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鹰和狐狸(朋友)

鷹和狐狸(朋友)

The Eagle and the Fox as Friends

Level 3 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 75 vocabulary words

Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables

鹰yīng和hé狐hú狸lí商量shāng liang好hào做zuò邻居lín jū,鹰yīng在zài树shù上shàng做zuò窝wō,狐hú狸lí在zài树shù下xià做zuò窝wō。

An eagle and a fox agreed to be neighbours, she nested above, he below.

一yī天tiān狐hú狸lí出去chū qù找zhǎo吃chī的de,鹰yīng没有méi yǒu食物shí wù,就jiù飞fēi下来xià lai抓zhuā走zǒu了liǎo小xiǎo狐hú狸lí,喂wèi了liǎo自己zì jǐ的de小xiǎo鹰yīng。

One day while the fox was out hunting, the starving eagle snatched the fox cubs and fed them to her chicks.

狐hú狸lí回来huí lai哭kū着zhuó说shuō:你nǐ怎么zěn me能néng害hài我wǒ的de孩子hái zi?鹰yīng说shuō:孩子hái zi饿è了liǎo,没有méi yǒu办法bàn fǎ。

The fox returned weeping: how could you hurt my children? The eagle said: mine were hungry, I had no choice.

狐hú狸lí不bù会huì飞fēi,报bào不bù了liǎo仇chóu。每měi天tiān他tā对duì着zhuó鹰yīng的de窝wō诅zǔ咒zhòu。后来hòu lái鹰yīng从cóng祭jì坛tán上shàng叼diāo来lái一yī块kuài带dài火huǒ的de肉ròu,火huǒ星xīng落là到dào窝wō里lǐ,小xiǎo鹰yīng掉diào下来xià lai,狐hú狸lí当着dāng zhe鹰yīng的de面miàn把bǎ小xiǎo鹰yīng吃chī了liǎo。骗piàn朋友péng you的de人rén,早晚zǎo wǎn要yào还huán。

The flightless fox could only curse the nest daily. Later the eagle carried altar meat with live sparks into her nest; the chicks fell burning, and the fox ate them before her eyes. Those who betray friends repay eventually.

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