Aesop's fable
伊索寓言
Lesson 48
小母牛和公牛
The Heifer and the Bull
【小母牛和公牛的寓言故事】
一头小母牛走到一头公牛面前,看见公牛在辛苦地耕田,便以一种居高临下的方式悲叹公牛天生劳苦的可怜命运。不久,村子裡要举行节日庆祝仪式,所有的人和动物都放假了。可是,就在公牛被放逐到牧场吃草时,小母牛却被抓去充当祭祀品。这时,公牛冷笑道:“喂,现在我知道你为何这么悠闲自得了,因为你天生就要去当祭祀品。”
【小母牛和公牛的故事寓意】
小母牛和公牛的寓言故事告诉了我们:危险总是等着那些游手好闲的人。
A heifer walks up to a bull, sees the bull plowing the field, and in a condescending way laments the pitiful fate of the bull's natural toil. Soon, there will be festival celebrations in the village, and all the people and animals will be on holiday. However, just as the bulls were banished to pastures to graze, the heifers were taken as sacrifices. At this time, the bull sneered: "Hey, now I know why you are so leisurely and content because you are born to be a sacrifice."
【The story of the heifer and the bull】
The fable of the heifer and the bull tells us that danger always awaits those who idle away.