 | 【The Fox and the Crane】《狐狸和鹤》 |  |
| | 2007-7-26 10:16:26 | | | One day a fox met a crane in the plain. The fox said to the crane, “Hello, dear Crane! Will you come to dine with me?” And the crane said, “Oh, thank you, I will.” The crane went to his house. When the crane sat at table, she found only a very shallow dish before her. There was some soup in the dish. The fox began to eat the soup easily. The crane tried to eat it, but she could only wet the tip of her long bill, and she had to leave most of it. Then the fox said to the crane, “I‘m very sorry. You don‘t like soup, do you?” But the crane said to the fox, “Thank you for your nice soup,” and went home. A few days later the crane invited the fox to dinner. When they sat at table, two long-necked jars were put before them. In the jars was some meat. The crane enjoyed the meat, but the fox could not reach it, for the mouth of the jar was very narrow. The fox could only lick the mouth of the jar. The fox was much ashamed of his own folly, and hurried back to his house. | | | | | | |  |
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