中国故事13 | Powerful Mr. Fox 狐假虎威

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13、Powerful Mr. Fox 狐假虎威

Meet Mr. Fox. He lives on a mountain with many other animals. Best friends Mr. Butterfly, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Monkey live next to Mr. and Mrs. Bird. But there is one animal that is especially important--Mr. Tiger!

All the other animals are afraid of Mr. Tiger because he is big and strong.

You might even call Mr. Tiger the king of the mountain.

One day, as Mr. Fox was napping in the shade of a big tree, Mr. Tiger happened to walk by. He had never met Mr. Fox before, so he was very curious. As he got a closer look at Mr. Fox’s orange, brown, and white fur, his mouth started to water. What a tasty meal Mr. Fox would be!

Mr. Tiger poked at Mr. Fox. “Wake up!” he said, while licking his lips.

“You look delicious, and I can’t wait to eat you up!”

Mr. Fox’s eyes blinked open. “Wha-?” he mumbled, before realizing that he was looking at Mr. Tiger. “OH!” he yelped as he sat up quickly. “Hello, Mr. Tiger, how can I help you?”

“Well...” said Mr. Tiger. “I’d like to eat you!”

Oh no! thought Mr. Fox. What do I do? I don’t want to be eaten! Let me think… Oh! I know!

“Why do you want to eat me?” asked Mr. Fox. “Don’t you know I am more powerful than you?”

“HAHAHAHA!” laughed Mr. Tiger. “Now that’s a funny joke! You, more powerful than me? I am Mr. Tiger! I am the king of the mountain! No one is more powerful than me!”

“Really?” challenged Mr. Fox. “I promise that I am more powerful than you. I can even show you proof! Here, follow me.”

Reluctantly, Mr. Tiger agreed to follow Mr. Fox. As they walked, Mr.Tiger couldn’t help but notice something. Everywhere they went, all the animals scurried away in fear! Could it be? Was Mr. Fox truly more powerful than him? So powerful that all the other animals were afraid of Mr. Fox?

“You see?” said Mr. Fox. “All the animals know I am powerful, so they are running away from me! Now that you see that I am more powerful than you, do you still want to eat me, Mr. Tiger?” asked Mr. Fox.

“I… No, Mr. Fox. I understand now.” replied Mr. Tiger. “I’m sorry. I did not know your power.” Mr. Tiger hung his head in shame and walked away with his tail between his legs.

Once he was sure Mr. Tiger was far away, Mr. Fox burst out laughing.

He had simply borrowed Mr. Tiger’s power. All the animals ran away because they were afraid of Mr. Tiger, not Mr. Fox! But Mr. Tiger had thought the animals were afraid of Mr. Fox because Mr. Fox was walking in front! Clever Mr. Fox had successfully tricked Mr. Tiger. Since that day, Mr. Tiger never bothered Mr. Fox again.

The End

Question:

Have you ever used someone else’s talents to make yourself seem better?

核心词汇

nap v.打盹

blink v. 眨眼睛

mumble v. 含糊地说话，咕哝

yelp v. 叫喊，嗥叫

challenge v. 对……质疑，否认

proof n. 证据

reluctantly adv. 不情愿地

scurry v. 急匆匆地走

burst out doing sth 突然说出，突然……起来

trick v. 戏弄，愚弄

bother v. 打扰

以下翻译来自百度翻译：

见见福克斯先生。他和许多其他动物住在山上。最好的朋友蝴蝶先生、兔子先生和猴子先生住在伯德夫妇的旁边。但有一种动物特别重要——老虎先生！

所有其他动物都害怕老虎先生，因为他又大又壮。

你甚至可以称老虎先生为山中之王。

一天，狐狸先生在一棵大树下打盹，老虎先生碰巧路过。他以前从未见过福克斯先生，所以他很好奇。当他仔细观察狐狸先生橙色、棕色和白色的皮毛时，他的嘴开始流口水。狐狸先生会是一顿多么美味的饭啊！

老虎先生戳了一下狐狸先生。”醒醒！”他一边舔着嘴唇一边说。

“你看起来很好吃，我等不及要把你吃掉了！”

福克斯先生睁大了眼睛。”“什么——？”他咕哝了一声，才意识到自己在看着老虎先生啊!"他很快坐起来时大叫起来。”你好，老虎先生，我能帮你什么忙吗？”

“嗯……”老虎先生说我想吃你！”

哦，不！福克斯先生想。我该怎么办？我不想被吃掉！让我想想……哦！我知道！

“你为什么要吃我？”狐狸先生问你不知道我比你强大吗？”

“哈哈哈！”老虎先生笑了。”这是个有趣的笑话！你，比我强大？我是老虎先生！我是山中之王！没有人比我更强大！”

“真的吗？”福克斯先生质问我保证我比你更强大。我甚至可以给你看证据！来，跟我来。”

老虎先生不情愿地同意跟随福克斯先生。他们走着的时候，老虎先生忍不住注意到了什么。他们所到之处，所有的动物都吓得跑开了！可能是吗？福克斯先生真的比他更有权力吗？如此强大以至于所有其他动物都害怕狐狸先生？

“你知道吗？”福克斯先生说所有的动物都知道我很强大，所以他们都在逃离我！现在你看到我比你强大，你还想吃我吗，老虎先生？”狐狸先生问。

“我……不，福克斯先生。“我现在明白了。”老虎先生回答对不起。老虎先生羞愧地低下头，夹着尾巴走开了。

狐狸先生一确定老虎先生在远处，就放声大笑起来。

他只是借用了老虎先生的权力。所有的动物都逃跑了，因为他们害怕的是老虎先生，而不是狐狸先生！但是老虎先生认为动物们害怕狐狸先生，因为狐狸先生走在前面！聪明的狐狸先生成功地欺骗了老虎先生。从那天起，老虎先生再也没有打扰过福克斯先生 。

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