某人有兩個孩子，一個兒子和一個女兒。兒子長相英俊，而女兒卻相貌平平。有一天，兄妹倆在媽媽的房間里玩，偶然走到鏡子前，第一次看見了自己的真實面目。哥哥看到自己是個英俊的小伙子，就開始向妹妹鼓吹自己的相貌；從妹妹的角度來說，她一看到自己相貌平平，都快要哭出來了，就把哥哥的自夸當成了對自己的嘲笑。她便跑到父親跟前，抱怨說哥哥太自負了，而且還亂動媽媽的東西。父親笑著親吻了兩個孩子，并說：“我的好孩子，今后你們可要好好利用這個鏡子。我的兒子，你可要像自己的英俊相貌一樣努力出眾；我的女兒，可以用你的美德來彌補相貌上的不足。”

　　【哥哥和妹妹的故事寓意】

　　哥哥和妹妹這篇伊索寓言要說的是：外表的美貌和內心的美德合而為一，才能使人真正的美麗。

　　【哥哥和妹妹的英文版】

　　BROTHER AND SISTER

　　A certain man had two children，a boy and a girl：and the boy was as good—looking as the girl was plain.One day,as they were playing together in their mother’S chamber，they chanced upon a mirror and saw their own features for the first time.The boy saw what a handsome fellow he was，and began to boast to his Sister about his good looks she，on her part，was ready to cry with vexation when she was aware of her plainness，and took his remarks as an insult to herself.Running to her father,she told him of her Brother’S conceit，and accused him of meddling with his mother’S things.He laughed and kissed them both，and said，“My children，learn from now onwards to make a good use ofthe glass.You，my boy，strive to be as good as it shows you to be handsome；and you，my girl，resolve to make up for the plainness of your features by the sweetness ofyour disposition.”