旅行者與懸鈴樹 伊索著 五夢網 江銘輝
圖：兩位旅行者享受懸鈴樹的樹蔭，卻批評懸鈴樹無用。
兩位旅行者被夏天的太陽晒得精疲力竭，中午時兩個人靠在一起，坐在懸鈴樹廣大的樹枝下。當他們在懸鈴樹樹蔭下休息時，其中一個旅行者對另一個說：「多麼少見無用的懸鈴樹？它不會生出水果，至少對人一點用處都沒有。」懸鈴樹打斷他的話，說:「你這個忘恩負義的傢伙，當你接受了我的好處，並且在我的樹蔭下休息，居然敢批評我沒有用處，和無利可圖。
譯者評論：有時候對人的施恩，別人並不感激你，反而責備你。奉勸一個人施恩不一定希望對方的回報，但受恩者，即時是小小的恩惠，也要心存感激。
The travelers and the plane-tree
Two Travelers, worn out by the heat of the summer's sun, laid themselves down at noon under the widespreading branches of a plane-tree. As they rested under its shade, one of the travelers said to the other, "What a singularly useless tree is the Plane! It bears no fruit, and is not of the least service to man." The Plane-tree, interrupting him, said, "You ungrateful fellows! Do you, while receiving benefits from me, and resting under my shade, dare to describe me as useless, and unprofitable?"