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蓝蓝的天空里，有一只巨大的老鹰正在盘旋。他瞄准了一只离群的小绵羊，拍打翅膀，像箭一样冲到地面，然后，抓起一只小绵羊。 这一幕被矮树上的一只乌鸦看见了。他心里好羡慕，想道：“老鹰轻易地就找到他的食物了。他能做的，我为什么做不到？ ”他打定了主意，也要学学老鹰的方式猎食。 乌鸦张开翅膀，飞到高空。他想：“要嘛，就要抓只大的、肥的。别像那只老鹰，抓到一只小的，能吃得饱吗？ ” 乌鸦在空中贪婪地看着绵羊群。他比较了又比较，用眼睛打量了又打量，终于，选中了一只最大的绵羊。 这只大绵羊可能是羊群的首领。本来，只有最恶的野狼，才敢进攻这样的大绵羊。这次，乌鸦打算抓这只大绵羊当午餐。 乌鸦看准了目标，像老鹰一样，用力拍打翅膀，俯冲而下，像箭一样射向这只大绵羊，抓住它。 糟糕！大绵羊太重了，乌鸦根本提不起它。 “不行，大绵羊紧抓青草，不给我机会抓它上去，我再不飞走，就会落在牧羊人手里了。” 可是，他的爪子被羊毛缠着，拔不出来。虽然他用尽力气拍着翅膀，仍无法飞走。 牧羊人跑了过来，把乌鸦捉住。他剪去乌鸦的翅膀，带回家去，送给他的孩子，说：“这是一只以为自己是老鹰的乌鸦！ ” 故事哲理： 故事中的乌鸦不自量力，自以为是。做事情，不可好高鹜远，应先看看自己的条件，衡量一下自己的能耐，别高估自己的能力而做不自量力的事，小心别人说你是“以为自己是强者的弱者” ！ The Crow That Imitated the Eagle A giant eagle hovering above the blue sky saw a lamb which was separated from the flock. It descended and seized the lamb in one swoop. A crow sitting on a shrub saw the act. He thought enviously, “The eagle can get his food so easily. So can I!” He made up his mind to imitate the way the eagle caught his prey. The crow stretched his wings and flew high into the sky. He thought, ‘‘What’s the point catching a lamb like that? How could the eagle fill his stomach with that little thing? I’m going to get a big, fat sheep!” The crow surveyed the herd with greedy eyes. He compared the size of each and every sheep. Finally he picked the biggest one. That big sheep was probably the leader of the herd and only the fiercest wolf would attempt to attack it. The crow swooped down like the eagle, and grabbed the sheep with his claws. The sheep was so heavy that the crow could not move even an inch. “If I don’t let go, I，U be caught by the shepherd，，， thought the crow worriedly. However, the crow’s claws were now stuck in the wool and he couldn’t get away. The shepherd soon appeared and caught the crow. He snipped the crow’s wings, took him home and gave him to his son. “Look，this crow thought he was smart enough to be an eagle.” Be aware of your own limitations. |
