鹭鸶是鹭科的鸟类,为大、中型涉禽,主要活动于湿地及林地附近,鹭鸶体态非常美,而且脖子很长,关于他们的寓言故事是怎样的呢?小编为大家准备了狼与鹭鸶的故事,接下来就让小编带大家一睹为快!
狼与鹭鸶的故事
●狼吃东西的时候,肉里的一小块骨头卡在喉咙里,吞不下去,很疼。他四处奔走,想找到什么办法减轻痛苦。
●他为了让人相信说道:“如果能取出这块骨头,我付出什么都可以。”
●最后,鹭鸶同意试试看,他让狼张大嘴,然后将长长的脖子伸进狼的喉咙,用尖嘴叼出骨头。
●鹭鸶问:“你给我什么报酬?”狼露出他的牙齿,说:“喂,朋友,你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来,这就是报酬。”
寓意: 一个贪得无厌的人是不会因为得到别人的帮助而心存感激的。
狼与鹭鸶的英文版
When a wolf was eating an animal, a small bone from the meat got stuck in his throat. He could not swallow it, so he felt a terrible pain.
He ran up and down, and tried to find something to relieve the pain.
He tried to convince anyone to remove the bone. "I would give anything," he said, "if you would take it out."
At last the crane agreed to try. It told the wolf to open his mouth, and then put its long neck down the wolf’s throat.
The crane loosened the bone with its beak, and finally got it out.
"Will you kindly give me the reward?" asked the crane.
The wolf showed his teeth, and said, "Be content,you have put your head into a wolf’s mouth and taken it out again in safety. That is a great reward for you."
阅读拓展:挑剔的鹭鸶
一天,一只长颈长嘴的鹭鸶,迈着一双长腿漫无目的地在河岸边散步,河水清澈见底,气候清爽怡人,鲤鱼和白斑狗鱼在水中自由地游弋。
鹭鸶看着他们游到河边,本来可以轻而易举地将他们吃掉,但他没有这样做,他生活有规律,按时进餐,这时还没有胃口。
没过多久,他有了食欲,于是走到河边,看到几条冬穴鱼游到水面,鹭鸶不喜欢这道菜,他要等上等的食物。他的脸上露出一种不屑一顾的神情:“我堂堂鹭鸶,要我吃冬穴鱼?把我当成要饭的了!”
冬穴鱼游走了之后,鱼又游了过来。“要我吃鱼。算了吧,我才懒得为他动嘴呢。再说上帝也不会同意!”
可到了最后,当鹭鸶饥饿难耐却又见不到一条鱼的时候,他却为更差劲的食物张开了嘴。他看到了一只蜗牛,感觉既高兴又幸运,于是猛扑过去,把蜗牛吞进了嘴里。
寓意:
人要学会满足,即所谓“知足常乐”。过于挑剔,有时会使自己一无所得。