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有一只狐狸，非常饿。他心想，假如现在拥有一片乳酪，自己就心满意足了。 他走呀走，忽然听见上面有声响。他抬头一看，原来是一只乌鸦站在一棵树的枝头上，乌鸦的嘴上正衔着一块肥大的肉呢！ 狐狸的口水都流出来了。可是，要怎样才能得到那块肉呢？狐狸眼珠一转，想了个鬼点子。 他装出一副恭恭敬敬的样子，说：“你好啊！乌鸦小姐。” 乌鸦看看狐狸，只是点了点头。 狐狸接着又说：“你真是一只美丽的鸟啊！你那一身黑羽毛在阳光的照耀下，显得光彩夺目。你的姿态多么优雅，身材多么好看呀！还有你的嘴形真是精巧极了。” 乌鸦静静听着。她正陶醉于狐狸所说的每一个形容词。 “你真是太美了，我忍不住要赞了又赞。”狐狸继续说，“不过，如果……” 乌鸦回过神来。如果……如果什么？为什么不说下去？ 狐狸摇摇头说：“如果你的歌喉能比其他的鸟儿更好，那你可说是鸟中王后了。” 乌鸦想：“我当然能唱歌啊，我要向狐狸显显自己的本领才行。” 乌鸦张开嘴，正想唱歌，没想到嘴上的肉就掉了下来。 狐狸拾起地上的肉，笑嘻嘻地对乌鸦说：“我亲爱的乌鸦！你的声音是很不错，就是头脑少了那么一点聪明。” 故事哲理： 乌鸦最大的缺点就是声音不好听，如果它有自知之明，便不会上当了。 赞美的话人人爱听，但脱离事实的赞羑便别有居心。只要有自知之明.便不会被虚伪的赞美所迷惑了，赞美你的人不过是个虚伪的人. The Fox’s Compliments Once upon a time, there was a hungry fox who would settle for even a piece of cheese. As he walked along, he heard a sound. He looked above and saw a crow standing on a branch, holding a chunk of meat in her mouth. The fox started drooling, but how on earth could he get the chunky meat? He scratched his head and came up with a smart idea. The fox pretended to be respectful and greeted her， “How do you do, Miss Crow?” The crow only glanced at the fox and nodded. The fox continued, “If only you could sing better than the rest, you would be the queen of the birds•” The crow thought, “Of course I can sing well. Let me show him my talents.” The crow opened her mouth... and the meat dropped even before she started to sing! The fox picked up the chunky meat and laughed at the crow, “My dear crow, you may be able to sing well, but you really need to brush up on your brains!” Be careful when people shower you with compliments - they may have ulterior motives. |
