Aesop's Fables (Chinese and English) classic short story

Wolves and sheep

A lamb was drinking water by the river, and when the wolf saw it, he tried to find a justifiable excuse to eat him. So he ran upstream and said viciously that the lamb had muddyed the river so that he could not drink water. The lamb replied that he was just standing by the river drinking water, and that he was downstream, and it was impossible to muddy the water upstream. Seeing that this was not possible, the wolf said, "My father was scolded by you last year." The lamb said that at that time he had not yet been born. The wolf said to him, "No matter how you justify it, I will not let you go anyway." ”

Moral: Any justifiable justification of the wicked is also ineffective.

A lamb was drinking water by the river. When the wolf saw it, he wanted to find a legitimate excuse to eat him. So he ran upstream and said that the lamb had muddy the river so that he couldn't drink clean water. The lamb replied that he only stood by the river to drink water, and was downstream. It was impossible to muddy the water upstream. Seeing that this plan was impossible, the wolf said, "my father was scolded by you last year." the lamb said that he was not born at that time. The wolf said to him, "no matter how you defend, I won't let you go anyway."

Moral: any legitimate excuse for the wicked is invalid.

Wolves and lions

Once, the wolf snatched a sheep from the flock, and as he was walking back with the lamb, he came across a lion. The lion immediately snatched the sheep from the wolf's mouth and walked away with a big wave. The wolf did not dare to resist, so he had to obediently wait for the lion to go away before saying, "It is too improper for you to snatch the prey that belongs to me." The lion smiled and said, "So, did you just get this thing, no doubt it was given to you by a friend, right?" ”

Moral: Thieves and robbers are all one hill, there is no good or bad.

Once, the wolf snatched a sheep from the sheep. When he was walking back with the lamb in his mouth, he met a lion. The lion immediately snatched the sheep from the wolf and swaggered away. The wolf didn't dare to resist, so he had to wait for the lion to go away and say, "it's unfair for you to rob my prey." the lion smiled and said, "so, did you get this properly? It was undoubtedly given to you by your friend, right?"

Moral: thieves and robbers are birds of a feather, there is no difference between good and bad.