Fable:
The fox and the grapes
The hungry fox saw a string of crystal clear grapes hanging on the grape rack, and his mouth watered. He wanted to pick them and eat them, but
he couldn't pick them. After reading it for a while, he left helplessly. As he walked, he comforted himself and said, "This grape is not ripe. It must be sour."
that is to say, some people are weak and can't do things, so they say that the time is not ripe.
-----------. He met an egret and asked him to
take out the bone. The egret put his head in the wolf's throat and took out the bone, so he asked the wolf for a fixed reward. The wolf replied
, "Hey, friend, you can get your head back safely from the wolf's mouth. Isn't it enough? Why talk about the reward?"
this story shows that the reward for doing good to bad people is to know the essence of bad people's bad faith.
-----------. Suddenly I saw a scorpion. He thought it was also a grasshopper, so < P > caught him with both hands. Scorpion raised his stinger and said, "Come on, if you really dare to do this, even the grasshoppers you caught will be lost."
This story warns people to distinguish good people from bad people and treat them differently.
-----------. The goat felt
very thirsty. He came to the well and saw the fox in the well. He asked him if the well water was good. The fox felt that the opportunity had come, and his heart was
exulting. He immediately calmed down and praised the well water for its delicious taste, saying that it was the first spring in the world, sweet and refreshing, and advised the goat to
come down quickly and drink with him. The goat, who just wanted to drink water, jumped without thinking. When he finished drinking, he had to discuss with the fox the way to go to the well. The fox was ready. He said slyly, "I have a
method. You put your front foot on the wall of the well, and then straighten the corner. I'll jump into the well from your back and pull you up, and we'll all be saved. " The goat agreed to his proposal, and the fox stepped on his hind foot, jumped on his back, and then jumped out of the wellhead with a strong jump from the corner. After the fox went up, he was ready to escape alone. The goat accused the fox of not keeping his promise. The fox turned to the goat and said, "Hey, friend, if your mind is as perfect as your beard, you won't jump blindly before you see the exit."
This story shows that a smart person should think clearly about the outcome of a matter before doing it.
-----------. She thought that if she fed more barley to the chickens, she would lay two eggs every day. So, she feeds it like this every day, and as a result, the hen grows fatter and fatter, and she doesn't even lay an egg every day.
this story shows that some people want to get more benefits because of greed, and as a result, they even lose what they have.
-----------. All the birds ran to the river to freshen up. Western jackdaw knew that he was not beautiful, so he came to the river, picked up the feathers from the birds, carefully inserted them all on himself, and then glued them on. When the appointed date arrived, all the birds came to Zeus. Zeus saw colorful Western jackdaw at a glance, which was particularly beautiful among all the birds, and was ready to make him king. The birds were so angry that they plucked their own feathers from Western jackdaw. As a result, Western jackdaw's beautiful feathers
disappeared at once, and she became an ugly Western jackdaw.
This story says that you can get the illusion of beauty with the help of other people's things, but when something that doesn't belong to you is stripped off,
it will show its true colors.
-----------. The wolf said, "Oh, man, it's not you who scold me, but your terrain."
This story shows that favorable geographical conditions and natural opportunities often give people courage to fight against the strong.
-----------. Many people gathered
at the foot of the mountain to watch, wondering what had happened. When they gathered there anxiously, worried about seeing something ominous, only
they saw a mouse running out of the mountain.
this means that many people worry about themselves.
-----------. Being good at asking Zeus how to return to earth. Zeus told
that everyone should not go together, but visit the world one by one. Evil is very close to people, so we keep looking for them. Goodness comes slowly because it comes down from the sky.
that is to say, people are not easy to meet good, but they are hurt by evil every day.
-----------. Because his teeth were too old to bite firmly, the wild boar < P > ran away. The master was disappointed when he ran over and gave him a good scolding. The old hound looked up and said, "Master! It's not
my fault. My brave spirit is the same as when I was young, but I can't resist the laws of nature. I was praised by you before, and now I shouldn't be blamed by you. "
That is to say, birth, aging, illness and death are irresistible laws.
-----------. Dung beetles asked him in surprise why he was so hardworking. The ant didn't say anything at that time.
Winter came, and the heavy rain washed away the cow dung. Hungry dung beetles went to the ant to beg for food. The ant said to him, "Hey,
Dude, if you hadn't criticized me when I was working, you wouldn't be hungry now."
that is to say, people who take precautions can avoid disasters despite the ever-changing situation.
-----------. He found a piece of Baoyu and said to Baoyu, "If it wasn't me, but your master found you, he would pick you up with great treasure;" But I found you useless. I
would rather get a wheat than all the precious stones in the world. "
This means that what you need is really precious.
-----------. You are taller and faster than him, and
you have big horns for self-defense. " The male deer smiled and said, "Boy, you are right, but I only know one thing. As soon as I hear the barking of the dog, I will run away involuntarily."
this story shows that it is useless to motivate those who are naturally timid and weak.
-----------. He hung the bag containing other people's shortcomings on his chest and the other one on his back. Therefore, people can always see the shortcomings of others very quickly, but they can't see their own.
This story shows that people tend to find fault with others' shortcomings, but ignore their own.
-----------. So the eagle flew to
a tall tree, built a nest to incubate the offspring, and the fox went into the bushes under the tree to have children.
One day, the fox went out for food, and the eagle just stopped cooking. He flew into the bushes, snatched the young fox away, and had a hearty meal with the young eagle. When the fox came back, he knew that the eagle had done it. He was saddened by the death of his children, and the most sad thing for him was that he could not take revenge for a while, because he was an animal and could only run on the ground, but could not chase flying birds. So he had to
stand at a distance and curse the enemy, which is the only thing that the weak can do.
Before long, Eagle's treachery was also severely punished. Once, some people killed sheep in the wild to sacrifice to the gods, and the eagle flew down
, grabbed the mutton with fire from the altar and brought it back to its nest. At this time, a gust of wind blew over, and the small dry branches in the nest immediately ignited a fierce flame. Those fledgling eagles were all burned to death and fell from trees
. The fox ran over and ate all the baby eagles before the eagle's eyes.
This story shows that God will punish a faithless person, even if the victim is weak and unable to retaliate against him.
-----------. The horse said to the groom, "If you really want me to be beautiful, don't sell the barley that was fed to me."
That is to say, those insincere people bribe others with sweet words and small favors, but take away what others need most
.
-----------. After the snake warmed up, it woke up
, restored its nature, and bit its benefactor, causing him fatal injuries. Before he died, the farmer said, "I
deserve to die. I pity the wicked and deserve to be punished."
This story shows that even if the wicked are extremely benevolent, their evil nature will not change.
-----------. He first stood on a prominent rock and played the flute, thinking that the fish would jump in front of him when he heard the wonderful music. He was absorbed in playing for a long time, with no result. He had to put down the flute, pick up the net and scatter it in the water, and as a result, he caught a lot of fish. He threw the fish in the net one by one to the shore, and said to the jumping fish, "Hey, you ungrateful things! When I blew
, you didn't dance. Now I don't blow, but you jump. "
this story is suitable for people who do things at the wrong time.
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