《伊索寓言》经典小故事（中英）

狐狸和狗（Fox and dog）

狐狸偷偷地溜进羊群里，抱起一只羔羊，假惺惺抚摸着他。狗问狐狸在干什么，他说:“我在逗他，与他玩耍呢。”狗又说:“现在你若不放下这小羊，我将叫你尝尝狗的抚摸。”

寓意：对于像狐狸一样狡猾的人，我们不能有丝毫的善意，要大胆地以牙还牙。

The fox slipped into the sheep, picked up a lamb and stroked him hypocritically. The dog asked the fox what he was doing. He said, "I'm teasing him and playing with him." the dog said, "now if you don't put down the lamb, I'll tell you to taste the dog's touch."

Moral: for people as cunning as foxes, we can't have the slightest kindness. We should boldly tit for tat.

狐狸和豹（Fox and leopard）

一只狐狸和一只豹正在争论自己的外表，争着吹嘘自己是更俊朗的那一个。豹说:“看看我这漂亮的外套，你可没有什么能与之媲美的。”可是，狐狸却说:“你的外表或许比较漂亮，但我的智慧却更胜过你。”

寓意：智慧的魅力战胜了形体和外表的美丽。A Fox and a Leopard were disputing about their looks，and each claimed to be the morehandsome of the two.The Leopard said，"Look at my smart coat; you have nothing tomatch that."But the Fox replied,“Your coat may be smart，but my wits are smarter still."

Moral: the charm of wisdom conquers the beauty of form and appearance.

狐狸和猴子（Fox and monkey）

狐狸与猴子同行，一路上都在争吵谁的家世更高贵。他们各自坚持着夸耀自己，边说边来到一个路边满是墓碑的地方。这时，猴子停下来，四处观望，然后放声大哭。“你为什么这样呀?”狐狸忙问道。猴子指着那些墓碑，说:“你在这里看到的'所有墓碑都是我祖先的荣誉，他们当时可都是杰出的人士!”狐狸沉默了一会儿，但是很快就反驳道:“噢!接着吹吧，先生，不会有人揭穿你的——我相信，他们之中没有人能站起来反驳你。”

寓意：当谎言无法被拆穿时，吹牛者便会夸夸其谈。

The fox walked with the monkey, arguing all the way about whose family is more noble. They insisted on boasting about themselves, and came to a place full of tombstones on the side of the road. At this time, the monkey stopped, looked around, and then burst into tears. "Why are you so?" asked the fox. The monkey pointed to the tombstones and said, "all the tombstones you see here are the honor of my ancestors. They were all outstanding people at that time!" the fox was silent for a while, but soon retorted, "Oh! Keep blowing, sir, no one will expose you - I believe no one of them can stand up and refute you."

Moral: when a lie cannot be uncovered, a boaster will boast.

狐狸和公山羊(Fox and goat)

一只狐狸不小心掉进了井里，他挣扎了半天，仍没办法爬上去，只好待在井里。一只公山羊觉得口渴极了，于是来到这口井边找水喝，却看见狐狸在井下。于是，山羊问狐狸:“这井水好不好喝?”狐狸觉得机会来了，心中暗喜，于是装模作样地极力赞美井水好喝，说:“这水是天下第一泉，清甜爽口。你快点下来，我们俩一起分享这甘甜的井水。”口渴难耐的公山羊信以为真，便不假思索地跳了下去。当他咕咚咕咚痛饮完后，才发现没办法出井了，只好与狐狸一起共商出井的办法。狐狸早有准备，他狡猾地说:“我倒有一个好方法。你用前脚扒在井墙上，再把角竖直了，我从你后背跳上井去，再拉你上来，这样，我们就都得救了。”公山羊接受了狐狸的提议，狐狸踩着他的后脚，跳到他背上，然后再从山羊角上用力一跳，终于跳出了井口。狐狸上去以后，准备独自逃离。公山羊便指责狐狸，说道:“我们说好你跳出井后，再把我拉出井的。现在你这样做，不是太不守信用了吗?”狐狸回过头对公山羊说:“喂，朋友，你的头脑如果像你的胡须那样完美，你就不至于在没看清出口之前就盲目地跳下去了。"

寓意：聪明的人应当事先考虑清楚事情的结果，然后再去做。

A fox accidentally fell into the well. After struggling for a long time, he still couldn't climb up, so he had to stay in the well. A male goat felt very thirsty, so he came to the well to look for water to drink, but he saw the fox underground. So the goat asked the fox, "is the well water good to drink?" the fox felt that the opportunity had come. He was secretly happy, so he pretended to praise the well water good to drink and said, "this water is the first spring in the world. It's sweet and refreshing. Come down quickly and let's share the sweet well water together." the thirsty male goat believed it and jumped down without thinking. When he finished drinking, he found that he couldn't get out of the well, so he had to discuss with the fox about how to get out of the well. The fox was ready. He said cunningly, "I have a good way. You put your front foot on the well wall, and then straighten the corner. I jump into the well from your back, and then pull you up. In this way, we will all be saved." the male goat accepted the fox's proposal. The fox stepped on his back foot, jumped on his back, and then jumped hard from the goat's corner, and finally jumped out of the wellhead. After the fox went up, he was ready to escape alone. The male goat accused the fox and said, "we agreed that you would pull me out of the well after you jump out of the well. Isn't it too dishonest to do so now?" the fox turned to the male goat and said, "Hey, friend, if your mind is as perfect as your beard, you won't jump blindly before you see the exit."

Moral: a wise man should think clearly about the result of things in advance, and then do it.

断了尾巴的狐狸（A fox with a broken tail）一只狐狸被捕野器死死地夹住了，为了逃生，他狠心咬断了自己的尾巴。没了尾巴，狐狸自己觉得十分没有面子，总是躲躲藏藏，羞于见人。为了掩饰自己的缺点，他决定劝说其他狐狸也去掉尾巴，这样大家就都一样了。于是他召集了所有狐狸，劝说他们割去尾巴，他信口雌黄地说：“尾巴既不雅观，又成为我们拖着的一件笨重的东西，是多余的负担。”有一只狐狸站起来说：“喂，朋友，如果这不是于你有利，你就不会这样煞费苦心地劝说我们了。”

寓意：有些劝告并非出于好意，而是为了自己的利益。

A fox was caught and caught by a wild weapon. In order to escape, he bit off his tail ruthlessly.Without his tail, the fox felt very shameless. He was always hiding and ashamed to see people. In order to cover up his shortcomings, he decided to persuade other foxes to remove their tails, so that everyone would be the same. So he called all the foxes and persuaded them to cut off their tails. He said casually: "the tail is not elegant, but also a heavy thing we drag. It is an unnecessary burden."A fox stood up and said, "Hey, friend, if it wasn't in your favor, you wouldn't take so much trouble to persuade us."

Moral: some advice is not for good, but for their own interests.