1. "The Dog, the Cock and the Fox"

It comes from "Aesop's Fables" by the ancient Greek writer Aesop.

The content is as follows:

The dog and the rooster became friends and they traveled together.

At night, the rooster jumped up to the tree and perched on the branch, while the dog spent the night in the tree hole below.

When dawn came, the rooster crowed as usual.

A fox heard the rooster crow and wanted to eat the chicken, so he came and stood under the tree, respectfully asked the rooster to come down, and said: "What a beautiful voice! It's so sweet, I

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I really want to hug you. Come down and let us sing a serenade together."

The chicken replied: "Please wake up the watchman in the tree hole. Once the door is opened, I can come down."

The fox immediately went to call the door, but the dog suddenly jumped up and bit him to pieces.

This story shows that smart people remain calm in the face of danger and defeat their enemies skillfully and easily.

2. "Thinking of Fertile Land for Pine Trees"

It comes from "Aesop's Fables" by the ancient Greek writer Aesop.

The content is as follows:

In autumn, God carries a bag and distributes seeds everywhere. He came to a pile of fertile soil on the hillside and asked: "Fertile soil, what do you want to plant?"

The fertile soil dreamed of becoming a base for the growth of pine trees, so he said without hesitation: "I It's so fertile that it would be a pity not to plant pine trees. Please give me some pine tree seeds." God searched for a long time in the bag and finally said awkwardly: "The pine tree seeds have been distributed. Click on other seeds."

"No, I just want to plant pine trees." Fertile soil insisted.

God continued to persuade: "If you want to plant pine trees, you must wait until next autumn..."

"I just want to plant pine trees! I am not afraid of waiting!" Fertile soil said stubbornly.

"Well, I will leave a portion of pine seeds for you next fall. However, you must grow something during this year." God said and took out a handful from the seed bag. The seeds were sown on the fertile soil and left.

The next spring, those seeds took root and sprouted, and clumps of green grass grew. The fertile soil never dreamed that God would plant grass on itself, and it felt insulted.

Just at this time, God came to inspect the growth of all things, and Fertile Soil came to him and reasoned: "God, I am so fertile, how can these humble plants be worthy of growing on me?"

"I am doing this for your own good. If you don't plant..."

Before God finished speaking, Fertile Soil protested loudly: "No, I am not willing to let them grow even to death." On my body."

"These grasses can help you..."

"I don't care..." Fertile Land couldn't listen to God's words at all, and kept making noises until God put it down. He is satisfied only when the green grass is removed from his body.

Summer is here, and there is a lot of rain. Once, a heavy rain continued for three days and three nights. Because the fertile soil was not protected by plant roots, the body became softer and softer from the rain, and was finally washed away by flash floods without a trace.

3. "Trees and Thorns"

It comes from "Aesop's Fables" by the ancient Greek writer Aesop.

The content is as follows:

The pomegranate tree, the apple tree, and the olive tree quarrel with each other over whose fruit is the best.

While they were quarreling fiercely, the thorns beside the fence heard it and said, "Friends, let's not quarrel anymore."

This means that some insignificant people, In the battle between strong men, they also want to show off their abilities beyond their capabilities.

4. The Lion and the Repaying Mouse

It is derived from "Fairy Tales" by an anonymous domestic writer.

The content is as follows:

The lion fell asleep, and a mouse jumped on him.

The lion stood up suddenly, grabbed him, and prepared to eat him.

The mouse begged for mercy and said that if he saved his life, he would repay the favor. The lion smiled contemptuously and let him go.

Soon, the lion was really saved by the mouse. It turns out that the lion was captured by a hunter and tied to a tree with a rope. The mouse heard his wailing, walked over, bit off the rope, let the lion go, and said: "You laughed at me then and didn't believe you would get my reward. Now it's clear that the mouse can too." Repay the favor."

This story shows that when fortunes change, the strong will sometimes need the weak.

5. The Donkey and the Pug

It comes from "Fairy Tales" by an anonymous domestic writer.

The content is as follows:

A man kept a donkey and a pug. The donkeys were locked in a stall all day long. Although they had no worries about food and drink, they had to do a lot of work every day. They were either grinding in the mill, carrying wood in the woods, or transporting goods to the market. The work was particularly heavy.

The fate of a pug is very different from that of a donkey. It can perform many little tricks and do many interesting actions, especially to please its owner. When the owner is happy, he will reward it with some delicious food. In the evening, the owner will go out for a walk with it.

The donkey will inevitably feel dissatisfied after work. He works hard and cannot be free, while the pug does not have to do anything but can be favored.

On this day, the opportunity finally came. The donkey broke the reins and ran into the owner's room. It decided to make the owner happy like a pug. Maybe the owner would take him out for a day. When the donkey saw his master, he danced around him, but his legs knocked over the table, smashing the dishes, and then knocked over the chairs. The donkey felt that this was not affectionate enough, so it followed the example of a pug, lying on its owner and sticking out its tongue to lick his face.

The owner was frightened by him and thought the donkey was crazy. He did not dare to resist and just screamed. The donkey thought that his master liked him like this, so he became more and more energetic. Everyone heard the shouting and rushed over and pulled the donkey out. The donkey was waiting for his master to give him a reward. Unexpectedly, he was beaten severely and then put into a pen again.

Meaning:

The most stupid behavior of a person is to deny oneself or even lose oneself because of envy of others; the worse behavior of a person is to deliberately imitate others, and imitating others is tantamount to suicide. .