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Bat falling upon the ground was caught by a Weasel, of whom he earnestly besought his life. The Weasel refused,saying, that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus saved his life. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fellon the ground, and was carght by another Weasel, whom he like wise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him thathe was not a mouse, but a bat; and thus a second timeescaped.
It is wise to turn circumstances to good account. 一只掉到地上的蝙蝠被一只鼠狼捉住了，蝙蝠请求鼠狼放了它。鼠狼不答应，说它自己喜欢与鸟类为敌。蝙蝠便证明自己不是鸟，只是一只老鼠，因此鼠狼放了它。 不久这只蝙蝠又掉到地上的蝙蝠被另一只鼠狼捉住了被，它同样地请求鼠狼放了它。这只鼠狼说自己最讨厌老鼠，蝙蝠证明自己并不是一只老鼠，而是一只蝙蝠；因此，它又第二次安然无恙了。 懂得随机应变才是聪明之举。 |
