儿童寓言故事：狼和羊

 

　　A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair¹.

　　He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream.

　　"If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food."

　　"Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly² make me your food."

　　狼和羊

　　狼被狗所咬，伤势很严重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出觅食。

　　他感到又饿又渴，这时，他看见一只羊，便请求他到附近的小河里为他取一点水来。

　　“你给我一点水解渴”，他说“我就能自己去寻找食物了。”

　　“是呀”，羊回答说，“如果我给你送水喝，那么我就会成为你的食物。”

　　寓意: 谎言是经不起推敲的，它很容易被人们识破。

1 lair   

n.野兽的巢穴；躲藏处

参考例句：

• How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子？
• I retired to my lair,and wrote some letters.我回到自己的躲藏处，写了几封信。

2 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。