【農夫和鸛的寓言故事】

　　為了捉住那些前來偷吃種子的鶴，農夫在剛剛播種的田里布下許多陷阱。等農夫再來檢查陷阱時，發現幾只鶴被捉住了，其中還有一只鸛。鸛哀求農夫放了自己，他說：“你不應該殺了我，因為我又不是鶴，而是一只鸛，你仔細看看我的羽毛，就明白我與鶴完全不同了。我是最誠實的鳥兒，從不傷害別人。”然而，衣夫卻說：“你究竟是什么，對我來說并不重要，但是我在網中發現了你，那你就得和這些毀了莊稼的鶴一起受苦了。”

　　【農夫和鸛的故事寓意】

　　農夫和鸛的寓言故事告訴了我們三個道理，其一、做錯了事情就要受到懲罰，再多的理由也沒辦法改變已經犯下的錯；其二、我們要清者自清，不要和壞人同流合污，切莫與壞人交朋友，更不要做壞事；其三、近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

　　【農夫和鸛英文版】

　　THE FARMER AND THE STORK

　　A Farmer set some trapS in a field which he had lately sown with corn，in order to catch the cranes which came to pick up the seed.When he returned to look at his traps he found several cranes caught，and among them a Stork，which begged to be let go，and said，“You ought not to kill me：i am not a crane，but a Stork，as you can easily see by my feathers，and I am the most honest and harmless of birds.”But the Farmer replied，“It’S nothing to me what you are：I find you among these cranes，who ruin my crops，and，like them，you shall suffer.”

　　If you choose bad companions no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourselL.