從前，在一片森林裡，住著一隻燕子和一隻烏鴉。一天，陽光明媚，它們開始談論自己的羽毛。
 

燕子很自豪地對烏鴉說：「看看我的羽毛！它又亮又軟，像藍天，也像風一樣輕。你的羽毛又黑又粗，沒有我的漂亮。你應該好好照顧自己，朋友！」
 

烏鴉看了看自己的黑羽毛，堅硬又耐用，說：「你的羽毛在春天很漂亮，但我從沒在冬天看到你。冬天我最開心，而我的羽毛可以保護我。」

說完，烏鴉展開它強壯的黑翅膀飛走了，留下燕子思考烏鴉的話。

 

「寓意」

比起炫耀漂亮但不持久的東西，擁有堅強和實用的能力更重要。
在有困難時，陪伴、幫助你的人才是真正的朋友。

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The Swallow and the Crow

 

Once upon a time, in a forest, there lived a Swallow and a Crow. One sunny day, they began talking about their feathers.
 

The Swallow felt very proud and said to the Crow, “Look at my feathers! They are shiny and soft, like the blue sky and as light as the wind. Your feathers are dark and rough. They are not as pretty as mine. You should take good care of yourself, my friend!”

The Crow looked at his black feathers, strong and durable, and said, “Your feathers may look beautiful in the spring, but I never see you in the winter. Winter is when I am happiest, and my feathers keep me safe.”

After that, the Crow spread his strong, black wings and flew away, leaving the Swallow to think about what he had said.

Moral

It is better to have lasting strength and usefulness than to boast about things that only look good for a short while.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.