伊索寓言（中英）两则小故事

系铃铛的狗（A dog with a bell）

有条狗总是冷不防地咬人,于是主人给他系上一个铃铛,以便他走到哪里,人们好有所警觉.狗晃动铃铛,大摇大摆地在集市上四处溜达.一条上了年纪的母狗对他说道:"你为什麽非得招摇过市呢?给你系铃铛,并不是因为你有什麽美德,而是为了你那鲜为人知的邪恶本性得以公之与众."
寓意：对于狂妄自大的人来说，虚荣的性格会显露出他们隐秘的罪恶。

A dog always bites people coldly, so the owner tied a bell to him so that people could be alert where he went. The dog shook the bell and swaggered around the market. An elderly bitch said to him: "Why do you have to show off? I bell you not because of your virtue, but because of your little-known evil nature“

Moral: for arrogant people, vanity will reveal their secret sins.

猎狗与狐狸（Hounds and foxes）

条猎狗看见狮子，便追赶上去。当狮子回过头来大声吼叫时，他却被吓慌了，掉头向后逃跑。狐狸见状，说，“胆小鬼！一声吼都受不住，你还去追什么狮子？”
寓意：有些人，千方百计表现自己的强大的人，当他们面对强者时，却立刻被吓得落荒而逃。

The hound saw the lion and ran after it. When the lion turned around and roared loudly, he was frightened and ran back. Seeing this, the fox said, "coward! You can't stand a roar. What lion are you chasing?"

Moral: some people try their best to show their strong people. When they face the strong, they are immediately scared and run away.