從前，有幾條饑腸轆轆的狗，看見河里浸泡著一張牛皮，但是由于水太深，他們無法拿到那張皮。于是，他們合計著喝掉河里的水，這樣就可以趁水淺一些時，過去拿那張牛皮了。然而，還沒等到去拿獸皮，他們的肚皮早已被河水脹破了。
【狗和牛皮的故事寓意】
狗和牛皮這篇寓言故事告訴我們，不要試做不可能的事。
【狗和牛皮的英文版】
THE DOGS AND THE HIDES
Once upon a time a number of Dogs，who were famished with hunger,saw some Hides steeping in a river,but cou|dn’t get at them because the water was too deep.So they put their heads together，and decided to drink away at the river till it was shallow enough for them to reach the Hides.But long before that happened they burst themselves with drinking.
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