245. The Dove And The Crow_Part1_伊索寓言_双语_双语童话_英语故事_双语文档

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245. The Dove And The Crow

A Dove shut up in a cage was boasting
of the large number of the young ones which she had hatched. A Crow hearing her, said: "My good friend, cease from this unseasonable boasting. The larger the number of your family, the greater your cause of sorrow, i
n seeing them shut up in this prison-house."

245. 鸽子和乌鸦
一只鸽子关在一只笼子里，正在自夸说它所孵出的幼鸟很多。有一只乌鸦听到之后，便说：「我的好朋友，停止这不合时宜的自夸吧。你家族的数目愈多，看见它们关在监牢里，你的忧愁也就变得更多了。」