守株待兔

宋sòng国有guó yǒu一yī个gè农nóng夫fū，他tā每měi天tiān都dōu在zài田tián里lǐ工作gōng zuò。

In the state of Song a farmer worked his fields every day.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，一yī只zhī兔tù子zi跑pǎo得děi很hěn快kuài，撞zhuàng到dào树shù上shàng，死sǐ了liǎo。

One day a rabbit ran fast, hit a tree, and died.

农nóng夫fū捡jiǎn到dào兔tù子zi，非常fēi cháng高兴gāo xìng。他tā想xiǎng：不用bù yòng工作gōng zuò也yě有yǒu肉ròu吃chī，太tài好了hǎo le！

The farmer picked it up, delighted. He thought: meat without work, wonderful!

从cóng那nà天tiān起qǐ，他tā不再bù zài种zhòng田tián，每měi天tiān坐zuò在zài树shù旁边páng biān等děng兔tù子zi。

From that day he stopped farming and sat by the tree waiting for rabbits.

可是kě shì，再也zài yě没有méi yǒu兔tù子zi来lái。他tā的de田tián里lǐ长zhǎng满mǎn了liǎo草cǎo，大家dà jiā都dōu笑xiào他tā。

But no rabbit ever came again. His fields filled with weeds, and everyone laughed at him.