【旅人和法國梧桐樹的寓言故事】

　　夏季里的一天，正值中午酷熱難耐時，兩個行人走在空曠且塵土飛揚的馬路上。不久，他們來到一棵梧桐樹下，躺在茂密樹葉遮蔽的陰涼地里休息，從而躲避太陽的毒哂。在休息時，他們抬頭看著枝葉四散的大樹，其中一人對同伴說：“這棵樹沒什么用處呀！它沒有結果，對人類沒有什么好處。”梧桐樹生氣地打斷了他們的談話。“你們這些不知好歹的家伙！”它吼道，“你們走過來在這里尋找遮擋太陽的避難所，一邊享受著我的樹葉帶來的陰涼，一邊還罵我，說我是無用之材！”

　　【旅人和法國梧桐樹的的故事寓意】

　　通過閱讀這篇旅人和法國梧桐樹的寓言故事，我們明白了一個簡單的道理：好心提供幫助，卻遇上了忘恩負義之徒。

　　【旅人和法國梧桐樹英文版】

　　THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PLANE-TREE

　　Two Travellers were walking along a bare and dusty road in the heat of a summer’S day.Coming presently to a Plane-tree，they joyfully turned aside to shelter from the burning rays of the sun in the deep shade of its spreading branches.As they rested，looking up into the tree，one of them remarked to his companion，“What a useless tree the Plane iS!It bears no fruit and iS of no service to man at all.”The Plane—tree interrupted him with indignation.“You ungrateful creature!”it cried：“you come and take shelter under me from the scorching sun，and then，in the very act of enj oying the cool shade of my foliage，you abuse me and call me good for nothing!”

　　Many a service is met with ingratitude.