守财奴

●从前，有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下，每周他都去把他挖出来看看。

●一天晚上，一个小偷挖走了所有的金块。 守财奴再来查看时，发现除了一个空洞什么都没有了。

●守财奴便捶胸痛哭。哭声引来了邻居，他告诉他们这里原来有他的金块。

●问明了原因后，一个邻居问：“你使用过这些金块吗？” “没用过，” 他说，“我只是时常来看看。”“那么，以后再来看这个洞，”邻居说，“就像以前有金块时一样。”

英文对照

The fox and the lion

When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened. He ran away, and hid himself in the woods.

The second time, however, he came near the lion. He stopped at a safeand watched him pass by.

The third time they came near one another.

The fox went straight up to the lion, and stayed the whole day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would meet again.

They soon became good friends.