The Fox and the Horse
<p>一个农夫有一匹勤勤恳恳、任劳任怨为他干活的马，但这匹马现在已经老了，干活也不行了，所以，农夫不想再给马吃东西。他对马说：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;我再也用不着你了，你自己离开马厩走吧，到你比一头狮子更强壮时，我自然会把你牵回来的。</p><p>说完，他打开门，让马自己去谋生去了。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="peasant">peasant</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>." <span word="And">And</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chased">chased</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fox">fox</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Alas">Alas</span>," <span word="replied">replied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>, "<span word="greed">greed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dwell">dwell</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="plow">plow</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>?" <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fox">fox</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fox">fox</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stir">stir</span>."</p>
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