The Ant and the Dove

One hot summer day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a small river. To reach the river, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.

She could have drowned if a dove up in a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry ground, and the ant jumped out, safe at last.

Not long after that, a hunter came by, aiming his gun at the dove. The ant, who was still nearby, saw what was happening. She knew she had to do something to save the dove. So, she ran quickly towards the hunter and bit his foot hard.

The hunter cried out in pain, and his gun went off in the air. Startled by the noise, the dove flew away to safety. Thus, the little ant repaid the dove for saving her life.

中文翻译：

蚂蚁与鸽子

在一个炎热的夏日，一只蚂蚁正在寻找水源。走了一段时间后，她来到了一条小河边。为了够到河水，她不得不爬上一片草叶。在往上爬的时候，她滑了一下，掉进了水里。

如果不是附近树上的一只鸽子看到了她，她可能就淹死了。看到蚂蚁陷入困境，鸽子迅速摘下一片叶子，扔到在水中挣扎的蚂蚁旁边。蚂蚁朝着叶子游过去，爬上了叶子。很快，叶子漂到了干燥的地面，蚂蚁跳了出来，终于安全了。

没过多久，一个猎人路过，用枪瞄准了鸽子。仍在附近的蚂蚁看到了发生的事情。她知道她必须做点什么来救鸽子。于是，她迅速跑向猎人，狠狠地咬了他的脚一口。

猎人疼得叫了起来，他的枪朝天开了一枪。鸽子被枪声吓了一跳，飞到了安全的地方。就这样，小蚂蚁报答了鸽子救她的恩情。

A Clever Monkey

An old tiger lives in the forest. He does not want to look for food himself. One day, he sees a monkey and says, "Monkey, I'm hungry. Go and bring me some food."

The monkey says, "Oh, tiger king, there is another tiger over there. He doesn't let me get any food for you. He is very big and strong."

The tiger is angry and says, "Show me that tiger. I'll kill him."

The monkey takes the tiger to a big river. "Look into the water," says the monkey. "There he is! See his head? Look at his big teeth. Isn't he bigger and stronger than you?"

The tiger looks into the water. There is a tiger looking at him angrily. As soon as he moves, the tiger in the water moves too. The tiger is very angry. He jumps into the water to fight the other tiger. Of course, the tiger in the water is just his reflection. The tiger can't come out again because he can't swim.

The monkey is very happy. Now he can live safely in the forest.

中文翻译：

聪明的猴子

一只年迈的老虎住在森林里。他不想自己去找食物。有一天，他看到一只猴子，便说：“猴子，我饿了。去给我弄些食物来。”

猴子说：“哦，虎大王，那边还有一只老虎。他不让我给你弄食物。他又大又壮。”

老虎很生气，说：“带我去看看那只老虎。我要杀了他。”

猴子把老虎带到一条大河边。“往水里看，”猴子说。“他在那儿！看到他的头了吗？看看他的大牙齿。他不是比你更大更强壮吗？”

老虎往水里看去。有一只老虎正愤怒地看着他。他一动，水里的老虎也动。老虎非常生气。他跳进水里去和另一只老虎搏斗。当然，水里的老虎只是他的倒影。老虎再也出不来了，因为他不会游泳。

猴子非常高兴。现在他可以在森林里安全地生活了。

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Once upon a time, there was a young shepherd boy. He was bored watching over the sheep all day on the hill near his village.

To have some fun, he decided to play a trick. He shouted at the top of his voice, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is coming!"

The villagers heard his cries and rushed up the hill to help him. But when they got there, they found no wolf. The boy laughed and said, "There's no wolf. I just wanted to see if you would come."

The villagers were angry with the boy for lying to them, but they went back to their homes.

A few days later, the boy played the same trick again. Once more, he shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is coming!" Again, the villagers rushed to help him, only to find that there was no wolf. They were very disappointed and warned the boy not to lie anymore.

Then, one day, a real wolf actually came. The boy was terrified. He shouted as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf! Help!"

But this time, the villagers thought he was playing another trick. No one came to help him. The wolf attacked the sheep and even bit the boy.

From that day on, the boy learned that no one would believe a liar even when he tells the truth.

中文翻译：

狼来了

从前，有一个年轻的牧羊男孩。他整天在村子附近的山上看守羊群，感到很无聊。

为了找点乐子，他决定开个玩笑。他大声喊道：“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”

村民们听到他的喊声，急忙赶到山上帮他。但当他们到达那里时，却没有发现狼。男孩笑着说：“没有狼。我只是想看看你们会不会来。”

村民们因为男孩对他们撒谎而很生气，但还是回家了。

几天后，男孩又玩了同样的把戏。他再次大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”村民们又一次赶来帮忙，结果却发现没有狼。他们非常失望，并警告男孩不要再撒谎了。

后来，有一天，一只真正的狼来了。男孩吓坏了。他拼命地大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！救命啊！”

但这次，村民们以为他又在开玩笑。没有人来帮他。狼袭击了羊群，甚至咬了男孩。

从那天起，男孩明白了，即使骗子说了真话，也没有人会相信他。