寓意:发现财宝不惜拿性命去冒险的人。The crow could not find food. When he saw a snake lying in the sun， he swooped down and caught him. The snake turned back and bit him. On his deathbed， the crow said， “I'm so unfortunate. I found this unexpected wealth and died.”
寓意:讽刺那些无情无义、恩将仇报的人。The vegetable grower's dog fell into the well. He wanted to save the dog from the well， so he went down into the well himself， but the dog thought that the owner came down to press it into the water and drown it as soon as possible. So when the vegetable grower approached the dog， the dog turned and bit him. The vegetable grower climbed up with great pain and said， “I deserve it!Why should I be so enthusiastic to save it?”
A Mule had had a long rest and much good feeding. He was feeling very vigorous indeed， and pranced around loftily， holding his head high.
从前有一只狗，他特别喜欢鸡蛋。他常常拜访鸡窝，在那里垂涎三尺，恨不得把鸡蛋统统吞掉。一天，狗溜达到了海边。在那里他发现一只牡蛎。眨眼间牡蛎就进了狗的肚子，连肉带壳。不出所料，这让狗疼痛难忍。“我记住了，不是所有圆的东西都是鸡蛋。”他呻吟着说。仓促行事，追悔莫及。
“走开，卑劣的虫子！”愤怒的狮子对围着他的头嗡嗡叫的蚊子说。但是蚊子丝毫不为所动。“你以为，”他怒气冲冲地对狮子说，“我会因为他们管你叫大王就怕你吗？”随即，他迎面飞向狮子，在他的鼻子上狠狠叮了一口。怒不可遏的狮子凶猛地拍打蚊子，结果却是用爪子扯破了自己。
A Wolf left his lair one evening in fine spirits and an excellent appetite. As he ran， the setting sun cast his shadow far out on the ground， and it looked as if the wolf were a hundred times bigger than he really was.
仔细辨认了一下Theodore Williams牧师1827年写的这段文字，好像是:The Fables of Aesop in Greek a MS on Vellum of the 15th Century of great beauty and value， executed in Italy.【这本希腊文《伊索寓言》是15世纪时意大利的羊皮纸抄本，华美异常，价值极高。
A Peacock taunted a Crane with the dullness of her plumage. “Look at my brilliant colors，” said she， “and see how much finer they are than your poor feathers.” “I am not denying，” replied the Crane， “that yours are far gayer than mine;
A Cat heard that the Birds in an aviary were ailing. So he got himself up as a doctor， and， taking with him a set of the instruments proper to his profession， presented himself at the door， and inquired after the health of the Birds. “We shall do very well，” they replied， without letting him in， “when we've seen the last of you.”
A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak when a fox observed her and set his wits to work to discover some ways of getting the cheese. Coming and standing under the tree he looked up and said， “what a noble bird I see above me!
A dispute arose between the North wind and the Sun， each claiming that he was stronger than the other. At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveller， to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak. The North wind had the first try， and gathering up all his force for the attack， he came whirling furiously down upon the man， and caught up his cloak as though he would wrest it from him by one single effort， but the harder he blew， the more closely the man wrapped it round himself. Then the turn of the Sun. At first he beamed gently upon the traveller， who soon unclasped his cloak and walked on with it hanging loosely about his shoulders， then he shone forth in his full strength， and the man， before he had gone many steps， was glad to throw his cloak right off and complete his journey more lightly clad.
rabbit是兔子，可以是兔肉，如rabbit stew，也可以是兔毛皮，如rabbit coat。解释:a mass of dust and small pieces of thread， hair， material， etc.
