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1、The Racers 赛跑者Aprizewasoffered-orrathertwoprizes,alargeoneandasmallone-forthegreatestspeedshown,notinjustonerace,butbyonewhohadbeenracingforthewholeyear."Iwonthefirstprize,"saidtheHare."Ofcourse,onecanexpectjusticewhenone'sownfamilyandgoodfriendsaremembers
2、ofthejury;butfortheSnailtohavereceivedthesecondprizeIconsideralmostaninsulttome!""No,"assuredtheFenceRail,whohadbeenwitnesstothedistributionofprizes."Youhavetoconsiderdiligenceandgoodwill.Severalveryworthypersonsmadethatremarktome,andIquiteagreewithit.Ofco
3、urse,theSnailtookawholesixmonthstocrossthethreshold,buthebrokehisthighboneinhishaste,forhasteitwasforhim.Hedevotedhimselfentirelytothisrace;andheevenranwithhishouseonhisback.Allthisisverycommendable,andsohewasawardedsecondprize.""Ithinkmyclaimsoughttohaver
4、eceivedconsideration,"saidtheSwallow.IbelievenoonehasshownhimselfswifterthanI,inflightandmotion.Andwherehaven'tIbeen?Far,faraway!""That'sjustyourtrouble,"saidtheFenceRail."Youdon'tsettledownenough.You'realwaysgoingsomewhere,leavingthecountrywhenitbeginstof
5、reezehere.Youhaven'tanyloveforyourfatherland,soyoucan'tclaimanyconsiderationinit.""ButsupposeIsleptthewholewinterthroughonthemoor,"askedtheSwallow,"sleptmywholetimeaway.ThenwouldIdeservetobeconsidered?"Getanaffidavitfromtheoldwomanofthemarshthatyousleptaha
6、lfyearinyourfatherland,andthenyourclaimswillbegivenconsideration.""Ireallydeservedthefirstprizeinsteadofthesecond,"saidtheSnail."IknowperfectlywellthattheHareranonlybecausehewasafraid,wheneverhethoughtdangerwasnear.Ontheotherhand,Imadethetrialthetaskofmyli
7、fe,andIhavecrippledmyselfthroughmyefforts.IfanyonehadarighttothefirstprizeitwasI;butI'mnotmakingafuss;Idespisefusses!"Andthenhespat."Icangiveyoumywordofhonor,"saidtheoldSignpostwhohadbeenoneofthejudges,"thateachprize,atleastasfarasmyinfluencewent,wasawarde
8、dwithstrictjustice.Ialwaysproceedaccordingtoorder,reflection,andcalculation.SeventimesbeforenowIhavehadthehonorofhelpingingivingouttheprize,butnotuntiltodayhaveIbeenabletodoitinmyownway.AteachdistributionIhav
