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东郭先生和狼

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dōng郭guō先生xiān sheng在zài路上lù shang遇到yù dào一yì只zhī被bèi猎人liè rén追赶zhuī gǎn的de狼láng。狼láng苦kǔ苦kǔ哀求āi qiú,东dōng郭guō先生xiān sheng心软xīn ruǎn,把bǎ狼láng装zhuāng进口jìn kǒu袋dài藏cáng起来qǐ lai,骗piàn走zǒu了le猎人liè rén。

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liè rén走zǒu了le,狼láng从cóng口袋kǒu dài里lǐ出来chū lái,说shuō:我wǒ饿è了le,你nǐ给gěi我wǒ吃chī吧ba。

Out of the sack, the wolf said: I'm hungry, you feed me.

东dōng郭guō先生xiān sheng吓xià坏huài了le。幸好xìng hǎo一yí个gè老lǎo农nóng夫fū路过lù guò,说shuō:我wǒ不bú信xìn这么zhè me大dà的de狼láng能néng装zhuāng进jìn这么zhè me小xiǎo的de口袋kǒu dài,你nǐ钻zuān进去jìn qù我wǒ看看kàn kan。

Terrified, Dongguo was saved by an old farmer who said: I can't believe a big wolf fits a small sack, show me.

狼láng一yì钻zuān进jìn袋子dài zi,老lǎo农nóng夫fū举jǔ起qǐ锄头chú tou把bǎ它tā打dǎ死sǐ了le。好心hǎo xīn得děi看kàn对象duì xiàng,对duì狼láng讲jiǎng仁慈rén cí,就是jiù shì害hài自己zì jǐ。

The wolf climbed in, the farmer raised his hoe and killed it. Kindness needs judgement; mercy to a wolf is murder of yourself.

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