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小鹿和母鹿

The Fawn and His Mother

Level 2 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 37 vocabulary words

Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables

一yì只zhī小xiǎo鹿lù问wèn妈妈mā ma:你nǐ比bǐ狗gǒu大dà,跑pǎo得de比bǐ狗gǒu快kuài,还有hái yǒu角jiǎo,为什么wèi shén me见jiàn了le狗gǒu就jiù跑pǎo呢ne?

A fawn asked his mother: you're bigger than a dog, run faster, and have antlers, why do you flee from dogs?

母mǔ鹿lù说shuō:孩子hái zi,你nǐ说shuō得de都dōu对duì。

The doe said: everything you say is true, child.

可是kě shì我wǒ一yì听见tīng jiàn狗gǒu叫jiào,腿tuǐ就jiù软ruǎn了le,只能zhǐ néng跑pǎo。

But the moment I hear a dog bark, my legs go weak and I must run.

道理dào li都dōu明白míng bai,可是kě shì胆子dǎn zi小xiǎo,道理dào li就jiù没有méi yǒu用yòng了le。

Understanding is useless without courage.

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