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农夫与蛇

农夫与蛇

The Farmer and the Viper

Level 3 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 38 vocabulary words

Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables

冬天dōng tiān,一yí个gè农nóng夫fū在zài路上lù shang看见kàn jiàn一yì条tiáo冻dòng僵jiāng的de蛇shé。

In winter a farmer saw a frozen snake on the road.

农nóng夫fū觉得jué de蛇shé很hěn可怜kě lián,就jiù把bǎ蛇shé放fàng在zài怀里huái lǐ,用yòng自己zì jǐ的de体温tǐ wēn温暖wēn nuǎn它tā。

Feeling sorry for it, he put the snake inside his coat to warm it.

蛇shé慢慢màn màn醒xǐng过来guò lái,一yì口kǒu咬yǎo了le农nóng夫fū。

The snake woke up and bit the farmer.

农nóng夫fū死sǐ了le。他tā很hěn后悔hòu huǐ:我wǒ不bù该gāi可怜kě lián一yí个gè坏蛋huài dàn。

The farmer died, regretting: I should not have pitied a wicked creature.

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