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| 33. The Farmer And The Cranes Some Cranes made their feeding grou nds on some plough lands newly sown with wheat. For a long time the Farmer, brandishing an empty sling, chased them away by the terror he inspired; but when the birds found that the sling was only swung in the air, they ceased to take a ny notice of it, and would not move. The Farmer on seeing this, charged his sling with stones, and killed a great number. They at once forsook his plough-lands, and cried to each other, "It is time for us to be off to Lilliput: for this man is no longer content to scare us, but begins to show us in earnest what he can do." If words suffice not, blows must follow. | 33. 农夫和鹳雀 有些鹳雀在新播下麦种的耕地上找食物。 农夫将一把弹石弓挥舞了好久，想用恐吓来驱赶它们；但是那些鹳雀见了那弹石弓只是虚张声势，他们便不在意，不想移动。 农夫见了，就把弓装上石子，打死了许多鹳雀。 它们立刻拋弃耕地，互相叫喊道：「现在我们应该到小人国去了；因为这个人不只是虚张声势，还有武力作后盾呢！」 空言不足，然必以攻击作后盾。 |
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