The Donkey in the Lion's Skin

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The Donkey in the Lion's Skin

披着狮皮的驴子

A Donkey is walking through the forest one day. He is feeling sad because the other animals always tease him.

一天，一头驴正在森林里散步。他感到非常伤心，因为其他的动物总是取笑他。

Donkey: I look too weak. A lion looks very strong. I wish I were a Lion. Then the other animals wouldn't tease me anymore.

驴：我看起来太弱不禁风了。狮子那么地强壮。我要是只狮子就好了。然后其他动物也不敢取笑我了。

The Donkey keeps talking to himself while walking. Then he steps on something. He stops to look.

驴边走边自言自语。然后他踩上一团东西。他停下来细细观察。

Donkey: Oh my goodness! It's a Lion! Please don't kill me, Mr. Lion. My meat is no good. I will be your slave. Please! Please! Please! Just this once, don't kill me!

驴：噢，天哪！狮子先生，请不要杀我。我的肉不好吃。我会成为你的奴仆。拜托!拜托!拜托!就饶我这一次吧，不要杀了我！

The Donkey closes his eyes in fright and is shaking all over. But there is no answer from the Lion. The Donkey becomes curious and carefully opens his eyes. The Lion is still there, but itdoes not move at all. The Donkey steps closer to the Lion.

驴子吓得闭上眼睛，浑身发抖。但是狮子没有吭声。驴很好奇，定睛一看。狮子还是在那里，但它一动不动。于是驴慢慢地靠近狮子。

Donkey: Hey, it's just a Lion's skin. Jeez! Thank goodness! But who left it here? Oh, that's notimportant. Let me see.

驴子：嗨，不过是张狮子皮。天啊！谢天谢地！谁把狮子皮放在这里的？哦，那不重要。我得仔细看看。

The Donkey looks at the Lion's skin carefully.

驴仔细地看了看这张狮子皮。

Donkey: It has a head, a body, legs, and a tail. It has everything. It even has paws and sharp teeth. It looks real. This is fantastic! I will try it on.

驴：有头，有身体，还有腿和一条尾巴。各个部位都齐全了。甚至有爪子和锋利的牙齿。

看起来跟真的一样。太棒了！我一定要穿上试试。

The Donkey puts on the Lion's skin and goes to a nearby pond to look into the water.

驴子穿上狮子皮，到附近的池塘里照镜子。

Donkey: Wow! I look like a real Lion. What can I do with this?

驴：哇！我看起来像一头真正的狮子。有狮子皮我能干点什么呢？

Just then, a Rabbit comes to the pond to drink water. He sees the Donkey in the Lion's skin.

就在这时，一只兔子来池塘边喝水。他看到披着狮子皮的驴子。

Rabbit: Eeek!! It's a Lion! Run! Run! Run for your life!

兔子：咦！这是一只狮子！快跑！快跑！为了活命我得赶紧跑！

The Donkey sees the Rabbit run away. It looks very funny.

驴看到兔子逃跑了。觉得很有趣。

Donkey: The Rabbit thinks I am a Lion. Ha! Ha! Ha! I've got a good idea and trick all of the other animals, too. This is going to be so much fun. I can't wait!

驴：兔子误以为我是狮子。哈！哈！哈！我有有个好主意，那就是再骗骗其他的动物。这多么有趣啊。我都等不及了！

The Donkey is very excited. He puts on the Lion's skin and walks around the forest.

驴很兴奋。它穿着狮子皮，在森林里悠闲地散步。

Donkey: There is a Goat. Let's see if it works again. I will go over to the Goat. I will pat his shoulders.

驴：那有一只山羊。我看看它是否会上当。我先去山羊身边。然后拍拍他的肩膀。

The Donkey pats the Goat on the shoulder.

驴轻轻地拍着山羊的肩膀。

Goat: Yes, who is it? Ah... It's a Lion! Run everyone! A Lion is in our forest! Run! Run!

山羊：谁啊？啊……是狮子！大家快跑吧！狮子来了！快跑啊！快跑啊！

Donkey: Ha! Ha! Ha! It worked again. Look at the Goat! Look at him run! He looks so silly.

驴：哈！哈！哈！它果然上当了。快看山羊！看他跑地多快！他看起来好傻啊。

The Donkey is very satisfied. He wants to have more fun.

驴子很满意。他想捉弄更多人。

Donkey: Who shall I scare this time? Ah ha! There goes a Pig. I will try it on him. Uh hum...

驴：这一次谁会被吓到？啊哈！那有一头猪。我再吓吓他吧。嗯哼……

Pig: Oink, oink! It's a Lion！Everyone, run for your life!

猪：哼，哼！是狮子！大家快跑啊，逃命去吧！

Donkey: Ah ha ha！This is fun. They are really scared of me.

驴：哈哈！太有趣了。他们真的很害怕我。

The Donkey goes around the forest all day long scaring all the animals there. Then he sees a Fox taking a nap under a tree.

