孔雀和鹤 伊索着 (简体)江铭辉 五梦网
图:孔雀张开牠华丽的尾巴,向经过的一只鹤炫耀。
孔雀张开牠华丽的尾巴,向经过的一只鹤炫耀。嘲笑鹤身上灰白的羽毛,并且说:「我身上的羽毛像国王的长袍一样,有金色、紫色,和各种彩虹的颜色,而你的翅膀一点颜色也没有。」
鹤回答:「的确,但我能飞到天空那么高,大声向天上星星喊叫,而你只能像鸡一样在众鸟的粪堆中行走。」
译者评论:世界上没有完美无缺的物体,每个人都有他的优点和缺点,但最重要的是你是否把你的优点发挥到淋漓尽致。就像寓言中,就身上羽毛的华丽,当然鹤比不上孔雀,但论翱翔天空,则鹤又胜孔雀一筹。
The Peacock and the crane
A Peacock spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage, and saying, "I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple, and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings." "True," replied the Crane; "but I soar to the heights of heaven, and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill."