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小河和皮匠

The Rivers and the Tanners

Level 2 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 40 vocabulary words

Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables

几jǐ条tiáo小xiǎo河hé一起yì qǐ去qù找zhǎo大海dà hǎi,说shuō:大海dà hǎi,我们wǒ men的de水shuǐ本来běn lái是shì甜tián的de,进jìn了le你nǐ就jiù变biàn苦kǔ了le。

Some small rivers went to the sea complaining: our water is sweet, in you it turns bitter.

大海dà hǎi说shuō:那nà就jiù不要bú yào到dào我wǒ这里zhè lǐ来lái。

The sea said: then don't come to me.

小xiǎo河hé们men说shuō:我们wǒ men也yě没有méi yǒu办法bàn fǎ,所有suǒ yǒu的de水shuǐ最后zuì hòu都dōu要yào到dào你nǐ这里zhè lǐ来lái。

The rivers said: we have no choice, all water ends in you.

大海dà hǎi说shuō:这zhè就是jiù shì命mìng。到dào了le我wǒ这里zhè lǐ,就jiù得dé变成biàn chéng我wǒ。

The sea said: that is fate. What reaches me becomes me.

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