英語小故事：The lion and the fox

The lion and the fox

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　　The lion once said that he was sick on his death bed.

　　So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.

　　The goat came to the lion's cave. He stood there and listened for a long time.

　　Then a sheep went in. Before she came out, a rabbit entered to hear the last wishes of the king of beasts.

　　But soon the lion seemed to recover, and went to the mouth of his cave.

　　He saw a fox waiting outside. "Why don't you come in?" asked the lion to the fox.

　　"I beg Your Majesty's pardon," said the fox, "I have seen many animals enter your cave, but none of them come out.

　　Till they come out again, I prefer to wait outside."

老獅子與狐狸

　　●一頭年老的獅子聲稱自己病得要死了，他告訴所有的動物來聽他的臨終遺言。

　　●一隻山羊進入獅子的洞穴，並一直留在那裏，接着一隻綿羊也進去了。之前，一隻兔子也曾進去聽這獸中之王的臨終遺言。

　　●但是不久，獅子好像康復了，能走到洞口了，他看到狐狸站在洞口，就問：“你爲什麼不進來呢？”

　　●“尊敬的殿下，”狐狸回答說，“如果我沒發現只有進去的腳印，沒有一個出來的腳印，我也許會進洞去。”

　　寓意: 我們必須小心別人的圈套，因爲一旦進去了就很難再出來。