TheRavenandtheSwan乌鸦和天鹅ARAVENsawaSwananddesiredtosecureforhimselfthesamebeautifulplumage
SupposingthattheSwan'ssplendidwhitecolorarosefromhiswashinginthewaterinwhichheswam,theRavenleftthealtarsintheneighborhoodwherehepickeduphisliving,andtookupresidenceinthelakesandpools
Butcleansinghisfeathersasoftenashewould,hecouldnotchangetheircolor,whilethroughwantoffoodheperished
ChangeofhabitcannotalterNature
译文:乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛
他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡,羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕
于是,他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛,来到江湖边
他天天洗刷自己的羽毛,不但一点都没洗白,反而因缺少食物饥饿而死
这故事是说,人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变
TheGoatandtheGoatherd山羊与牧羊人AGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock
Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons
AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnottotellhismaster
TheGoatreplied,"Why,yousillyfellow,the