- ]: q+ Y6 bwhich he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and * J3 f7 e' N i1 A' d7 o( ~: chis own, because the stream swept it away. ; L" q4 [# ?1 b7 U2 o7 a/ q2 L* c
The Mole and His Mother + J& k; u7 p1 m8 a# z; ^1 V; |A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "I - C* {, _9 z' \; P& z/ Y+ D) G5 qam sure than I can see, Mother!" In the desire to prove to him5 q% C! j' O* d+ c
his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of l3 c1 c' [6 O, V' D2 H
frankincense, and asked, "What is it?' The young Mole said, "It L, s* N0 h" U# s+ G. J: a
is a pebble." His Mother exclaimed: "My son, I am afraid that you8 n, F2 Y4 V9 J& }1 b
are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell. 7 A2 E2 `5 Y% ^" a0 k9 p0 ?The Herdsman and the Lost Bull 4 T! p0 z' }8 r, |! q/ e$ }2 }A HERDSMAN tending his flock in a forest lost a Bull-calf from1 D$ R9 [& Q$ g. G
the fold. After a long and fruitless search, he made a vow that, ( |# D8 G* }' t3 |- T7 d; m7 Aif he could only discover the thief who had stolen the Calf, he / \* K0 P5 [5 x& U0 i! Qwould offer a lamb in sacrifice to Hermes, Pan, and the Guardian 0 c$ N$ ? Q5 p8 U1 gDeities of the forest. Not long afterwards, as he ascended a small ; [! I* ~( d0 R, s: w+ G2 Lhillock, he saw at its foot a Lion feeding on the Calf. $ t# ^* Z; D- s+ z8 F$ P
Terrified at the sight, he lifted his eyes and his hands to heaven, ; u2 X/ K$ e! ^* u6 o
and said: "Just now I vowed to offer a lamb to the Guardian 8 K& J/ ]. g6 _$ ~Deities of the forest if I could only find out who had robbed me; $ C4 r! j, B8 w) v
but now that I have discovered the thief, I would willingly add a & U; n. f" o/ ]
full-grown Bull to the Calf I have lost, if I may only secure my own 9 M( i0 p# Y8 B" Sescape from him in safety." 1 O0 ~+ B" z2 J1 VThe Hare and the Tortoise + f- ?% k/ u& m, e% X
A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the& w. E2 E: @( c: v' T: ^
Tortoise, who replied, laughing: "Though you be swift as the 6 h3 n6 K4 l5 k# E7 d8 Twind, I will beat you in a race." The Hare, believing her assertion to 6 B7 n' |$ a0 L K* L. l/ q. t; K2 l0 jbe simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed 8 D/ E2 H- |! s6 Ythat the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal. On the day$ k" N) C8 u+ X+ z
appointed for the race the two started together. The Tortoise never; N4 A' Q9 @; i
for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace 9 x5 r7 G& N5 j0 ^3 u* ^1 t* Estraight to the end of the course. ; H0 ]! c/ D! a! a \" }The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last 4 ?1 |* O+ X0 O- k3 }9 k/ ywaking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise' E6 _; I5 r& j
had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her 8 T- h5 @8 D' p+ D. n" z3 \fatigue. W5 N- W; Z: w" c9 A ^Slow but steady wins the race. & p" D0 @8 X& \& SPage5; ~- r7 S. S% l
The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble 2 ?$ b0 ^! P1 U) x5 e4 }" E( d5 uTHE POMEGRANATE and Apple-Tree disputed as to which was ' k1 ^2 E& C$ D W4 |; d3 V3 _) ^ a2 Qthe most beautiful. When their strife was at its height, a Bramble 2 ^! O9 m+ a$ ~2 ~) Ifrom the neighboring hedge lifted up its voice, and said in a 6 i' {& q; [, Q8 K$ N* h/ G8 Kboastful tone: "Pray, my dear friends, in my presence at least cease# G" u) Z, X$ a9 b
from such vain disputings." 6 n Z M& s; B6 J, B7 QThe Farmer and the Stork , D# W" j# L6 o# Q7 L# TA FARMER placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught* A4 x0 Y- x& d/ v0 j5 K
a number of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them he / G. B6 L& |% b$ Btrapped a Stork that had fractured his leg in the net and was " @+ \( A$ G% p9 J4 p# ^
earnestly beseeching the Farmer to spare his life. "Pray save 7 ]/ r8 t. N5 S0 E/ Ame, Master," he said, "and let me go free this once. My broken 9 }7 J- k4 @& k7 E3 S3 [limb should excite your pity. Besides, I am no Crane, I am a Stork, ' z* v1 Z0 m4 j+ Pa bird of excellent character; and see how I love and slave for my ! a9 D1 i' G v/ P" L3 _ ]
