The foolish Donkey愚蠢的毛驴的故事英语伊索寓言.doc

1、The foolish Donkey The foolish Donkey The foolish DonkeyIt is a bright sunny morning. A man is loading a bundle of salt onto his Donkey. He is going to sell the salt at the market. The man is very excited. He hopes to get a good price for the salt.Donkey:Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Man: Stand still, Donkey!Do

2、nkey:(murmur) How heavy it will be!Man: Dont worry. It isnt very heavy.Donkey:(murmur)I dont believe you. It is always heavy.Man: Lets go, Donkey!The two are on their way. The man is very happy, but the Donkey is not. The salt on his back is very heavy. Man: Oh, what a beautiful morning!Look at the

3、beautiful flowers.I shall sell the salt and buy some new shoes. Donkey:What a terrible morning. The sun is shining and my back is heavy.I am hot and tired. I want to rest.Man:Lets go fast, Donkey. I need some new shoes.Donkey:I cant go any faster. My legs are getting weak. Where is the market?Why is

4、 it so far away?The two keep walking. There is a stream ahead. They must cross it. Man: We must cross that stream. Donkey:Oh no! A stream! I am tired and weak. The stream will be hard to cross. Man: Dont be worry, Donkey. It wont be too hard. I will help you. The two are at the stream. Man: Be caref

5、ul, Donkey! Just follow me.Walk slowly step by step. Donkey:The rocks are very slippery. What if I fall? I am afraid.Man: Watch out, Donkey! It is very slippery here.Donkey:Hee-haw!The Donkey slips and falls. It cant get up.Man:Oh, no! Get up, Donkey!Get up quickly! Get up before the salt melts! Now

6、!Donkey:I cant. I cant get up. The rocks are slippery and my legs are weak.Man:Come on! Get up at once!The man keeps pulling at the donkey, but it is no use. After a while the Donkey finally gets up and they cross the stream.Man:Look! All the salt is gone. What shall I do?Donkey:Hey! My back is ligh

7、t. What happened? I fell in the stream and my back became light.This is great!However, the next day, the Master loads more salt onto the Donkey and heads for the market again.Man:Stand still. Today, I will load more salt. Donkey:It is heavier than yesterday.Man:lets go quickly. I have to sell all of

8、 this salt today. Again, they come to the stream.Donkey:I have an idea. I will fall down here on purpose. Then my back will become light again.Man:You better not fall down again, Donkey.Just follow me and be careful. One step at a time.This time, the rocks werent slippery at all, but the Donkey fell

9、 down on purpose. Donkey:Hee-haw.Man:Be careful, not gain.Donkey:Hee-haw., hee-haw.Man：Come on, Donkey!Get up! Get up now!The man pulled at the Donkey, but it didnt get up for a long time. Afterwards all of the salt was melted.Man:Oh my goodness!All of my salt is melted again! What shall I do?Donkey

10、:Heh, heh, heh. It worked again.I will keep falling down in the stream.Man:I know what you are thinking, Donkey.You cant trick me. I will teach you a lesson.Both the man and the Donkey had a grin on their faces. The next day, the man loaded the Donkeys back again.Man:Come here, Donkey.We are going t

11、o the market again.This is very light.Donkey:Hey, he is right this time.This is light.But it will become even lighter later. Heh, heh, heh.After a while, the two reach the stream once again.Man:theres the stream.Dont fall down again today.If you do, you will be sorry.Donkey:I dont believe you. I wil

12、l fall down on purpose again. Then my back will become even lighter. Donkey:Hee-haw.This time, the Master didnt help the Donkey get up. Instead, after a while, the Donkey tried to get up by itself.Donkey:I will get up now. Hey! What is wrong?I cant get up. My back is so heavy.Man:Get up, you foolish

13、 Donkey!Donkey:Why is my back so heavy?I dont understand.Man:Poor Donkey! Plain cotton is light. But wet cotton is very heavy.Donkey:Oh, I didnt know. I shouldnt have fooled my Master.Man：Come on, Donkey! Lets go!The market is still far away. We have a long way to go.Donkey:Oh nooooooo!MORALDont fall for ones own tricks.