The foolish Donkey
愚蠢的驢子
It is a bright sunny morning. A man is loading a bundle of salt onto his Donkey. He is going to sell the salt at the market. The man is very excited. He hopes to get a good price for the salt.
一個陽光明媚的早晨。 一個人將一捆鹽放到他的驢子的背上。 他要到市場上去賣鹽。 那個人非常興奮。 他希望他的鹽能賣個好價錢。
Donkey: Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
驢子：咿吼------咿吼------
Man: Stand still, Donkey!
人：不要動， 驢子!
Donkey: (murmur) How heavy it will be!
驢子：(喃喃)那有多重啊!
Man: Don’t worry. It isn’t very heavy.
人：別擔心。 這不會很重的。
Donkey: (murmur)I don’t believe you. It is always heavy.
驢子：(喃喃)我不相信。 總是很重。
Man: Let’s go, Donkey!
人：我們走吧， 驢子!
The two are on their way. The man is very happy, but the Donkey is not. The salt on his back is very heavy.
他們兩個出發了。 人很高興可以驢子不高興。 在它背上的鹽很重。
Man: Oh, what a beautiful morning! Look at the beautiful flowers. I shall sell the salt and buy some new shoes.
人：哦， 多麼美好的早晨!看著那些美麗的花。 我 應該把鹽賣了， 然後買些新鞋。
Donkey: What a terrible morning. The sun is shining and my back is heavy. I am hot and tired. I want to rest.
驢子：真是個糟糕的早晨!陽光普照兒我的背上這 麼重。 我又累又熱。 我要休息。
Man: Let’s go fast, Donkey. I need some new shoes.
人：我們快點走吧，
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Donkey: I can’t go any faster. My legs are getting weak. Where is the market? Why is it so far away?
驢子：(喃喃)我沒辦法走得更快了!我的腿越來 越沒力了。 市場在哪裡?為什麼這麼遠?
The two keep walking. There is a stream ahead. They must cross it.
他們兩個繼續走著， 前面有條小溪。 他們必須橫渡它。
Man: We must cross that stream.
人：我們必須要橫渡那條小溪。
Donkey: Oh no! A stream!I am tired and weak. The stream will be hard to cross.
驢子：(喃喃)哦， 不!一條溪!我又疲憊又虛弱。 那條溪會很難渡過的。
Man: Don’t be worry, Donkey. It won’t be too hard. I will help you.
人：別擔心， 驢子。 那不會太困難。 我會幫你的。
The two are at the stream.
他們兩個在溪流中。
Man: Be careful, Donkey! Just follow me. Walk slowly step by step.
人：小心， 驢子!跟著我。 一步一步慢慢走。
Donkey: The rocks are very slippery. What if I fall? I am afraid.
驢子：(喃喃)石頭好滑!如果我滑到怎麼辦?我 好怕啊!
Man: Watch out, Donkey! It is very slippery here.
人：小心， 驢子!這裡非常地滑。
Donkey: Hee-haw!
驢子：咿吼------(啪唰)
The Donkey slips and falls. It can’t get up.
驢子滑了一跤， 並跌倒了。 它站不起來。
Man: Oh, no! Get up, Donkey! Get up quickly! Get up before the salt melts! Now!
人：哦， 不!起來， 驢子!快起來!在鹽溶化前站起來!馬上!
Donkey: I can’t. I can’t get up. The rocks are slippery and my legs are weak.
驢子：(喃喃)我不行啊!我站不起來。 石頭好滑， 而且我的腿沒有力。
Man: Come on! Get up at once!
人：加油!馬上站起來!
The man keeps pulling at the donkey, but it is no use. After a while the Donkey finally gets up and they cross the stream.
那人一直拉著驢子，
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Man: Look! All the salt is gone. What shall I do?
人：你瞧瞧， 所有的鹽都沒了。 我該怎麼辦?
Donkey: Hey! My back is light. What happened? I fell in the stream and my back became light. This is great!
驢子：(喃喃)嘿， 我的背上變輕了。 發生了什麼事?我跌入溪中， 然後我的背變輕了。 太棒 了!
However, the next day, the Master loads more salt onto the Donkey and heads for the market again.
然而， 第二天。 主人在驢背上載了更多的鹽 並再度朝市場出發。
Man: Stand still. Today, I will load more salt.