father and mother. Look too, at my feathers-- they are not the least! _9 ~6 R) w V: e
like those of a Crane." The Farmer laughed aloud and said, "It may U. T, g4 i- i, }2 _5 Z
be all as you say, I only know this: I have taken you with these 3 b! `% |# S& ^' P0 }2 {robbers, the Cranes, and you must die in their company." 8 ~4 l; A% @1 b/ eBirds of a feather flock together. " ?' M5 r# y9 z( r
The Farmer and the Snake @) i; q% V# eONE WINTER a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. " _- c C. }, [$ ^$ bHe had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. , ?! P* ^! t# K& F1 DThe Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its ) Q" ]$ g' B/ z4 `% I. Vnatural instincts, bit its benefactor, inflicting on him a mortal4 u' x0 B. y j& |: P
wound. "Oh," cried the Farmer with his last breath, "I am rightly / Q8 ]. S: K) {, u) iserved for pitying a scoundrel." 7 B" i! [- l- c! f3 F1 A7 ~" T/ PThe greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful. # k& ^/ l$ y# w) w: b# y6 r1 E5 BThe Fawn and His Mother " l# G1 _( C# J4 z
A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, "You are larger than a 2 U0 f; \. u" C7 D9 Adog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your 5 {5 Z7 k6 o( `( I6 b' q, q% I
horns as a defense; why, then, O Mother! do the hounds frighten7 S5 h2 F& i' N( c" i9 i$ K5 {
you so?" 2 M7 R7 E5 @( fShe smiled, and said: "I know full well, my son, that all you say + J+ W T; J0 M- k' P# \is true. I have the advantages you mention, but when I hear even( D. D+ e4 q& M" `8 U* O
the bark of a single dog I feel ready to faint, and fly away as : S9 |4 n+ r& g' gfast as I can." & D# L) G7 n9 {9 O, i
No arguments will give courage to the coward.! h7 L8 [0 ^. n/ t
Page6 ' u0 m3 N7 N8 j0 yThe Bear and the Fox ; E6 Q) J6 B q3 a- Z" sA BEAR boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all 3 Y3 }# j% M' Hanimals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he had) @8 X% @ W3 I# c9 W
such respect for him that he would not even touch his dead body. 2 u- d/ K* E* P! pA Fox hearing these words said with a smile to the Bear, "Oh! 6 P8 C7 ]0 M. q# sthat you would eat the dead and not the living." 1 v* P; |+ H1 M: r' O1 dThe Swallow and the Crow ) b0 j: _' F5 r3 @THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their 9 `; k8 D) q/ {( Q1 D5 Z
plumage. ! h8 P$ W& {0 C7 | b% E: l
The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, "Your feathers are / z! g/ u, ~; i, J+ f4 K. _/ h3 x. b8 }all very well in the spring, but mine protect me against the winter." 9 N% i; ]7 F- w% B3 yFair weather friends are not worth much. E; D/ Q% K: C* w! V
The Mountain in Labor ( N1 }. R9 h% G0 XA MOUNTAIN was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises X+ W3 h; C5 y/ |) R
were heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see what ) a0 E3 c' A! p* ], P2 T r. O; ^was the matter. While they were assembled in anxious expectation! f$ ^/ x2 c3 f8 ~" Q i
of some terrible calamity, out came a Mouse. % Q+ o: {) ], o# s$ R" JDon't make much ado about nothing. 6 f. B1 N5 u" m$ R; j& ^+ c& o$ _
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion 9 U/ H* R0 N0 v' i! r6 P, ^THE ASS and the Fox, having entered into partnership together for - @' x! @4 Z3 p# [8 x9 Ttheir mutual protection, went out into the forest to hunt. They / W+ S! T6 j0 Z2 e- i+ Vhad not proceeded far when they met a Lion. The Fox, seeing7 L0 F9 B% m- l1 I5 W( F
imminent danger, approached the Lion and promised to contrive 2 i2 ^; c( p* A3 r& M" J" R3 sfor him the capture of the Ass if the Lion would pledge his word * d7 H9 @* C+ `5 snot to harm the Fox. Then, upon assuring the Ass that he would - V2 T; b B" L9 D
not be injured, the Fox led him to a deep pit and arranged that he 0 w0 k4 T; I% jshould fall into it. The Lion, seeing that the Ass was secured, `; ^. O4 U, W) _1 U, y6 j/ z" Nimmediately clutched the Fox, and attacked the Ass at his leisure.
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