A fox's tail was caught in a trap. When he was trying to release himself, he lost his whole tail except the stump.
一隻狐狸的尾巴被夾住了,當他試著脫身的時候,掙斷了整條尾巴.
At first he was ashamed to see the other foxes because he had no tail, but he was determined to face his misfortune. He called all the foxes to a meeting.
開始時,他看到其他狐狸的時候感到很羞愧.後來,他決定面對這種不幸,就召集了所有的狐狸開會.
When they had gotten together, the fox said that they should all do away with their tails.
He said that their tails were very inconvenient when they met with their enemies.
大家到齊後,他極力勸說其他狐狸也割掉尾巴,說尾巴在遭遇敵人時很不方便,尾巴一點兒作用也沒有.
He did not talk about any advantages of the tail. "You are right," said one of the older foxes, "but I don't think you would advise us to do away with our tails if you hadn't lost it yourself first."
可他沒有說有尾巴的任何好處.一隻老狐狸站出來說："如果你沒有失去你的尾巴,你是不會來勸大家都割去尾巴的. "
