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英语寓言故事-The Dove and the Ant
An Ant, going to a river to drink, fell in, and was carried along in
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the stream. A Dove pitied her condition, and threw into the river a
small bough, by means of which the Ant gained the shore. The -
英语寓言故事-The Dove and the Crow
A DOVE shut up in a cage was boasting of the large number of
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young ones which she had hatched.
A Crow hearing her, said:
"My
good friend, cease from this unseasonable boasting.
The larger
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英语寓言故事-The Eagle and the Arrow
An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard
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the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death.
Slowly
it fluttered down to the earth, with its life-blood pouring out of
it.
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英语寓言故事-The Eagle and the Jackdaw
AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch on a lofty rock, seized upon
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a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons.
A Jackdaw, who
witnessed the capture of the lamb, was stirred with envy and
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英语寓言故事-The Doe and the Lion
A DOE hard pressed by hunters sought refuge in a cave belonging
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to a Lion.
The Lion concealed himself on seeing her approach,
but when she was safe within the cave, sprang upon her and tore
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英语寓言故事-The Dog and the Cook
A RICH MAN gave a great feast, to which he invited many friends
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and acquaintances.
His Dog availed himself of the occasion to
invite a stranger Dog, a friend of his, saying, "My master gives
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英语寓言故事-The Crow and the Sheep
A TROUBLESOME CROW seated herself on the back of a Sheep.
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The
Sheep, much against his will, carried her backward and forward
for a long time, and at last said, "If you had treated a dog in
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英语寓言故事-The Dancing Monkeys
A PRINCE had some Monkeys trained to dance.
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Being naturally
great mimics of men's actions, they showed themselves most apt
pupils, and when arrayed in their rich clothes and masks, they
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英语寓言故事-The Crow and the Raven
A CROW was jealous of the Raven, because he was considered a bird
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of good omen and always attracted the attention of men, who noted
by his flight the good or evil course of future events.
Seeing
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英语寓言故事-The Crow and the Serpent
A CROW in great want of food saw a Serpent asleep in a sunny
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nook, and flying down, greedily seized him.
The Serpent, turning
about, bit the Crow with a mortal wound.
In the agony of death,
the b -
英语寓言故事-The Crow and Mercury
A CROW caught in a snare prayed to Apollo to release him, making
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a vow to offer some frankincense at his shrine.
But when rescued
from his danger, he forgot his promise.
Shortly afterwards,
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英语寓言故事-The Crow and the Pitcher
A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had
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once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the
mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left
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英语寓言故事-The Crab and Its Mother
A CRAB said to her son, "Why do you walk so one-sided, my child?
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It is far more becoming to go straight forward."
The young Crab
replied:
"Quite true, dear Mother; and if you will -
英语寓言故事-The Crab and the Fox
A CRAB, forsaking the seashore, chose a neighboring green meadow
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as its feeding ground.
A Fox came across him, and being very
hungry ate him up.
Just as he was on the point of being eaten,
the Cr -
英语寓言故事-The Cock and the Jewel
A COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a
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precious stone and exclaimed:
"If your owner had found thee, and
not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy
fir -
英语寓言故事-The Cock and the Pearl
A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the
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hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw.
"Ho! ho!" quoth he, "that's for me," and soon rooted -
英语寓言故事-The Charger and the Miller
A CHARGER, feeling the infirmities of age, was sent to work in a
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mill instead of going out to battle.
But when he was compelled
to grind instead of serving in the wars, he bewailed his change
of f -
英语寓言故事-The Cobbler Turned Doctor
A COBBLER unable to make a living by his trade and made desperate
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by poverty, began to practice medicine in a town in which he was
not known.
He sold a drug, pretending that it was an antidote to
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英语寓言故事-The Cat and the Mice
A CERTAIN HOUSE was overrun with Mice.
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A Cat, discovering this,
made her way into it and began to catch and eat them one by one.
Fearing for their lives, the Mice kept themselves close in their
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英语寓言故事-The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller
A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house.
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One day
he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live
with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and
that th -
英语寓言故事-The Cat and the Birds
A CAT, hearing that the Birds in a certain aviary were ailing
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dressed himself up as a physician, and, taking his cane and a bag
of instruments becoming his profession, went to call on them.
He
kno -
英语寓言故事-The Cat and the Cock
A CAT caught a Cock, and pondered how he might find a reasonable
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excuse for eating him.
He accused him of being a nuisance to men
by crowing in the nighttime and not permitting them to sleep.
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英语寓言故事-The Fisherman and His Nets
A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast
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and captured a great haul of fish.
He managed by a skillful
handling of his net to retain all the large fish and to draw them
to th -
英语寓言故事-The Cat and Venus
A CAT fell in love with a handsome young man, and entreated Venus
to change her into the form of a woman.
Venus consented to her
request and transformed her into a beautiful damsel, so that the
y -
英语寓言故事-The Boys and the Frogs
SOME BOYS, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the
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water and began to pelt them with stones.
They killed several of
them, when one of the Frogs, lifting his head out of the water,
cried
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