A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. |
| 一次，一只狐狸看见飞来一只嘴里叼着奶酪的乌鸦停在树枝上。 |
"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, |
| 狐狸自言自语道：“这个是归我的，因为我是狐狸”。 |
and he walked up to the foot of the tree. |
| 于是他走到这棵树底下。 |
"Good-day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. |
| 他喊道“早安！乌鸦夫人，你今天看起来很好，你的羽毛是如此的有光泽，你的眼睛也很明亮。 |
I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; |
| 我相信你的歌喉也会超过所有的鸟，就像你的身材那么美妙。 |
let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds." |
| 让我听你唱一首歌，我要象向百鸟之后般的向你致敬”。 |
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, |
| 乌鸦抬起了头，开始放声高歌， |
but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. |
| 但就在这一刻，她口中的奶酪掉在了地上， 狐狸马上一抢而去。 |
"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future. |
| 狐狸说：“行了，这就是我想要的”。为了报答你的奶酪，我给你未来一句忠告。 |
"Do not trust flatterers." |
| 不要相信阿谀奉承者 |
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8.The Fox and the Crow (狐狸和乌鸦) 