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贝拿勒斯的国王跟他一个聪明的谋臣出去打猎。他们停下来让马吃些豌豆。突然，一只小猴子箭一般地从一棵树上冲下来，从槽子里抓了一大把豆子。猴子爬树刚爬了一半，一颗豆子就从猴子毛茸茸的爪子里掉了下来。猴子不顾一切想抓住这颗豆子，结果所有的豆子都撒了。 豌豆在地上撒得到处都是，都让马吃了。猴子爬到树上，两手空空,坐在树枝上很难过。 国王和谋臣看到这个小插曲，都被逗乐了。谋臣轻轻地笑着说：“大王，如果你哪一天太贪婪 了，就想想这只猴子和豆子吧。” The Monkey and the Pea The King of Benares was out on a hunting trip with his wise counselor. They stopped to feed their horses some peas. Suddenly a young monkey darted down a tree and scooped a huge handful of peas out of the feeding trough. Halfway back up the tree one pea fell from the monkey's furry hands and, in a desperate attempt to catch it, the monkey dropped all the peas he was carrying. Peas scattered on the ground and the horses ate them. The monkey climbed back up the tree empty-handed and sat sadly on a branch. The King and his wise counselor watched this episode with amusement. The counselor chuckled, "Great King, when far too greedy you be，remember that monkey and the pea. ” |
