狐狸與烏鴉
A crow found a piece of cheese and flew up into a tree to eat it. A fox passing below saw the cheese and wanted it for himself.
"Good morning, Mrs Crow," he called up. "How beautiful you look today! Your feathers are so glossy, and your eyes are so bright. I'm sure your voice must be just as lovely. Won't you sing a song for me?"
The crow was delighted. Nobody had ever praised her like that before. She lifted her head, opened her beak and let out a loud "Caw!"
Down fell the cheese, straight into the fox's mouth.
"Thank you," said the fox, licking his lips. "Your voice is fine, but your judgement isn't. Next time, be careful who you trust."
Be careful of people who say nice things just to get what they want.
一隻烏鴉找到了一塊起司，飛到樹上準備好好享用。一隻狐狸從樹下經過，看見了起司，也想占為己有。
「早安啊，烏鴉太太，」牠朝樹上喊，「您今天真漂亮！羽毛油亮油亮的，眼睛炯炯有神。我敢說，您的歌聲一定也一樣動聽。能為我唱首歌嗎？」
烏鴉高興極了，從來沒有人這樣稱讚過牠。牠抬起頭，張開嘴，大聲叫了一聲：「嘎！」
起司一下子掉了下去，剛好掉進狐狸嘴裡。
「謝啦，」狐狸舔著嘴唇說，「您的嗓子還不錯，可是腦袋就差了點。下次可要小心，別什麼人的話都信。」
那些只為了得到好處才說好聽話的人，一定要提防。