讓·德·拉·封登（油畫）
The Fox and the Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. ‘That’s for me, as I am a Fox,’ said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.
從前有一隻狐狸，看見一隻烏鴉飛過，烏鴉嘴裡有一塊奶酪，在一根樹枝上停留下來。雷尼納德大師就說：“奶酪是我的，因為我是一隻狐狸。”然後它就走到那棵樹下。
‘Good-day, Mistress Crow,’ he cried.‘How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’
狐狸大聲說：“烏鴉夫人，您好啊。今天您的氣色太好了：您的羽毛閃閃發光，您的眼睛炯炯有神，我敢肯定，您的嗓音一定能夠壓過其它鳥兒的聲音，正如您的體型也是一樣。只要讓我聽您唱一首歌，我就會把您尊為鳥之女皇。”
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.
烏鴉抬起頭來，開始盡力叫喚，但是，就在它張開嘴的瞬間，那塊奶酪掉向地面，只能是被狐狸大師一下子搶走了。
‘That will do,’ said he.‘That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future. Do not trust flatterers.’
狐狸說：“這就夠了，我想要的就這麼多。我要給你一句用於未來的忠告，以換取你的奶酪。不要相信逢迎拍馬的傢伙。”
狐狸和烏鴉
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The fox and crow
狐狸和烏鴉
One day a crow stood on a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth.
一天，一隻烏鴉站在它的窩旁邊的一根樹枝上，嘴裡有一塊肉，心情非常好。
At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallows and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat.
這時，一隻狐狸看見了嘴裡銜著肉的烏鴉，就吞著口水趕緊想辦法，要拿到那塊肉。
However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent. Until the fox thought highly of the crow’s beautiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.
可是，不管狐狸對烏鴉說啥，烏鴉就是保持沉默。直到狐狸大肆讚揚烏鴉嗓音美妙的時候，烏鴉感到奉承難耐，就張開嘴要歌唱。一等到那塊肉掉到地上，狐狸就把肉撿起來跑進洞裡去了。
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