从前，有个人买了一只鹦鹉，让它在房子里自由自在地生活。这只鹦鹉欣喜若狂，高兴地飞上了壁炉架，尽情地叫着。一只猫正在壁炉前的地毯上睡觉，鹦鹉的吵闹声惊扰了她。看着这个刚来的入侵者，猫问道：“你是谁，从哪里来的？”鹦鹉回答道：“你的主人刚刚买了我，带我来到这个房子里。”“你这个放肆无礼的家伙，”猫说，“怎么刚到这里就这么吵闹呢？我可是在这里出生的，而且一直住在这个家里。但即便如此，如果我冒险喵喵地叫几声，主人就会朝我扔东西，到处赶我出去。”鹦鹉回答说：“喂，你最好赶快闭上嘴。我的声音多么悦耳动听呀，他们可都喜欢；而你的叫声，实在是一种噪音。”
 

【鹦鹉和猫的故事寓意】

　　鹦鹉和猫这篇寓言故事告诉我们：在生活中，人和人、事和事在很多情况下是无法对比的。

THE PARROT AND THE CAT
​Once upon a time, there was a man who bought a parrot and let it live freely in his house. The parrot was overjoyed and happily flew up to the mantelpiece, crying out loudly. A cat was sleeping on the rug in front of the fireplace, and the parrot’s noise disturbed her. Looking at this new intruder, the cat asked, “Who are you, and where did you come from?”

 

The parrot replied, “Your master just bought me and brought me to this house.”

 

“You rude and impolite creature,” said the cat, “how can you be so noisy right after arriving here? I was born in this house and have always lived here. Yet even so, if I dare to meow a few times, the master will throw things at me and chase me away.”

 

The parrot replied, “Hey, you’d better shut your mouth. My voice is sweet and pleasant — they all love it. But your voice is nothing but noise.”