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| 161. The Crow And The Raven A Crow was very jealous of the Raven, because he was considered a bird of good omen, and always attracted the attention of men, as indicating by his flight the good or evil course of future events. Seeing some travellers approaching, she flew up into a tree, and perching he rself on one of the branches, cawed as loudly as she could. The travellers turned towards the sound, and wondered what it boded, when one of them said to his companion, "Let us proceed on our journey, my friend, for it is only the caw o f a crow, and her cry, you know, is no omen." Those who assume a character which does not belong to them, only make themselves ridiculous. | 161. 乌鸦和渡鸟 一只乌鸦很嫉妒渡鸟，因为渡鸟常被人当吉祥的征兆，总会引起人们的注意，看它的飞翔，可以预言未来事件的吉凶。 乌鸦看见了几个旅人走近，便飞到树上去，栖息在树枝上面，尽力地叫喊起来。 那几个旅人循着那发声的方向瞧着，不知道这声音有什么预兆，此时，他们当中有一个人对同伴们说：「让我们继续赶路吧，我的朋友，因为这只是乌鸦的声音，你们知道乌鸦的啼声，并没有什么预兆的。」 那些以不属于自己的美质来冒充是自己的人，总是会贻笑大方。 |
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