6. The Cock And The Jewel_Part1_伊索寓言_双语_双语童话_英语故事_双语文档

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6. The Cock And The Jewel

A Cock, scratching for food for him
self and his hens, found a precious stone; on which he said: "If your owner had found thee, and not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy first estate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I would rather have one barl
eycorn than all the jewels in the world."

6. 公鸡和宝玉
一只公鸡在给自己和它的母鸡们搜寻食物的时候，找到一块宝玉。它对那块宝玉说：「如果不是我，而是你的主人找到了你，他就会将你捡起来，珍惜不已；但是我找到了你，却一无用处。我与其得到世上一切的宝石，倒不如获得一粒大麦来的好。」