一个农夫因持续而来的风暴被困在自己的农场裡，无法外出为自己和家人寻获食物。迫于无奈，他杀死了自己的绵羊来充饥。可是，风暴依然持续不停，继而又杀死山羊。最后，因为风暴丝毫没有减弱的意思，他又被迫杀死了自己的牛来填饱肚子。那些狗看到不同的动物依次被杀、被吃掉后，便相互诉说：“我们最好快点离开这裡，不然就会成为下一个被杀的对象！”

【农场主和他的狗的故事寓意】

　　农场主和他的狗这篇伊索寓言告诉了我们：在生活中很多事情都是有规律的，很多时候我们往往是可以预判到即将来临灾难的，我们就要有效的去预防。

 

THE FARMER AND HIS DOGS
　　A Farmer was snowed up in his farmstead by a severe storm，and was unable to go out and procure provisions for himself and his family So he first killed his sheep and used them for food； then. as the storm still continued，he killed his goats, and ，last of all，as the weather showed no signs of improving，he was compelled to kill his oxen and eat them. When his Dogs saw the various animals being killed and eaten in tum，they said to one another, “We had better get out of this or we shall be the next to go!”