【驢和老農夫的故事原文閱讀】

　　一位老農民正坐在草地上看驢，驢被緊緊盯著。突然農民看到全副武裝的人們走近，便立刻跳了起來，懇請驢跟他一起盡快飛走。“否則，”他說，“我們便會被敵人逮住。”驢只是懶懶地看了看，便說：“如果這樣的話，你不認為他們會讓我馱更重的東西？”“不，”主人說。“哦，那么，”驢說，“我不介意他們把我抓走，我再也不會比現在更糟了。”

　　【驢和老農夫的故事寓意】

　　驢和老農夫的寓言故事告訴了我們：我們不能像故事中的驢一樣，因為很多事情我們無法預料未來，我們更好的應該是掌握現在。

　　【驢和老農夫的英文版】

　　THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT

　　An old Peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his Ass，which was grazing close by,when all of a sudden he caught sight of armed men stealthily approaching.He jumped up in a moment，and begged the Ass to fly with him as fast as he could，“Or else，”said he，“we shall both be captured by the enemy.”But the Ass just looked round lazily and said，“And if SO，do you think they’ll make me carry heavier loads than I have to now?”“No.”said his master.“Oh，well，then，”said the Ass，“I don’t mind ifthey do take me，for I shan’t be any worse off.”