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120. The Oak And The Reeds

A very large Oak was uprooted by the win
d, and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: "I wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely crushed by these strong winds." They replied, "You fight and contend with
the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while we on the contrary bend before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken, and escape."
120. 橡树和芦苇
一棵很大的橡树,被风连根拔起,袭卷过一条小河,。 落在芦苇的中央,它对芦苇说:「我不知道,你们如此的轻巧柔弱,怎么反而不被狂风所摧折呢?」 它们回答说:「你和狂风抗拒着,结果你失败了;我们正好相反,即使在微弱的风前,也都低垂着头,所以才逃过被摧折的危险。」^#



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