The Fawn and His Mother
Level 2 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 37 vocabulary words
Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables
一只小鹿问妈妈:你比狗大,跑得比狗快,还有角,为什么见了狗就跑呢?
A fawn asked his mother: you're bigger than a dog, run faster, and have antlers, why do you flee from dogs?
母鹿说:孩子,你说得都对。
The doe said: everything you say is true, child.
可是我一听见狗叫,腿就软了,只能跑。
But the moment I hear a dog bark, my legs go weak and I must run.
道理都明白,可是胆子小,道理就没有用了。
Understanding is useless without courage.