The Fox in the lce(在线收听) |
Very early one winter morning,during a hard frost, a fox was drinking at an ice-hole, not far from the haunts of men.Meanwhile,whether by pure accident or from negligence doesn's much matter,the end of its tail got wet,and froze to the ice.No great harm was done;the fox could easily remedy it.It had only to give a tolerably hard pull,and leave about a score of its hairs behind;then it could runaway home quickly,before any one came.But how could it make upits mind to spoil its tail?Such a bushy tail as it was,so ample and golden!No;better wait a little.Surely,men are sleeping still.It's even possible that a thaw may,meanwhile,set in.In that case,it will be able to withdraw its tail easily from the ice-hole.So it Waits:it goes on waiting,but its tail only freezes all the more.It looks round;the day is already beginning to drawn.People are stirring;voices are to be heard.Our poor fox begins to rush about widly-now this way,now that.But still it cannot free itself from the hole.Luckily,a wolf comes running the way.“Dear friend,father!”cries the fox,“do save me!I am all but lost.” |
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