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1、TheFoxandtheHorse狐狸和马一个农夫有一匹勤勤恳恳、任劳任怨为他干活的马，但这匹马现在已经老了，干活也不行了，所以，农夫不想再给马吃东西。他对马说：“我再也用不着你了，你自己离开马厩走吧，到你比一头狮子更强壮时，我自然会把你牵回来的。”说完，他打开门，让马自己去谋生去了。Apeasanthadafaithfulhorsewhichhadgrownoldandcoulddonomorework,sohismasternolongerwantedtogivehimanythingtoeatandsa
2、id,"Icancertainlymakenomoreuseofyou,butstillImeanwellbyyou,andifyouproveyourselfstillstrongenoughtobringmealionhere,Iwillmaintainyou.Butfornowgetoutofmystable."Andwiththathechasedhimintotheopenfield.Thehorsewassad,andwenttotheforesttoseekalittleprotectionth
3、erefromtheweather.Therethefoxmethimandsaid,"Whydoyouhangyourheadso,andgoaboutallalone?""Alas,"repliedthehorse,"greedandloyaltydonotdwelltogetherinonehouse.MymasterhasforgottenwhatservicesIhaveperformedforhimforsomanyyears,andbecauseIcannolongerplowwell,hewi
4、llgivemenomorefood,andhasdrivenmeout.""Withoutgivingyouachance?"askedthefox."Thechancewasabadone.Hesaid,ifIwerestillstrongenoughtobringhimalion,hewouldkeepme,buthewellknowsthatIcannotdothat."Thefoxsaid,"Iwillhelpyou.Justliedown,stretchoutasifyouweredead,and
5、donotstir."Thehorsedidwhatthefoxasked,andthenthefoxwenttothelion,whohadhisdennotfaroff,andsaid,"Adeadhorseislyingoutthere.Justcomewithme,andyoucanhavearichmeal."Thelionwentwithhim,andwhentheywerebothstandingbythehorsethefoxsaid,"Afterall,itisnotverycomforta
6、bleforyouhere-Itellyouwhat-Iwillfastenittoyoubythetail,andthenyoucandragitintoyourcaveandeatitinpeace."Thisadvicepleasedthelion.Hepositionedhimself,andinorderthatthefoxmighttiethehorsefasttohim,hekeptcompletelyquiet.Butthefoxtiedthelion'slegstogetherwiththe
7、horse'stail,andtwistedandfastenedeverythingsowellandsostronglythatnoamountofstrengthcouldpullitloose.Whenhehadfinishedhiswork,hetappedthehorseontheshoulderandsaid,"Pull,whitehorse,pull!"-2-Thenupsprangthehorseatonce,andpulledthelionawaywithhim.Thelionbegant
8、oroarsothatallthebirdsintheforestflewupinterror,butthehorselethimroar,anddrewhimanddraggedhimacrossthefieldtohismaster'sdoor.Whenthemastersawthelion,hewasofabettermind,andsaidtothehorse,"Youshallstaywi
