Chinese Short Stories

贪心的小狗 – 短篇寓言

一只饿肚子的小狗找到了一根大骨头。它叼着骨头,高高兴兴地往家走。

路上要过一座小桥。走到桥上,小狗往下一看,水里也有一只小狗,嘴里也叼着一根骨头。

小狗想:“要是把那根骨头也抢过来,我就有两根骨头了!”于是它张开嘴,冲着水里大叫。

嘴一张开,自己的骨头“扑通”一声掉进了河里,被水冲走了。这时它才明白,水里的只是自己的倒影。小狗只好饿着肚子回家了。

道理 (Moral of the Story)

贪心不足,反而会失去已经拥有的东西。

English Summary

A hungry dog finds a bone and, crossing a bridge, sees his reflection holding another bone. Greedy for both, he barks and drops his own bone into the river. He goes home hungry, having learned that greed leads to loss.

生词 (Vocabulary)

  • 小狗 (xiǎo gǒu) – puppy / little dog
  • 骨头 (gǔtou) – bone
  • 桥 (qiáo) – bridge
  • 倒影 (dàoyǐng) – reflection
  • 贪心 (tānxīn) – greedy
  • 叫 (jiào) – to bark / call

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