驴子绕着森林一整天把所有的动物都吓跑了。然后他看到一只狐狸在树下打盹。

Donkey: There you are, Fox! You tricked me many times. I don't like you. This time I will trick you.

驴：原来你在这啊，狐狸！你骗了我那么多次。我讨厌你。这一次轮到骗你了。

The Donkey sneezes on purpose.

驴故意打了个喷嚏。

Donkey: Achoo!

驴子：哈啾！

Fox: Who is that? Be quiet! I am resting.

狐狸：是谁啊？安静点你！我在休息呢。

Donkey: Uh hum...

驴：嗯哼……

The Fox opens his eyes.

狐狸张开了眼睛。

Fox: A Lion! Oh my goodness! Don't kill me, Mr. Lion! I will do anything for you. Please, don't kill me. Boo-hoo-hoo.

狐狸：狮子！哦，天哪！别杀我，狮子先生！我会为你做任何事的。请不要杀了我。呜呜。

The Donkey opens the Lion's mouth. The Fox sees the sharp teeth inside and runs away quickly.

驴张开了狮子的嘴。狐狸看到了锋利的牙齿后，迅速逃走了。

Fox: Help! Help! Help!

狐狸：救命啊！救命！救命啊！

Donkey: Look at the Fox run! Ha! Ha! Ha! I can't stop laughing! He looks so silly!

驴：快看狐狸跑了！哈！哈！哈！笑死我了！他看起来真傻啊！

The Donkey fooled a lot of animals just by wearing the Lion's skin, but it is still not enough.

驴用狮子皮吓跑了很多动物，但它仍然不满足。

Donkey: This is getting boring. How can I make them more scared? Ah ha! I get it! I'll roar like a Lion!

驴：越来越无聊。我怎么才能让他们更害怕？啊哈！我知道了！我要像狮子一样吼叫！

The Donkey tries to roar like a Lion, but it doesn't sound right. But, the Donkey thinks it sounds like a Lion's roar.

驴试着像狮子一样吼叫，但是它的声音完全不像。但是驴觉得自己的声音很像狮子的吼叫。

Donkey: Ha, ha! Here come those silly animals again. I will make a Lion's roar. They will be really scared this time.

驴：哈，哈！这些愚蠢的动物又来了。我要像狮子一样吼叫。他们这次一定会很害怕的。

The Rabbit, Goat, Pig, and Fox appear. They are talking about the Lion.

兔子、山羊、猪和狐狸都出现了。他们在谈论狮子。

Goat: I saw a Lion today. It was so big and scary.

山羊：我今天看见一头狮子。它那么大，好可怕。

Pig: Yes, I saw him too. It looked mean. I was so scared.

猪：是的，我也看见了。它看起来好可怕。把我吓坏了。

Fox: I was almost caught.

狐狸：我差点被抓住了呢。

Rabbit: Hey, there comes the Lion again! Let's run away! Run!

兔子：嘿，狮子又来了！咱们赶紧逃跑吧！快跑！

Just as the animals are about to run away, the Donkey roars.

就在动物们准备逃跑的时候，驴开始吼了起来。

Donkey: Hee-haw! Hee-haw! I am the king of all animals! I will eat all of you! Hee-haw! Hee-haw!

驴子：嗯昂！嗯昂！我是动物之王！我会吃掉你们所有人！嗯昂！嗯昂！

The Donkey keeps roaring, but it sounds like a Donkey's cry.

驴还在咆哮，但声音听起来还是驴子的叫声。

Rabbit: Hey, wait! That roar sounds strange.

兔子：嘿，等等！那吼叫声听起来好奇怪啊。

Goat: That doesn't sound like a Lion's roar.

山羊：听起来不像是狮子的吼叫声。

Pig: Then whose is it?

猪：那是谁的？

Fox: I know! That's the Donkey's cry!

狐狸：我知道！那是驴的叫声！

Just then a strong wind blows, and Lion's skin blows off the Donkey.

就在这时，一个大风吹过来，狮子皮被吹掉了。

Donkey: Oh no! What shall I do?

驴：哦不！我该怎么办？

Rabbit: Look! It's the Donkey!

兔子：看！原来是驴！

Goat: Yes! It was the Donkey in the Lion's skin!

山羊：是的！这是一只披着狮子皮的驴！

Pig: He tricked us all! We were all fooled!

猪：他骗了我们所有人！我们都被它愚弄了！

Fox: Wait there, you Donkey! We're going to...

狐狸：等等，你这头驴！我们要把你……

Donkey: Please, forgive me...

驴：请原谅我……

All of the animals run after the Donkey and give him a hard kick. The Donkey regrets wearing the Lion's skin.

所有的动物都在追赶着驴，每个动物都踢了它一脚。驴现在很后悔披上了狮子皮。

MORAL:Don't make a fool of yourself by pretending to be someone else.

寓言：有些人看起来神气十足，一表人材，然而一开口就原形毕露了。