298. The Olive-Tree And The Fig-Tree The Olive-tree ridiculed th e Fig-tree because, while she was green all the year round, the Fig-tree changed its leaves with the seasons. A shower of snow fell upon them, and, finding the Olive full of foliage, it settled upon its branches, and, breaking them dow n with its weight, at once despoiled it of its beauty and killed the tree; but finding the Fig-tree denuded of leaves, it fell through to the ground and did not injure it at all. | 298. 橄榄树和无花果树 橄榄树讥笑无花果树,因为它自己终年常绿,而无花果树的叶子是随季节而变更的。 一阵大雪,降落在它们身上,由于橄榄树全是叶子,雪落在它的枝上,其重量压断了它们,立刻毁灭了它的美丽,橄榄树不久也死了。但是无花果树因为没有叶子,雪落下来筛过枝丫便落在地上,一点也没有损伤。^# |