伊索寓言：蚱蜢和貓頭鷹

　　The Grasshopper and the Owl

　　AN OWL, accustomed to feed at night and to sleep during the day, was greatly disturbed by the noise of a Grasshopper and earnestly besought her to stop chirping. The Grasshopper refused to desist, and chirped louder and louder the more the Owl entreated. When she saw that she could get no redress and that her words were despised, the Owl attacked the chatterer by a stratagem. "Since I cannot sleep," she said, "on account of your song which, believe me, is sweet as the lyre of Apollo, I shall indulge myself in drinking some nectar which Pallas lately gave me. If you do not dislike it, come to me and we will drink it together." The Grasshopper, who was thirsty, and pleased with the praise of her voice, eagerly flew up. The Owl came forth from her hollow, seized her, and put her to death.

　　蚱蜢和貓頭鷹

　　一只貓頭鷹每到晚上才出來吃東西，白天就睡覺。有一天，正當他睡得很香時，被一只蚱蜢的聲音吵醒了，他沒法入睡，便急切地請求蚱蜢停止叫聲。蚱蜢卻根本不理他，仍然叫個不停。貓頭鷹越不斷地請求，蚱蜢反而越叫得響。貓頭鷹被弄得無可奈何，煩燥不安。突然他想到一個好計策，便對蚱蜢說：「聽到你動聽的歌聲，我已睡不著了。你的歌聲如同阿波羅神的七弦琴一樣動聽。我將把青春女神赫柏剛送給我的仙酒拿出來，痛痛快快地暢飲一場。你若不反對，就請上來一起喝吧。」蚱蜢這時正很渴，又被這

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