【鐵匠與小狗的故事原文閱讀】

　　鐵匠家有一條小狗，小狗常常在主人打鐵時睡覺，但是一到了吃飯時間，便異常清醒起來。有一天，鐵匠假裝對此很生氣，一邊像往常一樣扔給小狗一塊骨頭，一邊說：“地球上還有像你一樣懶惰的壞蛋嗎？你這家伙，總是在我賣力工作時，蜷縮起來睡覺，可是，只要我一停下來吃點東西，你就清醒地搖著尾巴過來討飯吃。”

　　【鐵匠與小狗的故事寓意】

　　鐵匠與小狗的寓言故事告訴了我們：唯利是圖的人，對于自己有利的事專心致志，對自己無利的事則不聞不問，我們不應該學習這種人。

　　【鐵匠與小狗的英文版】

　　THE BLACKSMITH AND HIS DOG

　　A Blacksmith had a little Dog，which used to sleep when his master was at work，but was very wide awake indeed when it was time for meals.One day his master pretended to be disgusted at this，and when he had thrown him a bone as usual，he said，“What on earth is the good of a lazy cur like you?When I am hammering away at my anvil，you just curl up and go to sleep：but no sooner do I stop for a mouthful of foodthanyouwakeup andwagyourtailtobefed.”