043 人蛇与狐狸

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One fine morning, a man was taking a walk

一个晴朗的早晨，一个男人在散步。

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" Help me," a voice cried out

“救救我！”一个声音喊道。

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A snake was trapped under a pile of rocks

一条蛇被困在一堆石头下面。

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" Please help me

“请帮帮我。

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I'm stuck!" begged the snake

我被卡住了！”蛇恳求道。

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The man shook his head

男人摇了摇头。

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" No, because you will eat me!"

“不行，因为你会吃了我！”

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" Oh no! I would never eat you!" promised the snake

“哦不！我绝不会吃你的！”蛇保证道。

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The man believed the snake

男人相信了蛇。

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So, he helped the snake from under the rocks

于是，他从石头下救出了蛇。

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" Ah, now I feel hungry," said the snake

“啊，我现在觉得饿了，”蛇说。

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" You promised not to eat me," said the man

“你答应过不吃我的，”男人说。

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" Yes, but my stomach didn't," the sly snake hissed

“是的，但我的胃没答应，”狡猾的蛇嘶嘶地说。

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The man was very afraid

男人非常害怕。

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" Wait! Let's ask the other animals what to do," the man said

“等等！我们问问其他动物该怎么办吧，”男人说。

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First, the man and the snake met a dog

首先，男人和蛇遇到了一只狗。

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They told him the story and asked," What should we do?"

他们把这个故事告诉了狗，问道：“我们该怎么办？”

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The dog replied," I used to hunt rabbits and birds for my master

狗回答说：“我以前为主人猎兔子和小鸟。

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But he never gave me good food to eat

但他从没给过我好吃的东西。

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Now I'm old," continued the dog," and my master wants to kill me."

现在我老了，”狗继续说，“我的主人想杀了我。”

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He looked at the man angrily

它生气地看着男人。

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" So I think the snake should eat you!"

“所以我觉得蛇应该吃掉你！”

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Next, they met a horse

接着，他们遇到了一匹马。

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They told him the story and asked," What should we do?"

他们把事情说了一遍，问道：“我们该怎么办？”

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The horse replied," I used to carry things for my master

马回答说：“我以前替主人驮东西。

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Now that I'm old, my master wants to kill me!"

现在我老了，主人却想杀掉我！”

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He looked at the man angrily

它生气地看着男人。

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" So I think the snake should eat you!"

“所以我觉得蛇应该吃掉你！”

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" See? Two animals say I should eat you," the snake said happily

“看到了吧？有两个动物都说我该吃掉你呢。”蛇得意洋洋地说。

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" Wait! Let's ask one more animal," begged the man

“等等！我们再问一个动物吧。”男人恳求道。

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" Please, Fox, we have a question to ask."

“求你了，狐狸，我们有个问题要问。”

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They told him the story

他们把事情告诉了狐狸。

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" Where did you find the snake?" the fox asked

“你在哪儿发现这条蛇的？”狐狸问。

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The man pointed to the rocks

男人指了指那堆石头。

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" What were you doing?" the fox asked the snake

“你当时在做什么？”狐狸问蛇。

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" I was here, asking the man for help."

“我当时就在这里，向这个男人求助。”

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The snake showed them how he got stuck

蛇向他们演示了它是怎么被卡住的。

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" Is that the way you were?" asked the fox

“你当时就这个样子吗？”狐狸问道。

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" Yes, yes! Now get me out."

“是的，是的！现在把我弄出来吧。”

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The snake tried to lift the rocks, but couldn't

蛇想抬起石头，但抬不动。

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" Then that is how you shall stay," the fox smiled slyly

“那你就这样待着吧。”狐狸狡猾地笑了。