TheWolfandtheLambWolf,meetingwithalambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytothelambthewolf'srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:"Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.""Indeed,"bleatedthelambinamournfultoneofvoice,"Iwasnotthenborn."Thensaidthewolf,"Youfeedinmypasture.""No,goodsir,"repliedtheLamb,"Ihavenotyettastedgrass."Againsaidthewolf,"Youdrinkofmywell.""No,"exclaimedthelamb,"Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymother'smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome."Uponwhichthewolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,"Well!Iwon'tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations."Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.狼与小羊一只小羊在河边喝水，狼见到后，便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游，恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答说，他仅仅站在河边喝水，并且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成，又说道：“我父亲去年被你骂过。”小羊说，那时他还没有出生。狼对他说：“不管你怎样辩解，反正我不会放过你。”这说明，对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。TheBatandtheWeaselsAbatwhofelluponthegroundandwascaughtbyaweaselpleadedtobesparedhislife.Theweaselrefused,sayingthathewasbynaturetheenemyofallbirds.Thebatassuredhimthathewasnotabird,butamouse,andthuswassetfree.Shortlyafterwardsthebatagainfelltothegroundandwascaughtbyanotherweasel,whomhelikewiseentreatednottoeathim.Theweaselsaidthathehadaspecialhostilitytomice.Thebatassuredhimthathewasnotamouse,butabat,andthusasecondtimeescaped.Itiswisetoturncircumstancestogoodaccount.蝙蝠与黄鼠狼蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黄鼠狼叼去，他请求饶命。黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他，自己生来痛恨鸟类。蝙蝠说他是老鼠，不是鸟，便被放了。后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来，被另一只黄鼠狼叼住，他再三请求不要吃他。这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类。蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类，并非老鼠，又被放了。这样，蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字，终于死里逃生。这故事说明，我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。TheAssandtheGrasshopperAnasshavingheardsomegrasshopperschirping,washighlyenchanted;and,desiringtopossessthesamecharmsofmelody,demandedwhatsortoffoodtheylivedontogivethemsuchbeautifulvoices.Theyreplied,"Thedew."Theassresolvedthathewouldliveonlyupondew,andinashorttimediedofhunger.驴子与蚱蜢驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙动听的歌声所打动，自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音，便羡慕地问他们吃些什么，才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。”驴子便也只吃露水，没多久就饿死了。这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物。TheLionandtheMouseAlionwasawakenedfromsleepbyamouserunningoverhisface.Risingupangrily,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whenthemousepiteouslyentreated,saying:"Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."Thelionlaughedandlethimgo.Ithappenedshortlyafterthisthatthelionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.Themouse,recognizinghisroar,cameandgnawedtheropewithhisteethandsethimfree,exclaiming:"Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,expectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavor;nowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconbenefitsonalion."狮子与报恩的老鼠狮子睡着了，有只老鼠跳到了他身上。狮子猛然站起来，把他抓住，准备吃掉。老鼠请求饶命，并说如果保住性命，必将报恩，狮子轻蔑地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，狮子真的被老鼠救了性命。原来狮子被一个猎人抓获，并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上。老鼠听到了他的哀嚎，走过去咬断绳索，放走了狮子，并说：“你当时嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的报答，现在可清楚了，老鼠也能报恩。”这故事说明，时运交替变更，强者也会有需要弱者的时候。...
