生金蛋的鹅【伊索寓言】

生金蛋的鹅

 　　　　●一天早晨，一位农夫发现自家的鹅窝中有一只金灿灿的蛋。
　　
　　　　●他将蛋带回家，惊喜地发现这是一个金蛋。
　　
　　　　●此后，农夫每天都能得到一个金蛋。从此，他靠卖他的金蛋变得富有起来。
　　
　　　　●农夫变得越来越贪婪，他想一下子得到鹅肚子中所有的金蛋。于是他杀死了鹅，但是，鹅肚子中什么也没有。

 

 英文对照

Belling the cat
　　
　　　　Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
　　
　　　　One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.
　　
　　　　At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had
　　
　　　　a good idea.
　　
　　　　"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away."
　　
　　　　Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.