The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat.The cat was very old; she could not run quickly,and she could not bite,because she was so old.One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse.But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away,because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the cat.The cat said,"Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for many years,and I would work for you still,but I am too old.Do not be unkind to the old,but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
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老猫
一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了.一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠.因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它.
于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死.她开始打这只猫,猫说：“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情.”
再问： 短一点的 ！
再答： THE ANT AND THE DOVE [ Fables ] An Ant went to a fountain to quench his thirst, and, tumbling in, was almost drowned. But a dove that happened to be sitting on a neighboring tree saw the Ant's danger, and plucking off a leaf, let it drop into the water before him, and the Ant, mounting upon it, was presently wafted safe ashore. Just at that time a Fowler was spreading his net, and in the act of snaring the Dove, when the Ant, perceiving his object, bit his heel. The start which the man gave made him drop his net, and the Dove, aroused to a sense of her danger, flew safe away. One good turn deserves another. 蚂蚁和鸽子 选自《民间寓言》 一只蚂蚁到一个泉眼去喝水，掉了进去，险些被淹死，但是正巧有一只鸽子在旁边的树枝上歇息，看到蚂蚁生命危险，就叼下了一片树叶让它掉在蚂蚁面前的水上，蚂蚁爬了上去，立刻安全地漂到岸上去了。正在那个时候，一个捕鸟的人摊开了鸟网，动手要捕捉鸽子，蚂蚁看出了他的用意，就去咬了这人的脚后跟，捕鸟人一惊，把网扔了，鸽子意识到自己的危险，就安然地飞走了。 （这个故事告诉我们）好心应得好报。
再问： 谢谢!!
