北風與太陽
The North Wind and the Sun were arguing about which of them was stronger. Just then, a traveller came walking along the road, wrapped in a warm coat.
"Let's settle this," said the Sun. "Whoever can make that man take off his coat is the stronger of us."
"Easy," said the North Wind. He took a deep breath and blew as hard as he could. A cold, fierce wind swept down the road. But the harder he blew, the more tightly the traveller pulled his coat around him. The North Wind blew until he was exhausted, but the coat stayed on.
Then it was the Sun's turn. He came out from behind a cloud and shone gently on the traveller. Soon the man began to feel warm, and he unbuttoned his coat. The Sun shone a little brighter. Before long, the traveller was so hot that he took off his coat, sat down in the shade of a tree and fanned himself with his hat.
Gentle persuasion often works better than force.
北風和太陽正在爭論誰比較厲害。就在這時，一個旅人沿著大路走過來，身上裹著一件暖和的大衣。
「我們來比一比吧，」太陽說，「誰能讓那個人把大衣脫下來，誰就比較厲害。」
「這還不簡單。」北風說。它深深吸了一口氣，使出全身力氣吹了起來。一陣又冷又猛的風沿著大路呼嘯而過。可是北風吹得越猛，旅人就把大衣裹得越緊。北風一直吹到筋疲力盡，大衣還是好好地穿在旅人身上。
接下來輪到太陽了。它從雲後面探出頭來，暖暖地照著旅人。沒多久，那人就覺得暖和起來，解開了大衣的扣子。太陽又照得更亮一些。很快，旅人熱得受不了，乾脆把大衣脫下來，坐到樹蔭下，拿帽子搧起風來。
溫和的勸說，常常比強硬的手段更有用。