人：別動， 今天， 我要載更多的鹽。
Donkey: It is heavier than yesterday.
驢子：(喃喃)這比昨天還要重。
Man: let’s go quickly. I have to sell all of this salt today.
人：我們快點走吧。 我今天要把這些鹽都給賣了。
Again, they come to the stream.
他們又再次來到小溪。
Donkey: I have an idea. I will fall down here on purpose. Then my back will become light again.
驢子：(喃喃)我有個點子了。 我要故意在這裡跌倒。 然後我的背又會變輕。
Man: You better not fall down again, Donkey. Just follow me and be careful. One step at a time.
人：你最好不要再跌倒了， 驢子。 跟著我並小心點。 一步一步來。
This time, the rocks weren’t slippery at all, but the Donkey fell down on purpose.
這回石頭一點兒不滑， 可是驢子故意跌了一跤。
Donkey: Hee-haw.
驢子：咿吼------(啪唰)
Man: Be careful, not gain.
人：小心!別又來了!
Donkey: Hee-haw., hee-haw.
Man： Come on, Donkey! Get up! Get up now!
人：拜託， 驢子!起來!馬上起來!
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The man pulled at the Donkey, but it didn’t get up for a long time. Afterwards all of the salt was melted.
那個人拉著驢子。 但是它好一段時間都不起來。 最後所有的鹽都溶化了。
Man: Oh my goodness! All of my salt is melted again! What shall I do?
人：哦， 我的天!我的鹽又都溶化了!我該怎麼辦?
Donkey: Heh, heh, heh. It worked again. I will keep falling down in the stream.
驢子：(喃喃)嘿嘿， 又成功了。 我要一直在溪裡 跌倒。
Man: I know what you are thinking, Donkey. You can’t trick me. I will teach you a lesson.
人：(喃喃自語)我知道你在想什麼， 驢子。 你騙不了我的。 我要給你一個教訓。
Both the man and the Donkey had a grin on their faces.
人和驢都在臉上露出了笑容。
The next day, the man loaded the Donkey’s back again.
第二天， 人又在驢子背上載東西。
Man: Come here, Donkey. We are going to the market again. This is very light.
人：過來， 驢子。 我們今天要再去市場。 這非常輕。
Donkey: Hey, he is right this time.This is light. But it will become even lighter later. Heh, heh, heh.
驢子：(喃喃)嘿， 他這次是做對了。 這是輕的。 但是待會兒會變得更輕的。 嘿嘿。
After a while, the two reach the stream once again.
過了一會兒， 他們倆再度來到溪邊。
Man: there’s the stream. Don’t fall down again today. If you do, you will be sorry.
人：那裡有條小溪。 今天別再跌倒了。 如果你跌倒， 你會後悔的。
Donkey: I don’t believe you. I will fall down on purpose again. Then my back will become even lighter. Hee-haw.
驢子：(喃喃)我不相信你。 我要故意再跌倒一次。 然後我的背就會變輕多了。 咿吼------
This time, the Master didn’t help the Donkey get up. Instead, after a while, the Donkey tried to get up by itself.
這一次， 主人並沒有幫驢子起來。
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Donkey: I will get up now. Hey! What is wrong? I can’t get up. My back is so heavy.
驢子：(喃喃)我現在要起來了， 嘿!怎麼回事? 我起不來了， 我的背好重啊!
Man: Get up, you foolish Donkey!
人：起來， 你這只笨驢。
Donkey: Why is my back so heavy? I don’t understand.
驢子：(喃喃)為什麼我的背上這麼重?我不懂。
Man: Poor Donkey! Plain cotton is light. But wet cotton is very heavy.
人：可憐的驢子!平常的棉花是輕的。 可是濕棉花 就很重!
Donkey: Oh, I didn’t know. I shouldn’t have fooled my Master.
驢子：(喃喃)我哪知道啊!我不該騙主人的。
Man： Come on, Donkey! Let’s go! The market is still far away. We have a long way to go.
人：來吧， 驢子!我們走了!市場還很遠呢。 我們有好一段路要走呢!
Donkey: Oh nooooooo!
驢子：哦， 不。 。 。
MORAL： Don’t fall for one’s own tricks.
寓意：不要耍小聰明。
