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| 28. The Tortoise And The Eagle A Tortoise, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly. An Eagle hovering near, heard her lamentation, and demanded what reward she would give him, if he would take her aloft, and float her in the air. "I will give you," she said, "all the riches of the Red Sea." "I will teach you to fly then," said the Eagle; and taking her up in his talons, he carried her almost to the clouds, when suddenly letting her go, she fell on a lofty mountain, and dashed her shell to pieces. The Tortoise exclaimed in the moment of death: "I have deserved my present fate; for what had I to do with wings and clouds, who can with difficulty move about on the earth?" If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined. | 28. 乌龟和老鹰 一只懒洋洋的乌龟一边在太阳底下晒着，一边向海鸥诉苦，说没有谁可以教它飞翔。 恰巧一只老鹰飞过来，听到它的诉苦，便问它如果带它到高处，在天空中飘荡，愿意付给它什么报酬？ 它说：「我愿给你红海中所有的财宝。」 老鹰说：「那么我就教你飞吧。」便将它抓在爪里，飞上云?]，突然又将爪一放，乌龟就摔落在一座高山上，跌得粉碎。 乌龟在临死时叫道：「这是报应！我在地面上行动都很困难了，为什么还想飞到云端里去呢？」 如果人们的愿望都满足了，往往会毁灭自己。 |
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