东郭先生和狼
Mr Dongguo and the Wolf
Level 5 · Idiom Stories · 成语故事 · 71 vocabulary words
Source: 《中山狼传》(马中锡) · Ma Zhongxi, The Wolf of Zhongshan
东郭先生在路上遇到一只被猎人追赶的狼。狼苦苦哀求,东郭先生心软,把狼装进口袋藏起来,骗走了猎人。
Mr Dongguo met a wolf fleeing hunters. The wolf begged; soft-hearted, he hid it in his sack and sent the hunters astray.
猎人走了,狼从口袋里出来,说:我饿了,你给我吃吧。
Out of the sack, the wolf said: I'm hungry, you feed me.
东郭先生吓坏了。幸好一个老农夫路过,说:我不信这么大的狼能装进这么小的口袋,你钻进去我看看。
Terrified, Dongguo was saved by an old farmer who said: I can't believe a big wolf fits a small sack, show me.
狼一钻进袋子,老农夫举起锄头把它打死了。好心得看对象,对狼讲仁慈,就是害自己。
The wolf climbed in, the farmer raised his hoe and killed it. Kindness needs judgement; mercy to a wolf is murder of yourself.