270. The Mother And The Wolf A famished Wolf was prowling about in the morning in search of food. As he passed the door of a cottage built in the forest, he heard a Mother say to her child, "Be quiet, or I will throw you out of the window, and the Wolf shall eat you." The Wolf sa t all day waiting at the door. In the evening he heard the same woman, fondling her child and saying: "He is quiet now, and if the Wolf should come, we will kill him." The Wolf, hearing these words, went home, gaping with cold and hunger. On his reaching his den, Mistress Wolf inquired of him why he returned wearied and supperless, so contrary to his wont. He replied: "Why, forsooth because I gave credence to the words of a woma n!" | 270. 母亲和狼 有一天早晨,一只饥饿的狼,四处去寻找食物。 它经过一座建在林中的茅屋门前,听见一个母亲对她的孩子说:「安静点吧,否则我把你丢到窗外去,狼会吃掉你的。」 狼坐在门前整天地等待着。 傍晚时,它听到同样是那个女人,爱抚着她的孩子,并说:「他现在已安静下来了,如果?T来,我们就要杀死它。」 狼听到这些话,只好回家去,可是还挨饿受冻着。 它一回到洞里,狼太太就问它为什么这时候才回来,而且晚餐也没吃,和他平时的习惯并不相同。 它回答说:「哦,的确这样!因为我误信了个女人的话!」 |